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With all the talk about bad weather, it could be worse. The Longest Winter: The Incredible Survival of Captain Scott's Lost Party by Katherine Lambert tells the true story of the 1912 British Antarctic expedition. Although Captain Robert Scott and those with him perished, Lambert tells the amazing tale of survival of the expedition's other lost crew, who endured a seven month Antarctic winter in a makeshift igloo. The use of detailed diaries brings the story to life.

Closer to home, Winter Quarters: George Washington and the Continental Army at Valley Forge by Noel F. Busch provides another gripping winter adventure set during the American Revolution. Despite the terrible privations they endured, the colonial troops rallied and emerged in the spring from Valley Forge as a disciplined fighting force.

For those who prefer fiction, Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin is a fascinating winter story. This former bestseller, takes readers on a fanciful journey through New York of the Belle Epoque (1890-1914) with a master thief and a Brooklyn milkhorse who discovers he can fly.

While you curl up by the fire and read, treat yourself to an inviting meal from Soups & Stews for Fall and Winter Days by Liza Fosburgh and linger over a bowl of white bean soup or scallop and snow-pea chowder.

On a day like today--with the snow falling--it's a perfect time to stay inside. If you're at the library, visit our Winter Wonderful display near the reference desk featuring these and plenty of other winter books, many providing information about cold weather activities--skiing, ice hockey, winter gardening, and more.