MIDDLETOWN, R.I.—Employees of People’s Credit Union’s Middletown branch hosted a “Jolabokaflod’ Christmas book exchange at the Middletown Public Library.
A Jolabokaflod is the beloved Icelandic tradition of the “Christmas Book Flood,” where books are exchanged as gifts on Christmas Eve and then spent reading them together, often with hot chocolate and treats, turning the night into a cozy, literary celebration.
Originating during WWII when paper wasn’t rationed, books became the perfect affordable gift, leading to a huge release of new titles in autumn, advertised in a special catalog, the Bókatíðindi, sent to every home.
