Approximately 230 people attended the “Cocoa and Carols” holiday evening event at the Algona Public Library on Dec. 9. The celebration featured a hot cocoa bar, live music, prize drawings, tours of the library, story-time, crafts as well as a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Friends of the Algona Public Library board and library board members assisted with the event. More than 689 people visited the newly renovated library last week.