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5 Day Summer Itinerary for Toledo, Ohio
Posted about 1 month ago by Angela B
Posted in Arts, Crafts, & Hobbies, eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fitness, Nature, & Travel and New | Tagged with Art, local history, recreation, summer and Toledo, Ohio
Are you visiting Toledo, Ohio this summer and wonder what to do and where to go? Or, are you a native Toledoan looking for something different? Check out these unique ideas for this summer!
Continue ReadingBooks for Fans of the TV Series The Americans
Posted about 1 month ago by April S
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, Mystery & Thrillers, New and Readers' Advisory | Tagged with espionage, reading recommendations, Spy Fiction, spy stories and suspense
Explore spy novels filled with action, intrigue and compelling storylines.
Continue ReadingA Brief History of the Spy Fiction Genre
Posted about 1 month ago by April S
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, Mystery & Thrillers and New | Tagged with adventure fiction, Cold War, espionage, secret agents, spies, spy stories, spy thrillers and Suspense Fiction
A very brief overview of the spy fiction genre along with a sampling of well-known spy novels.
Continue Reading10 Entertaining Novels That Will Put a Smile on Your Face
Posted 2 months ago by April S
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, Mystery & Thrillers, New and Romance | Tagged with Domestic Fiction, Humorous Fiction, Suspense Fiction, women sleuths and Women's Fiction
A list of novels with light humor and likable characters.
Continue ReadingPacific Rim Uprising and the Like
Posted 3 months ago by Joseph C
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, New and Science Fiction & Fantasy | Tagged with Action & Adventure, alien invasions, creature film, Read-Alikes, Readers' Advisory, robots, Sci-Fi Action and view-alikes
The upcoming release of the Universal Pictures film “Pacific Rim Uprising” on March 23, 2018 inspires a new look into past Sci-Fi gems involving Alien Invasions, Robots and unwinnable struggles.
Continue ReadingA Minimalist Approach to Living
Posted 4 months ago by April S
Posted in Cooking, Home, & Garden, eBooks & eAudiobooks, New and Self-help & Spirituality | Tagged with happiness, house cleaning, housekeeping, interior design, mental health, minimalism, minimalist living, minimalist movement, motivational, orderliness, personal belongings and simplicity
What would your life be like with less stuff?
Continue ReadingOrganizing Your Life: Home Edition
Posted 4 months ago by April S
Posted in Arts, Crafts, & Hobbies, Cooking, Home, & Garden, eBooks & eAudiobooks, History, Politics, & Biography, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, New and Self-help & Spirituality | Tagged with cleaning & caretaking, clutter, declutter, DIY, happiness, hoarding, home design & decor, home organization, house & home, house cleaning, housekeeping, inspirational, interior decorating, motivational, orderliness, organization ideas, organizing, simplicity and storage in the home
Clear out the clutter, tidy up, and get organized!
Continue ReadingAging Gracefully
Posted 5 months ago by Amy H
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fitness, Nature, & Travel, History, Politics, & Biography, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, New and Self-help & Spirituality | Tagged with aging, aging gracefully, documentaries, elderly, exercise, happiness, longevity, mental health, nonfiction, old age, older people - social conditions, relationships, relaxation, senior citizens, seniors, wellness and Yoga
“Nature gives you the face you have at twenty; it is up to you to merit the face you have at fifty” – Coco Chanel
Continue ReadingBlack History Month Read-In
Posted 5 months ago by Heather H
Posted in Children & Parenting, eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, History, Politics, & Biography, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, New, Programs and Teen | Tagged with African-Americans Fiction, artists, Black History Month, Historical Fiction, juvenile fiction, photography, picture books and Read-In
February is Black History Month, and we’re celebrating in part with a read-in. We invite you to read, listen to (or even watch) one of these award-winning books!
Continue ReadingBe Part of the Caldecott Read-In, Jan. 20
Posted 5 months ago by Heather H
Posted in Children & Parenting, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, New and Programs | Tagged with award winners, awards, Caldecott Awards, Caldecott Medal, caldecott read in, Children's Stories and picture books
Every year, the Library hosts a Caldecott Read-in, where members of the community (ages 10 and up) are invited to be local judges, deciding on the previous year’s best picture books.
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