Santa, candy canes and books

Nancy Carlson gets ready to hand free books to a couple of young library patrons who gained Santa’s favor by waiting in line at the Etheta Anderson Library in Grand Coulee Wednesday. The holiday lighting of the library included door prizes and cookies and punch and a lot of neighborly visiting. Gathering at least 125 visitors, the effort to get people to see what the library offers was deemed a success. — Scott Hunter photo