Friends of the Howard Lake Library

[ October 10, 2009; 9:00 am to 11:00 am. ] Join us for the 6th annual Pumpkin Painting event held on Saturday, October 10th in the Howard Lake Community Room (above the library).  Leave the Friends deal with the mess–you just have fun.

For $3 per person ($10 max per family) the young artists get a pumpkin &  paint and cookies & Kool Aid.  After painting, […]

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The Howard Lake Library is going to the dogs this fall.   Four reading sessions are planned:     Sept. 19; Oct. 17; Nov.14 and Dec. 19.   All sessions run from 113:30 AM to 12:45 PM, and are held in the library.
If your school age child has never had the chance to read to a dog, please […]

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The Friend of the Howard Lake Library will host a party as a “thank you-job well done” for all who registered and participated in the GRRL Summer Reading Program, “Be Creative @ Your Library”.  The party will be Tuesday, August 11 at 6 PM at the Howard Lake Library on the outdoor library square & […]

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[ June 20, 2009; 11:30 am to 12:45 pm. ] Penny & Sara, the reading therapy dogs, along with their owners will be back at the Howard Lake Library on June 20th, from 11:30 to 12:45.  If you have school aged children, why not let them share a story with the dogs.  Sara & Penny have never heard a story they didn’t like.

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[ June 27, 2009; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] The Friends of the Howard Lake Library are pleased to invite you save money on great books, enjoy a sloppy joe sandwich & top it all off with a dish of strawberry shortcake.  Coffee & Kool Aid for just a quarter.  Join us on June 27th, starting at 9 AM.  This event runs until 1 […]

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[ July 15, 2009; 6:45 pm to 8:45 pm. ]

Award winning author, Barbara Sommer,  will be in Howard Lake on Wednesday July 15.  Ms. Sommer will present a slide show and speak about her book, “Hard Work and a Good Deal:  The Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota”.   Ms Sommer conducted hundreds of interviews with some of the more than 77,000 Minnesotans who worked for […]

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[ June 13, 2009; 10:00 am to 10:40 am. ]
As a kick off for the summer reading program, GRRL presents “The Great Brodini”.  His award winning comedy-magic show is all about audience participation.  His act is decscribed as “hilarious, wholesome entertainment” for the entire family.
The Great Brodini will be at the Howard Lake Library on Saturday, June 13 from 10 AM to 10:40 […]

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[ June 8, 2009 2:00 pm to August 8, 2009 2:00 pm. ] “Be Creative @ Your Library” is the theme for the 2009 GRRL Summer Reading Program.  This program runs from June 8 to August 8.  Sign up is free.   There are programs for ages 0 to 3 & 3 to 12.  There is a separate program for teens.  NEW this year:  sign up and receive a […]

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[ May 6, 2009; 6:15 pm to 7:45 pm. ]                                                                           

Birdie Johnson is a Howard Lake resident. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear the author, have your questions answered and purchase her book.

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[ May 13, 2009; 6:15 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Visit Old McDonald’s farm through stories, songs, games & crafts.  On Wednesday, May 13th, at the Howard Lake Library, expert storyteller, Mary Wherry, will again present a program for children ages 3 to 8.  This event runs from 6:15 to 7:00 PM.

Preregistration is not required.  For additional information, please contact the Howard Lake Library at […]

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