 Welcome to this week in Longmont for December 6th, 2020. I'm your host, Craig Stevens. Free holiday events with Santa. Santa has hard at work this holiday season, taking calls and making toys over Zoom. North Pole Toy Workshop Friday, December 11th and Saturday, December 12th. Pick up your free toy kit, instructions on registration receipt for children ages 0 to 13. Then join Santa's virtual tutorial at your scheduled time. Friday is for elf ornaments. Saturday is for holiday treat trays. Calls with Santa. Saturday, December 12th or Sunday, December 13th, up to five children per call. Register for these events at longmontcarrow.gov forward slash longmontlights or call 303-651-8404. An adult must be present and visible to Santa at all times. Special thanks to Xfinity at Home Depot for their sponsorship. Are you smarter than a librarian? From 7 to 8.30 p.m. on Monday, December 14th, the Longmont Library will again host Are You Smarter Than a Librarian? This interactive online trivia game for adults and older children is moderated by a Longmont Librarian. It can accommodate up to 25 people, teams, or households to compete for bragging rights by winning the best of five rounds of play. For more information and to register, please visit bit.ly forward slash lib programs. Cookie Decorating and Cozy Stories. Celebrate the arrival of winter with cookie decorating and cozy stories with the library. From 5 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, December 16th, children's librarians will host a two-part online program featuring cookie decorating and winter theme stories. Registration for cookie decorating includes a free cookie decorating kit that families can pick up at the library's curbside delivery. Register online at bit.ly forward slash lib kids by December 15th. Give yourself the gift of savings. Buy yourself the gift that saves water and money. Upgrade your old toilet to a more efficient model. Restrictions apply. Learn more at bit.ly forward slash water rebates. Or call 303-651-8416. Stories of our Longmont Parks. In honor of the 150th anniversary of Longmont's founding, former city employee, Paul Fitzgerald, has released her new book, Stories of our Longmont Parks. A pictorial history of the city's 31 neighborhood and community parks. Stories of our Longmont Parks is on sale for 24.99 at bit.ly forward slash Longmont Parks book. Or by calling the museum at 303-651-8374. You could pick up your purchase copy outside at the museum at 400 Quail Road. It is also available to borrow from the Longmont Library. The December shred event canceled. The shred event scheduled for December 5th at the Waste Diversion Center is canceled. The next shred event is scheduled for January 9th, 2021 due to uncertainty related to COVID-19. Please confirm before leaving home that the event is being held. The Waste Diversion Center at 140 Martin Street is open and there's a designated bin for shredded paper at the drop-off area for more information. And a schedule of 2021 shred event dates, visit bit.ly forward slash paper shredding. Senior Services Winter Go Catalog available. The quarterly Go Magazine for adults 55 and older is now available online. View the Winter Go Magazine online now. Printed copies will be made available soon. Be sure to subscribe to our email newsletter to be notified. The Senior Center has many online classes, lectures, and discussion groups scheduled for December, January, and February. And registration is now open. Check out the catalog and call 303-651-8411 to register for programs. You could also register online here. Even though the Senior Center is still closed, we are grateful to be able to provide online activities for older adults in our community. Many activities have a call-in option if you can't use a computer or smart device. Our Senior Technology Coaches are also available to assist you in learning how to use Zoom. Visit the SCTC website for more information. This has been This Week in Longmont for December 6th, 2020. Thank you for watching.