Thank you to the Friends of the Library of Windham and the hundreds of volunteers and generous donors who made a fantastic Strawberry Festival 2010 possible!
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Thank you to the Friends of the Library of Windham and the hundreds of volunteers and generous donors who made a fantastic Strawberry Festival 2010 possible!
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Strawberry Festival and Book Sale 2010
Before, during, after....Enjoy!
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| The Strawberry Festival and Book Sale is a town event for all ages ------The Library, too, serves all ages ----- There is something for everyone at the Library! | |
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Empty tables await thousands of books. |
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Upstairs at the library, hundreds of boxes of books are ready to be carried down to the Multipurpose Room. |
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| Organizing the books for easy browsing takes time. The FLOW volunteers spend countless hours sorting books from October through May. | |
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Volunteers of all ages help carry the books downstairs. |
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Final organization |
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Folks lined up early for the Thursday Pre-Sale for FLOW members, teachers, and seniors. |
A preview of the many raffle prizes!
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 All is in readiness for Saturday! |
 Games and Puzzles, too! |
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Strawberry Festival Day! All is ready at the Nesmith Library Summer Reading Program Tables |
The Nesmith Library Teen Summer Reading Program Table is ready as well! |
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The FLOW Raffle table is open for business! |
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Anyone can become a member of FLOW. Support your library and have fun, too! |
Face painting is always popular! |
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Helping to make a cool sand art treasure. |
A small "auxiliary" book sale at the Strawberry Festival gives a preview of the Book Sale going on at the Nesmith Library |
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| These and many other "blow-up" toys are ready for the crowds! | |
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Always a fun table. |
Some balloon creations |
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The crowds increase as the day progresses! 10 a.m. |
3:15 p.m. |
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Typical sight in the gym! |
Climbing up, up up |
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The infamous Dunk Tank lures the crowds! |
Lots of crowds everywhere! |
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Windham Community Band - what a joy to hear and watch! |
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 Wonderful dance troupe performances!
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 All ages! |
 Boy Scouts of America Display |
 Great helpers!
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 Popular demonstrations from Partner Level Sponsor Tim Barchard's Professional Martial Arts Academy |
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FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD : |
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 The Gourmet Grille |
 The Windham Junction |
 The Village Bean |
 The Common Man |
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Selling tickets to the Celebrity Grill |
Celebrities grillin' ! |
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The High School patio was a popular place to enjoy all the food treats. |
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For many festival-goers, this table is the BEST: Strawberry Shortcakes!! |
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Announcing the winner of the Nesmith Library Quilt! |
Announcing Raffle winners - what a fun job! |
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Young people picked the winners |
Reaching into the raffle ticket bag for the winner! |
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 After the Festival.....the "toys" are deflated. |
 Back at the Library, notice how few boxes of books are left under the tables! |
 This youngster comes by to pick out a few more books! |
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Extra thanks to the many sponsors and donors! |
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Partner Level Sponsor : Dr. Anne B. Filler, DMD, FAGD |
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Partner Level Sponsor : Professional Martial Arts Academy |
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updated 06/07/10
