January is National Hobby Month

The turkey has been carved, the presents wrapped and subsequently unwrapped, the champagne bottles popped, and the ball dropped. A new year is here and finally we can all relax.

Or can we?

With a new year brings a New Year’s resolution. A source of anxiety until said resolution is chosen (Will I eat healthier this year or will I reduce my carbon footprint? Surely, I cannot do both!) and a bothersome challenge to face day after day until you reach some arbitrary point we label as success, or fail and decide “there’s always next year.”

Well not this year. I refuse to start off the new year with a brainstorming session on my numerous flaws and then assigning myself additional work to change them! Instead I will take part in another, albeit lesser known, January tradition – National Hobby Month.

Each year in January, National Hobby Month is the perfect time to share your passion with others, rekindle your love for a neglected hobby, or try out something new.

Here are just some of the many hobby-related titles found in the Mercer County Library System to help kickstart your National Hobby Month and get into something new.

Get Creative

Get Cooking

Get Outside

The Mercer County Library System also provides access to Creativebug, a database of thousands of award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. Just use this link and your library card to make an account and start exploring!

Of course, this list is just a fraction of your options for potential hobbies. If you don’t feel like birdwatching, but would instead like to collect stamps, it’s all up to you! Stop by any the Mercer County Library System’s branches and browse our shelves for more ideas, or speak with our reference librarians for help finding the resources you need.

So how will you be celebrating National Hobby Month? What hobbies do you already have? What hobby will you give a try this year? 

- by Chris Y., Ewing Branch

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