Need help with a Library app? Book a Librarian through Zoom video chat. Schedule your appointment and let a librarian walk you through downloading and using a specific app. We can also help with a specific website, a new smartphone, and much more! Book an appointment today and a librarian will get back with you [...]

Next week is Banned Books Week, a time when libraries and other places traditionally host in-person events that raise awareness about censorship. To celebrate this unique Banned Books Week with us, you can check out a Banned Books Bundle from the Library! Each bundle contains 3 books that have been previously contested in some way. [...]

Everyone reacts differently to stressful situations like COVID-19. You may feel anxiousness, anger, sadness, or overwhelmed. Find ways to reduce your stress to help yourself and the people you care about: learn the common signs of stress, make time to unwind and do activities you enjoy, or talk with family and friends by phone, text, [...]

Spotlight on a Book: Author Bill Bryson has once again achieved the seemingly impossible by making the science of our world both understandable and entertaining. This non-fiction book explores the human body, how it functions, and its remarkable ability to heal itself. Full of extraordinary facts and astonishing stories, The Body: A Guide for Occupants [...]

The next Teen Library Council meeting is on Monday, September 21 at 4 pm on Zoom chat. The TLC is for teens interested in contributing ideas that can make a difference in their community in a monthly meeting. New members are welcome and all it takes is an application. Click here for the details.

Based on data provided by the Ohio Public Health Advisory System, Erie County has been downgraded to a Level 2 Public Emergency (orange) from a Level 3 (red). Because of this, the Library will be going back to a Limited Opening beginning on Monday, September 14. We hope to see you soon! Click here to [...]

Tune in this Thursday at 1 pm for another Online Storytime LIVE with the one and only Miss Melissa. Click here for the details or to watch past storytimes.

Need some help with a Library app or a new device? The Library is still offering Book a Librarian appointments through Zoom video chat. Click here to request an appointment and a librarian will get back to you as soon as possible.

The Real Reads: Non-Fiction Book Club meets on Zoom on Wednesday, September 23 at 3 pm to discuss The Monk of Mokha. New members are always welcome and books are available through Curbside Pickup. Click the link for more information.

Join the Library's Rockin' Readers Book Club on Zoom to read some great, new tween books this fall. The next book club meeting is on Thursday, September 25 at 5 pm on Zoom and will feature the book Property of the Rebel Librarian by Allison Varns about 12-year-old June Harper fighting censorship in her school. [...]

Back to school looks a lot different this year. Make it a bit easier to find reading materials for all ages with the Libby app. Libby provides thousands of eBooks and audiobooks for your phone, tablet, or computer- all FREE with your library card. Click here for more information.

The Library's book groups will continue on Zoom chat this fall. The next Book Exchange meeting is on Thursday, September 17 at 7 pm. New members are always welcome to join and books can be picked up from the Library. Click here for more information.

The Library wants to see your LEGO skills from home! Click the link below to visit our website and download a LEGO name plate or make a unique one at home. Then, send us a picture of your AMAZING LEGO creations on Thursday, September 3 to be featured in a photo collage on our website [...]

Watch Miss Melissa LIVE on select Thursdays at 1 pm from our Facebook page beginning this week on September 3. She will be reading brand new stories during the fall Storytime sessions and she really hopes that you will join her! Click here for more information.

At the beginning of each month, the Library will announce a new TikTok Challenge for teens (ages 13+). Create your own TikTok representing this month’s pirate theme for a chance to win some prizes and be featured on our social media pages! Click here for full contest rules.

Spotlight on a Book: The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson details an often untold American epic. The Great Migration was the movement of nearly 6 million black citizens as they fled the South in the 1900s for northern and western cities in search of a better life. Wilkerson interviewed thousands of individuals to [...]

Our FREE book boxes will be out today at 5 pm. Grab some books or magazines for free- and then keep them! These books have been weeded from our collection or have been donated by patrons. The boxes are pulled inside during our Curbside Pickup hours to ensure contactless service. Click here to learn more [...]

The Library's Between the Bookends: Fall 2020 Newsletter is now available on our website. This newsletter contains updates and virtual programming for the months of September, October, and November including craft kit pickups, virtual book clubs, and Book a Librarian Zoom appointments. Click here download your own copy.

We've got Curbside Pickup every day except Sundays! Place your holds today and a staff member will call you once your items become available to set a pickup time. Patrons can still place hold from other libraries in the CLEVNET system too! Click here to learn more about Curbside Pickup here.

Many libraries are unable to give out new library cards during the pandemic. But did you know that you can get a digital materials library card instantly? Provide a phone number and get instant access to thousands of eBooks and audiobooks on the OverDrive or Libby apps- all for FREE! Click here to get your [...]

Spotlight on a Book: Little Fires Everywhere, by Celeste Ng, takes place in a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, OH where everything is precisely planned. No one embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson, whose guiding principle is playing by the rules. Enter Mia Warren with her teenage daughter Pearl. Mia carries a mysterious past [...]

Due to safety concerns based on the Ohio Public Health Advisory System, the Library will be going back to Curbside Pickup beginning on Friday, August 7. The Library will be closed to the public until further notice. We hope to return to a Limited Opening as soon as safely possible and we sincerely appreciate your [...]

Our Between the Bookends: Fall 2020 Newsletter is going digital this year! Click here to register your email to receive a copy. Due to our temporary change of services, we will not be mailing out our newsletter this fall. Instead, we will post a digital copy on our website and email a copy directly to [...]

Were you able to guess where Dewey was hiding last week? Check out his hiding spot here. Thank you so much for participating in the Library's Summer Learning Program activities! Next time you visit the Library, be sure to say “Hello!” to Dewey, the Library Gnome.

Spotlight on a Book: The End of October by Lawrence Wright is a riveting medical thriller with an unlikely but appealing hero that races to find the origins and cure of a mysterious new killer virus as it brings the world to its knees. In Indonesia, 47 people are pronounced dead with acute hemorrhagic fever. [...]

Introducing: The Library's Teen TikTok Challenge for the 2020 Summer Learning Program! Show us how you interpret our Summer Learning theme Imagine Your Story using the TikTok app. Check out Miss Melissa’s sample video here or search for them on the TikTok app @huronpubliclibrary. Click here for the contest rules. Send your TikTok videos to [...]

Complete today's Try It Tuesday craft and create your own dragons and knights. Remember, if you don't have a Curbside Craft Kit to follow along, you can pick one up at the Library today! When you're done, show us your creations in the comments or send us a picture to [email protected] Click here for more [...]

Filling out your census ensures a more accurate share of government representatives and funding. For the next 10 years, the federal government will rely on 2020 Census data to help distribute about $1.5 trillion in annual spending across 316 federal programs including: Medicaid, direct student loans, highway construction grants, low income tax credits and loans, [...]

Don't know what to read next? NPR's Book Concierge can help! Filter your search to find new Book Club Ideas, Mysteries, Historical Fiction, Nonfiction, and more. You can also mix and match the filters to explore more than 2,000 recommendations from NPR staff and trusted critics. Click here to find NPR's Book Concierge and other [...]

Teens who have completed Grades 7 - 12 can win this handful of gift cards by competing in the Library's Teen Creative Writing Contest. Choose from one of three writing prompts and then flex your creative writing skills to change the ending to your favorite fairy tale story. Entries must be submitted by Saturday, August [...]

On Wednesdays, during the Summer Learning Program, the Library posts an activity featuring fairy tale fun. This week's activity is a Storybook Character Contest for children and tweens in Kindergarten through Grade 6 (last completed). Make a costume based on one of your favorite storybook characters using ONLY household items! Pictures must be submitted by [...]

In today's Try It Tuesday craft, make some magic wands and potions for you fairy tale make-believe! Follow along with your Curbside Craft Kits. If you do not have a craft kit yet, stop by the Library and grab one while supplies last. Today's craft is the blue craft. Click here to view the instructional [...]

Adults have two more weeks to win prizes in this year's Summer Learning Program. Stop by the check-in desk at the Library to fill out your tickets. Prize bags are on display in the lobby.

Dewey had some of you fooled last week. Did you figure out where Dewey was hiding? Every Monday during the Library's Virtual Summer Learning Program, we will be posting a new picture of Dewey, the Library Gnome, in a secret location. Can you guess where Dewey is this week? Note: Please do not put your [...]

The Library would like to take a moment today to thank YOU, our amazing patrons! While we find our footing amid the current pandemic, we have had to upend our normal routine and services to the public. We also know that it is sometimes frustrating to wear a mask, especially in the summer heat! We [...]

Spotlight on a Book: Bernardine Evaristo’s Girl, Woman, Other tracks 12 characters of different generations, political opinions, classes, faiths, and heritages as they move through one another’s worlds and times. Each person is drawn out in their own chapter, but their stories interweave: Some are friends, family, or lovers, while others simply happen to be [...]

Did you catch Thursday's Online Storytime celebrating the B.I.G (Beards International Gnome-athlon)? Click here to print off your own gnome face and create a beard that can win it all. You can use yarn, paper, pipe cleaners, cotton balls, or even glitter! Post your pictures on our Facebook page, email them to [email protected], or send [...]

Have you ever wanted to change the ending to a book, rewrite a fairy tale, or change the setting of a well known story? As part of our Virtual Summer Learning Program, teens in grades 7 - 12 can show off some creative writing skills! Pick one of the three provided writing prompts and start [...]

Today's Summer Learning Program activity features some Fairy Tale Fitness with "Mr. Melissa!" Watch the video and complete the fairy tale-themed challenges. Then make your own fairy tale challenge cards. Click here to watch Fairy Tale Fitness. Don't forget to share pictures and videos of your family and friends completing this fun workout! Post them [...]

Have you ever wondered what a library for birds would look like? Click here for a daily bird library live feed surprise!

Today is Try It Tuesday! In today's craft, you can make some feathered friends to go with your fairy tale adventures. Follow along with your Curbside Craft Kits. If you do not have a craft kit yet, stop by the Library and grab one while supplies last. Today's craft is the green craft. Complete today's [...]

The Library is now open to the public! Due to safety restrictions, the Library must monitor the number of patrons in the building. We recommend scheduling a reservation to visit to ensure your spot. Click here to read about our current safety regulations, services being offered, or to schedule your Library reservation here.

We really really hope that you were able to figure out where Dewey was last week! Every Monday during the Library's Virtual Summer Learning Program, we will be posting a new picture of Dewey, the Library Gnome, in a secret location. Can you guess where Dewey is this week? Note: Please do not put your [...]

Looking for an indoor activity for this upcoming hot and rainy weekend? Build a castle to compete in our LEGO Castle Contest! Create your best castle (LEGOs are suggested, but not required) and send us a picture by Wednesday, July 15.

We have not forgotten about Summer Learning for the adults! The program is simplified this year: read a book, then fill out a ticket for weekly prize drawings! Find the Adult SLP contest under the main TV monitor in the Lobby.

In this Try It Tuesday you can make some magical fairytale tube characters! Follow along with your Curbside Craft Kits or you can gather this craft's supplies from home. Today's craft is the yellow craft. Complete today's Try It Tuesday craft by following the links below! Make one fairy tale tube character, or make all [...]

The Library is now open to the public! Due to safety regulations, we are only allowed to have 20 patrons in the building per hour. We strongly suggest reserving a time to visit. Please visit our website here to reserve your time or to learn more about our current services and safety rules.

Did you figure out where Dewey was last week? Every Monday during the Library's Virtual Summer Learning Program, we will be posting a new picture of Dewey, the Library Gnome, in a secret location. Can you guess where Dewey is this week? NOTE: Please do not put your answers in the comments on Facebook. To [...]

On Wednesdays during the Summer Learning Program we post a fun fairy tale activity for you to do at home. This week features a LEGO building contest! Build your best castle (LEGOs are suggested, but not required) and send us a picture by Wednesday, July 15. Don't have any LEGOs? No worries! You can still [...]

Can you escape Hogwarts in this Digital Escape Room? As part of our Virtual Summer Learning Program, teens (and other Potter-fanatics) can try out this Hogwarts Escape Room. Will you make it to the end? Let us know how you did in the comments! Click here to try it for yourself.

Miss Melissa's LIVE Storytime on Thursday featured the book The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch. Click here to make your very own Princess Elizabeth at home. You can also watch a video of the author retelling the story by clicking here.

Complete a sand art craft in today's Try It Tuesday by following along with your Curbside Craft Kits. Today's craft is the orange craft. Don't forget to send us your amazing sand art pictures by messaging us or [email protected]! Check out Miss Melissa's video here. Here are the instructions.    

Were you able to guess where Dewey was last week? Every Monday during the Library's Virtual Summer Learning Program, we will be posting a new picture of Dewey, the Library Gnome, in a secret location. Can you guess where Dewey is this week? NOTE: Please do not put your answers in the comments. To submit [...]

The Summer Learning Program theme this year is "Imagine Your Story," featuring fairy tales and folklore. The Library's FREE Hoopla app has plenty of eBooks, movies, audiobooks, graphic novels, and more for all ages that fit this theme perfectly! See what you can find today with your library card! Click here to learn more about [...]

On Wednesdays, we post a fun fairy tale activity for you to do at home. This week, make your own fairy garden! You can make this garden with supplies you can find at a local dollar store, or get creative with supplies at home. Once you finish, send us your amazing garden pictures! Click here [...]

Spotlight on a Book: Tender and empowering, Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry is an ode to loving your natural hair and a celebration of dads and daughters everywhere. When mommy does Zuri’s hair, she feels like a superhero. But when mommy is away, it’s up to daddy to step in! Put this book on [...]