By FRANCES SMITH / Community Columnist

If you’re like 45 percent of Americans, you may make a New Year’s resolution. That’s according to a study by the Journal of Clinical Psychology, University of Scranton, which also shows that only 8 percent achieve their resolution.

According to the study, the top five resolutions are: losing weight, getting organized, improving finances, enjoying life more, and becoming more fit and healthy.

Library resources such as DVDs, magazines and especially books can help put you in the 8 percent.

Consider the following resolutions and corresponding books. For losing weight and getting organized – “Lose the Clutter, Lose the Weight: The Six Week Total Life Slim Down” by Walsh.

For improving finances – “Picture Your Prosperity: Smart Money Moves to Turn Your Vision into Reality” by Rogin.

For enjoying life more – “Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being” by Seligman.

For health and fitness – “No Sweat: How the Simple Science of Motivation Can Bring You a Lifetime of Fitness” by Segar.

Want to explore the Paleo diet trend? Check out “The Paleo Chef: Quick, Flavorful Paleo Meals for Eating Well”by Evans and “One-Pot Paleo: Simple to Make, Delicious to Eat. Grain-and Gluten-Free to Boot”by Castaneda.

If you get a juicer as a gift, this title may be helpful: “The Ultimate Book of Modern Juicing: More than 200 Fresh Recipes to Cleanse, Cure, and Keep You Healthy” by Kirk.

In addition, if you resolve to interact more with kids in your family you might want to check out “Screens and Teens: Connecting with Our Kids in a Wireless World” by Koch.

If you’re concerned about a young one who has food allergies but who loves food and cooking we have some new books of interest including a series by Mari C. Schuh who has written: “Nut-Free Diets, Gluten-Free Diets, Diabetes-Aware Diets, and Dairy-Free Diets.” The series describes food that fit and do not fit into such diets and includes fun recipes.

Youth programs include:

Story times, Wednesdays – Tunes & Tales, 3:30 p.m. and Fridays – Toddler Tales, 10:30 a.m.

Jan. 5 – Lego League 6 p.m.

Jan. 19 – Pete the Cat Book Club 6 p.m. 5 years old and older sign up.

Jan. 22 – American Girls Club 4 p.m. Girls 7 years old and older can sign up and learn about Kaya’s world.

Adult programs are:

Jan. 6, 13, 20 and 27 – Tai Chi 11:30 a.m.

Jan. 11 – ABCD’s of Medicare 1 p.m.

Jan. 11 – Friends of the Library Meeting 6 p.m.

Jan. 21 – Book Group 7 p.m. “The Kitchen House” by Kathleen Grissom

Jan. 28 – Mobile Device Workshop 6 p.m.