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  • 10 Thrilling Dinosaur Comics for Fans of Jurassic World

    Dinosaurs? Comic books? It’s a match made in heaven.

  • It’s National Food Truck Day!

    National Food Truck Day is June 27 this year. Celebrate with these fun children's books!

  • Savor Life: Top 10 Must-Read Cooking Memoirs

    Check out these fantastic cooking-centered memoirs for some zest in your life.

  • Fuel Your Curiosity: F1 Books to Dive Into After the Movie

    As F1 hits movie theaters, it's time for you to hit the racetrack...and maybe the book stacks.

  • 10 Books to Read with Pride: Lambda Award Winners

    Explore award-winning stories in Gay and Lesbian Fiction this Pride Month.

  • Thrilled With Thursday Murder Club? Try These 10 Cozy Mysteries

    Can't wait for the Thursday Murder Club's newest crimes? Check out these cozy mysteries in the meantime.

  • Rachel Recommends: The Summer of Jaws

    Just when you thought it was safe to turn 50...

  • Lit for Liberation: A YA Juneteenth Reading List

    Discover powerful YA books that celebrate Black culture, creativity, and freedom in honor of Juneteenth.

  • 12 Comics to Get You Ready for the Disney+ Live-Action Series Ironheart

    Get ready for the Disney+ live-action series 'Ironheart' by reading RiRi Williams’ story through these comics!

  • Batman Forever, Begins, and The Dark Knight’s Weird History

    Dust off your cowl and gather your batarangs because two major Batman cinematic touchstones are celebrating anniversaries this month: Batman Forever is turning 30, while Batman Begins is 20.

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  • The Best Spicy (and Mild) Romance Comics for Valentine’s Day

    If your comic book TBR list needs more romantic tension, then these picks will heat things up.

  • Faithful Servitude: Noliwe Rooks on Mary McCleod Bethune and 3 Other Books on the African American Icon

    “If Ms. Bethune can get her foot in the door, she will open it open for another generation of black women to get through.” - Eleanor Roosevelt.

  • Resources for Helping Young People with Eating Disorders

    It can be tough to know how to support a young person with an eating disorder. Here are some great resources that can help.

  • Celebrate National Read Aloud Day With These Children’s Books

    It's National Read Aloud Day. Read a book aloud to a child today, and every day!

  • 9 Books About the Tulsa Race Massacre for Black History Month

    A list of books and media about the Tulsa Race Massacre and history of the Greenwood District, also known as Black Wall Street.

  • That Sounds Good: 10 Excellent Audiobooks Narrated by Bahni Turpin

    Just like readers have favorite books, audiobook fans have favorite narrators. One of mine is the nine-time Audie Award winner Bahni Turpin, whose narration style is nothing short of mesmerizing.

  • Remembering Georgianna Saloff: A Legacy of Generosity and Education

    Learn more about a very special Toledo Library donor, the late Georgianna Saloff, and how her generosity led to a transformative vision for the Saloff Family Children's Library.

  • 100 Years of Sleeping Car Porters

    For nearly 100 years, sleeping car porters prevailed in service and style when it came to providing railroad luxuries to working class individuals

  • Then and Now: Toledo’s Black-Owned Business Leaders

    Stories of Black entrepreneurial success abound within the collections of your Library. Read about Toledo’s Black business pioneers, complete with notes on how these history-makers paved the way for the area Black-owned businesses we enjoy supporting in this current day.

  • It’s Groundhog Day All Over Again, and Again

    Celebrate the world's most famous time loop movie by checking out some of these other ones. Or you could just keep reading this blog post over and over again.

  • The Ultimate G.I. Joe Day Guide: History, Toys, And More

    Not even Cobra Commander can stop you from celebrating G.I. Joe Day with this action-packed selection of books, movies, comics, and cartoons. Yo Joe!

  • Best Book 2024: Mystery

    Best Books 2024: Mystery

  • Best Books 2024: Women’s History

    Best Books 2024: Women's History

  • Best Books 2024: Romance

    Best Books 2024: Romance

  • Best Books: 2024 Graphic Novels Spotlight

    Best Books 2024: Graphic Novels

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