Join our campfire and kick off "Adventure Begins at Your Library," our 2024 Summer Library Program! At our Stories and S'mores Party on Friday, May 31, you can sign up for Summer Library Program, tell stories around a campfire (not a real fire!), and enjoy s'mores-themed snacks. For not-so-spooky stories, stop in from 3 to ... Read more
Teens and adults can pick up a free "mini masterpiece" kit starting Saturday, June 1 at 9 a.m.! Adults will pick up their kit at the Circulation Desk; teens at the Teen Desk. There are 2 options for kits: Painting or Sculpture. Kits will either have a canvas, paint and paintbrush OR clay for those ... Read more
Summer Library Kickoff at our Markle Branch Library! Join our campfire and kick off "Adventure Begins at Your Library."At our Stories and S'mores Party on Saturday, June 1, you can sign up for Summer Library Program, tell stories around a campfire (not a real fire!), and enjoy s'mores-themed snacks.
Get your thinking caps on! Bring your friends and family for an exciting night of pub-style trivia at Wise Guys, across from the library on Cherry Street. We host trivia at Wise Guys on the first Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m., so mark your calendars.
The Friends of the Library annual book sale is here! Enjoy used paperback and hardcover books, as well as other media, at a fraction of retail price—all while supporting future events at your library. The schedule of the sale is as follows: You won't want to miss this book bargain event!
Explore the great outdoors indoors! Join us to learn about and safely break geode rocks! Drop in anytime between the hours of 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. to find out, hands-on, what's inside a round rock formation known as a "geode." This program does not require registration but supplies will be limited to 30 kids. This ... Read more
If you're interested in reading more diverse and inclusive titles, check out "Inclusive Reads," our newest book club for adults. This book club meets on the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. to discuss books that feature racially, ethnically and socially diverse characters and perspectives. At the June 6 meeting, we'll discuss Our ... Read more
This summer, join your library staff for hikes every Friday during Summer Library Program! All ages are welcome to meet us at various locations throughout Huntington County for morning and evening hikes at the following places, dates/times. There are no rain dates if hikes are canceled due to bad weather.
Explore the great outdoors indoors! Join us to learn about and safely break geode rocks! Drop in anytime between the hours of 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. to find out, hands-on, what's inside a round rock formation known as a "geode." This program does not require registration but supplies are limited. This program is geared toward ... Read more
This summer, join your library staff for hikes every Friday during Summer Library Program! All ages are welcome to meet us at various locations throughout Huntington County for morning and evening hikes at the following places, dates/times. There are no rain dates if hikes are canceled due to bad weather.
Paws to Read is held monthly, typically on the second Saturday, at the Markle Branch Library. Children can improve their literacy skills by reading to a furry friend! All therapy dogs are certified with Three Rivers Visiting Dogs.
Stop in to get a grab-and-go activity kit to make your very own Paper Tent Craft. The kit will allow you to make and decorate a mini camping scene. This kit is appropriate for children under 12, with younger children needing help from an adult or older family member. Kits are available while supplies last.
We have a book club just for teens at the Huntington Main Library! From romance to mystery, realistic to science fiction, we read popular YA titles in this book club which meets at 6 p.m. on the second Monday of each month. At the June 10 meeting we're talking about The Truth Lies Here by ... Read more
We're going on a bear hunt with Ms. Jan and Ms. Malissa! Join us for a special outdoor storytime Tuesday morning, June 11 at 10:30 on the front patio. Big bubbles will be available at the end of the program for children and families who want to stay and play.
The name gives it away: this book club is for fans of fiction, especially contemporary novels. Fiction Lovers' Book Club meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m., and is always open to new members. At the June 11 meeting, we're discussing Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce. Published in 2020, this ... Read more
The American Red Cross is always in need of blood donations. Consider donating blood at our summer blood drive, June 12 from 1 to 6 p.m.! To schedule an appointment, please call (800) RED-CROSS or go to redcrossblood.org and use sponsor code "huntlib".
At each session of Genealogy Toolbox (every 2nd Thursday at 5 p.m. in the B. Joan Keefer Local History and Genealogy Center), learn at every level, whether you're a beginner to family history research or you've been doing it for decades. The focus of each lesson is on tools, techniques, databases and other resources available ... Read more
This summer, join your library staff for hikes every Friday during Summer Library Program! All ages are welcome to meet us at various locations throughout Huntington County for morning and evening hikes at the following places, dates/times. There are no rain dates if hikes are canceled due to bad weather.
This summer, join your library staff for hikes every Friday during Summer Library Program! All ages are welcome to meet us at various locations throughout Huntington County for morning and evening hikes at the following places, dates/times. There are no rain dates if hikes are canceled due to bad weather.
You thought it was going to be another boring summer, but then your parents announced that you were going to summer camp! However, when you get there, something seems off with the staff.After a few weeks you realize that the staff are the scouts for a group of aliens wanting to take over Earth! You ... Read more
The Board of Trustees of the Huntington City-Township Public Library meets on the third Wednesday of each month starting at 5:15 p.m. These meetings are open to the public.
We have a book club for kids ages 9–13 at the Huntington Main Library! Paperback Posse is the perfect opportunity, on the third Thursday of each month, to gather with other middle-grade readers and talk about the chosen book for the current month. (We also have snacks.) At the June 20 meeting, we're talking about ... Read more
Celebrate the summer solstice with a poetry night on nature and the great outdoors! Join us to share your own work, favorite poems, and/or peruse our poetry collection. Light refreshments will be served.
This summer, join your library staff for hikes every Friday during Summer Library Program! All ages are welcome to meet us at various locations throughout Huntington County for morning and evening hikes at the following places, dates/times. There are no rain dates if hikes are canceled due to bad weather.
This year's Summer Library Program is all about exploring the great outdoors! What better way to do that than learn about one of our most important and fascinating insect neighbors? Science Central experts are coming from Fort Wayne to tell us all about bees, one of our most important pollinators. This program is geared toward ... Read more
This summer, join your library staff for hikes every Friday during Summer Library Program! All ages are welcome to meet us at various locations throughout Huntington County for morning and evening hikes at the following places, dates/times. There are no rain dates if hikes are canceled due to bad weather.
The Markle Book Club meets on the fourth Monday of each month at 5 p.m., and reads a variety of fiction titles. This month, on March 25, we're discussing The Midnight Library by Matt Haig.
Anime-niacs is a club that meets twice monthly to watch episodes of anime while enjoying traditional Japanese snacks! Join in every 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 6 p.m. for a different featured anime series every month. June's selection is 'Laid Back Camp' about a high schooler named Rin who joins her classmates on a Camping ... Read more
Join us for History Book Club's discussion of The Other Madisons by Bettye Kearse, 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 26. Discover the lost history of a U.S. president's Black family in a book that is both a personal family history and an homage to millions of silenced, invisible African Americans.
All aboard the Markle shuttle to Huntington for any stuffed animals camping out at the library Friday, June 28! If your Markle stuffed animal wants to participate in the June 28 campout, please bring them to the Markle Branch Library by 5 p.m. Thursday, June 27 so the shuttle service can take them to Huntington! ... Read more
Join us in the Plum Tree Meeting Room on Thursday, June 28 at 6 p.m. for a special showing of a film about Gene Stratton-Porter and her life, 'A Girl of the Limberlost' (1990). All ages are welcome, and popcorn will be served. Ahead of the film, you'll hear from Randy Lehman, member of the ... Read more
This summer, join your library staff for hikes every Friday during Summer Library Program! All ages are welcome to meet us at various locations throughout Huntington County for morning and evening hikes at the following places, dates/times. There are no rain dates if hikes are canceled due to bad weather.
Would your stuffed animal like to camp out at the library Friday, June 28? If so, please bring them to the library between 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. so you can fill out their nametag and drop them off. They'll be kept safe at the library while they snack, watch movies, hear storytime, and more! ... Read more
You thought it was going to be another boring summer, but then your parents announced that you were going to summer camp! However, when you get there, something seems off with the staff.After a few weeks you realize that the staff are the scouts for a group of aliens wanting to take over Earth! You ... Read more
This summer, join your library staff for hikes every Friday during Summer Library Program! All ages are welcome to meet us at various locations throughout Huntington County for morning and evening hikes at the following places, dates/times. There are no rain dates if hikes are canceled due to bad weather.
Get your thinking caps on! Bring your friends and family for an exciting night of pub-style trivia at Wise Guys, across from the library on Cherry Street. We host trivia at Wise Guys on the first Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m., so mark your calendars.
This summer, join your library staff for hikes every Friday during Summer Library Program! All ages are welcome to meet us at various locations throughout Huntington County for morning and evening hikes at the following places, dates/times. There are no rain dates if hikes are canceled due to bad weather.
This summer, join your library staff for hikes every Friday during Summer Library Program! All ages are welcome to meet us at various locations throughout Huntington County for morning and evening hikes at the following places, dates/times. There are no rain dates if hikes are canceled due to bad weather.