Humboldt  County  Public  Library

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I regret that I required students to write reports about novels they had read on their own time. Completing a book should be a time of celebration — the conclusion of a journey of imagination and self-awareness — not a time to write a paper that would bleed under the red pen of a teacher. – Ronna Edelstein

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Libraries are for Everyone


Welcome to the Library


A vital community resource, the Library provides service to all county residents and visitors through the Main Library in Eureka, ten Branch Libraries, and a Bookmobile.  Everyone is welcome to visit and use the Humboldt County Library.


See All Library Events on the Monthly Calendar

The monthly calendar, represented by a box of 28 tiny photo squares.

Library Cards


With your card, you can take books, music, films and magazines home, and download free library eBooks and eAudio. Your card is good at all branches of the Humboldt County Public Library System.  Here's what you need to bring to get a card.