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Have Fun!
Family Literacy Parties
We love to have fun here at HLP! Starting with our FREE Family Literacy Parties. These events are held periodically throughout the year at local library branches. We have been working hard to get these events to more remote library branches like Willow Creek, Hoopa, and Rio Dell. Family Literacy Parties consist of local entertainment; story telling, dance, music, puppetry, magic, and movement, often paired with crafts for the littles, and free books at the end provided by us. They are usually an hour long with the express purpose of encouraging family literacy through play and creativity. Keep an eye out on our social media, posters, and announcements for the next one near you!
Sean Powers, Shadow Puppet Master Kate Hitt, Bookmaker and Author
A family enjoying a literacy event Alli Freedlund, Storyteller and Author
Upcoming Events for HLP
Family Literacy Party:
Dale Lorzo’s Magical Library Tour
Humboldt Literacy Project and Humboldt County Library invite families to a special magical Family Literacy Party featuring Dale Lorzo from Sacramento in several library visits. Using refined slight-of-hand, marvelous escapes, and masterful illusions, magician Dale Lorzo produces a unique experience filled with zest, sparkle, and comedy for the whole family! This is a free event for children and the adults who love them and each child in attendance gets to choose their own free book to keep. Be ready to learn some magic tricks you can perform with everyday household items!
Wednesday October 22, 2025 5:00 PM at Azalea Hall 1620 Pickett Road, McKinleyville CA 95519
Thursday October 23, 2025 10:30 AM at Kim Yerton Memorial Library 3070 Loop Road Hoopa, CA 95546
Thursday October 23, 2025 2:30 PM at Willow Creek Library at 96 and 299 Willow Creek, CA 95573
Humboldt Literacy Projects’ Book Club:
We started a book club in 2024 for tutors and learners. This is a fun casual way to stay involved with all things reading and book like. These will be held in person. We are exploring how this goes and will be developing it further as we get feedback. Our next book is Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder and our next meeting is January 10, 2026 at the HLP office in Eureka from 11:00-12:30.
Other Events:
Workshop for HLP Tutors:
On November 12, 2025 come learn more about tutoring and theory behind adult learning and instruction. At the Humboldt County Library in Eureka CA at 1313 3rd Street Eureka, CA 95501. This will be in the Grand Floor of the library and will be held from 5:30 -7:00 PM.
Tutor Learner Appreciation Night:
November 20, 2025 from 5:30 - 8:00 PM at the Eureka Woman's Club. More information to come shortly!
Kaeshi Chai, Dancer, Educator and International performer
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North Coast Music Together in action!
It's the Great Humboldt Trivia Challenge!
Each Spring, we give you a chance at sweet, sweet glory and being the envy of your know-it-all peers!
The Great Humboldt Trivia Challenge is Humboldt County's premier battle of wits. It's the most fun you can have combating a serious problem... illiteracy! And it's a Humboldt County tradition.
Did we mention dinner is included? And a no-host bar.
Teams that do not know it all can submit their funny-but-incorrect answers to the Humor Judge for special humor prizes. And spectators can bid a dollar if they think they know the answers.
And all funds raised directly support our programs in Adult Literacy, Family Literacy, and ESL. Leave your smart phone at home and create your own team. Stay tuned for updates, and we'll see you there in 2026!
Call 707-445-3655 for more information.
Do you love-love trivia? Submit your favorite tricky question here, and maybe we'll use it in tournament!