Volunteers are sought  for Winter and Spring podcast recordings.

Are you interested in being a reader?

Volunteering is easy and fun. You can sign up for as little as a half-hour of time. Many great stories are just waiting to be read . . . won't you read one?

If you are interested please pick up an application/information form at the circ desk or e-mail Michelle at mgurung@selco.info.

Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus is the reply letter printed in The New York Sun to Virginia, who had written a letter to the editor asking if Santa Claus really exists.

Listen to Tristyn and her grandmother Terry Olson read the real-life letters of Virginia O'Hanlon and Francis P. Church published in 1897.

Ready by Tristyn and her grandmother, Terry Olson.

Recording time: 3 min., 38 sec.

The Velveteen Rabbit, Or, How Toys Become Real by Margery Williams is about a Velveteen Rabbit who is given to a boy for a Christmas present. The rabbit learns that if he is loved enough by the boy he will become a real rabbit.

The Velveteen Rabbit is an award-winning beloved classic children's story.

Read by Bev Leonard.

Recording time: 22 min., 06 sec.

'Twas the Night Before Christmas is a classic poem by Clement C. Moore. Treasured for many generations, it is possibly the most well-known poem about Santa and his eight reindeer. Can you name all eight reindeer?

Read by Randy Erdman, Mayor of the City of Albert Lea.

Recording time: 3 min., 04 sec.