• Allllllll Aboooooaard!!!!

    The Huntington Holiday Train is back! This awe-inspiring holiday tradition has returned for its 32nd year on display. Join us for our Main Library Holiday Open House from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Bring your whole family for festive fun with activities, crafts, refreshments and live reindeer outside! Plus, we’ll flip the switch on the holiday train!

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  • Enter to Win Tickets to See the Trans-Siberian Orchestra!

    Enter for a chance to win one of five family four-packs to see the Trans-Siberian Orchestra perform at Nationwide Arena at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 26. Raffle boxes are available at all 23 of our locations through Nov. 29. One entry per visit. Winners will be selected and notified after Dec. 2. Library staff members and their immediate families are not eligible.

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  • Help Shape the Future of ADAMH

    Our friends at the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board of Franklin County are looking ahead, and invite you to share your input. Click below to complete a survey that will help steer an organization committed to addressing the mental health and addiction needs of residents in central Ohio.

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  • See Author Dr. Matthew Desmond

    Sunday, Dec. 8 | 2 p.m.
    Main Library | 96 S. Grant Ave.

    Our 2024 Carnegie Author Series concludes with Dr. Matthew Desmond, author of Poverty, by America. Register for your free ticket below.

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