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AT THE LIBRARY:
•The Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, will have “Totally Terrific Tuesdays,” arts and crafts for teens, at 7 p.m. Tuesday and “Writer’s Circle,” for grades 6 to 12, at 5 p.m. Thursday in Young Adults’ Services. Music will be provided by The Bergamot at 2 p.m. Sunday.
•The Grabill branch, 13521 State St., Grabill, will have “Knit Night” at 7 p.m. Thursday.
•The Pontiac branch, 2215 S. Hanna St., has “Sit and Stitch” knitting at 4 p.m. Tuesdays and 4:30 p.m. Thursdays.
•The Woodburn branch, 4701 Indiana 101 N., has a “Yarn Lovers’ Gathering” at 7 p.m. Thursdays.
Barnes & Noble will have a holiday book drive through Jan. 1 at the Jefferson Pointe and Glenbrook Square stores. New books collected will be donated to Kate’s Kart, a not-for-profit organization that supplies free books to hospitalized children.
Several schools and organizations are hosting fundraising book fairs at Barnes & Noble, 4140 W. Jefferson Blvd. They are Covington Elementary School, today; Northwest Allen County Schools’ PEAK Parent Support Group, Saturday; FAME (Foundation for Art and Music in Elementary Education), Sunday; Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Dec. 12; and Haverhill Elementary School, Dec. 16.
•The Friends of the Library will sponsor a holiday book boutique from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Huntington City-Township Public Library, 200 W. Market St., Huntington.
•Artworks, 4150 W. Jefferson Blvd., will have a fundraiser for the SPCA from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday.
•Cinema Center and Artlink will present “Artament,” a silent auction of original hanging art pieces by local artists, from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at 437 E. Berry St. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased by calling 426-3456 or at Artament.org.
The Northeast IN P.O.E.T.S will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza.
•The following were named award-winners of this year’s Festival of Gingerbread: Pre-K to 2nd grade, Individual: Sydney Herbst, first place, Gwen Pettibone, second place, Leila Niblick, third place; Pre-K to 2nd grade, Group: Brownie Troop 20169A, first place, Arlington-V, second place, Aboite Christian School Pre-K Group, third place; 3rd to 6th grade, Individual: Caroline Otter, first place, Sydnee Fritz, second place, Max Niblick, third place; 3rd to 6th grade, Group: Lyric Esters/Shae Pettibone, first place, Girl Scout Troop 20229 #2, second place, Girl Scout Troop 20229 #1, third place; Teen, Individual: Leigh Flegge, first place, Danielle Oliver, second place, Brent Smith, third place; Teen, Group: Hentz & Friends (Emily Hentz, Amy Krach, Samantha Rahrig, Ale Krudop, Amelia Erlanson), first place, Girl Scout Troop 20400, second place, The Denzel 4 (Tara, Hannah, Owen and Renee Denzel), third place; Adult, Individual: Debra Ann Sorg, first place, Caron Merz, second place, Gretchen Andrus, third place; Adult, Group: Creative Confections Cake Club, first place, Cookie Friends A (Debra Ann Sorg, Marilyn Scheuman), second place, The Bakers, third place; Family: Rickel/Leer Family, first place, Boggs Family, second place, Scheele Family, third place; Professional: Caron Merz, first place; Historical Theme, Adult: Cookie Friends B (Debra Ann Sorg, Marilyn Scheuman); Historical Theme, Student: Danielle Oliver; Sponsor Award, WANE 15: Cookie Friends A (Debra Ann Sorg, Marilyn Scheumann); Sponsor Award, 101.7 WLDE: Boggs Family.
•Award winners of the Embassy Festival of Trees are: “Piping Hot Christmas,” decorated by the Embassy organ crew, Best in Show; “Proper Tidings from the South Pole,” created by Josef Zimmerman, sponsored by Weigand Construction, Best Green Art Tree; “Lou, Light Up My Life…,” decorated by Asher Agency, sponsored by Indiana Michigan Power, Best Live Tree Design; “Sweet Silver Bells Say Throw Cares Away,” decorated by Arbor Farms Nursery, sponsored by Indiana Michigan Power, Best Silver Bells Theme Design; “Happy Holidays from Wells Fargo,” decorated by Young’s Greenhouse & Flower Shop, sponsored by Wells Fargo, Best Traditional Theme Design; “Angels from the Kitchen,” decorated by Sayaka Kajita Ganz, sponsored by National Serv-All, Most Creativity; “It’s Christmas Time in the City,” decorated by Do it Best Corp. sponsored by Do it Best Corp., first place Artificial Tree Design; “Timeless Elegance,” decorated by Kingston Healthcare, sponsored by Kingston Residence, second place Artificial Tree Design; and “Reindeer Games,” decorated by Melanie & Melissa Dirig & Jasmine Carpenter, sponsored by Fort Wayne Newspapers, third place Artificial Tree Design.
