Pitch-Perfect Picks: Best Books on Baseball to Celebrate Opening Day
Just in time for Opening Day in Major League Baseball, here are some of the best books on the old (and new!) ballgame.
5 Books About Baseball and Japan to Put Shohei Ohtani, Baseball’s $700 Million Man, into Context
Baseball, Japan, the United States, and superstar Shohei Ohtani have just become a bit more entwined.
10 Books To Get You Through the End of the Baseball Season
Baseball is in the home stretch. Whether your team is about to win a pennant or already eliminated from contention, here are book picks to keep you company through the end of the season.
The Negro Leagues and Fairplay: 100 Years of Moving the Ball Forward
Ever pick up a bat or a mitt. Toledo’s most famous connection to the Negro Leagues was Moses Fleetwood Walker. A catcher who was known to play bare-handed, he made his mark 36 years before the NNL debuted.
Sports Books for Grades 6-12
Get your middle schooler off the field and into a book with these sports novels!
Get Your Baseball Fix
Missing baseball season this year? Check out what Hoopla has to offer on the subject!
Women’s Suffrage and Baseball in 1911 Toledo
Edwin J. Tippett, a 1911 graduate of Toledo Central High School, put forth his proposal to determine the fate of Women's Suffrage once and for all in the Almanac's Class Novel.
For Science! True Stories of Discovery for Children
Fascinating nonfiction picture books for kids interested in science and scientists.
Sports Stories for Children
True sports stories for kids.
Great New Nonfiction – Fall 2017
There are so many wonderful nonfiction titles just waiting for a cozy reading nook and a curious reader.
Babe Ruth Signed My Baseball!
Can’t get a ticket for Antiques Roadshow? No problem! Your library has resources to help you identify and value your treasures.
Sports Roundup
Do you have a favorite sport or are you one of those sports-in-general fans? One thing’s for sure, if you’re not playing it, or watching it, there’s always something to be learned from sports books and movies.
