Main Library	Branch hours
	Sun Closed Mon 12pm - 8:30pm Tue 12pm - 8:30pm Wed 9am - 5:30pm Thu 9am - 5:30pm Fri 9am - 5:30pm Sat 9am - 5:30pm

325 North Michigan St.
Toledo, OH 43604
Phone: 419.259.5207
Fax: 419.255.1334
Region: Central
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Features

• Several different sized meeting rooms.
• Home to the Local History and Genealogy Department, featuring the Blade Rare Book Room
• Business Technology Department
• Humanities Department
• Children's Library
• Popular Library
• Audio Visual Department
• Features more then 125 public access computers with free Internet access
• 28 computers especially for children
• 15 Mini-Office Computers
• 9 computers especially for teens
• 1 handicapped equipped computer
• 300 underground parking spaces, accessible off Adams Street

Branch History

The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library dates back to 1838, making it the first public library funded by tax dollars in the state of Ohio. Main Library has stood as a downtown landmark since it opened on September 5, 1940. Welcoming more than a half-a-million visitors a year who check out nearly one million items, Main Library is home to 1.2 million books, CDs, videos, DVDs and reference materials, the fifth largest public library collection in the state of Ohio. For the past several years, The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library has been ranked among the best libraries in the nation by the Hennen American Public Library Rating (HALPR) index. In August of 2001, a 271,000 square foot, $45.1 million renovation and expansion to Main Library was unveiled, opening one of the most technologically advanced public libraries in America