MHLS - Holidays

Holiday Kits, Books & Web Sites

EZ Library Program Database - Check out the holiday ideas!

Kits
Holiday Kits are listed in chronological order, based on a calendar year.
Chinese New Year, St. Patrick's Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas

Borrowing Information: Materials may be borrowed only by MHLS member libraries for library programs. To order, click here to send an e-mail to the Youth Services Department listing what you would like to borrow, when you need to have the material and the MHLS member library to which it should be sent. Shipping Procedure - All YS materials that cannot fit in the delivery bins must have this completed form attached to the outside. Items will not be picked up without the form.

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year Kit (4 Books, Dragon, Lantern)
Chinese New Year Dragon Puppet
Collapsible Chinese Lantern
The Chinese New Year by Cheng Hou-Tien
Lion Dancer: Ernie Wan's Chinese New Year by Kate Waters and Madeline Slovenz-Low
Chinese New Year by Tricia Brown
Happy New Year by Demi

St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day Kit (2 Books, Monkey Mitt)
Hooray for St. Patrick's Day! by Joan Holub
St. Patrick's Day in the Morning by Eve Bunting
St. Patrick’s Day Monkey Mitt

Halloween

Collection H1: (3 Books) Boo Who? lift-the-flap by Joan Holub Pumpkin Faces Glowing Book by Emma Rose Sheep Trick or Treat by Nancy Shaw	Collection H2: (3 Books) Bugs that go Bump in the Night pop-up by David A. Carter Halloween Mice! by Bethany Roberts Up Pop the Monsters 1 2 3 pop-up by Carla Dijs	Collection H3: (3 Books) Dinosaurs' Halloween by Liza Donnelly A Halloween Mask For Monster by Virginia Mueller Inside a House that is Haunted by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Collection H4: (4 Books) Georgie’s Halloween by Robert Bright Georgie and the Robbers by Robert Bright Halloween Day by Anne Rockwell The Pumpkin Fair by Eve Bunting	Collection H5: (4 Books) Haunted House pop-up by Jan Pienkowski Here Comes Halloween lift-the-flap by Becki Ward The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams What’s in the Closet? Pop-up Book	Collection H6: (4 Books) Have You Seen Max? pop-up by Peter Harris I Spy Spooky Night by Jean Marzollo The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams Shake dem Halloween Bones by W. Nikola-Lisa
Collection H7: (3 Books, 1 Rubber Spider) Boo! Halloween Poems and Limericks by Patricia Hubbell Halloween Stories and Poems by Caroline Feller Bauer Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam Rubber Spider	Collection H8: (1 Book, 1 Toy) Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman Witch/Pumpkin Reversible	Collection H9: (1 Book, 3 Skeletons) Funnybones by Janet and Allan Ahlberg Skeleton Figures

Halloween Puppets and Toys (to be ordered separately):
-Bat/Pumpkin Reversible
-Five Little Pumpkins Monkey Mitt
-Flying Bat Finger Puppet
-Spider Finger Puppet
-Halloween Finger Puppets (4)

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Kit (5 Books, Monkey Mitt)
Thanksgiving Monkey Mitt - Five Little Turkeys
It’s Thanksgiving by Jack Prelutsky
Rivka's First Thanksgiving by Elsa Okon Rael
Gracias the Thanksgiving Turkey by Joy Cowley
Silly Tilly's Thanksgiving Dinner by Lillian Hoban
Thanksgiving Day by Anne Rockwell

Christmas

Collection C1: (4 Books) My First Little Christmas pop-up by Carol Gildar Wee Mouse Christmas pop-up by Alyssa Satin Capucilli When Will Santa Come? lift-the-flap by Harriet Ziefert Where’s My Christmas Stocking? lift-the-flap by Noelle Carter	Collection C2: (5 Books) Christmas Eve by Maria Grazia Boldorini Santa’s Christmas Surprise by Lucinda McQueen Snowman’s Christmas Surprise by Lucinda McQueen Who’s in My Christmas Tree? by Christopher Santoro Who’s in My Gingerbread House? by Christopher Santoro	Collection C3: (3 Books) Max’s Christmas by Rosemary Wells The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore Counting to Christmas by Nancy Tafuri
Collection C4: (3 Books) Little Robin’s Christmas by Jan Fearnley Merry Christmas Geraldine by Holly Keller The Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore	Collection C5: (4 Books) A Book of Christmas pop-up by Tasha Tudor Father Christmas Is Coming Revolving Picture Book by Pat Paris The Twelve Days of Christmas pop-up by Lee Maine Where Does Joe Go ? by Tracey Campbell Pearson	Collection C6: (1 Book, 1 Toy) Deck the Hall A Traditional Carol Illustrated by Sylvia Long Stuffed Bunny
Collection C7: (1 Book, 1 Audiocassette) Merry Christmas Songs & Games Activity Book Don Cooper Merry Christmas Songs & Games Activity Audiocassette

Christmas Flannel and Toys (to be ordered separately):
-The Night Before Christmas Flannel
-Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Stuffed Animal, Kidstuff Vol. 5 # 1 On the Nose

Books

Remember to look for holiday materials in the MHLS Professional Collection in the following categories: Craft Books, Library Programs (Elementary) and Public Relations. Order these materials through interlibrary loan online.

You can also search the MHLS Online Public Catalog for holiday books. Under Search the Catalog, type holidays* in the Word/Phrase box. When you get the Keywords list, click on Modify Search and choose MHLS Collection Adult from the dropdown menu. This will give you a list of books only in the Mid-Hudson collection. Order these materials through interlibrary loan online.

Websites

Berit’s Holiday Site—Selected sites for holiday related crafts
Children’s Book Council –Links to author/illustrator visits, planning for special days/weeks devoted to Children’s Literature, reading activities, timely holiday ideas
Christmas Around the World-How Christmas is celebrated in over 200 countries, origin, symbolism, Santa Claus, recipes, music & ornament suggestions
Chinese New Year- Information on how Chinese New Year's Day is determined, Chinese Zodiac, significance of dragons, calligraphy & graphics analogous to Christmas cards, plus information about Tet, the Vietnamese New Year.
Day of the Dead-Information about foods, history, events, altars & culture of this popular Mexican holiday.
Festivals of the World—Celebrating the festivals of the world
Holiday and Seasonal Activity Sites—Find new ideas for activities related to holidays and world-wide seasonal customs online at these sites:
Holiday Zone—Ideas for holidays, searchable by specific holiday. Each day has activities and ideas broken down into categories as follows: Arts & Crafts, Language Activities, Poetry, songs & Action Rhymes & Recommended Sources.