Oh my gosh -- look how long it's been since the last post!

I'm sorry about that -- anyone who had been following our blog has probably gotten bored and wandered away weeks ago......

However, this does give me lots to talk about. :)

We've been busy with the "Little Friends" calendar -- the 2010 Calendar put out by the Friends of the Library as our major fund-raiser for this year. It's full of terribly cute pictures of children from right here in Minden, and it's only $12.95 which includes the sales tax. Stop by the library and check it out!

This was a huge project for us, but we had so much help, it was easier than I thought it would be. Everyone was very generous, including the advertisers, who made it possible for us to afford the printing costs.  We'll have a complete list of them here later.  Susan Fries donated her time (and pictures) to us and we thank her very much for that.  Ellen Burchell did the picture layouts and they look fabulous!  Fifth Street Printing did their usual excellent work.  And to the Friends members who scurried around doing all the necessary tasks and errands as they came up -- thank you so much!

The Raffle went off without a hitch!  We are so pleased with the support from the community -- not only from the businesses that donated the great prizes, but from everyone who bought tickets.  The winners were Reina Hernandez, Kim Mellman, and Mary Lutkemeier.  I think we should do it again next year!

We had a movie night last weekend which was very well attended; we're still learning how to run the silly popcorn maker, so we were late with the popcorn AGAIN.  Urgh.  We'll get it in time the next time --  which is Dec. 6.  We didn't remember when we chose that date that there would be a conflict with the Pageant; so we'll be starting the movie earlier, at 3:00. 

Night at the Museum 2!

It should be a good one -- don't miss it!

It's Fall!

October 18th thru the 24th is National Friends of the Library Week.

We are running a dual membership-drive/raffle that will conclude with a drawing for the raffle prizes Friday, October 23.

If you are already a Friend, drop in and buy some tickets @ $1 apiece;

If you're not yet a Friend, you can become one with a donation of as little as $5, and we'll give you the 5 raffle tickets free! (You can buy more tickets if you'd like.)

The prizes are really cool ~ Joy's Floral has donated a Halloween gift basket full of terrific stuff; the Minden Opera House has donated a gift certificate for two tickets to the Jim Salestrom

Concert in November; and Burchell's White Hill Farmhouse Inn has donated a gift certificate for Dinner for Two.

I'm so sad I can't win.....I love that black cat in the gift basket.......

We've picked out the movie for October ~

This should be a good spooky movie for Halloween (but not TOO scary).

It's rated PG ~ a movie from the director of The Nightmare before Christmas.

Oct. 18th at 6:30 at the Library.

Bring your own chair, the popcorn is free, the soda is .50/can. See you then!

TIME FOR.....

Another movie party!! Yay!!


We're hoping to be able to show a movie once a month. It's tough to find something new that's PG.....but we found something this month, and we think we have the movie for October. So maybe after that, something else will show up.......

This month, we're showing a film based on a very popular series of books by Alexander McCall Smith, the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency.

This looks like so much fun! I hope I get to watch the movie this time instead of sitting with the popcorn popper making popcorn!

We want to think Susan Fries for spending a couple of days last week entertaining and then taking photos of the kids. And thanks to all the parents who participated ~ the calendars are going to look great, and it's because of your terrific kids!

It will be a couple of months before the calendars are ready ~ we'll let you know!

Don't Forget!

This Thursday and the succeeding Saturday are the days to bring your child to the library to get his/her picture taken. Write it on your hand!

The flowers in the pots at each door of the library are beautiful -- thanks to Loni and Pam for taking such good care of them. I took some pictures of them last week during the rain.....

Click HERE for the big version!

Do you have a cute kid?

You do!!

The Friends of Jensen Memorial Library would love to have your child's picture on our calendar. We're sponsoring a photo shoot this month, to get the pictures for our 2010 calendar,

SO

if your cutie pie is age 4 or less, we'd love to have them come!

Susan Fries, a local photographer who takes great pictures, will be at the library Sept 17, 7:00 to 9:00 PM, and Sept. 19, 1:00 to 4:00 PM.
There is no charge for attending. There will be inexpensive discs with all the photos Susan takes of your child available for order, from which you can make as many copies as you like.



Maybe your sweetie will be Miss May!


Ask the ladies behind the counter at the library for the details; and sign up for your time slot (so we know approximately how many people will be attending).

We hope to see you and your mini-mes there!