La Verne library outlines Fall Festival tent plan: pumpkins, games, local authors and teen programs

The La Verne Public Library will operate a staffed tent at the La Verne Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 20, the board was told Sept. 8. The parade begins at 10 a.m., and the festival run at the library tent will end at 3 p.m., Donna said. Donna described planned tent activities including a pumpkin-decorating station supplied by Parks and Recreation ("about 250 to 350 real pumpkins"), giveaway bags, library-information materials and an activity called "granny pants," a nylon pant with a hula-hoop-style opening used to catch beach balls as a team game. Donna said the library will keep activity stations separated from pumpkin painting to avoid confusion with real pumpkins. The board also heard that the library plans occasional local-author signings; board member Leslie mentioned a local novelist (pen name uncertain in the discussion) whose work recently released at Parnassus Books in Nashville and who may do a signing later this fall. Donna reminded the board that the library building will be closed Sept. 20 and encouraged attendees to visit the striped library tent at Veterans Memorial Park. She also confirmed that the library will record storytimes for Channel 3 when appropriate and that Dungeons & Dragons for ages 12–17 will resume Sept. 16, meeting 5–6:30 p.m. with a recommended group size of about 10 players. No formal festival-related motions were presented; the remarks were informational planning and coordination.