Americans and the Holocaust will be at USCL Aug. 19-Sept. 30, 2026

Upper Sandusky Community Library is one of 50 U.S. libraries selected to host Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Library Association (ALA) that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s. 

“We are so proud to be selected from a competitive pool of applicants from all across the nation to host this important and powerful exhibition,” said Library Director Kathleen Whitt. “We encourage community members to come explore it, and we’re excited to be partnering with our local schools to host field trips, as well. The exhibition will challenge people to not only ask ‘what would I have done?’ but also, ‘what will I do?’” 

Learn more about the Americans and the Holocaust exhibition. Read the full announcement. 

How to book exhibit tours

If you plan on bringing a group of people and/or would like a docent to lead you through a tour of the exhibit, please contact Krystal at ksmalley@seolibraries.org or Patti at pdavidson@seolibraries.org to book a tour. Tours are schedule in two-hour blocks to allow you time to view the exhibit, displays, and survivor testimonies. 

The exhibit is recommended for adults and students in fifth grade and up. 

When to visit

The exhibit will be available to view during library hours until a half hour before the library closes. The library has also extended its Saturday hours during the exhibit. The library hours during this period are: 

• Monday-Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
• Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
• Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

The library will be closed on Monday, Sept. 7 for Labor Day. 

Schedule of events

Please note: All programs will either be in the library's board room or at Trinity Evangelical Church. Please check the location of each event prior to attending. 

• Monday, Aug. 24: Opening Reception
  • Time: 11:00 a.m. 
  • Location: Library's board room
• Saturday, Aug. 22: "The Plot Against America" Film Screening and Discussion
  • Time: 2:00 p.m. 
  • Location: Library's board room
• Wednesday, Aug. 26: "The Daughter of Auschwitz" Book Discussion
  • Time: 6:00 p.m. 
  • Location: Library's board room
• Thursday, Aug. 27: American POWs in Hitler's Camps
  • Time: 6:00 p.m. 
  • Location: Student Life Center at Trinity Evangelical Church
• Saturday, Aug. 29: "The Mortal Storm" Film Screening and Discussion
  • Time: 2:00 p.m. 
  • Location: Library's board room
• Wednesday, Sept. 2: "They Called Us Enemy" Book Discussion
  • Time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Location: Library's board room
• Thursday, Sept. 3: Concentration Camp Survivors to American War Brides
  • Time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Location: Student Life Center at Trinity Evangelical Church
• Wednesday, Sept. 9: "Address Unknown" Book Discussion
  • Time: 6:00 p.m. 
  • Location: Library's board room
• Saturday, Sept. 12: "Nazi Town, USA" Film Screening and Discussion
  • Time: 10:00 a.m. 
  • Location: Library's board room
• Wednesday, Sept. 23: "Maus" Book Discussion
  • Time: 6:00 p.m. 
  • Location: Library's board room
• Thursday, Sept. 24: Holocaust Speaker
  • Time: 6:00 p.m. 
  • Location: Family Life Center at Trinity Evangelical Church

Displays

Information to come