Press 1 to hear a story for young children! We are excited to bring stories to children (and teens and adults) via our new Dial-A-Story service. Listen and use your imagination to visualize the characters. Perfect on the bus, in the car, or waiting in line! Stories updated every two weeks. Make it a habit to dial 419.745.9700 anytime you have a bit of waiting time. Add our number to your phone contacts and you’ll always have stories available.

Here is the line-up for September 1-14:

Do Not Go in There

By Ariel Horn

Picture Book for Young Children

Dear Earth: From Your Friends in Room 5

By Erin Dealey

Picture Book for Early Elementary Children

Cuentos Cortos Para Noches Largas

By Olga Muñoz

hoopla eBook

Poem in Spanish for Young Children

Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich: And Other Stories You’re Sure to Like, Because They’re All About Monsters, and Some of Them Are Also About Food

By Adam Rex

eBook   |   hoopla audiobook   |   hoopla eBook

Poem for Early Elementary Children

Charlotte’s Web

By E.B. White

Audio CD   |   Audio eBook   |   Playaway

Chapter from a book for Upper Elementary Children

Strange the Dreamer

By Laini Taylor

Spoken CD   |   eBook Audio   |   eBook Text

Chapter from a novel for Teens

The Anthropocene Reviewed

By John Green

eBook Audio   |   eBook Text   |   Large Print

Chapter from a book for Adults

Listen to stories for all ages with Toledo Lucas County Public Library’s Dial-A-Story Service at 419.745.9700.