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Toledo-Lucas County Public Library - News Releases
7th Annual 2008 Claire’s Day:
A Celebration of Life, Authors, Illustrators and Reading Excellence
JUNIOR JAZZ JAM II at Main Library on May 21 in the Wintergarden
Margaret Danziger Elected President of Statewide Library Organization
Beginning Genealogy
Open Public Conversations With Poet Laureate Joel Lipman
The Movement is Coming
Check Out TEEN SCENE on toledolibrary.org!
Helping Those in Need
eAudio, eBooks and eVideo Are Here! Downloadable Media on toledolibrary.org
Authors! Authors! 2008 Spring Series
Tax Forms At Library Branch Locations
TumbleBooks™ and BookFLIX
Ask A Patent Attorney 2007-08
Sheila Odesky Appointed To The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library Board of Trustees
Lib rede 2 lnch SOTA txt msg sys
Translation: Library Ready To Launch State-of-the-Art Text Messaging System
Library Installs 33 Early Literacy Stations
Check Out PubWest, The Same Database Used For Searching By The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office’s Patent Examiners!
Toledo-Lucas County Public Library Goes Wireless
7th Annual 2008 Claire’s Day
A Celebration of Life, Authors, Illustrators and Reading Excellence
(Released April 22, 2008) - Come and join the fun and mark your calendars now for the 7th Annual 2008 Claire’s Day celebration scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 17 at the Maumee Branch Library, 501 River Rd., in Maumee.
Claire’s Day is a family community book festival created in honor and memory of a local child named Claire Lynsey Rubini (1990-2000), who loved reading and telling stories. Claire is an acronym for a Celebration of Life, Authors, Illustrators and Reading Excellence.
During the daylong celebration, visiting authors and illustrators will give 50-minute entertaining and educational presentations in the Maumee Branch auditorium.
Scheduled 2008 Claire’s Day authors and illustrators include:
Denise Brennan Nelson, Author
Wil Clay, Illustrator
Kelly DiPucchio, Author
Helen Frost, Poet, Playwright and Children's Author
Sara Holbrook, Poet
Johnathan Rand, Author
Robbyn Smith-van Frankenhuyzen, Author
Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen, Illustrator
Will Weaver, Author
The lectures often include slide shows, drawing demonstrations, and audience participation. An onsite bookstore is available to purchase books. Storytellers, entertainment, hands-on activities and food and refreshment will take place outside of the Maumee Branch in tented areas. A book-signing tent will be on hand for the authors and illustrators.
2008 Claire’s Day Schedule of Events:
9:30 a.m.-10:00 Opening Ceremony Auditorium
10:00-10:30 Will Weaver Auditorium
10:30-11:30 Will Book Signing /Book Tent
10:30-11:00 Denise Brennan Nelson Reading/Book Tent
11:00-11:30 Denise Brennan Nelson Auditorium
11:30-12:30 Denise Brennan Nelson Signing/Book Tent
11:30 Robbyn and Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen Reading/ Book Tent
12:00 p.m.-12:30 Robbyn and Gijsbert Auditorium
12:30-1:30 Robbyn and Gijsbert Signing/ Book Tent
12:30 Helen Frost Reading/Book Tent
1:00-1:30 Helen Frost Auditorium
1:30-2:30 Helen Signing/Book Tent
2:00-2:45 Johnathan Rand Auditorium
2:50-4:00 Johnathan Signing/ Book Tent
2:00-2:30 Kelly DiPucchio Reading/Book Tent
3:00-3:30 Kelly DiPucchio Auditorium
3:30-4:30 Kelly Signing/Book Tent
C.A.R.E. Awards Tent Schedule:
The C.A.R.E. Awards (Claire's Awards for Reading Excellence) were established by
Brad and Julie Rubini, in honor of their daughter, Claire.
To honor her memory, the C.A.R.E awards were developed through the Claire's Day Inc. committee to recognize students who demonstrate marked improvement in their reading skills. The awards are given to students at the annual Claire's Day celebration.
11:00 a.m.-11:30 Storyteller performs
11:30-12:30 Sara Holbrook
12:30 p.m.-1:30 Sara Signing /Book Tent
12:30 C.A.R.E. Awards
1:30-2:30 Wil Clay
2:30-3:30 Wil Signing /Book Tent
2:30 C.A.R.E. Awards
3:30 Storyteller performs
Claire’s Day Sponsors: Toledo-Lucas County Public Library; Barnes & Noble Booksellers; Toledo Children’s Hospital; Signature Bank; The Image Group; The Andersons; Hylant Group; Savage & Associates; Toledo Spring Service; Glass City Federal Credit Union; The Mirror Newspapers; Toledo Free Press, and WGTE Public Broadcasting.
For more details, please visit clairesday.org and toledolibrary.org, or call
Brad and Julie Rubini at 419.893.8429, and Maumee Branch Library at 419.259.5360.
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JUNIOR JAZZ JAM II
At Main Library on May 21 in the Wintergarden
(Released May 9, 2008) - Join the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library and Toledo Public School junior high jazz ensembles for a presentation titled Junior Jazz Jam II scheduled from 11:00 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, May 21 in the Wintergarden of Main Library, 325 Michigan Street.
Byrnedale and DeVeaux junior high school jazz ensembles are scheduled to perform various jazz selections including Duke Ellington favorites to the music from Peter Gunn at this free concert event.
Junior Jazz Jam at Main Library was created by Dan Welch, the Toledo Public School’s small jazz ensemble director, who brought the idea to the Library last year.
“This is a great opportunity and unique location for our junior high students to showcase their musical talents in jazz performance,” said Mr. Welch again as this afternoon presentation is held for the second year in a row.
The public is invited to attend. Underground parking is free for the first hour at Main Library.
For more details, please call 419.259.5381.
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Margaret Danziger Elected
President of Statewide Library Organization
(Released April 2, 2008) - Margaret Danziger, Deputy Director of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, has been elected president of the Ohio Library Council’s (OLC) Board of Directors for 2008. The OLC is the statewide professional association that represents the interests of 251 public library systems in Ohio as well as their boards and staffs.
“As OLC President I will be a strong and relentless advocate for stable funding, lifelong learning, professional growth, and the continued public trust,” said Danziger. She said her utmost concern is to preserve the state’s public library funding.
Danziger has served on the OLC Board since January 2006 and was vice-president/president elect in 2007. She has served the OLC in numerous other capacities including but not limited to co-chair of the OLC Futures Initiative Technology Task Force and coordinator of the OLC’s Northwest Chapter.
During her tenure as Deputy Director of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, Danziger has worked tirelessly as an advocate for public libraries and librarianship. Her efforts at the library and her involvement in
statewide initiatives earned her the OLC’s Librarian of the Year award in
2005, which recognizes librarians who exhibit distinguished service to the profession for active and innovative leadership within the community and across the state.
Danziger was hired as Deputy Director of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library in 1985 and also served as the Library system’s business department manager and cataloger. She received her Master of Library Science from the University of Illinois as well as a bachelor’s degree in music education from the College of Wooster and a bachelor’s degree in music from Bowling Green State University.
Locally, Danziger is a member of the Toledo Symphony League and the Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce’s Governmental Affairs Committee. Danziger’s other professional affiliations include the American Library Association, the Public Library Association (PLA), and the Library Administration and Management Association. She served on several PLA committees including, Legislation, Technology in Public Libraries, and Services to Multicultural Populations.
Danziger resides in Sylvania with her husband Ed. The couple has two grown children and one granddaughter.
The mission of the Ohio Library Council is to serve as an advocate for Ohio public libraries and to provide opportunities for education and growth to the library community. The Ohio Library Council represents all of the 251 public library systems in Ohio and more than 4,500 staff, Friends, and trustees who work or volunteer at Ohio public libraries.
For more details, please call 419.259.5207
or log on to the OLC Web site at www.olc.org.
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Beginning Genealogy
(Released April 2, 2008) - The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library’s Local History and Genealogy Department is helping Toledo residents find out their ancestry.
In two free Saturday morning workshops titled Beginning Genealogy, participants can come to the McMaster Center at Main Library, 325 Michigan St., and join Local History staff members Donna Christian and Irene Martin, and learn how to research their genealogy.
The first workshop, on April 26, will begin its 9:30 a.m. session with an overview of genealogy. Participants will learn the basics of genealogy, including what information is necessary to get started and where to find that information.
The workshop’s second session, beginning at 10:30 a.m., will teach participants about using census records and how they are useful in genealogical searches.
The second genealogy workshop will begin on May 10 at 9:30 a.m., with a look into the resources the Library’s Local History and Genealogy Department has and how they can help in your research.
The workshops will close with a 10:30 a.m. session exploring what resources the Internet has to offer, how to find those resources and how to use them.
Following the workshops, participants can spend time researching in the Local History and Genealogy Department and testing their new skills.
These programs are free and open to the public. Parking is also free for workshop participants. Those interested can attend just one or both sessions. Registration is requested.
For more details and to register, please call 419.259.5233.
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Open Public Conversations
With Poet Laureate Joel Lipman
Poet Laureate Joel Lipman's Mail Art and Visual Poetry
(Released March 24, 2008) - The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is proud to announce a new partnership with University of Toledo Art & English professor Joel Lipman, named the area’s first Poet Laureate in 2007 by the Lucas County Commissioners.
Lipman plans to serve as a Poet-In-Residence at Main Library, 325 Michigan St., downtown Toledo, for the duration of his two-year appointment as the County’s Poet Laureate. During his residency, Lipman will hold Open Public Conversations with the Poet Laureate, whereby poets and writers can drop in during scheduled office hours in Main’s Humanities department.
Lipman’s current office hours are scheduled on Monday and Thursday afternoons now through April 28. Lipman will then break in the summer to teach at the Waterfall Arts Center in Maine, and resume his Library residency in the Fall. New office hours will be posted at that time.
“The hours are times when citizens can drop in and discuss poetry, their own poems, questions regarding community writing groups or other matters regarding the art of poetry. I’ll look forward to these conversational hours,” said Lipman.
Lipman’s Open Public Conversations serve as one segment of his residency and partnership with the Library. He also plans to coordinate a host of poetry-related events such as a film series, an exhibit and conduct workshops with junior high and high school students at various schools throughout Lucas County. He will also work with adults.
“I view this partnership as an extraordinary opportunity for Mr. Lipman to expose and enhance the rich and vital poetry scene in Lucas County,” said Clyde Scoles, Library Director.
Lipman is currently providing input to the Toledo-Lucas County Public
Library regarding its poetry collections. Lipman’s scheduled office hours at Main Library (Humanities dept.) are as follows:
Today, March 24: 1-4 p.m.
Monday, March 31: 2-5 p.m.
Thursday, April 3: 1-3 p.m.
Monday, April 7: 1-4 p.m.
Monday, April 14: 2-5 p.m.
Thursday, April 17: 1-4 p.m.
Monday, April 21: 1-4 p.m.
Thursday, April 24: 1-4 p.m.
Monday, April 28: 2-5 p.m.
About Joel Lipman:
Joel Lipman was born in Washington, DC, and raised in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He holds higher degrees from the University of Wisconsin and the State University of New York-Buffalo, where he studied with poets Gwendolyn Brooks, James Wright, John Logan and Robert Creeley. He’s taught at Columbia College-Chicago and the University of Illinois-Chicago and currently is Professor of Art & English at the University of Toledo, where he’s been on the faculty since 1975, serving as Associate Dean for the Arts [1999-2001] and Stranahan Arboretum Director [2004-2006].
Lipman teaches periodically at the Toledo Museum of Art School of Art & Design. A five-time recipient of Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist fellowships in Poetry and long-time director of the Toledo Poets Center, Lipman was honored by the State of Ohio in 1985 when he received the Governor’s Award as an Individual Artist. He was a 1992-1993 Fulbright Fellow, teaching and writing in Belize, and a 2005 Harry Ransom Humanities Center Fellow.
Lipman currently splits his time between Toledo and Belfast, Maine, where he teaches at the Waterfall Arts Center. Among his small press and fine print books and chapbooks of poetry are Mercury Vapor Lamp [Ocooch Mountain Press], Provocateur [Bloody Twin Press], Glass Will: Anthology of Toledo Poets [Toledo Poets Center Press], Machete Chemistry/Panades Physics, co-authored with Yasser Musa [Cubola New Art Foundation], The Real Ideal [Luna Bisante Prods] & Ransom Notes [Obscure Publications]. Active as a Mail Artist and Visual Poet, his work can be found online at the Light & Dust Anthology of Poetry.
For more details, please call 419.259.5218.
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The Movement is Coming
(Released March 18, 2008) - “Film Movement” will return to Toledo this spring when the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library brings the popular independent film series back to Main Library, 325 Michigan St.
Every Thursday evening from April 3 through May 8, free independent films will be shown to the public in the McMaster Center. All showings start at 6:45 p.m.
“It’s our way of making sure great films are made available to our patrons,” said Tracy Montri, the Library’s Audio Visual Manager.
The Film Movement series began in 2004 and has returned every year since. In the past, the Library has shown many first-run films previously unavailable in the Toledo area. In 2004, the Library presented “Born into Brothels,” the 2004 Academy Award winner for “Best Documentary Feature.” The Library has shown many other award-winning films in the past, and 2008 will not disappoint viewers.
This year, the Library will continue to present popular, high-quality films, including Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski’s “Madame Tutli-Putli.”
The National Film Board of Canada calls this movie “a stunning, stop-motion animated film that takes the viewer on an exhilarating existential journey. The film introduces groundbreaking visual techniques and is supported by a haunting and original score.”
Independent film fans will be pleased with the Library’s 2008 film offerings, including some short films as well as full-length features.
The complete list of films for the 2008 Film Movement series follows:
April 3: “A Map for Saturday” (USA, 2007)
On a trip around the world, every day feels like Saturday. Emmy winning producer Brook Silva-Braga left his cushy gig with HBO to travel the world for a year with five pounds of clothes and 30 pounds of video equipment, travel the world for a year with five pounds of clothes and 30 pounds of video equipment, visiting 26 countries on four continents. The trip is lonely and difficult, yet joyous and adventurous, tracking the emotional arc of extreme long-term travelers; people who wondered, “What would it be like to travel the world?” then did it.
April 10: “Darius Goes West” (USA, 2007)
Darius Weems, a 15-year-old with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, had never left his hometown of Athens, Georgia. In the summer of 2005, he and a group of young college students traveled across the country in an RV to test accessibility in the United States. Their ultimate goal was to reach Los Angeles and convince MTV’s hit show, “Pimp My Ride,” to customize Darius’s wheelchair. Along the way, they found joy, brotherhood, and the knowledge that life, even when imperfect, is always worth the ride.
April 17: “Summercamp!” (USA 2006)
There’s S’more to Growing Up. Flapping fans may have been replaced by battery-operated spritzing whirrers, computers are missed as much as mommies, and attention deficit meds are as common as hot dogs and Jell-O, but the yearly school-break tradition of kids attending woodsy retreats continues. Bradley Beesley and Sarah Price’s documentary chases campers for three weeks at Wisconsin’s Swift Nature Camp. Charm, personality
and camp-life details abound, showing why some thrive in an oasis of animal worship, outdoor revelry and zero-to-hero popularity that forgives a nerdy rep back home.
April 24: “Arranged” (USA 2007)
An Orthodox Jewish-American woman and a Muslim woman from Brooklyn meet as first-year teachers at a public school in Brooklyn. Over the course of the year they learn they share much in common - not least of which is that they are both going through the process of arranged marriages. The film sympathetically depicts conservative lifestyles much in the news of late, broadening our understanding and lifestyles much in the news of late, broadening our understanding and appreciation for both.
May 1: “Bothersome Man” (Norwegian with English subtitles 2006)
In this bone-dry, black comedy, Andreas arrives in a strange city with no memory of how he got there. Everything is provided for him, but before long, he notices that something is wrong. The world lacks passion and flavor; the city is spotless, but sterile; everyone and everything is nice, but bland and mechanical. Andreas makes an attempt to escape the city in comically bleak Wile E. Coyote fashion, but discovers there’s no way out. Then he hears music coming from a mysterious comically bleak Wile E. Coyote fashion, but discovers there’s no way out. Then he hears music coming from a mysterious crack in the wall. . .
May 8: Film Movement Festival of “Shorts” (92. min total-all films):
“Validation” (16 min.)
A wonderfully funny fable about a parking attendant who gives his customers REAL validation dispensing both free parking and free compliments.
“Madame Tutli-Putli” (17 min.)
Madame Tutli-Putli boards the Night Train, and weighed down with all her earthly possessions and the ghosts of her past, she finds herself caught up in a desperate adventure. This stunning, stop-motion
animated film uses groundbreaking visual techniques and a haunting and original score, combining Jungian thrills and Hitchcockian suspense.
“Gimme Green” (27 min.)
The lawn is America’s largest irrigated crop, as well as a social status symbol. This humorous documentary makes us reflect on our obsession and its widespread economic and environmental effects.
“La Guera” (8 min.)
During WWII, a boy tries to save himself and his baby sister from a German soldier. Gritty cinematography adds suspense and realism to this gut wrenching tale.
“Uncle,” “Cousin,” and “Brother” (6 min, 6 min, 8 min = 20 min.)
Whimsical claymation trilogy of funny and poignant autobiographical stories from Australian filmmaker Adam Elliot.
http://www.adamelliot.com.au/
“Lucky” (4 min)
A man is caught in a terrible, yet thrilling, bind - and it’s going to take more than a Houdini act to get out of this situation.
For more details, please call Main Library’s Audio Visual Department at 419.259.5285.
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Check Out TEEN SCENE on toledolibrary.org!
(Released March 4, 2008) - The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is proud to announce the launch of TEEN SCENE, an exciting new section on toledolibrary.org designed with teens in mind.
You can find the exciting new Web site easily by clicking on the Teen Scene button on the right panel of toledolibrary.org’s home page.
Once you visit, you’ll find features that include links to e-zines, games, homework help, book suggestions, sports and entertainment sites. There’s also links to a volunteer page, a teen health and wellness database, and a section dedicated to college, careers and money.
“This site serves as an exciting place to visit for information of interest exclusively for teenagers. We believe that teens are looking for entertainment and information that is easyto access and that they know is accurate. By adding this site to the Library’s already exciting teen emphasis, we are connecting to an important population in our community,” said Marilyn Zielinski, the Library’s Youth Services Manager. She added, if you’re a parent or guardian of a teen, Teen Scene is a safe place for your teen to visit and utilize.
Be sure to also look at the weekly poll, daily horoscope and the reading suggestions by Library staff in the section titled Cyber Picks. Log on!
For more details, please call 419.259.5207.
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Helping Those in Need
(Released February 19, 2008) - The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc. and Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. are bringing their legal knowledge directly to those who need it.
The Library’s West Toledo, Locke and Kent branches will each host three programs in which several area attorneys will speak with people who have legal questions and concerns,
and they will provide information on how to handle the situations.
In the first program, Moving On: What to Do when Credit Problems or Criminal Records
Get in the Way of Finding New Housing or Jobs, attorneys Ed Marks and Veronica
Zoltowski will explain how to reduce the impact of bad credit reports or criminal records, and what rights people have when information is outdated or incorrect.
Bankruptcy and You…Everything You Need to Know, presents attorneys Bob Comes and Mark Lindberg. They explain everything there is to know about bankruptcy including ways of dealing with bills and creditors, as well as information regarding filing for bankruptcy.
In How to Protect Yourself from Unfair Loans and Home Foreclosures, the final program,
attorneys Andrew Neuhauser and Mary Ellen Natale will explain how subprime loans and predatory lending practices lead to debt and forclosure, and how to avoid these practices.
ABLE and LAWO are nonprofit law firms that provide free, high-quality legal services to eligible low-income residents of Northwest Ohio.
Program Schedule - All programs run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Moving On
West Toledo - March 4
Locke - March 11
Kent - March 18
Bankruptcy and You
Kent - April 1
Locke - April 15
West Toledo - April 29
How to Protect Yourself
Kent - May 6
Locke - May 13
West Toledo - May 20
For more information, call 419.259.5207.
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eAudio, eBooks and eVideo Are Here!
Downloadable Media on toledolibrary.org
(Released February 11, 2008) - The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is very proud to announce that it has gone live with its new downloadable eAudio, eBooks, and eVideo collections!
Log on to toledolibrary.org today to enjoy information and entertainment from the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library wherever you go. Now you can take your favorite titles with you, in convenient formats, with a click of a button.
Here are the Library’s Downloadable Media collection highlights:
· eAudio – Select from fiction, classics, humor, series titles and romance.
· eBooks (on-screen text) – Access a large collection of general fiction, mystery and science fiction. Also, search for nonfiction titles, including biography and autobiography, business and career, computer technology and self-help.
· eVideo – Download feature films, documentaries and animated movies for children.
Also available, LearningExpress Library, a searchable database of online learning materials, and TumbleBooks ™ and BookFLIX for children. To use the new downloadable media, log on to toledolibrary.org, select the Library Collection scroll-down menu and click on Downloadable Media or take an online-guided tour of all digital media available at toledolibrary.org.
For more details, please call the AudioVisual dept. at 419.259.5285.
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Authors! Authors! 2008 Spring Series
(Released January, 14, 2008) - The 2008 Spring Authors! Authors! series presented by The Blade and arranged by the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library offers the community an exciting lineup of authors.
All Authors! Authors! events are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and are held at the Stranahan Theater Great Hall, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd. - unless otherwise noted. The Authors! Authors! series is beginning its 14th year.
The Spring series is as follows:
· Thursday, Feburary 7 – David Yonke, The Blade’s Religion Editor: Yonke’s debut book Sin, Shame & Secrets, investigates the true story and chilling ritual murder of a Roman Catholic nun at the hands of a Toledo priest.
· Wednesday, April 16 – Marian Wright Edelman, Humanitarian and Activist: Edelman’s many books include The Measure of Our Success: A Letter to My Children and Yours. Edelman is Founder and President of the Children’s Defense Fund.
· Tuesday, May 6 – Kathy Reichs, Forensic Anthropologist: Reichs bases the books in her bestselling Temperance Brennan series on aspects of forensic anthropology that she has used personally in her work. *Reichs appearance scheduled in the Stranahan Theater.
· Tuesday, June 10 – Meg Cabot, Popular Bestselling Author: Cabot is the author of over forty books for adults and teens including the popular Princess Diaries series which were made into two hit movies by Disney.
At each program, authors will speak for about one hour, followed by a short question and answer session. Following the program, authors will be available to sign copies of their books. Barnes & Noble Booksellers will supply books, and in some cases audio books, for purchase at each program.
Authors! Authors! tickets are $10 per person. Tickets are available for purchase at all Toledo-Lucas County Public Library locations and are limited in quantity. Student discounts are available. For more details on tickets, please call 419.259.5266.
Most authors are available for media interviews prior to the event.
For more information, please call 419.259.5381.
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Tax Forms At Library Branch Locations
(January 18, 2008) - The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library will help simplify the 2008 tax season with easy access to important tax documents. From January to April, local library branch locations will carry most basic Federal and Ohio State Income Tax forms and publications for the public.
Area librarians will help patrons find the forms they need for the current tax season, the prior year, and even forms from other states, though they are not able to answer specific tax questions. Forms that are not available at all local library branch locations can be printed from the Internet using a library debit card for a fee of 10 cents per page. In addition, free tax information seminars will be held at some library branches. Specific information about these seminars will be released at a later date.
Some of the forms below can be found at library branch locations, others can be downloaded from the Library's Web site, toledolibrary.org:
IRS - Federal Tax Forms, IRS - Federal Tax Publications, IRS Forms Prior Years, State of Ohio Tax Forms, State of Michigan Tax Forms, City of Toledo Income Tax Information, City of Oregon Tax Information, and all other states' tax information.
The Library is not responsible for loss of data, theft of identity, or sudden computer failures.
For more information contact the local IRS office at 4 Seagate, 433 N. Summit St., 2nd Floor, Rm. 226, Toledo, OH 43604, 419.213.5165.
For more details, please call 419-259-5207.
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TumbleBooks™ and BookFLIX
 
(Released January 15, 2008) - The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is tumbling with joy to announce that its Kids Place page at toledolibrary.org is the place to go if your young person loves books. Kids Place offers exciting ways for youngsters to interact with books, and it’s all free!
Take TumbleBooks ™, an online collection of e-books to watch, hear and read plus play puzzles and games based on selected Tumble titles.
There’s also BookFLIX, where kids can watch and read along to a video storybook from Weston Woods (creates audiovisual adaptations of children’s picture books). Then they can read and listen to a related non-fiction book from Scholastic Books in nine categories including Animals and Nature, People and Places, Family and Community and six others. Here, kids can also play games based on the books, read about the authors, and explore related Web sites to the topic. Accessing BookFLIX from home requires a Library card and pin number. Both TumbleBooks ™ and BookFLIX have books available in Spanish!
To get your young person enjoying these exciting features, log on today to toledolibrary.org – once there click on the Kids Place icon on the site’s home page – then click on the interactive TumbleBooks ™ and BookFLIX icon on the right side of the screen. Once there
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Ask A Patent Attorney
(Released November 15, 2007) - The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library presents, “Ask a Patent Attorney,” a free public series that gives inventors and others a chance to ask questions about the patent process from a variety of local attorneys who specialize in patent laws.
The monthly series is scheduled to run from December 2007 through May 2008. Each program is scheduled at Main Library, 325 Michigan St. The first program kicks off from 7-8:45 p.m. on Tuesday, December 4 in the Searles Conference Room featuring J. Douglas Miller, from the Patent Law Office of Fraser, Clemens, Martin & Miller, LLC.
Other “Ask a Patent Attorney” dates listed below are scheduled from 7-8:45 p.m. in the Searles Conference Room:
Tuesday, January 8 – Fred Charpie III, MacMillian, Sobanski & Todd, LLC
Tuesday, February 5 – Rick Martin, Fraser, Clemens, Martin & Miller, LLC
Tuesday, March 4 – Theresa Orr, Fraser, Clemens, Martin & Miller, LLC
Tuesday, April 1 – D. Edward Dolgorukov, Marshall & Melhorn, LLC
Tuesday, May 6 – Jake M. Ward, Fraser, Clemens, Martin & Miller, LLC
For more details, please call 419.259.5209.
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Sheila Odesky Appointed
To The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library
Board of Trustees
(Released September 21, 2007) - The Lucas County Commissioners took action August 21 to appoint Sheila Odesky to the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library Board of Trustees. Mrs. Odesky is scheduled to be sworn in on Thursday, September 27 at the Lagrange Branch Library, 3422 Lagrange Street, during her first meeting as a trustee.
Mrs. Odesky, a former Director of Grants for St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center (1985-2000), is a grants consultant to non-profit agencies and organizations. She has been appointed to fill a seat left vacant when Steven Thomas resigned from the board. Her term runs through January 10, 2013 as provided in Section 3375.22 of the Ohio Revised Code.
Mrs. Odesky, of Toledo, is involved in many community activities including the United Way of Greater Toledo’s Allocations and Planning Cabinet, The Susan G. Komen Foundation Northwest Ohio Chapter (Chair, Grant Review Committee), and serves on the Executive Committee of the St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center Auxiliary. She is also a member of the Board of Trustees for Temple Shomer Emunim and Family Services of Northwest Ohio. She is a new member of the Toledo Museum of Art Ambassadors.
Mrs. Odesky and her husband Stan are the parents of two daughters, Bonnie (David) Berland and Cheryl (Mitchell) Moser and the proud grandparents of Becca and Seth Berland and Samuel, Jeremy and Daniel Moser.
For more details, please call 419.259.5207.
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Lib rede 2 lnch SOTA txt msg sys
Translation: Library Ready To Launch
State-of-the-Art Text Messaging System
(Released June 15, 2007) - The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is ready to launch text messaging software services from the company Velti (www.velti.com). This new feature will make information more accessible for tech-savvy patrons.
The Library’s new text messaging system will be used to inform patrons of items ready to be picked up, items that are overdue, and other special announcements.
“This new service is just another way to connect with our patrons who use text messaging as one of many options to communicate,” said Jeff Wale, the Library’s Information Technology Manager. He added that the new service is only available to patrons with text messaging capabilities on their personal cell phones.
To sign up for this feature, Library cardholders can register their cell phone numbers by logging on to their account through "My Card," click on "Modify Patron Info." Enter their cell phone number followed by @text.toledolibrary.org, click "Submit."
For more details, please call 419.259.5207.
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Library Installs 33 Early Literacy Stations
The adventure begins for youth as soon as they turn on an Early Literacy Station ™, which comes complete with a flat screen monitor, color-coded keyboard, and a tiny mouse for smaller hands.
The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is excited about its recent installation of 33 Early Literacy Station ™ units (Version 3.0), which are packed with developmentally appropriate titles that cross all curriculums, including arts, reading and writing, math and problem solving, science, and social studies just to name a few. The stations are designed by Alternative Work Environments, Inc. (awe-net.com)
The stations are designed for youth, ages 2 through 8, and include some 26 top-rated education titles, such as Millie’s Math House, which helps youth explore math, shapes and patterns, to Green Eggs and Ham, derived from the classic Dr. Seuss book that teaches consonants, rhyming, and reading.
The Library’s Early Literacy Station ™ units are located in the children’s area in each branch. The total stations at each branch range from one to six units. Visit your neighborhood branch today and allow your young person to interface, learn and explore!
For more details, please call 419.259.5207.
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Check Out PubWest, The Same Database
Used For Searching By The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office’s
Patent Examiners!
The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is pleased to announce PubWest access is now available in the Business Technology Department at Main Library, 325 Michigan Street.
The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is a U.S. Patent/Trademark Depository Library. PubWest is the same database used for searching by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office’s Patent Examiners.
One PubWest terminal is available for searching on a first-come, first-served basis. And best of all, it’s free of charge!
For more details, please call 419.259.5209.
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Wi-Fi Internet Access FREE at the Library
The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library now offers patrons two options to access free wireless Internet services at Main Library and all neighborhood branches.
Library patrons can choose from either free access for existing Buckeye Express cable modem subscribers, or access through the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library.
No additional networking cables are required for either service. All that is needed for access is a wireless computer with a wireless card or radio transceiver.
To access through the Library’s service, patrons can connect to the network using the identification “T-LCPL.” Once the connection is established, Internet access will be available.
Wireless access ranges approximately 150-feet from the nearest reference desk. Access to the Internet is filtered as required by the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA). CIPA is a federal law enacted by Congress in 2000 to address concerns about access to offensive content over the Internet on school and library computers.
Availability for either free wireless service, provided by Buckeye Express or Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, is limited to the hours of operation specific to each Library location. Patrons are encouraged to check with a Library staff member for branch hours of operation.
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How to connect to Toledo-Lucas County Public Library's Wireless Network
For more information about free wireless access through the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, or for existing Buckeye Express cable modem subscribers, please visit toledolibrary.org, or call 419.259.5207.
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