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  • Going to Romance-Con on Saturday November 8? Here’s Everything You Need to Know!

    Are you attending Romance-Con on (Sa) Nov. 8? Here’s what you need to know!

  • Book Recs Based on Your Halloween Costume – Adult Edition

    Here are books that should either inspire costume ideas or help you enjoy a costume you've already created for Halloween!

  • Toledo Library Romance-Con Welcomes Christina Lauren

    Toledo Library Romance-Con welcomes Christina Lauren, in conversation with author Nikki Payne on Saturday, November 8.

  • Slow Burn Thrillers with Irresistible Page-Turning Tension

    If you enjoy reading a thriller with a slow, intense reveal of something very, very wrong, look no further! Here's the perfect list for you. Or... is it!?

  • Meet Romance-Con’s 4 Featured Authors

    Meet the featured authors of Toledo Library's 2025 Romance-Con!

  • Renaming the Forgotten! Can You Help Us Identify These People?

    We have 20 images of unidentified people within our Local History collection. Can you help us identify these people?

  • Out of the Coffin, Onto the Page

    These books feature vampires in all shapes and sizes, and the people who hunt them.

  • Grandparents: Celebrating Love Across Generations

    Share a story and celebrate grandparents with these picture books that honor the special bond between children and their grandparents.

  • 5 Queer Graphic Novels for Latinx Cultural Heritage Month

    Celebrate Latinx Cultural Heritage Month with these graphic novels that explore the queer part of the community.

  • Embracing the Flop: The Allure of B Movies and Box-Office Poison

    Some filmmakers are exquisitely talented artists gifting the world with enduring masterpieces. These books aren't about them.

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  • How Professionals Define Wellness and 7 Ways to Improve Yours

    This National Wellness Month, the Toledo Library’s Small Business and Nonprofit team reached out to health wellness entrepreneurs to learn what wellness means to them. Read on to hear from Tami Heiss, Krissy Kountouris, Dr. Dinisha Paul, and Juanita Duran Pettaway, LISW.

  • The Art of the Chase: Top 10 Must-Read On-the-Run Thrillers

    Just in time for some beach reading, here are 10 of the best pursuit thrillers to get your adrenaline pumping.

  • Ready for Jeepfest? Discover Toledo and Jeep’s Rich History With These 12 Historic Images

    Discover the connection between Jeep and Toledo for JeepFest.

  • Tired of Superhero Movies? Check Out These Comic Documentaries

    Instead of another superhero origin or quest to stop a universe-shattering doomsday device, maybe check out these movies about the people behind your favorite film adaptations.

  • Ultimate Thrills for the Fearless: Cedar Point Spotlight

    You must be at least this tall to ride this blog post.

  • 4,000 Year-Old Babylonian Tablets: On Display Now at Main Library

    Check out these 10 resources to learn more about ancient Babylon.

  • Discover Nature in Toledo’s Beautiful Parks and Metroparks

    To highlight the incredible parks within our community, the Local History Department has pulled out some artifacts of the Toledo Metroparks and city parks.

  • Rewind and Replay: Films Turning 10, 20, and 30 in July 2025

    Check out these movies celebrating milestone anniversaries in July!

  • 10 Amazing Fantastic Four Comics to Prepare for “First Steps”

    Marvel’s first family is back on the big screen with the highly anticipated Fantastic Four: First Steps. Get ready for this next entry in the MCU by checking out some of the best and most iconic stories from the pages of the comics.

  • Salad Days: Best Ideas for Cool and Healthy Summer Eating

    Cookbooks featuring salads and no-cooking recipes that are perfect for summertime meal ideas!

  • 5 Tote-Ally Crafty Books To Get You Going With Cricut

    Once you start Cricut-ing, even the book cart might get a makeover.

  • Summer In Northwest Ohio: Beautiful Lake Erie And Islands Spotlight

    Feeling landlocked this summer? Northwest Ohio has its own summer retreat: Lake Erie and its islands!

  • Best Doggone Mysteries and Thrillers

    Check out the these 10 mysteries and thrillers featuring canine companions!

  • 25 Years of X-Men on the Big Screen

    Get your Wolverine costume out of storage and dust off your Cyclops visors—one of the most important superhero films of the 21st century is 25 years old, and Professor X needs YOU.

  • Best Mysteries Featuring Diverse Sleuths

    Mysteries with diverse detectives (or nosey busybodies, as the case may be!) at the helm

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