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Halloween How-To

Image by air_jordanpj. Retrieved from Flickr. Used under Creative Commons' licensing.
Image by air_jordanpj. Retrieved from Flickr. Used under Creative Commons’ licensing.

Here’s the Trick:

In the spirit of Halloween,in our  Just for Fun this week, CMLE shines a light on the time honored tradition of pumpkin carving  which originated in the mid-1800’s. Learn more about this tradition at Hungry History, The Halloween Pumpkin: An American History (October 2013.) Then click on the following links to inspire your next carved creation;

For an Added Treat:

In 1983, Michael Jackson released his iconic Thriller video.  Just for fun, in the spirit of Halloween, CMLE also links you to an interesting remake by Braulio Cesar Linares called Library Thriller (8:39) featuring a young man struggling to follow library rules.