Mark Twain, ramps, obstacles, Charles Dickens, loop-de-loops... wait a second... FORE!

The second ever Fore! For the Friends Miniature Golf event at the Wareham Free Library, held on Sunday, February 19, was a great success -- raising more than $7,000.

The event, which turns the library into an 18-hole miniature golf course, was a fundraiser for the Friends of the Wareham Free Library, which raises money for library materials and  programming.

"A lot of our activities here wouldn't happen if it weren't for the Friends," said Wareham Free Library director Denise Medeiros as families teed off.

From paying for food to making programming possible, the Friends are there.

The library does not have a budget for programming, so special events, such as an upcoming pottery workshop, are funded through the nonprofit. The Friends also supplement the library's teen program -- sometimes even paying for pizzas -- because, as Medeiros noted with a grin, food is very important when you host events for teens!

But the Friends also help out with necessities.

"Lately, [the friends have been] supplementing the book budget," Medeiros added.

The mini-golf event was organized by Megan Singleton and Liz McDonald, both of whom serve on the Wareham Free Library Board of Trustees and are Friends of the Wareham Free Library.

Noting that last year the event brought in $6,000, Singleton said: "We hope to keep raising the bar year after year!"

McDonald said she was grateful for everyone who helped make the event a successful one, including corporate sponsor A.D. Makepeace.

"I'd like to thank all who came out and played, all our sponsors, the Friends, and all the volunteers," she said.

From a castle made out of books to a tunnel made from a plumber's pipes, the course was not without added fun from sponsors of the holes.

The Wareham Free Library "got a lot of community support," said Russ Bolton of Library Mini Golf, which sets up golf courses inside libraries across the country.

Pointing out that he shows up with just one van full of mini-golf supplies, he added: "I could never have enough to decorate all the holes!"

While some of the golfers thought it was a little strange to be playing mini-golf in a building that is traditionally a place where you're required to be quiet, one thing was clear: The event was a blast!

"I think it's really fun," said 9-year-old Kaya Fernandes after tackling one of the holes.

Her brother, 7-year-old Levi Vickstrom said he was having a good time, but playing golf in the library? That was a little bit "weird," he said.

Whether you put him outside with water hazards or inside with, uh... book hazards... 10-year-old Zachary Lauzon doesn't mind.

"I love mini-golf!" he said.