A fire burning in a video fireplace, holiday cookies and cupcakes to be decorated, hot chocolate to be personalized and games to play are part of the fun at an event at the Downers Grove Public Library on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012.
Alyssa Mansfield (from left), 14, of Geneva, tops off her hot chocolate with some whipped cream, as Allie Rosati, 13, and Ashley Henkle, 12, both of Downers Grove, watch her technique. A fire burning in a video fireplace, holiday cookies and cupcakes to be decorated, hot chocolate to be personalized and games to play are part of the fun at an event at the Downers Grove Public Library on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. Staff photo by Bill Ackerman
Alyssa Mansfield (from left), 14, of Geneva, tops off her hot chocolate with some whipped cream, as Allie Rosati, 13, and Ashley Henkle, 12, both of Downers Grove, watch her technique. A fire burning in a video fireplace, holiday cookies and cupcakes to be decorated, hot chocolate to be personalized and games to play are part of the fun at an event at the Downers Grove Public Library on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. Staff photo by Bill Ackerman