MENTONE — Bell Memorial Public Library will be closed on Tuesday, Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve) and Wednesday, Dec. 25 (Christmas Day). The library will open again for regular business hours from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 26.

The library will also be closed on Tuesday, Dec. 31 (New Year’s Eve) and Wednesday, Jan. 1 (New Year’s Day). The library will open for regular business hours from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2.

See what’s streaming on Hoopla Digital. Log on today to read these audiobooks: “The 5 a.m. Club” by Robin Sharma, “How the Dukes Stole Christmas” by Tessa Dare and “The Sacrament” by Olaf Olafson. Teens and children can browse these titles: “The Swiss Family Robinson” by Johann David Wyss and “Dasher” by Matt Tavares. If you don’t have a Hoopla Digital account, please see a library staff member for assistance and information on how to get started. You do have to have a valid library card to set up an account. 

For folks not in the Bell Memorial Library’s tax district, a superb idea for a Christmas gift would be a library card. The fee for out of district cards is $88.77 and is good for an entire year. A library card would be a superb gift of entertainment, information and education that lasts all year.

There will be no story hour on Friday, Dec. 27 and Friday, Jan. 3. Story hour will resume on Friday, Jan. 10.