Join us from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, for Bookmas - A Celebration of Reading, at Yvonne Scarlett-Golden Cultural and Educational Center located at 1000 Vine St. Geared for youth ages five to 17 years, there will be refreshments, a visit from author Vincent Taylor’s Cornbread, who is a character in the popular series of multicultural chapter books for kids, free books for children and a visit from Santa. Residents can drop off new or gently used books that can be given to the children at Bookmas at YSG through Monday, Dec. 16. For more information, call Anthony Murphy at (386) 671-3401 or (386) 341-1903. Bookmas is presented by the City of Daytona Beach Mayor's Literacy Initiative.