From CADL Stockbridge

Want to fight clutter or read more in 2025? The Stockbridge Library can help

by Sherri McConnell
CADL Stockbridge Head Librarian

Now that the big-box stores have replaced winter and holiday decorations with storage bins, many people attempt to fulfill that common New Year’s resolution, eliminating clutter.

It always helps to start with a plan and ideas and, of course, the library can help with that. Just type “clutter” into CADL’s catalog search box at cadl.org/catalog, and many titles pop up: “Clutter Free,” by Kathi Lipp; “Clutter Busting,” by Brooks Palmer; “Clutter Solutions-201 Genius Hacks, 5 Days to a Clutter-Free House,” by Sandra Felton and many more.

Explora’s Home Improvement database is another source for clutter-busting ideas. Provided by the Library of Michigan and found on the CADL website at cadl.org/research-learn/research-tools-guides/hobbies-diy, this database is a good place to start for online accessible books and articles for home improvement projects.

Another popular New Year’s resolution is catching up on that TBR (to-be-read) pile. How would you like to read and win a reward for it? CADL’s Winter Reading Challenge, “Yeti to Read,” runs from Jan. 13 to Feb. 28. Combine reading points with a few, fun winter activities and win a small but delightful prize. You can register online at cadl.org/YetiToRead or pick up a reading log bookmark at any CADL branch, including Stockbridge.

Capital Area District Libraries’ Stockbridge Branch is located at 200 Wood St. For more information, call 517-851-7810 or visit cadl.org.