Sunday the18th of November was our annual Holiday Parade in Evansville. This year a new group took over it's coordination and renamed it the Main Street Christmas Parade. I wonder how long that will last? Anyhow EVPL enters the parade every year and every year chooses to have our entry judged based on such things as Best Children's Theme, Best Band (that one never applies), Best in Parade and the like.

Last year the parade was rained out after we decorated so we saved all the stuff and repeated our theme of Muppets this year. Good thing too because it was AWESOME!!!

We begin every year with our banner. Pretty basic stuff. The guy in the red jacket is one of our customers who has walked with us for about 10 years. He calls early to make sure we want him to join us. We always do.

This year EVPL was rated a 5 Star Library by Library Journal. We wanted to acknowledge the the accomplishment in our own way.

This is the Book Bus' baby. Cute no?

Then came Gonzo (and Camilla his chicken lady love), Fozzie Bear, Kermit (playing a Ukelele - no banjo available I guess), and Miss Piggy.

 Animal played his drum set during the parade. It was very loud when we went under the overpasses.







The Book Bus was all dressed up as the Electric Mayhem bus but here it looks a little sleepy.

No show would be complete without some good heckling from Woldorf and Stadler from on their balcony...






...and Road Crew for the band.

 Here's the whole gang. It was fun only how in the world will we top this next year?

By the way. We won Best in Parade!