Friends of the Howard Lake Library

  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 […]

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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 […]

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[ October 10, 2009; 9:00 am to 11:00 am. ] Join us for Coffee Time on Saturday, October 10th, between 9 AM & 11 AM in the Howard Lake Community Room.  We will have coffee & some goodies.  A free will offering is suggested.

Watch the pumpkin painters at work, and visit with you friends and neighbors.

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[ 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 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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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

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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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