Upper Sandusky Community Library

Reminder: We will be closed Monday, Oct. 13 and will return to regular hours on Tuesday, Oct. 14.

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.

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/

Here's what we're reading this week:

📚 As You Wish by Jude Deveraux
📚 The Dark Library by Mary Anna Evans
📚 Blacksad by Juan Díaz Canales

What are you reading?

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.

📢 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.

Lots of plants in boxes.

Various plants in containers on a table.

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!

The front end of a classic car. Text says Upper Sandusky Community Library will be closed Saturday, September 27th. Enjoy the car show.

We are going to be closed this Saturday to make way for the Autumn Cruise. Have fun looking at all the cars!

Here's what we're reading this week:

Milena and Margarete: A Love Story in Ravensbrück by Gwen Strauss
Mrs. Morris and the Ghost by Traci Wilton
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Quest of the Wolf by Lindsay Buroker

What are you reading?

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.

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.

Two people dressed in 1960s outfits standing at a table making a recipe.

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.)

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.

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

And those of you who already have a USCL library card - you can earn an entry to win free books by telling us why you love your library! Check out the display by the self-checkout for more information.

Learn more >> www.usclibrary.org/content/win-...

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.

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!

StoryWalk® Get your family outside to stretch their legs and read a book with StoryWalk®. StoryWalk® is an innovative and delightful way for children - and adults - to enjoy reading and the outdoors at the same ...

Learn about our StoryWalks® >> usclibrary.org/storywalk

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.

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

Here's what we're reading this week:

Of Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts
The Fourth Closet by Scott Cawthon
The Break by Katherena Vermette
Valdemar by Mercedes Lackey

What are you reading?

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.

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.

Book and movie covers. Text says hoopla Bonus Borrows. More media without using your borrows.

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...

Here's what we're reading this week:

📚 Malamander by Thomas Taylor
📚 Riviera Gold by Laurie R. King
📚 A Mind of Her Own by Danielle Steel
📚 Nemesis Games by James S.A. Corey

What are you reading?

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.

Welcome back, students! We missed you! 👋

Here's what we're reading this week:

📚 Hidden Nature by Nora Roberts
📚 The Great Hippopotamus Hotel by Alexander McCall Smith
📚 To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

What are you reading?

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.

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!

Here's what we're reading this week:

📚 The House Next Door by Darcy Coates
📚 The Order War by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
📚 Twelve Nights at Rotter House by J.W. Ocker
📚 Wife Number One by Elle Thorpe

What are you reading?

Here's what we're reading this week:

📚 A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
📚 Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
📚 Love You More by Lisa Gardner
📚 The Wild Robot Escapes by Peter Brown

What are you reading?

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.

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

Here's what we're reading this week:

📚 The Truth of the Aleke by Moses Ose Utomi
📚 A Fragile Enchantment by Allison Saft
📚 The Man Made of Smoke by Alex North
📚 Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson

What are you reading?

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.

Please be aware of our hours this week:
➡️ Closing at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 3
➡️ Closed Friday, July 4

Here's what we're reading this week:

📚 The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
📚 The Fury by Alex Michaelides
📚 A Different Kind of Gone by Catherine Ryan Hyde
📚 The Alpine Yeoman by Mary Daheim

What are you reading?

Rotary Peace Poles

Learn about the Rotary Peace Pole Project >> rotarypeacepoles.world

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.

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.

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.

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!