Every other year, the Friends of the Library host a fundraiser and our theme today was An Evening of Mystery.

Authors Sue Owens Wright, Mark Bacon, Cindy Sample and Kathi Daley were there to share their books and tales of murder. Each was unique and entertaining.
They spoke in the pines.
Sue Owens Wright wrote me afterward, "I had such a great time.  What a wonderful event!  Really nicely done and such a lovely setting.  Your library is the nicest one I've seen.  Everything was perfect, and your staff and guests were so nice.  I was honored and delighted to participate.  Thank you so much for inviting me and giving me the best excuse I can think of to visit beautiful Lake Tahoe."
Besides intriguing authors, we had a scavenger hunt, mystery trivia and lots of amazing food and drinks. No one left hungry or thirsty.

The Silent Auction was a success (and fun) because of the outpouring of support from our community. 
One guest wrote, "Lovely event.  Kudos to you and all who put this together.  Informative speakers, great company, good food and drink, and challenging activities." What more could you ask for? Except for maybe a great team with whom to work and we totally had that. Awesome!