Have Your Cake and Eat it, Too!

Lots of parents, myself included, want to make awesome themed birthday cakes for their kids’ parties.  All right, maybe not lots, but there are definitely some of us.  I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but buying a cakepan that’s JUST RIGHT in the hobby or grocery store can be very expensive, not to mention having to buy the decorations and the cake mix, the frosting and the candles.

Meinders Library can help!  Did you know that we check out cake pans?  That’s right, there are more than 200 cake pans in the Plum Creek system, ranging from Alf to Yogi Bear with all sorts of things in between.  We have Mermaids, rabbits, Batman, Hockey Players, Dora, and more.  Stop in and see what we have on site – we’ve also got a list of the pans held at other libraries!

It takes about a week for a pan to come in if we don’t have it and you can check it out for a week; depending on when you need it, we can extend the date a little.  Some of the pans come with decorating suggestions and instructions.  All we ask is that they come back clean, or with enough cake that the staff can have some (just kidding!).

The cake pans rotate every three months, with new pans coming in from other libraries.  We do have some pans that do not rotate, those that were donated specifically to us and are not part of the joint collection.  If you have any pans at home that you no longer need or want, please consider donating them to the library – there are people out there who need exactly that design!

Hope you’re having a great summer and just remember, libraries have more than just books!  If you have questions about anything we might offer, please give us a call.

Ebooks!! Ebooks have now gone live and you can check out a book to your Nook, Kindle, or other Ereading device.  If you have trouble accessing Overdrive through the Meinders Library catalogue, please call the library and let us know!!

PAFL Update:  Pipestone Area Friends of the Library is looking for members – anyone who is a friend to Meinders Library is welcome to join!  The Friends group works hard to promote the library, raise money for projects, and organize their yearly book sale, in addition to the HUGE amount of support they provide throughout the year.  For more information, please contact the library!

Book Club Reminder:  Book Club will be taking its summer break until September.  The date of the meeting will be included in future articles.  If you are interested in becoming a member of the book club, give us a call and we can sign you up!  Everyone is welcome and they have a great time!

If you have questions or have a book you’d like to reserve or renew, please don’t hesitate to give us a call at (507) 825-6714.  The summer hours for Meinders Library are Monday through Thursday from 10 AM – 8 PM, Friday from 10 AM – 5 PM, and Saturday from 10AM to Noon.  Meinders Community Library is located at 1401 7^th Street SW, on the south side of the high school.