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Poetry Speaks Fall 2017
Posted about 7 days ago by Jan C
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, History, Politics, & Biography, New and Programs | Tagged with ghosts, local authors, Lucas County Poet Laureate, memory, Northwest Ohio, Ohioana Book Awards, poetry, Poetry Speaks and Toledo
Poetry Speaks returns this August with a fantastic line-up featuring Ohioana Book Award Finalist and Toledo Native James J. Siegel with Jim Ferris, Cathryn Essinger, Jonie McIntire and Myrna Stone. Jim Ferris, the current Lucas County Poet Laureate, will also be leading two free workshops in October and November. We hope you'll join us!
Continue ReadingWalk. Listen. Win!
Posted about 12 days ago by Heather H
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Metroparks Toledo, New and Resources | Tagged with audiobooks, ben kingsley, eMedia, lou diamond phillips, meryl streep, sandra oh, schindler's list, toledo metroparks and walking audiobook challenge
Love going on adventures, but also love curling up with a good book? Why not take the story with you by switching to an audiobook. We're partnering with the Toledo Metroparks on the Walking Audiobook Challenge.
Continue ReadingPsychological Suspense: The Devious Depths of the Human Mind
Posted about 17 days ago by April S
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, Mystery & Thrillers, New and Resources | Tagged with Crime Fiction, Databases, Gothic Fiction, Literary Fiction, Psychological Fiction, Psychological Suspense, Read-Alikes, Reader's Advisory and Suspense Fiction
Looking for a few edge of your seat, keep you guessing until the end great reads? Check out this blog post to explore an extensive selection of recent Psychological Suspense novels.
Continue ReadingSummer Beach Reads for 2017
Posted about 22 days ago by April S
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, New and Romance | Tagged with Beach Reads, family, friendship, Historical Fiction, Summer Reads and Women's Fiction
We put together a great list of summer beach reads - check it out!
Continue ReadingTo Tech or Not to Tech
Posted about 1 month ago by Jan C
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, New and Science, Medicine, & Technology | Tagged with addiction, app development, apps, attraction, behavioral addiction, digital services, elon musk, harvard business school, humor , love, mark zuckerberg, silicon valley, social media, star-up companies, technology and teenagers
Is your smartphone becoming your go-to brain? (Did you use your smartphone to answer that?)
Continue ReadingWhat's Really In Your Beauty Products (and How to Make Your Own)?
Posted about 1 month ago by Sarah H
Posted in Arts, Crafts, & Hobbies, Cooking, Home, & Garden, eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fitness, Nature, & Travel and New | Tagged with DIY Spa Products, Healthy, Herbal, herbal cosmetics, Homemade Cosmetics, homemade hygiene products, Natural Beauty Products, Organic, personal beauty and Toxicology
Try your hand at making your own beauty and spa products.
Continue ReadingJune is National Fruit and Vegetable Month
Posted about 1 month ago by April S
Posted in Cooking, Home, & Garden, eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fitness, Nature, & Travel and New | Tagged with beverages, cookbooks, detoxification, fruits, gardening, healthy eating, juices, juicing, natural foods, nutrition, recipes, smoothies, vegetables and veggies
We all know fruits and veggies are good for us. Explore ways to get more of them into your diet.
Continue ReadingAn LGBTQ Reading List for Children & Young Adults
Posted about 1 month ago by Katie M
Posted in Children & Parenting, Education, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, History, Politics, & Biography, New, Self-help & Spirituality and Teen | Tagged with diversity , gay pride, gay rights, lesbian, LGBT, pride, pride month and transgender
June is GLTB Book Month, and Toledo Library is offering a list of books for young readers that explore the LGBTQ experience!
Continue ReadingAmish Love
Posted about 1 month ago by Jan C
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, New and Romance | Tagged with Amish, Amish -- Fiction, Christian -- Fiction, community, faith, family, Fiction -- Christian -- Romance, Fiction -- Romance -- Contemporary, love, marriage and Pennsylvania
Looking for a few new Amish romance novels? Want to learn more about the allure of this increasingly popular genre? Continue reading to learn more.
Continue ReadingMystery Doors Open Much for Essay Winners
Posted 2 months ago by Heather H
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Education, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, New, Programs, Science Fiction & Fantasy and Teen | Tagged with essay contest, essay winners, fairytales, key to happiness, mystery door, potenial , ruth venner, science fiction, syria, syrian refugee and time travel
This year’s essay contest winners’ found a range of wonders behind their mystery doors. Eighteen judges poured through nearly 1,100 entries, choosing 36 winners and honorable mentions.
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