Swanton Public Library's Twilight Christmas Tree

Tell me this isn't this the coolest Christmas tree. Brenda Hauck, Teen Specialist at the Swanton Public Library in Ohio and area teens decorated this New Moon themed tree as a part of their library's fundraiser program Volumes of Trees. Volumes of Trees offered local organizations, families, and individuals an opportunity to donate a decorated Christmas tree to the library. The public was invited to come and look at the trees and make silent bids.  As many as 15 trees were entered,  many of which were donated from local youth groups. The program was a great success and many community members expressed an interest in donating a tree next year.

Perhaps the best part of Volume of Trees was that Brenda and her teens had an absolute blast decorating the Twilight tree. Fur bulbs were made from craft faux fur to represent Jacob and his wolf pack.  One clever teen brought in forks as a funny play on words to represent the town of Forks. Another teen modified the silk rose petals with red paint to match the book cover.  Themed ornaments were also added such as a motorcycle, a vintage red truck, vampire fangs and red glittery apples.  All of this was topped off with a New Moon ball on the top of the tree. Brenda is very happy with the success of their New Moon tree,  "They all had great ideas and everyone had great fun decorating the tree. They were very proud of the results." And they should be. This is certainly the raddest tree this holiday season!

For more information about Volume of Trees please visit the Swanton Public Library website at http://www.swanton.dreamhosters.com/