A centrepiece at the library this month is a Christmas tree made of books.
It was created using a pile of books donated by a local reader, and many other donated reads and discontinued books will be available for sale this year as part of the popular Berrigan Night Markets, this Friday.
All proceeds from the sale will allow the library to acquire new titles.
‘‘We’ve had bags and bags of books donated,’’ Berrigan librarian Anne Nevins said.
‘‘We had one woman, Liz Taylor, come and donate a big pile that we turned into a Christmas tree decoration.
‘‘She’s not a member or anything, she just loves to read.’’
Also on offer will be a guess the number of lollies competition, lucky dips, Christmas card making and face painting — which Mrs Nevins expects to be a huge drawcard.
Library staff will use the excitement to sign young readers up to the summer reading club program, which aims to maintain literacy levels amongst children during the Christmas break.
‘‘Once kids come to do the activities we always ask them to sign up to the program,’’ said Mrs Nevins.
‘‘It’s a bit of a competition, with the person who reads the most books winning an Emily Rodda book.
‘‘All participants also get invited to our party, where we announce the winner after the eight weeks is up.’’
The initiative has been highly successful in previous years, with an average of 20 local children participating each year.