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Upper Sandusky Community Library
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The Halloween parade is canceled, so what does that mean for the S'mores Party and Pumpkin Glow?

It's still on! We will still have the Pumpkin Glow, but it will be inside the library in the children's section. We'll also be passing out s'mores packs that you can take home. First come, first served.
A bookshelf full of jack-o-lanterns.
October 30, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Due to the ongoing Amazon Web Services issue that is currently affecting internet access across the globe, Hoopla Digital is experiencing technical issues. The team is monitoring the situation and working to get the platform fully functional as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience!
A man is holding a phone in his hand with a dismayed look on his face. Text says hoopla is down. The Amazon Web Services outage has impacted hoopla. Please be patient as it is resolved.
October 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Our 100 Book Club is going strong, but there's still time to sign up if you want to challenge yourself. How's your challenge going?

If you're willing to take it on, then come to the library and get signed up.

Find out more >> www.usclibrary.org/100bookclub
A watercolor landscape with a girl reading underneath a tree. Text says grow your love of reading with us. The 100 Book Club with Upper Sandusky Community Library.
October 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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It's Banned Books Week and we challenge you to take action in your community for the right to read.

Here's where you can start >> uniteagainstbookbans.org/toolkit/
A group of young adults of various races and identities reading books. Text says Individuals should be trusted to make their own decisions about what to read.
October 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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📢 Important announcement 📢

Our Heritage Room will be closed to the public Oct. 17-Dec. 31.

Have a project or question you need answered? Head to the front desk and request Heritage Room materials for use within the library and we'll get them for you.

We're sorry for the inconvenience.
Old photos and scraps of paper with writing on it. Text says The Heritage Room will be closed tot he public October 17 through December 31. You can have materials form the Heritage Room brought out for your use within the library. Ask at the circulation desk.
October 2, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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You get a plant! You get a plant! You get a plant! (as long as you come to our Plant Swap through Friday) Grab them while you can!
Lots of plants in boxes. Various plants in containers on a table.
September 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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We are going to be closed this Saturday to make way for the Autumn Cruise. Have fun looking at all the cars!
The front end of a classic car. Text says Upper Sandusky Community Library will be closed Saturday, September 27th. Enjoy the car show.
September 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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The mystery has been solved! It was the fablous Professor Gilda Roy that stole the Philosopher's Tome!

Thank you to all of our actors to helping to put on Mystery at Toadwort's. We couldn't have done it without you.
A group of people dressed as witches and wizards. Two people sitting at a table while a man dressed as a wizard talks to them. A tall, hairy man wearing a fur and holding an umbrella talks to a group of people sitting at tables. Two people wearing witch's hats are sitting down while a third leans in to listen in on their conversation.
September 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Yes, as a matter of fact, we *do* like dressing up for our programs. And Patti and Tony knocked it out of the park last night at Taste of the Decades with their 1960s outfits! (You can't see it in the pic, but Patti had white go-go boots and Tony is wearing white bell bottoms.)
Two people dressed in 1960s outfits standing at a table making a recipe.
September 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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We’re proud to join #NationalVoterRegistrationDay on 9/16 as a Community Partner! 🎉

Together, we’re celebrating democracy by helping every eligible American get registered and #VoteReady for 2025. Join us: bit.ly/NVRDPartner25
The outside of a building surrounded by trees and bushes with a sign saying Upper Sandusky Community Library. Text says Make an impact. Vote local. National Voter Registration Day. We are a community partner. Sept. 16, 2025. Learn more nationalvoterregistrationday.org.
September 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Win a Golden Library Card worth six free audiobooks! 🎫
This September when you sign up for a library card, you’ll be entered to win a Golden Library Card from @libro.fm You must be 18+ to win. Good luck!
The front and back of a Golden Library Card. Text says Sign up for a flibrary card this month and you'll be entered to win a Golden Library Card from Libro.fm. Ask a librarian or visit blog.libro.fm/library-card to learn more.
September 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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There's a new Coded StoryWalk® up for September! Grab your Coded Tales sheet at the front desk and get started walking, reading, and solving the message.

And make sure to check out the new StoryWalk® at Stepping Stones: "In the Woods: Who's Been Here?" by Lindsay Barrett George
A black and white tiger cub. Text says Coded StoryWalk. Pick up a Coded Tales sheet from the front desk and begin your walk at the vestibule window. As you walk from business to business, reading pages of this month's book, write down the code letter located at each stop. Bring the special message back to the library's front desk to receive a prize. Zoo Born: Zoo Babies from Around the World by Andrew Bleiman.
September 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Heads up! We will be closed on Monday for Labor Day.

Remember: you can always return your library materials in the outdoor drop box AND digital materials are always available on Libby and hoopla.
A row of people of different professions standing in front of a cityscape. Text says Upper Sandusky Community Library will be closed Monday, Sept. 1st in observance of Labor Day.
August 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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No borrows? No problem! Titles in Hoopla's Bonus Borrows program don't count against your limit, and they're available now through Aug. 31 >> www.hoopladigital.com/collection/3...
Book and movie covers. Text says hoopla Bonus Borrows. More media without using your borrows.
August 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Welcome back, students! We missed you! 👋
A woman scooping ice out of a snowcone machine. A woman holding up a hotdog with tongs while standing behind a small grill with more hotdogs on it. A woman and a young girl who is eating a hotdog while sitting on a bench outside. Three teen girls sitting on a bench outside and eating snowcones and hotdogs.
August 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Congratulations to all of our Color Your World summer reading program winners!

A special thank you to the Miller Ferry for their donation of two tickets!
A woman holding a gift basket of prizes. A young girl sitting on the floor surrounded by art supplies. A woman holding a tote bag full of prizes. A young girl sitting on a chair surrounded by bookshelves. She's squeezing a Squishmallow.
August 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Congratulations to all of our 100 Book Clubbers for reading 100 books in a year!

By the numbers:
➡️ 113 readers accepted the challenge
➡️ 48 readers completed the challenge
➡️ 24 readers completed the challenge for the second time
➡️ 4,800 books read
➡️ 1,395,125 pages read
A group of people gathered together for a photo. People browsing a table full of books. A sign on the wall says 1,395,125 pages. A woman adding food to her plate from a table full of food platters.
July 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Please be aware of our hours this week:
➡️ Closing at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 3
➡️ Closed Friday, July 4
American flag waving. Text says Upper Sandusky Community Library will be closed in observance of Independence Day Friday, July 4th. We will be closing at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 3rd.
July 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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The peace pole is up in our rose garden! It features four different languages (English, Wyandotte, Spanish, and German) wishing peace within our community. This is a project led by the Rotary Club of Upper Sandusky.
A pole in a rose garden. The pole has "may peace be in our communities. may peace prevail on Earth" on all sides in different languages.
June 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Judging by the color explosion on the kids when they left, we'd say they had a blast at our Color Read at Stepping Stones last week!
One woman squirting colored powder on another at a park. A little girl growling at the camera while covered in colored powder. Two little girls covered in colored powder are reading a book page on an outside podium at a park. A group of kids covered in colored powder standing at a podium and reading a page of a book.
June 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Check out what's coming up at the library!

Full calendar >> usclibrary.org/event
Watercolors on a piece of paper. Text says this week at the library June 23-28, 2025. Sign up for the Color Your World Summer Reading Program. Full schedule listed in original post.
June 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Heads up: We will be closed Thursday, June 19 for Juneteenth.
Hands of different skin tones splayed out. Text says Upper Sandusky Community Library will be closed Juneteenth Freedom Day. Thursday, June 19th.
June 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Check out what's going on at the library this week!
A wash of warm colors on a paper background. Text says This week at the library June 16-20, 2025. Sign up for the Color Your World summer reading program! Full schedule listed in the original post.
June 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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We're less than two weeks into our summer
reading program and we've almost reached the number
of adults signed up last year! Can you be the person to
help us make it over 100?
Paper worlds with names written on them displayed on interior windows.
June 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Are we allowing you to color on the wall? Yes. Yes, we are. It's a Color Your World summer, after all!
Brown paper underneath a large coloring sheet on a wall. A note is written on the brown paper that says color me. A pail of crayons sit on a table between two chairs.
June 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM