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  • Sketchbook Secrets: How to Cultivate a Daily Drawing Habit

    Keeping a sketch journal is a wonderful way to keep track of your life, spark creativity, and keep your brain sharp. Here are the best books we offer on this fun and inspiring endeavor.

  • Pew! Pew! BwaHaHa! The Best Science Fiction Horror

    The combination of horror and futuristic settings provides a wonderfully eerie sense of unease that should appeal to those who enjoy either genre alone.

  • Who Are We Having for Dinner?

    Who are we having for dinner? Read these hilarious books and find out. Bon appetit!

  • 10 Books Written by Women Celebrating National Native American Heritage Month

    Observe National Native American Heritage by reading about the Indigenous experience from the female point of view.

  • 5 Children’s Books about Canonized Saints

    Learn about the lives of canonized saints with these 5 children's books.

  • Riding the Wave: Meet the Owners of Two Ohio-based Small Businesses Arising Out of Uncertain Times

    After reassessing their career trajectories during times of turmoil, a local photographer and chef founded small businesses and found success.

  • 11 Books to Help You Act with Kindness Toward Your Neighbor

    Let's be kind to each other.

  • 10 Romantic Comedies for Teens

    Check out these recommended romantic comedy books for teens!

  • Welcome to Romance-Con

    Get ready for Romance-Con Saturday, November 2 at Main Library!

  • Sensational Venom Comics to Read Before The Last Dance

    Everyone’s favorite alien-symbiote-possessed antihero is getting one final movie, and we have the comics to get you ready for it.

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  • 5 Titles to Start Your Environmental Feminist Journey

    Local environmental activist, Angie Fitzpatrick, kicks off our discussion of Feminism and the Environment that will continue at the Sylvania Branch on (Tu) August 20 at 6 p.m. Local sustainability advocates will lead a discussion on their journeys to sustainability and what women in Lucas County can do to help.

  • 10 Short Story Collections to Show Your Pride

    Love, loss, friendship, allyship, monsters both real and fantastical, and a whole bunch of LGBTQIA+ teens.

  • 5 Books to Celebrate TolPride!

    What's a better way to celebrate TolPride than to dive into some LGBTQIA+ books?

  • How to Get the Most of Your Library By Using Libby

    Learn how to tag items in Libby and explore popular recommended reads.

  • 5 Comics to Read If You’re Excited for Batman: Caped Crusader

    90s kids, be ready: animated Batman is back!

  • 30 Teen Titles About Young Love

    Love (might be) in the air! Check out these teen romantic reads.

  • Dive into the Olympics: Best Books to Get Ready for the Summer Games

    The Olympics bring so many great things together - athletic excellence, international fellowship, and so many amazing stories of how the athletes got there at all. Here are some great books to get into the spirit of the games.

  • 10 Unusual Western Comics for National Day of the Cowboy

    Not a big fan of Westerns? Check out these nontraditional comics that push the boundaries of the genre.

  • 15 Musical Artists Who Tried Going Country Before “Cowboy Carter”

    Beyoncé isn't the first artist to experiment with a detour into country music. She's just the Beyoncé-est.

  • Afros, Fades, Coils, and Curls

    Check out these books for youth celebrating the diversity, care, and appreciation of Black hair.

  • Hot Dog!

    It's National Hot Dog Day! Here are 10 fun books to celebrate.

  • AI Appreciation Day: 10 Robot Comics to Spark Your Imagination

    Need some comics for AI Appreciation Day? Check out these 10 books that were definitely NOT selected by our robot overlords.

  • Remembering Shelley Duvall

    She didn't look like anyone else in the movies and she didn't act like them either. The talented Shelley Duvall, famously of Popeye and The Shining, was a true original.

  • Epic Adventures: Best Crew-centered Science Fiction and Fantasy

    Perfect for lovers of Farscape or the Firefly series, this list of crew-focused sci-fi/fantasy is guaranteed to make you wish you had friends like these.

  • 5 Books to Mark 220 Years Since the Alexander Hamilton-Aaron Burr Duel

    A long time ago two politicians tried to solve their differences with a duel, which maybe wasn't the best of ideas.

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