The Friends' Holiday Book Sale and Silhouettes is coming Saturday, December 5 from 9am to 3pm. There will be gift quality books for all ages, including children's, fiction, nonfiction, and oversized books, all at bargain prices. This sale will also feature fiction bargains in the back room, with a large selection of hardcover, trade, and mass market paperbacks available for your winter reading.

Jean Comerford of Portraits in Silhouette will be on hand, creating her hand-cut silhouettes, which make beautiful gifts and keepsakes. To make an appointment, contact Stefani at straina@mhl.org or 978-623-8401, x49. A nonrefundable $35 deposit is required to confirm the appointment. The silhouette pricing is $35 per silhouette, $15 per copy, and $35-$45 per frame.