Holiday season dawns Tuesday for the Shelby County Public Library when it hosts its Holiday Open House to honor Director Janet Wallace’s retirement and to welcome incoming Director Brandy Graves.

From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., join Wallace and Graves at the Main Branch, 57 W. Broadway, in the Adult Services Stacks.

Carnegie East Wing and the Velma Wortman Morristown Branch will close at 3 p.m. on Tuesday. The Main Branch will close after the Open House at 6 p.m.

Youth Services in Shelbyville begins holiday crafting on Wednesday at 4 p.m. with Scrabble Tile Ornaments for ages 6 - 11. Molly will teach teens and tweens (ages 11-19) how to paint tree bulb ornaments on Friday. On December 11, Molly crafts Book Page Snowflakes with teens and tweens at 4:30 p.m.

Velma Wortman Morristown Branch invites all crafters to its Scrappy Stitches Open Craft Night from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. December 7. Scrapbookers, fiber artists of all types, really, anyone with a project will meet for light snacks, entertaining conversation, and craft tips and still leave before dark. Just BYOP – Bring Your Own Project!

The library’s normal activities continue with Storytime and Lego clubs at both Morristown and Shelbyville Youth Services, Challenge Accepted! at Morristown on December 8 at 3:30 p.m., and Creative Club at Shelbyville on December 11 at 6 p.m.

Exploring Holiday Traditions is a special program for all ages at 3 p.m. on December 9 at the Morristown Branch. December is full of holidays for people of all different backgrounds! From Hanukkah to Kwanzaa, Christmas to Yule, we can learn something new about all the celebrations taking place.

Looking forward, children should bring their letters to Santa to Morristown Branch’s Santa Mailbox by December 17. Write your letters to Santa and drop them in the Santa mailbox! Elves will take the mailbox away that Sunday!

Legend has it that the magical mailbox makes sure that Santa Claus always writes back to a return address.