Hundreds of children, families and library lovers put their mini golf game to the test, navigating the labyrinthine golf course the Estevan Public Library was turned into on Sunday.
The fundraiser for the library ran throughout the afternoon and included nine holes constructed of books and other odds and ends found around the library. Prizes were available for the lucky golfers who scored a hole-in-one on any of the holes, and carding a single stroke on Hole 7 netted the golfer a high five.
Krista Larocque, the Estevan library’s adult programmer, said the fundraiser was inspired by what she had seen at other libraries, getting ideas online and through social media sites like Pinterest.
She noted they tried to use as many resources in the library as they could to build the holes and some of the other material was donated.
The library has been raising money for blinds to place on the windows. At some points this summer, the library closed temporarily for heat reasons after the air conditioning shut down. The blinds help on hot days.
They were also raising money to replace the furniture and late last week the new couches and chairs were brought into the reading space.
“We have had quite a success with that, “ said Larocque. “Now it’s just maintaining our programs and services that we offer.”
They don’t have specific items they are fundraising for, but are raising money for the future and to make sure all of their activities and program remain free for the public.
