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Huron Public Library reports summer reading numbers, new podcast and facility updates

Huron City Council · September 12, 2025

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Summary

Huron Public Library Director Jennifer Book told council 315 children read a combined 3,999 hours/books over summer, the library’s Huron Beacon podcast won an Ohio Library Council innovation award, and a new HVAC system has been installed as staff plan adult/AV area renovations.

Jennifer Book, director of the Huron Public Library, updated Huron City Council on Sept. 9 about recent programs, partnerships and facility work.

Book said the library’s summer program, Color Our World, drew 315 children from preschool through grade 5 who collectively read 3,999 hours or books; 25 teens read 235 hours and 50 adults read 530 books. The youth-services staff partnered with Parks and Rec for a family movie showing and with Rotary Club of Huron and BGSU Firelands to open a storybook trail in the BGSU Arboretum.

As part of a strategic-plan effort to spread local news, Book said the library launched the Huron Beacon podcast; Rebecca Hyer Santura secured a grant for podcast equipment and the program won the Ohio Library Council innovation award. Book also reported a recently installed HVAC system for the aging building and said staff plan future updates to the adult and audiovisual areas.

Book closed by inviting council members and other community organizations to appear on the podcast and encouraging residents to check the library’s website and social media for event details.