Howey-in-the-Hills – The Howey-in-the-Hills Friends of the Library, a 501(c)3 organization, is hosting their first Masquerade Ball to raise funds for the Marianne Beck Memorial Library, a member of the Lake County Library System. The black-tie charity gala will take place at Mission Inn Resort & Club in their El Nuevo Mundo Ballroom, located at 10400 FL-48 in Howey-in-the-Hills on Saturday, June 11 at 5:30 p.m.
The event will include a cocktail hour, dinner, silent auction, and a night of dancing with a DJ. The host for the evening will be Carey Baker, the Lake County Property Appraiser. George Taylor, the Director of the Lake County Library System, will also be a guest speaker.
The Howey Friends of the Library sponsor many programs and events of the Marianne Beck Memorial Library such as their weekly literacy programs, the Summer Reading Program, chess tournaments, and their monthly Meet the Artist event. Friends of the Library President Kathy Coleman says, “With the need for a further expansion of programs and services, the Friends of the Library are excited to host this fundraiser. We look forward to making this an annual event.”
Individual tickets are $100.00 and a table of 10 is $900. Tickets can be purchased online at https://tinyurl.com/yckc3z2a on Eventbrite or at the Marianne Beck Memorial Library. The deadline for purchasing tickets is Monday, May 23.
For more information about this event, the Marianne Beck Memorial Library, or to find out about future programs, call or visit the library, or go to https://www.facebook.com/HoweyLibrary.
Visit https://www.facebook.com/howeylibraryfriends to learn more information about how to become a Friend of the Library as well as how the Friends support their local library.
The Howey-in-the-Hills Friends of the Library, a 501(c)3 organization. The FOL have been instrumental in raising funds for much-needed library equipment and programming. In 2019-2020, they raised monies to build an expansion to the library. This expansion, the Library Education Center, is available for use for library-sponsored programs or, if scheduling permits, nonprofits as well.
