Friends of the Howard Lake Library

[ 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, 2008. Her theme for that evening is Pumpkin Patch Stories. The next […]

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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 of an […]

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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.  See included photos. Musical chairs, bean bag toss and pin the pepperoni on the giant pizza were […]

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[ 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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[ 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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[ 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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A big Thank You to all who supported the Friends of the Library Book/Food Sale held during Good Neighbor Days. It was a great success. Many readers found just that special book, while the strawberry shortcake and sloppy joes tickled the taste buds of the many folks who dined with us.

We are […]

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Welcome to the Friends of the Howard Lake Library website.   Our goal is to spread the word that the Howard Lake Public Library is a great community resource.  We improve your library experience by  providing funds for various programs and updating both the inside  and outside of the building.  Just check out the new […]

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