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Book Weeding Completed

November 11th, 2008

The Howard Lake librarians have completed a major project at the library: “weeding” seldom circulated books from the adult book shelves.   Just as you weed and thin plants in your garden to provide more room,  the librarians thin books, in this case some that haven’t been checked out since 2002, to provide more room on […]

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Pumpkin Painters in Howard Lake

October 26th, 2008

50 perfectly painted pumpkins left the Howard Lake Community Room with their proud creators on Saturday morning, Oct. 25, 2008. The day started out overcast, but ended with the brilliant sun shining on the unique creations. While the paint on the pumpkins was drying, the painters enjoyed cookies, Kool Aid and […]

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COFFEE TIME–NO BAKE SALE

October 14th, 2008

[ October 25, 2008; 9:00 am to 11:00 am. ] The Friends have regretfully decided to eliminate the annual bake sale. However, everyone is still invited to join us for coffee. We will have biscotti available for purchase, as well donuts and similar goodies. Have a cup or two, visit with your friends, and watch the painters.

Coffee time will be Saturday, […]

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5th Annual Pumpkin Painting Event: Oct. 25

October 14th, 2008

[ October 25, 2008; 9:00 am to 10:00 am. ] Parents & caregivers: would like your youngsters to be able to paint a pumpkin but do you not want to deal with the mess involved? Let the Friends give you a helping hand. On Saturday October 25th, for only $3 ($10 maximum per family), your child will get to choose her/his pumpkin, […]

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New: Evening Story time

September 25th, 2008

[ October 23, 2008; 6:45 pm to 7:30 pm. November 20, 2008; 6:45 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Is your child in day care or in school during the regular Friday morning story time? Librarian Karen Borrell will host 2 evening story times from 6:45 to 7 :30 PM. The first will be Thursday, October 23. Her theme for that evening is Pumpkin Patch Stories. The next story time […]

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WWII Program Enjoyed by Many

September 19th, 2008

September 14th saw WWII revisited in Howard Lake. Loren Zander amazed the 150+ people in the audience with his clear recollections of events from over 60 years past. His explanations of the aircraft, bombing runs and life on an airbase were fascinating.

Photos on display showed airbase accommodations and the aftermath […]

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Celebrating Summer Reading 2008

August 21st, 2008

The Friends of the Howard Lake Library hosted the annual End of Summer Reading Party on Thursday, August 28th. The beautiful evening allowed us to enjoy the party on the library square and greens area. Musical chairs, bean bag toss and pin the pepperoni on the giant pizza were played by an enthusiastic […]

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German POWs in the Heartland 1943 to 1946

August 9th, 2008

[ September 14, 2008; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] The Friends are sponsoring a 40′ bus converted into an exhibit about the WWII German prisoners held in the Midwest from 1943 to 1946. The exhibit is a production of Traces and features 15 display panels with photographs and documents and a 21 seat theater for viewing a DVD about the subject.

The Bus-eum will be […]

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BREAKING NEWS–LOCAL WWII VETERAN TO SPEAK

August 9th, 2008

[ September 14, 2008; 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Howard Lake native, Loren Zander, will share his experiences during WWII and the Korean conflict. The 86 year old veteran flew 38 WWII missions over Japan, as the air craft commander of a B29 bomber. He will gladly entertain questions from the […]

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End of Summer Reading Party

August 1st, 2008

[ August 21, 2008; 6:00 pm to 6:45 pm. ] Hey Summer Readers, join us for a “congratulations” and “job well done” celebration. The Library Friends will host the party on Thursday, August 21 at 6 PM on the library square and greenspace. All who participated in the summer program, along with their families, are invited to attend. Test your […]

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