This month we’re moving over to the East Team’s other branch, Brussels. As with most communities, Brussels’ first library was a Mechanics’ Institute. Theirs was established in 1874. The exact location where the Institute was first housed is unknown, but a financial...
Your voice matters! Ontarians head to the polls Oct. 26 for the municipal election and it's more important than ever to exercise your hard-fought right to vote. To learn more about why democracy is so important and to inspire everyone to get out and vote, staff have...
This month we find ourselves in Seaforth, where the first library was established in 1869 as, you guessed it, a Mechanics’ Institute. It was situated above Thomas Kidd’s South store at the corner of Main and Market Streets. Not long after the Institute was...
Next up, we’re heading to the biggest town in all of Huron County – Goderich. The first mention we get of a library in Goderich is, surprise surprise, a Mechanics’ Institute! The earliest mention we have is 1868, at which time the minutes reported that there were...
Love crafting and seeing others enjoy what you made? Join the Huron County Fall Craft Swap, where you will be partnered with another crafter in Huron County! Make your partner a custom craft while they do the same for you. All crafting mediums are welcome -- knitting,...
Dear Summer Reading Kids, We’ve reached our final week of Summer Reading Club, and we’re ending with an important and inspiring theme: Water Heroes: Protecting Our Waterways. After a whole summer of exploring everything from ponds to oceans, we took time to think...
Dear Summer Reading Kids, This week, we dove deep into the water to uncover the “Secrets of the Ocean.” We talked about how the ocean can be many things: calm, powerful, dark, colourful, and full of amazing creatures and habitats. During storytime, we read My Ocean is...
The Huron County Library is very pleased to announce the launch of the Greg Reynolds Instrument Lending Library (GRILL). Presented in partnership with the Goderich Celtic Roots Festival, this initiative was created to make traditional music more accesible to everyone!...
Dear Summer Reading Kids, Ahoy, readers! This week, we set sail into adventure but ended up “Shipwrecked!” We imagined life as explorers and pirates, searching for hidden treasure and solving mysterious clues. We read Port Side Pirates by Oscar Seaworthy and joined in...
Next up on our 2026 journey across the County, we have the West Team, which like the Central Team, also has two branches. This month we’re stopping in Bayfield. The Bayfield Library was first established in 1915, one more rare start that wasn’t a Mechanics Institute....