Upper Sandusky Community Library has a large collection of cookbooks available for the residents of its service area. The library also offers two regular culinary programs: Lunch Bunch and Taste of . . . 

Lunch Bunch, led by Cheryl Lyon, meets on the fourth Monday of every month at noon in the library's large meeting room to discuss recipes and enjoy a potluck featuring foods from a theme selected by the group each month. 

The themes for 2025 are: 

• January: Soup & Bread
• February: Valentine's Day
• March: Dolly Parton Recipes
• April: Easter Food
• May: Mom's Recipes
• June: Picnic Food
• July: Red, White, or Blue Food
• August: Produce from Your Garden
• September: Recipes from a Famous Chef
• October: Apple or Pumpkin
• November: Recipes from a Fiction Book
• December: Christmas Potluck and Optional $10 Gift Exchange

The group is open to the public. More information about Lunch Bunch and its themes can be found in the monthly newsletter. Check out past What's Cookin' videos on the Upper Sandusky Community Library's YouTube channel.  

Taste of . . . is a bimonthly program led by Patti and Tony Davidson that focuses on a different theme every year. It meets at 6:00 p.m. in the library's large meeting room. Registration is required for this event. 

The program kicked off in 2022 with Taste of the Town, which featured local restaurant owners giving cooking demonstrations on dishes that could be found on their menus. The program has since traveled around the world, through time prior to the 1600s, and back through the decades of the 20th century. 

In 2026 they'll show off some of the best recipes from states across the U.S. 

The Taste of the States themes are: 

• Jan. 12: Wyoming
  • registration begins Monday, Jan. 5
• March 16: Arkansas
  • registration begins Monday, March 9
• May 18: Nevada
  • registration begins Monday, May 11
• July 20: Virginia
  • registration begins Monday, July 13
• Oct. 19: New Mexico
  • registration begins Monday, Oct. 12
• Nov. 16: Maine
  • registration begins Monday, Nov. 9

The group is open to the public, though registration is required. More information can be found in the monthly newsletter.