Good, messy fun was had at the “Pumpkin Smash!” event Nov. 7 at the Dunwoody Library, where families gathered to pulverize their Halloween jack-o’-lanterns and pumpkins, with the remains donated to the North DeKalb Community Garden. Children’s Librarian Catherine Lampley organized the smashing success.

Mary Thatcher, 5, gives a rubber mallet a swing at a pumpkin. (Photo by Phil Mosier)
Mary Thatcher, 5, gives a rubber mallet a swing at a pumpkin. (Photo by Phil Mosier)
Shireya Sumesh, 4, dents a pumpkin while her mother, Rashmi Sumesh looks on. (Photo by Phil Mosier)
Shireya Sumesh, 4, dents a pumpkin while her mother, Rashmi Sumesh looks on. (Photo by Phil Mosier)

John Ruch is a former journalist who previously served as Managing Editor of Reporter Newspapers.