Sweet Tradition Brings Community Together For Froid Public Library
Choosing a slice may have been the hardest part of the afternoon at the Froid Public Library’s annual pie social Tuesday, Oct. 27. With everything from apple and pecan to pumpkin maple and Heath bar on the menu, there was plenty of reason to take a good look at the dessert table before deciding.
Residents gathered from 3 to 6 p.m. at the community building connected to the library for an afternoon of pie and community support. Local bakers donated the pies, and guests contributed free-will donations to help fund library programs throughout the year.
For more than 25 years, the pie social has given Froid residents and neighbors from surrounding towns a sweet reason to get together. This year brought another strong turnout, continuing a tradition that has become a familiar and much-anticipated part of fall in the community.
The generosity behind the dessert table will reach well beyond one afternoon. Proceeds will help support the library’s summer reading program, Christmas bingo, canvas bag painting and Blind Date with a Book, with additional activities to be announced.
Those programs offer opportunities for readers, crafters and families to enjoy the library throughout the year. A donation made over a slice of pie helps keep those activities going.
And there was no shortage of slices to choose from. Those who favor fruit pies could pick from apple, dutch apple, cherry, peach, blueberry or rhubarb. Cream pie fans had banana, coconut, chocolate and vanilla varieties to consider, while pecan, pumpkin and lemon meringue offered more familiar favorites. Pumpkin maple, Heath Bar and peanut butter rounded out the selection.
Making that variety possible were pie donors Donna Ostby, Anne Heller, Jolene Williams, Cheyenne Heller, Denise Murray, Sheri Harvey, Cindy Reiter, Sheri Crain, Sharon Bertelsen, Claudia Harris, Joyce Harvey, Jenny Engelke, Ellen Britton and Carolyn Olson.
Each donated pie was part of a larger community effort — one that depends on people willing to bake, give and turn out in support of their local library.
After more than a quarter-century, the recipe for Froid’s pie social remains a good one: a generous community, a table full of homemade desserts and a shared commitment to keeping the library’s programs thriving.
