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Nobel Prize Winners
Posted about 3 days ago by Erin Connolly
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, History, Politics, & Biography and Movies, Music, & Audiobooks | Tagged with biographies, Nobel Peace Prize, poetry, Short Stories, singers, songwriters and women's rights
The Nobel Peace Prize has an interesting history - continue reading to learn more about it and check out a selection of books by some of the recipients.
Continue ReadingPoetry 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 ReadingSummer Reads For School-Aged Kids
Posted about 1 year ago by Eric P
Posted in Children & Parenting, eBooks & eAudiobooks, Education, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels and Movies, Music, & Audiobooks | Tagged with animals, juvenile fiction, juvenile nonfiction, picture books, poetry and Summer Reads
Are the kids in your house looking for something to read this summer? Here are a few suggestions to help get them started!
Continue ReadingPoetry In Springtime
Posted about 1 year ago by April S
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, Programs and Resources | Tagged with authors , open mic night, poetry, toledo school for the arts and tsa
What comes to mind when you think of springtime in Ohio? For some it may conjure up images of birds singing, flowers blooming and sunny skies. For others, spring may inspire an awakening of the creative spirit. If you’re a poet, you may have a renewed desire to get out and share your work and connect with others.
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