To help celebrate National Library Week, Pipestone Area Friends of the Library is hosting a tasty event on Thursday April 23. Their first ever Bars for Books will run from 3pm to 6pm and will raise funds for new library materials across all ages and formats.
During the event, over a dozen local bakers will be putting their signature bars on the table and leaving it up to you to decide who bakes the best bars in Pipestone.
From Blueberry Lemon Blondies to Chocolate Highlander Cookie Bars, and tried and true brownies to newly created concoctions, everyone should find something to love.
All PAFL asks is that you put your money where your mouth is. Instead of talking about your #1 bar, use your dollars to upvote your favorite(s). Winners will be decided by the funds their bars bring in.
We’ve already heard a lot of strategizing by people planning to attend. One patron is planning to pay a dollar per bite-sized sample. She will then put a second dollar into her third place choice, a $5 bill into her second place bar, and $10 toward her favorite recipe. She told us she will spend roughly $25-$30 to help PAFL find Pipestone’s best baker.
As PAFL will use 100% of the proceeds for this fundraiser to purchase new library materials, this strategy could net the library a new adult hardcover novel, or a picture book and board book combo, or two middle grade novels and one young adult novel.
Another patron plans to give a free will offering of $20 straight to PAFL to taste the goods, followed by pocket change toward his favorite treats. Yet another claims they will jar watch–bumping the best baked goods with a few bucks here and there if the competition appears to be edging closer to a win. Whatever your method, you get to choose your own fundraising adventure while supporting a worthwhile organization and the literary needs of our entire community.
BONUS: Your vote(s) will also provide bragging rights to the top three bakers of the day!
