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Christmas Books and Movie Adaptations

Posted about 12 days ago by Jozlyn H

It is here. It is time. I am ready. Christmas novel season!

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Thanksgiving Movies and TV Shows

Posted about 18 days ago by Eric P

Thanksgiving is a time to count our blessings. And besides family, friends, health, good fortune, coffee and pizza, is there anything we're more thankful for than stuff we can watch on TV?

Thanksgiving Resources for Grades 1-3

Posted about 23 days ago by Patti L

Children’s Thanksgiving books and media range from funny stories of escaped turkeys to more sober histories of settlers and Native Americans, and reflections on thankfulness.

Books on the Big Screen

Posted about 28 days ago by Ann H

Which is better, the book of the movie? Here are some of our favorite book and movie adaptations you will enjoy.

Wartime Entertainment for the Troops and Their Families

Posted about 29 days ago by Tess L

On Veteran’s Day, we honor those who served in the United States military. Among the Library's extensive government documents collection the following listed, physical items are not linked in our catalog and are not available for check out consists of pamphlets, manuals and booklets that were published to aid and support military personnel and their families, most notably during World War II.

Rachel Recommends

Posted about 1 month ago by Rachel S

“October is crisp days and cool nights, a time to curl up around the dancing flames and sink into a good book.” ~John Sinor

Thirty-two Monstrous Movies for Spooky Season

Posted about 1 month ago by Eric P

Not all of these movies are scary, but they all have monsters. Or monstrous behavior. And also, by the way, some of them are super scary.

American Politics in Movies

Posted about 1 month ago by Eric P

If this election year has gotten you to a point where you've had it up to here with real-world politicians, these movies offer you the chance to take a break and spend some time with fictional politicians.

So You Still Say You Hate Musicals

Posted 3 months ago by allison.and.eric

Thanks to the new streaming movie, everyone's talking about Hamilton again. But you feel left out of the conversation because you hate musicals. Let us help.

Classic Movies with the Kids

Posted 6 months ago by Tim H

Discover the joys of introducing kids (and yourself?) to classic movies.

Classic Movies with the Kids

Posted 6 months ago by Tim H

Discover the joys of introducing kids (and yourself?) to classic movies.

Five Books to Movies for Kids on hoopla

Posted 7 months ago by Heather H

For those with children and tweens who prefer YouTube over books, choosing something for them to read that they can also watch, is a great way to encourage reading!

Five Books to Movies for Adults on hoopla

Posted 7 months ago by Heather H

If you're like me and you love to read books that are being or have been turned into movies, hoopla Digital has a variety of titles to explore!

Get Your Baseball Fix

Posted 7 months ago by Rachel S

Missing baseball season this year? Check out what Hoopla has to offer on the subject!

Get Personalized Reading Recommendations

Posted 7 months 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.