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Are you looking for a way to get a leg up on your New Year’s reading resolutions? Then join the Upper Sandusky Community Library’s Snow Better Time to Read adult winter reading program.

Reading is its own reward, but if you sign up for Snow Better Time to Read you might win a prize, too. Simply sign up for the program at the front desk. Each time you check out library books, you will receive a snowflake surprise as well as an entry for the winter reading grand finale prize. Snow Better Time to Read runs from January 3 through February 12.

THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN CANCELED. 

Upper Sandusky Community Library and the Star Theater are calling upon you to put your detective skills to work at “Hollywood Can Be Murder” at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 15, at the Star Theater.

It’s that time of year again! Well, yes, Santa is coming and we’re turning the page on another rough year. But we’re talking about books! And not just any run-of-the-mill books - our favorite books we read in 2021! 

Here you will find the favorite books that the staff at Upper Sandusky Community Library read in 2021, including why we loved those books and links for you to check them out yourself. After you’ve taken a gander at our favorites, let us know on Facebook and Instagram e best books you read in 2021!

The following donations were made to the Upper Sandusky Community Library throughout 2021 in memory of a loved one:

Another area child has joined the ranks of fellow readers who have read 1,000 books before kindergarten.

Want to learn how to make a great cookie for Christmas? Sample Taste of the Town and find out for yourself.

Taste of the Town is a new adult cooking program hosted by the Upper Sandusky Community Library. This month, program leader Patti Davidson will teach you how to make Ethel’s sugar cookies – then you’ll get a chance to ice your own.

While you’re at it, compete in the Cookie Contest. Bring a dozen of your best cookies to be judged. You may submit up to two types of cookies. There will be Best Cookie prizes for first, second, and third place.

In 1887, journalist Nellie Bly wrote in her Women’s Lunatic Asylum expose that “Who would not rather be a murderer and take the chance for life than be declared insane, without hope of escape?” Now it is time to pull back the curtain on women’s “lunacy” in the 19th century.

Help celebrate the fun of reading and walking during StoryWalk® Week!

StoryWalk® Week will take place November 15-19. Come to the Upper Sandusky Community Library to pick up a Coded StoryWalk® worksheet and read this month’s book, The Best Thanksgiving Ever! As you walk from business to business, each page will be marked with a letter that should be written on the worksheet. When you finish the story, you will have spelled out a special message. Make sure to return to the library to receive a special prize and a to-go craft.

Have you ever wondered how to make tamales? Sample Taste of the Town and find out for yourself.

Taste of the Town is a new adult cooking program hosted by the Upper Sandusky Community Library. This month, program leader Patti Davidson will teach you how to make tamales, a traditional Mesoamerican dish made of masa, steamed in a corn or banana leaf, and filled with meats, cheeses, fruits, vegetables, or chilies.

Get in on the program all kids love to do. Kids Can Cook, run by Youth Services Coordinator Jill Stansbery, is a program that teaches children basic cooking skills. Miss Jill will share interesting food facts and more in a fun learning environment. Students may even get to taste test new or unusual foods!