Library director Kathryn Holst (left) and Friends of the Library President Sue Jepsen (right) look on as Friends member Jackie Young (center) signs the giant appreciation card the Friends group plans to present to outgoing Library Board member Carlton Sprague at his farewell reception Monday evening. Photo taken by Deborah Roy
The Friends of the Huntington City-Township Public Library will honor outgoing Library Board of Trustees member Carlton Sprague with a farewell reception at 6pm on Monday, February 18, 2013 in the north gathering area at the Main Library, in appreciation for his many years of unpaid, volunteer service to Huntington City-Township Public Library and to the communities it serves.
Mr. Sprague served on the Huntington City-Township Public Library Board of Trustees, and has served as Treasurer on the combined Huntington City-Township and Markle Board of Trustees since 2003. Read more
Did Santa leave you a smartphone, iPad, tablet PC, or eReader this year? Want to get started using your new device with the Library’s digital collections?
Huntington City-Township Public Library will offer a free eBooks & eAudios How-To & Troubleshooting Workshop from 6:30 – 7:30 pm on Wednesday, January 9th, 2013 at the Main Library, 255 West Park Drive, Huntington. Interested patrons should bring their reading or listening device, a laptop (if your device requires it to download items) and any questions they may have. Registration is appreciated – call the Main Library at 260-356-0824.
HCTPL currently offers eAudiobooks and eBooks, which Library patrons can check out and download anytime, anywhere by visiting the library’s website at www.huntingtonpub.lib.in.us. Patrons may browse the digital collection, check out items with a valid library card and six-digit PIN, and download them to a PC, Mac®, and to most mobile devices, including the iPad, iPod, iPhone, Nook, Kindle, Kobo, Sony eReader, Android-based tablet, and most smartphones. Some audio titles can also be burned to CD to listen on-the-go. There are no late fees: Titles automatically expire at the end of the lending period, and expired titles may simply be deleted from the patron’s device.
Huntington City-Township Public Library has partnered with six other public libraries in northeast Indiana to form a consortium called the Northeast Indiana Digital Library (NIDL). By combining resources and creating a shared digital collection, these seven libraries have maximized their buying power to provide the greatest possible variety for their patrons at the lowest cost. Other member libraries in the NIDL consortium include Berne Public Library, Eckhart Public Library in Auburn, Fremont Public Library, Nappanee Public Library, North Manchester Public Library, and Wells County Public Library in Bluffton.
Huntington City-Township Public Library invites kids & teens in grades 6-12 to test their mettle at Chess Time, to be held from 6-8 pm on Tuesday, January 29 at the Main Library, 255 West Park Drive, Huntington. Teens can play practice games to build their strategy skills, and then enter a chess tournament if they wish, supervised by tournament director Jack Oberholtzer. (Depending on number of participants, tournament play may be concluded on a later date.) The program is open to everyone ages 12 – 18 who enjoys playing chess. Snacks will be provided, and there is no charge to attend. Registration is a MUST – call the Main Library at 356-2900 if you’d like to participate!
The Huntington City-Township Public Library recently received a Library Services and Technology Act grant to purchase e-content for the Northeast Indiana Digital Library (NIDL). NIDL is a consortium of seven area libraries—including the Huntington City-Township Public Library—that provides eBooks and eAudiobooks that can be checked out by patrons of all the member libraries, through a company called OverDrive®. Read more
