Message from the Director: December 2024

"Buddy, it’s fruitcake weather,” exclaims Miss Sook Faulk, in the lovely short story A Christmas Memory. 

For Buddy and Sook the holiday is a break from the routine of daily life.  They gather pecans, a little bootlegged whiskey and other ingredients for cakes that will be sent to acquaintances they have met briefly, and to people they've never met at all, such as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Perhaps your holidays are marked by traditions like Buddy and Sook, or present an opportunity to reflect on the year’s blessings and plan for things to come in the new year. 

However you celebrate, please know that the library staff extends holiday wishes to all our patrons. May your days be filled with warmth, laughter, and cherished moments with loved ones.  Thank you for making our days lively and interesting and we look forward to seeing you in 2025!

Maria Del Rosso

Director, Fauquier Public Library