Hubbard Friends of The Library

06/05/2026

Hubbard Public Library has a Graphtec Plotter--new!--for sale! Photos are below and see the previous post on item!

06/05/2026

FOR SALE: Hubbard Public Library has a Graphtec Plotter CE 7000 for sale! For more information, please visit https://www.beyond-books.org/content/graphtec-plotter-ce7000-sale . It is brand new, accompanying box and more. See the photo and link below for more details. Note that the library is also accepting offers!

06/04/2026

June is "Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness" Month. Shared here is a beautiful testimony to Dementia. And, for more information and resources, check out the "Memory Care Collection" at Hubbard Public Library. Lots of books and other diverse resources--games, memory kits and more--that can be checked out from the library, and used at home.

Thank you to Dementia Friend Sadie for sharing this beautiful poem about the emotional experience of loving someone who is slowly slipping away, and the longing to hold onto their shared connection.

If you'd like to share a poem or short story, please do send a message, or email the team at [email protected] 💙

06/04/2026

Speaking of the month of June, June is also "Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month." And, did you know that one of the newer collections/resources at Hubbard Public Library is the "Memory Care Collection"? The resources in this collection include books, games, including the renowned "OuiSi Games" series (Original, Nature, and Museum) and Memory Kits that can be checked out from the "Library of Things." For more information, check out this Collection on the library's website at https://www.beyond-books.org/content/memory-care-collection . THANK YOU, HPL and HPL Library Workers for ALL you all do for this community!

Memory Care Collection  Memory Care CollectionAs part of a new Memory Care Collection we are working on for patrons with dementia, other related cognitive concerns, and their care partners, you can now check out Memory Care books by Emma Rose Sparrow, Ouisi photo card games, and you can also choose...

06/04/2026

Happy June! And Happy Sunshine and Wonderful Weather too! The month of June has many celebrations and 'Awareness' topics, thus, lots of reasons to celebrate, causes about which to raise 'awareness' and more! For specific details and more information, you can visit the website https://www.verbate.io/knowledge-center/june-awareness-heritage-months
ENJOY!

Explore June’s awareness and heritage observances from Pride Month to Juneteenth to mental health awareness, and get ideas for inclusive workplace engagement.

06/03/2026

One of the most amazing attributes of Hubbard Public Library is the breadth, depth and variety of programs and resources provided! The beautiful Sensory Garden--renovated and 're-imagined' last year--is the perfect place for reading, relaxation, tranquility and more, for people of all ages! Below, Pam G.'s granddaughter reads and ponders thoughtfully. Pam G. is a former member (retired in January) of the library's Adult Services Team.

06/02/2026

Mary Anne Russo, the amazing Children's Librarian at Hubbard Public Library who recently retired (January 2026) is a winner of the prestigious American Library Association "I Love My Librarian" award! News of this wonderful tribute, Mrs. Russo's brilliance, vision and legacy is spreading far and wide! The Youngstown Foundation--which provided funding for many of the resources and projects which Mrs. Russo created and implemented--features her and the Sensory Garden which she envisioned--on their website! For more information, please visit: https://www.youngstownfoundation.org/youngstown-foundation-grantee-lands-prestigious-national-library-award/
Bravo, Kudos and Congratulations Mrs. Russo for all you contributed at Hubbard Public Library and the legacies your service and brilliance created there!

The Youngstown Foundation proudly supports Mary Anne Russo, children’s librarian at the Hubbard Public Library, on being named one of 10 national winners of the 2026 “I Love My Librarian” Award from the American Library Association.

06/02/2026

For book, poetry and cat lovers! This poem is beautiful and, in fact, represents a very accurate study on cats and cat behavior. For example, the poet Christopher Smart observed and commented quite accurately and lovingly on their hunting, grooming and play behavior. You can find numerous(!) books and more on cats, Christopher Smart and other poets, animal behavior and related subjects at Hubbard Public Library (of course!). And if they don't have the specific book in which you are interested, you can request that book from another library in their inter-library loan system, and have it delivered to Hubbard Public Library for pick-up there! How amazing and wonderful is that!!

Confined to an asylum in the 1700s with almost no one left to talk to, an English poet began writing a long, strange hymn of praise to the only companion he had left: his cat.

Christopher Smart was shut away for years, cut off from his family and friends, allowed to keep just his cat Jeoffry.

Line after line, he watched the animal wash, stretch, play, and pray in its own quiet way, and turned it into seventy-four lines of pure devotion that begin, "For I will consider my Cat Jeoffry."

The poem was so far ahead of its time that it sat unpublished for nearly two hundred years. Today it is considered one of the most beautiful things ever written about a cat.

06/02/2026

To everyone who loves books, squirrels, turtles and more! It can be noted that there are several Hubbard squirrels who adore the Sensory Garden at Hubbard Public Library, as well as the wonderful people who work there, and--of course--all the books! Again, many thanks to everyone who attended the Hubbard Friends of the Library "Annual Spring Book Sale" last Friday and Saturday! Your support makes a positive impact on the library, everyone who uses the library, and this entire community! THANK YOU for making a positive difference in the lives of others.

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06/01/2026

And the Bravos, Kudos and Congratulations for Children's Librarian Mrs. Russo continue! Come visit the Sensory Garden at Hubbard Public Library! See the newly 're-imagined,' 're-created' and renovated Sensory Garden! First opened in 2014(!!), this beautiful, amazing, unique Sensory Garden is just one of the myriad legacies Mrs. Russo, Children's Librarian (retired 1/2026) created at Hubbard Public Library and which continues, and will continue, to charm, enlighten, educate and amaze!

ALA has announced the 10 recipients of the 2026 I Love My Librarian Award, recognizing librarians for expertise, dedication, and impact.