Blog Category: Business and Investing

5 Digital Library Resources for the Job-seeker

Posted about 11 days ago by Zachary Huber

If you've been displaced as a result of the pandemic or if you are considering a career change, TLCPL has digital resources that you can access for free from home to help navigate the job-seeking landscape.

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Get Personalized Reading Recommendations

Posted about 17 days ago by Heather H

Have you heard about the Toledo Library's Book Picks service? Get books picked just for you based on what you love, selected by expert librarians - never by robots.

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Library Can Bridge the Gap for Nonprofit Resources

Posted about 1 month ago by Library News

Are you looking for funding opportunities for your nonprofit agency? Is your nonprofit helping those affected by COVID-19? The Toledo Lucas County Public Library can help!

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Entrepreneur to Discuss Push for Toy Industry Diversity

Posted 4 months ago by Library News

Yelitsa Jean-Charles presents, “Hustle & Glow: Resourceful Entrepreneurship."

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New Partnership Invites Customers to Explore New Career

Posted 4 months ago by Library News

Through Career Exploration Sessions, the Toledo Library and Owens Community College are ready to kick start your next profession.

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Check Us Out 24/7

Posted 4 months ago by Library News

Customers are now able to pick up Library materials 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at certain locations!

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New Library Work Space Serves Entrepreneurs and Organizations

Posted 4 months ago by Ryan Dunn

Healthcare data company first to occupy Main Library space.

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Mompreneur Book Club Collaborates for Small Business Success

Posted 5 months ago by Ryan Dunn

Series of discussions highlights useful skills for business owners.

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Toledo Business Grows With Valuable Library Resources

Posted 6 months ago by Ryan Dunn

Premier Screenings owner plans expansion with digital tools.

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How Come I Don't Have This Job? The Coolest Career Memoirs EVER

Posted about 1 year ago by Amy H

Careers so awesome, it is almost a crime to get paid to do these things. Now if I could just find a book written by a professional napper.

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10 Best Business Books of 2018

Posted about 1 year ago by April S

Compelling books on business, capitalism, economics, data mining, leadership and success.

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Find Information You Can Trust with GVRL

Posted about 1 year ago by April S

Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) provides digital access to a variety of quality eBooks geared towards students, researchers, professionals and general readers.

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Reading is My Business, And Business is Good!

Posted about 1 year ago by Amy H

Good stories mean good business, and here are some great ones...

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Toledo Library Joins Initiative to Help Entrepreneurs

Posted about 1 year ago by Library News

The Toledo Lucas County Public Library is partnering with 11 other public library systems in the U.S. and Canada to explore ways libraries can reach and engage entrepreneurs in their communities — particularly people of color, women, immigrants and veterans.

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Money Smart Week @ the Library

Posted over 2 years ago by Melissa J

How can the Library help the average person learn more about personal finance and financial literacy?

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Library Joins Local Steel Company to Strengthen Workforce

Posted over 2 years ago by Library News

The Library is proud to partner with Foundation Steel offering technology and language training in order to strengthen the local workforce - and so far, it's produced highly successful results!

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Learn How To Publish A Book

Posted over 2 years ago by April S

If you're seeking information on how to publish your book - look no further than your local library.

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Research 101: Using Library Databases to Find Scholarly Sources

Posted over 2 years ago by Rebecca S

Research with TLCPL is now easier then ever before! By utilizing our research option on the homepage, library users can explore a world of databases that offer appropriate, scholarly resources fit for use in class assignments.

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The Best Fiction and Nonfiction Books of 2017

Posted over 2 years ago by April S

Explore a selection of the "best of the best" fiction and nonfiction books of 2017.

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Net Neutrality: The Price of Silence

Posted over 2 years ago by Andy Lechlak

Net Neutrality ensures that the internet stays open and safe. It is important to realize that if we do not take action, we are agreeing to censorship, throttling, and in my opinion, immoral practices.

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Training on Web Literacy

Posted over 3 years ago by Megan G

Over the course of the last 12+ months and 8 training classes later, I without a doubt have a more informed knowledge of how the World Wide Web operates and what it can offer.

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$20,000 Grant : Web Literacy Training

Posted over 3 years ago by Andy Lechlak

With the second grant period winding down, we reflect on Mozilla's Web Literacy training and the curriculum we have at TLCPL.

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Eat Your Way Through All 20 Toledo Lucas County Public Library Locations

Posted over 3 years ago by Angela B

Have you ever visited a Toledo library and wondered where to go for a bite to eat? Well, look no further!

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Fabulously Frugal

Posted over 3 years ago by April S

Explore a variety of resources designed to help you save money and live a fabulously frugal lifestyle.

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Best Nonfiction Books of 2016

Posted over 3 years ago by April S

The best of the best in biographies, memoirs, business, leadership, history, poetry, science, and general nonfiction books of the year.

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