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  • The Fright Stuff: Top 10 Funny Horror Films

    Dark comedy is a great genre for people who are not quite into horror. Here are the top 10 funny horror films/series to entertain, scare a little, and still get to sleep at night.

  • 10 Books About Astronomy to Read With Your Kids While You Wait for the Nova

    Here are some great books about stars and space to read while you wait... and wait... for T Corona Borealis to erupt in the night sky.

  • Imagining a Brighter Tomorrow: The Best Solarpunk Fiction to Read Now

    Solarpunk is a literary genre that envisions a sustainable future interconnected with nature and community. I want to live in this future, how about you?

  • Scary Monsters and Superfreaks: Witcher Read-Alikes You Can’t Miss

    Sick of waiting for the new seasons of "The Witcher" Netflix series to premiere? Here are some great read-alikes to tide you over.

  • 5 Books to Grow Your Environmental Feminist Journey

    Local environmental and spiritual leader, Rev. Aaron Baughman, continues our discussion of Feminism and the Environment that will continue at the Sylvania Branch on (Tu) August 20 at 6 p.m.

  • 5 Books to Help Show Love to Your Neighbor: The Neighbor to Neighbor Party is Happening August 25 at Glass City Metropark!

    Nowadays, it feels like neighbors are mostly those strange people across the street. Maybe it's time to change that and get to know them.

  • 9 Books (and 1 Film) to Celebrate Women in Hip-Hop

    From pioneering figures like Queen Latifah and MC Lyte to contemporary stars like Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, female rappers have broken barriers and expanded the genre's boundaries.

  • 4 Titles to Continue Your Environmental Feminist Journey

    Local environmental leader, Dana Reising, continues our discussion of Feminism and the Environment that will continue at the Sylvania Branch on (Tu) August 20 at 6 p.m.

  • Black Philanthropy Month with Artisha Lawson of the Greater Toledo Community Foundation

    Black Philanthropy Month acknowledges the power behind African-descendant giving and the impact behind the dollars. Artisha Lawson of the Toledo Community Foundation shares three call to action activities to commemorate the occasion.

  • Love Alien? Top 10 Essential(ish) Films to Prepare for Romulus

    Excited for Alien: Romulus? Here’s 10 other sci-fi/horror movies that will feel right at home to fans of being chased by parasitic creatures in deep space.

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  • 10 Books Exploring Multiracial AAPI Identity

    A call to celebrate your mixed heritage!

  • 10 Books for Recovery and Mental Health That Can Help

    When a loved one is in crisis, it is hard to know where to turn or what to do. Here are some recent titles that can help…

  • Happy Miserable 50th Anniversary to Richard and Linda Thompson’s Influential Debut Album

    50 years ago the married rock & roll duo Richard and Linda Thompson released their album "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight," and the history of exquisitely rendered musical bummers has never been quite the same since.

  • What’s Funnier Than 24?

    Are you ready kids?! Your favorite sea sponge turns 25! Dive into nautical nonsense in celebration of SpongeBob SquarePants' 25th Anniversary.

  • 10 Amusement Parks That You May or May Not Want to Visit

    "There's no reason to be afraid of roller coasters," they said. "It'll be fun!" They said. And now here we are.

  • Celebrating Día with Picture Books

    Celebrate literacy and bookjoy on April 30th with these family-friendly titles.

  • A Field Guide to 15 Trees Native to the Literary Landscape

    To commemorate Arbor Day, here's a meticulous and largely unserious botanical guide to 15 of the weirdest trees in literature.

  • To Celebrate the 460th Birthday of Legendary Writer William Shakespeare, We’re Stealing His Stories

    At some point in April 1564, William Shakespeare was born. 460 years later, we're still recycling his ideas.

  • 40 Years of The Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense

    In 1984, they revolutionized the concert film with Stop Making Sense. 40 years later, the Talking Heads’ masterpiece is still essential viewing (and listening).

  • Celebrated Postmodernist John Barth Goes to the Big Funhouse in the Sky

    This is a blog post about being a blog post about John Barth, who wrote a story about a character who was a character in a story.

  • 10 Books Celebrating 35 Years of Game Boy

    A long time ago people played handheld video games on a gray device the size of a small brick and the games weren't even in color.

  • 5 Books for the Stanley Cup Playoffs (the Hockey One, Not the Drinkware)

    We now live in a world where we must distinguish between the ultimate prize in ice hockey and a popular insulated cup.

  • Remembering Faith Ringgold, Groundbreaking Artist and Classic Picture Book Creator

    Everyone's read "Tar Beach," but not everyone knows that its writer and illustrator Faith Ringgold was also a formidable visual artist who did things with quilts your sewing circle never dreamed of.

  • Sibling Synergy: Best Books and Movies About Brothers and Sisters

    A sibling relationship is unique in that you can go from being mortal enemies to best friends multiple times in a day. Here are some great viewing ideas to celebrate the joy and pain of having a brother or sister.

  • Transform Your Midwest Yard into a Breathtaking Oasis with Natural and Prairie Garden Techniques

    Forget mowing! Plant a prairie garden to replace wasteful grass and benefit local wildlife.

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