Hundreds check out services at Hubbard Library open house

By LINDA M. LINONIS

linonis@vindy.com

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Though Sunday’s weather was delightful, more than 200 people decided to spend part of the afternoon indoors at Hubbard Public Library’s open house.

The drawing cards were many. Visitors could:

Learn how to download e-books and audiobooks.

Make an “All About Me” book.

Visit the Altered Book Art Gallery.

Check out the craft display by Fortnightly Crafters.

Gauge the progress in the new teen room.

Browse a mini-book sale by Friends of the Library.

Sit in on demonstrations of Learning Express, Freegal, Ohio Web Library, Know it Now 24/7, small-engine repair, Mitchell On Demand car database and more.

About halfway through the 1 to 4 p.m. event, all 150 green library tote bags had been distributed. As visitors stopped at the various sites, they got entry tickets for the drawings for baskets, which were donated by local businesses.

Leakesha Scofield of Youngstown was among the visitors and had come with her nephews and her grandmother, Susie Ford, who had worked in circulation. “They have a lot more books than other places. I liked learning about what this library has to offer,” Scofield said.

She added that this library “gives you a lot of time on the computers.” Scofield also said her nephews enjoyed the children’s room and were tutored at the library.

Lori Lambert of Hubbard was in the children’s room with her daughter, Ellie, 7, and son, Jason, 5. Lambert said, “We come all the time because they like it, and it’s a nice place for the kids to go.”

Ellie said she “likes to read” and among her favorites is a series, Junie B. Jones, and in particular, “The Yucky, Blucky Fruitcake.”

Jason said he “loves the movies” that he gets to take home.

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