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Library hours will be adjusted in the coming weeks because of the holidays. This is the schedule for the affected days: Dec. 23, open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Dec. 24 and 25, closed; Dec. 26 and 27, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Dec. 28, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Dec. 29, closed; Dec. 30, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, closed.

Editor’s note: Trail No. 422, which snowmobilers have used for decades to reach Miners Castle in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, closed on Dec. 1 after the expiration of an agreement between the Alger County Road Commission and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. This article, the second in a two-part series, looks at the economic implications of the closure.

Are you looking for some great books to give as gifts on a budget? Our annual Holiday Used Book “Sale” takes place this year from Dec. 16 to Dec. 21 during open hours. This book “sale” is by free-will donation only. Stop by and find some books for everyone on your list, and maybe some for yourself as well. Take as many books as your sleigh will hold.

Older Driver Awareness Week (Dec. 2-6) may be behind us, but the challenges and responsibilities surrounding older driver safety remain timely yearround.