MALLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
>>> SPEAKING OF SANTA, IT IS YOU
AND YOUR KIDS CHANCE TO
PERSONALLY DELIVER THAT
CHRISTMAS WISH LIST BEFORE SANTA
GOES TO THAT MALL, HE'S GOING
THE BE IN TOWN, HE'S HERE IN OUR
SUEDIOS TODAY CAN YOU BELIEVE
IT
>>>.
>> Nikki: RICHARD IS ALWAYS
VERY GOOD.
LET'S TALK ABOUT WHERE KIDS CAN
COME AND MEET SAN.
WE'RE GOING HAVE SANTA AT 20 OF
OUR 21 LIBRARY LOCATIONS THIS
YEAR, ONE OF OUR BRANCHES IS
GOING TO TAKE THEIR SHOW ON THE
ROAD TO A LOCAL HEALTH CARE
CENTER.
YOU JUST TAKE THE LIBRARY'S WEB
SITE AND FIGURE OUT WHERE SANTA
IS GOING THE BEF.
TODAY HE WILL BE OUT ON THE
ARGYLE BRANCH.
>>> WHAT IS THE WHEN KIDS COMING
UP, I KNOW SOMETIMES THEY GET A
LITTLE SCARED WHAT WOULD YOU SAY
TO THE PARENTS THAT THEY CAN
HELP PREP THEIR KIDS SO THEY
COME UP AND THEY CAN YOU KNOW,
GET IT OUT OF THEIR MOUTH AND
LET THEM KNOW WHAT THEY WANT FOR
CHRISTMAS?
>>> FOR ONE THING, JUST LET THEM
KNOW THAT SANTA IS JUST A PERSON
THEIR PAINTS.
I FOUND IN MY EXPERIENCE MOST
CHILDREN ARE A LITTLE
INTIMIDATED BY THE BEARD ASK THE
SUIT.
BUT IF YOU TALK TO THEMES ON THE
WELL.
AND GREAT THING ABOUT WITH THE
LIBRARY, I HAVE LONG TORE
INTERACT WITH CHILDREN THAN AT
THAT MALL.
>>> THAT IS A GREAT POINT.
SO THE KIDDINGS GET A LITTLE
MORE TIME BY COMING TO THE
LIBRARY.
SO THERE IS LIKE SOME CONTEST
ABOUT, JUST PUSHING A TURKEY
WITH YOUR NOSE OR SOMETHING?
>>> AT THE UNIVERSITY PARK
LOCATION, WE'LL HAVE MINUTE TO
SILLY.
>> Nikki: YOU PUSH A COOK
WHICH WITH YOUR KNOWS.
TO SEE HOW FAR YOU CAN GO.
>>> WE'VE SEEN OTHER ACTIVITIES
THE KIDS ARE INSANE.
>> Nikki: I DON'T KNOW IF YOU
NOTICED BUT WE CHANGED OUR
LIGHTING TO RED AND GREEN FOR
YOU.
AND WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING.
THERE IS GINGERBREAD MEN, TOO.
>> AT THE WESTBURG LOCATION
WE'LL HAVE LOTS O DIFFERENT
GINGERBREAD MAN STORIES AND SORT
OF THE BACKGROUND ABOUT THE
DIFFERENT STORIES THAT ARE
AROUND AND GIVE THE KIDS AN
OPPORTUNITY GET TO KNOW SOME OF
THOSE DIFFERENT TYPES OF BOOKS
THAT HAVE THAT COMMON THREAD.
>>> WE KNOW SANTA WORKS OVERTIME
AND SINCE HE'S GOING TO BE GOING
TO THE LIBRARIES AND THE MALL
AND EVERYTHING YOU HAVE TO DO,
HE GETS A BREAK IN JANUARY, BUT
CONTINUES IN JANUARY.
>>> YES, ONE OF THE COOL THINGS
WE'RE GOING TO DO IN JANUARY TO
TRY TO BUILD THOSE GREAT READING
66.
AND THAT IS SHOWING IT TAKES O
AVERAGE 66 DAYS TO BUILD A
REALLY GREAT HABIT.
WE'R CHALLENGING OUR CUSTOMERS
TO READ FOR 66 DAYS, ABOUT 15
MINUTES A DAY, YOU'RE GOING TO
COME INTO THE LIBRARY AND
UTILITY GET PRIZES AND LOT OF
DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES AND
CULMINATE IN A BOOK FESTIVAL IN
AUTHORS.
>>> DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE BOOK?
>>> DO I HAVE A FAVORITE BOOK?
>> NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS,
BECAUSE IT'S ALL ABOUT ME.
ANSWER.
WE HAVE A FEW MORE SECONDS LEFT
WHAT IS THE QUESTION YOU GET
SEE YOU?
>>> OH, GOLLY?
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IS MY BEARD
REAL AND HAIR REAL.
IN.
>> YES, THEY DO.
>> Nikki: I CAN TELL IT IS
REAL, BUT I'M SURE THEY FIND OUT
QUICKLY.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING IN.
WHAT AN EXCITING TIME AND THANKS
FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO SANTA.
YOUR CHANCE TO SEE SANTA IS AT
THE ARGYLE BRANCH LIBRARY FROM
10:30 TO 10:45?
>>> IT WILL BE A SLIGHTLY LONGER
PROGRAM.
THERE WILL BE STORY TIME AND
AS WELL.
>>> AFTER THAT YOU GET THE
CHANCE TO COME AND SIT AND CHAT
WITH SANTA.
SO THE 10:30 TO 10:45, BRING
YOUR CAMERAS YOU CAN GET YOUR
PICTURES TAKEN AND YOUR KIDS
WILL HAVE THAT CHANCE TO CHAT
THAT TELL THEM ONCE AGAIN DON'T