Halloween tales at the county library system

Halloween is only three days away!

I hope you’ve stocked up on fun-sized candy bars and have your costume all ready to go.

I have many great childhood memories of Halloween. My mom used to sew all of my costumes throughout elementary school. I was Pocahontas, Jasmine (from “Aladdin”), an Olympic figure skater, a clown, a mummy, a sorcerer, and a number of other great and original entities. I always felt proud to wear my mother’s creations.

I also remember the Halloween Blizzard of 1991 in Minnesota – where I grew up. I remember bundling up in snow pants, a thick puffy coat, a hat, mittens and...