Library Hosts Gingerbread Contest

Gingerbread House Contest
Create a gingerbread house at home and enter it in the library’s holiday contest.  Bring entries to the library between Friday, Nov. 19 and Tuesday, Nov. 30 for display.  Library visitors will cast their votes for their favorites in four divisions; Family (created by several members of a family); Tween (an individual in third- through sixth-grade); Teen (an individual in seventh- through twelfth-grade); or Adult (an individual 18 years or older).  A prize will be awarded in each division.  The winners will be announced on Saturday, Dec. 11. For further information, call 419-433-5009 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Open Play Chess for all ages at the library is on Saturdays, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Chess boards are available so bring a friend and play! Also, Chess Classes at the library will be held from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 6, and from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 18.
Players of all ages are encouraged to learn this challenging game or improve their skills. Call 419-433-5009 or register online at www.huronlibrary.org.

The library’s Second Thursday Seminar meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 11. EHOVE Pastry Chef Ashley Black and senior student Patrick Turnley will demonstrate building a gingerbread house.  Learn some tricks of the trade and get inspired to make a gingerbread house to enter in the library’s Gingerbread House Contest. This free program is for adults and children, 10 years and older.  Register online at www.huronlibrary.org or call
419-433-5009.

Food for Fines Week at the Library is Nov. 15 – 20. Bring in an overdue item along with a non-perishable food item, and the fine will be waived for that item. Food for Fines does not apply to previous fines. Donations will be distributed by the Huron Food Pantry. 

The library’s Mystery Book Group will meet at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 17. Ian Rankin’s “Exit Music” will be the discussion book.  A summary: With only a few days left until Det. Inspector John Rebus retires, he is handed a case involving the beating death of a Russian poet.  With time running out, Rebus has few clues and is fearful his fabled career will end with an unsolved murder. Call the library at 419-433-5009 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to join this group. Order your copy at www.huronlibrary.org , e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 419-433-5009.

The Book Exchange at the library meets at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 18. The book for discussion is “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett. Order your copy at www.huronlibrary.org , e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 419-433-5009.

The Huron Lions Club is hosting a Pancake Breakfast to benefit the Huron Youth Connection, the library’s after-school program, on Saturday, Nov. 20 from 8 a.m. to noon, at the First Presbyterian Church. HYC, which runs from 2:30 to 5 p.m., Monday-Thursday, is a unit of the Boys and Girls Club of Erie County and is supported by local clubs and organizations. For more information about HYC, contact the library at 419-433-5009.

Snowman Craft for Tweens at the library is from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 20. Register online at www.huronlibrary.org or call 419-433-5009 by Wednesday, Nov. 17.

Did you know?
… The Huron Public Library is a Passport Acceptance Agency? Forms, information about required documentation and fees are available at http://www.state.gov/travel/. Call the library at 419-433-5009 to be sure an Acceptance Agent is available when you’re ready to come in.