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  • 3 Friends to Lovers Titles That Prove Love and Friendship Belong Together

    Our first-ever Romance-Con (featuring Abby Jimenez!!) is happening on Nov. 2, and we want you to be part of the fun!

  • Spooky Halloween Read-Alouds

    Ten spooky Halloween picture books! Perfect to read to your children or students.

  • 3 Monster Romance Writers at Romance-Con on November 2 at Main Library!

    Our first-ever Romance-Con (featuring Abby Jimenez!!) is happening on Nov. 2, and we want you to be part of the fun!

  • 8 Comics to Celebrate 40 Years of The Terminator

    Read these comics before the evil robots take over in 1997!

  • Best Travel Guides for Great Road Trips

    Fall is a wonderful time to hit the road and see what's around us. Here are some great guides to plan anything from an afternoon drive to a long vacation on wheels.

  • Meet the Entrepreneur: Owner of Lavish Me Spa to Join Entrepreneurship Week Panel at Toledo Library

    With help from the Toledo Library, entrepreneur Angela Hansard’s Lavish Me medical spa is celebrating three years in business. Hear from her at our upcoming Entrepreneurship Week panel in November.

  • Women-Owned Businesses Represent 42% of all U.S. Businesses

    During National Women's Business Week, join in celebrating them with ideas from our Small Business and Nonprofit team.

  • Sports Romance Writers at Romance-Con, November 2 at Main Library!

    Our first-ever Romance-Con (featuring Abby Jimenez!!) is happening on Nov. 2, and we want you to be part of the fun!

  • Stuck Together: 6 Romance Novels Dealing with Forced Proximity

    Our first-ever Romance-Con (featuring Abby Jimenez!!) is happening on Nov. 2, and we want you to be part of the fun!

  • 5 Titles That Shred: Honoring the Legacy of Pioneering Skateboarder Patti McGee, 1945-2024

    Skateboarding recently lost one of its original heroes, the first professional female skateboarder, Patti McGee.

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  • 5 Photography Books For Discovering Our World and Beyond

    Explore these photography books to help you discover our planet (and beyond!)

  • 10 Summer Camps That Are Not Up to Code

    If it's not placed on land with a tragic past, it's counselors that are weirdos who need better background checks.

  • 10 Books Celebrating Disability Pride Month

    10 books celebrating Disability Pride Month.

  • Forget It, Jake: It’s Robert Towne

    Hey! You just wrote Chinatown, which many acclaim as the greatest screenplay of all time – what are you gonna do next? If you’re Robert Towne, you write another one. And another one. Repeat as needed until you’re a Hollywood legend.

  • Small Business Partner Spotlight: The Arts Commission – Recognizing Talent, Fostering a Vibrant Community

    "The Arts Commission’s emphasis is, as far as I can tell, on fostering Toledo as a healthy and vibrant art community, and the most important element of that community is its people. I appreciate the Arts Commission’s robust investment in people."

  • 20 Great Audiobooks for Summer, Teen Edition!

    Pop in those earbuds and listen to one of these great reads!

  • Babies Need Words: Hands-On Learning

    Using books that babies can interact with, such as touch-and-feel or lift-the-flap books, helps to engage their senses and hold their attention.

  • New To Wolverine? Start Here: 10 Great Comics from his 50-Year History

    Everyone’s favorite angry, claw-wielding mutant antihero just hit the half-century mark. Celebrate 50 years of Wolverine by checking out some of his best comic book appearances.

  • Small Business Partner Spotlight: Accelerate Your Creative Endeavors – Apply for Funding Via The Arts Commission

    The Accelerator Grant is The Arts Commission’s competitive program offering financial support for local artists. Eligible categories of support include equipment and supply support, which attracted one local photographer to apply…

  • Discover the Best Short Reads: 20 Books Under 200 Pages

    Looking for a quick read? It's the quality not the quantity that matters in these fantastic short books!

  • 5 Great Books About Disability Pride

    Five nonfiction titles for Disability Pride month with five star reviews from the real people that enjoyed them.

  • 15 Stories About Teens Putting in the Work

    If you're lucky, maybe your first job will be wild enough to write a book about.

  • Tinker, Build, Make, Create!

    Find fun STEM and making activities for kids in these project-filled books!

  • Small Business Partner Spotlight: The Arts Commission’s Grant Opportunities Provide Safety Net For Local Creatives

    Obtaining grants to for-profit businesses can be extremely competitive and hard to come by. However, for working artists, one local organization is making a major difference and that’s The Arts Commission.

  • Be Transported by the Top 20 Titles for World UFO Day

    June 24th AND July 2nd are both referred to as World UFO Day (it's complicated). Whichever one you celebrate, shine up your tin foil hat and Mork up your Nanoo, we have a lot of great books and documentaries on extraterrestrials and unidentified objects to share the wonder.

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