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  • Portrait shot of Jason Kucsma when he was named Toledo Library's Director in 2019.

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Toledo Lucas County Public Library's logo located in the bottom left corner. When clicked, this icon brings you back to the website's homepage. The logo is made of a red square with a white T and L inside the square. This is to the left of stacked black text that reads "Toledo Lucas County Public Library."

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