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Anne Hinton Opened World Of Books To Huron Readers BY SHEILA EHRHARDT, HURON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Anne Hinton’s title for the past 23 years has been director of the Huron Public Library. But in that time, she’s worn many hats – among them overseeing construction of the new building at 333 Williams St. and transforming the tri-level structure into a bright,
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welcoming collection of rooms and spaces. The addition nearly tripled the size of the library, going from 12,000 square feet to 36,000. She and the staff have brought the small-town library into the computer age, opening up new horizons to readers of all ages. There were 43,977 titles on the shelves in 1988; by last year it had grown to 56,880. “We’ve added all different types of media down through the year, with cassettes, books on tape, books on CDs, movies and videos,” Hinton said. The Huron Library isn’t just a place to go in and get a book – thanks to the hard work and diligence of all the staff it’s become the community center that Huron doesn’t have. Somewhat of a computer wizard herself, one of Anne’s proudest accomplishments was joining the local library with the Clevnet system – “opening up the rest of the world of literature to Huron readers.” “We had a collection of 50,000 books at that point, and now we have access to 2.5 million,” she said proudly. “And we’ve gone from four to 27 internet-accessible computers for patrons.” There was one computer in the building when Anne came to work there in 1988. An Apple, it was used to create catalog cards. Cathy Buckingham, former president of the
library board, feels that “Anne’s vision and contribution has been significant in creating a modern day library that is a lasting gift to the Huron community. “She has been an advocate of both the taxpayer and the library patron, leading our library and providing quality services through periods of growth and also times of great fiscal restraint,” she said. There are activities and community meetings going on non-stop throughout the year at the library and it also houses the huge collection of artifacts belonging to the Huron Historical Society. Seeing many middle-school children coming over from McCormick School in the afternoons, with nothing but homework to occupy them for the several hours until their parents got off work, Hinton and the staff created the Huron Youth Connection, a program that is now part of the Boys and Girls Club of Erie County. It offers opportunities for socializing, help with homework, craft projects and snacks after school. While she will have more time to spend with husband, Gary, and her granddaughters, Sara, 6 and Jayna, 3 ½, as well as creating pieces of glass artwork, Anne’s not going far from the books. She’s already teaching a class in information literacy at Ohio Business College.
Teacher Left Artistic Mark on Huron Gulf, that a student painted a picture of a GI standing at attention, holding his weapon and looking wistfully at the infant Jesus and Mary Art is to be enjoyed by the masses. And retired shown in a stable on a small hill in the backHuron High School art teacher Rose Calienni ground. spent more than 30 years sharing the challenges and satisfaction that can be achieved by creating a piece of art that is enjoyed by others. When the Bellevue native graduated from Bowling Green State University in the late 1940s, her father gave her a trip out to southern California to visit a sister. She soon fell in love with the balmy weather and ocean views along the Orange County coastline. “When I saw a classified ad for a teacher at a parochial school in Santa Ana, I decided to stay a while and enjoy the sunshine,” she reminisced. For the next 17 years, the adventuresome Ohioan taught art and home economics at Matre Deis High School. “It was, and still is, the largest parochial school west of the Mississippi,” she recalled proudly. Lured back to Ohio by the pull of family ties, Miss Calienni started the art department at Vermilion High School and was there for several years until in 1969 the late principal Rockie Larizza convinced her to come and teach art at Huron High School. “Miss Rose,” as she was known to her students, could spot artistic talent from a mile away and had a knack for making them see it, as well. “I always let the students pick their subjects, Each holiday season, students vied for the it helped them become more involved and inhonor of decorating downtown Huron store stilled a sense of pride in their work,” said Caliwindows with Christmas scenes. “The boys enni of the scenes, which were created using and girls really got into it and I was always so tempera paint so that it could easily be washed proud of them, when people complimented us off. Miss Calienni’s art class created a huge muon their artistic skills,” One picture in particular stands out in her ral for Huron’s new city building, depicting a memory. It was during the conflict in the collage of local scenes. The wall had to be reBY SHEILA EHRHARDT, HURON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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moved several years later when new windows were installed, and the “mother hen teacher” is still miffed about it. Seriously injured in a 1980 auto accident, she was forced to retire from teaching, but has found a way to share her talents with neighbors and friends. Each year, shortly after Thanksgiving, the talented artist paints a holiday scene on the front picture window of her Huron home. Former students often stop by to check out this year’s picture and visit a while with one of their favorite teachers. Several of her students have gone on to life careers in art. Andrea Bowers first met Calienni when she was only 7 or 8 and her parents realized that she had a talent for drawing. “My mom asked Miss Rose if she would give me some lessons and she had a special knack for teaching me the ‘meat and potato skills’ of basic drawing, something that isn’t taught any more,” Bowers recalled. Now based in Los Angeles, Bowers describes her work as political art, featuring activists for various causes from around the world. She blends pencil drawing with videos that she shoots herself. These are displayed together as multi-media installations at prestigious galleries in New York, Los Angeles and Europe. The versatile artist is a noted sculptor and also creates handmade books. Another HHS grad who headed west with his portfolio and stayed is Charlie Baker, who earned a degree in architectural history from the University of Virginia and now does interior design work and creates specialized carpet installations for a company in Los Angeles. Rose Calienni, an amazing octogenarian, has helped hundreds of young people better enjoy art, and guided dozens of others into sharing their artistic talents with the world.
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