Lemonheads Support the Huntley Area Public Library

Reading is sweet for Huntley Public Library ‘Lemonheads’. (Courier-News, 7/10/2011)

Excerpt:   For the past three years, two local families have been donating the proceeds from their lemonade stands to the Huntley Area Public Library.

This year, the library is expanding on this sweet idea and is encouraging the local community to join in the fun to benefit the Children’s Area of the library.

The program coincides with the library’s summer reading program for kids, titled “Reading is Sweet.”

“We were inspired by the Laughlin and Hassell families, who host a lemonade stand every year and donate the funds to the library,” said Leigh Ann Porsch, communications coordinator for the library. “Lots of parents ask us what they can do for the library. This is something anyone can do,”

In addition to offering the funding idea to the broader community, the library staff also included other patrons who might want to support the Children’s Area.

Those who don’t want to host a lemonade stand can make a cash donation of $25 to the library and be recognized as a “Lemonhead.”