The day started out cold and snowy, but that didn’t deter the enthusiastic painters and their families.  Almost 65 pumpkins were decorated.  While waiting for the paint to dry, the children enjoyed cookies and Kool Aid and played games.

Special guest was Howard Lake Good Neighbor Days Queen, Ellen Korsbon.   Queen Ellen painted a pumpkin, played games and encouraged the painters.

Carol Moorhead again displayed her artistic pumpkin painting.

A grateful THANK YOU to Untiedt’s Vegetable Farm from Waverly for providing the pumpkins.

Please click on the thumbnails to see the artists at work.  See you next year!  Photos provided by Amy Korsbon.

Howard Lake Mayor Rick Lammers proclaimed October 18 through October 24 as Friends of the Library Week.   Thank you Howard Lake!  The Friends are proud to support our library and its programs.

The next time you are in the library, please check out the bulletin board with photos of some of our past projects.  The photos will be up through the end of October.

The weather was hot but the lemonade was cool and the party was fun.  The End of Summer Reading Party, that is.   On  Tues., August 11., readers who participated in the program played games, won prizes, ate cookies and drank pink lemonade.   Games included:  bean bag toss, sack race, egg on the spoon race, create your own game toss, drop the clothes pin and stick the fish on the board.    Grand prize winners for the three categories were announced.

When asked by Friends of the Library President Judy Forst if they had a good time reading this summer, the group responded yes.  When asked if they would like to do it again next year,  they responded with a resounding YES.   Watch for information about the 2010 program in late May of next year.  Thanks for participating in the 2009 program, and keep reading.

Click on the thumbnails to see the fun.

Author Barbara Sommer was in Howard Lake on July 15, 2009 and spoke to a small but appreciative crowd about her book Hard Work and A Good Deal.  After supporting her Powerpoint presentation with fascinating  dialog, Ms. Sommer answered questions from the audience.

Coffee, lemonade and bars were served by the Friends of the Howard Lake Library.

The 6th annual Book/Food Sale, held on June 27th, was a great success.  Even though the morning started out rainy, the eager shoppers filled the vestibule of the Howard Lake Community Room waiting until the 9 AM starting time to scoop up bargains and treasures.   The food staff had the coffee perked, the sloppy joes bubbling and the strawberries chilled in the silver punch bowl ready to serve our guests.

Shoppers were greeted by table after table of books carefully sorted into categories by the Friends.  If the boxes and bags full of books, tapes, magazines and puzzles leaving the building were any indication, we had many happy customers.

A heartfelt thank you  to the Wright County Chapter of Thrivent for providing  matching funds, and another thank you to everyone who dined and shopped with us allowing us to make our goal.

The 2010 sale will again be held during Good Neighbor Days.  Watch this website for more information.   And remember, you may always drop donated materials at the Howard Lake City Offices.

Check out the photos from our 2009 sale.

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Story time will be held Thursday mornings at 10:15 at the Howard Lake Library.  Storyteller Mary Wherry has set her themes for each of the dates:

• June 11 — Pets
• June 18 — Summertime
• June 25 — Alligators
• July    2 — Teddy Bears
• July    9 — Bugs, bugs, bugs
• July 16  — Ocean
• July 23  — Down on the Farm

For more information, please contact the library at 320.543.2020.