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  • Rest in power, Alice Wong

    "Hi everyone, it looks like I ran out of time." Those were the last words of author and disability activist Alice Wong to her community. But what she accomplished in the time she had is astounding.

  • Celebrating National Native American Heritage Month

    Start your Native American Heritage Month strong by expanding your knowledge of Native American cultures and history with these books!

  • 10 Essential Calvin and Hobbes Books for Its 40th Anniversary

    "It's a magical world, Hobbes, ol' buddy... Let's go exploring!"

  • 12 Books for World Kindness Day

    World Kindness Day is observed globally on November 13th and is a reminder for everyone to be kind to one another.

  • The Gales of November: the 50th anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald

    The 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald is this November 10th. Here are the top 20 titles we have on the Fitz and other Great Lakes shipwrecks.

  • World-On-Fire Art As Therapy: Healing Handicraft for Everyone

    Stop the doom-scrolling, it's arts-and-crafts time. Here are some fun ways to ease you through these times of turmoil, keeping that last nerve intact.

  • Understanding Emotions

    Here are some books to help your little one understand and work through the emotions they’re experiencing.

  • 9 Stories of Spirit and Identity: Queer Indigenous Fiction You Don’t Want to Miss

    These books share a common thread: the courage to exist, to reclaim, and to tell stories on their own terms.

  • Excited for Predator: Badlands? You Need These 15 Stories

    Get your spear, laser cannon, and cloaking device ready. We’ve hunted down the best (and weirdest) Predator media to get you ready for the new film, Badlands.

  • Golden Age Hollywood: The Era of Elegance and Style

    The Hollywood studio system made everything—and everyone—look beautiful and happy. If only real life (then or now) could match that!

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  • 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

  • 9 Must Read Books to Help Clear the Clutter for National Give Something Away Day

    Use these books to help you get rid of your stuff.

  • 10 Songs from Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 and 4 for New and Old Fans

    To add these songs to your playlist, you don’t need to be able pull off a fakie bigspin heelflip or 5-0 tailslide—your library card will more than suffice.

  • Six Tips for a Successful Social Media Fundraiser

    Encourage online donations and engagement with these tips from the Small Business and Nonprofit Department.

  • Invented in the USA

    If you've had an idea to solve a common problem, you’ll appreciate the lengths these American inventors took to make their ideas into reality.

  • The Best Songs About Superman to Prepare for the New Movie

    Superman doesn’t just save the day in comics and movies—he is also the inspiration for some pretty great songs, too.

  • 10 Queer Novels with Disability Representation

    Looking for some powerful queer stories that celebrate disability representation—check out this collection of must-read novels today!

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