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  • Daniel Clowes, Alternative Comics, and 35 Years of Eightball

    One of the seminal works of alternative comics is turning 35. Check out Eightball and the other comics of Daniel Clowes.

  • Toledo’s Water Crisis, Ten Years Later

    Water is a building block of life on earth. So why does it keep trying to kill us?

  • 5 Titles to Start Your Environmental Feminist Journey

    Local environmental activist, Angie Fitzpatrick, kicks off our discussion of Feminism and the Environment that will continue at the Sylvania Branch on (Tu) August 20 at 6 p.m. Local sustainability advocates will lead a discussion on their journeys to sustainability and what women in Lucas County can do to help.

  • 10 Short Story Collections to Show Your Pride

    Love, loss, friendship, allyship, monsters both real and fantastical, and a whole bunch of LGBTQIA+ teens.

  • 5 Books to Celebrate TolPride!

    What's a better way to celebrate TolPride than to dive into some LGBTQIA+ books?

  • How to Get the Most of Your Library By Using Libby

    Learn how to tag items in Libby and explore popular recommended reads.

  • 5 Comics to Read If You’re Excited for Batman: Caped Crusader

    90s kids, be ready: animated Batman is back!

  • 30 Teen Titles About Young Love

    Love (might be) in the air! Check out these teen romantic reads.

  • Dive into the Olympics: Best Books to Get Ready for the Summer Games

    The Olympics bring so many great things together - athletic excellence, international fellowship, and so many amazing stories of how the athletes got there at all. Here are some great books to get into the spirit of the games.

  • 10 Unusual Western Comics for National Day of the Cowboy

    Not a big fan of Westerns? Check out these nontraditional comics that push the boundaries of the genre.

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  • For Fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender

    Celebrate the release of the live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender by diving into these stories set across the Four Nations!

  • Celebrate Women’s History

    Read about accomplishments of women and girls from around the world in these literary works.

  • Smart and funny Romances for People Who Hate to Admit they Might Like Romance

    Romance novels are kind of the kid sister of the fiction genres. People claim to be annoyed by/hate/bored by them, but when given a chance they usually win even the staunchest detractor.

  • Remembering Edward Bond, Scandalous Playwright

    The playwright Edward Bond wasn't famous, exactly. But he was a little infamous, which was probably good enough for him.

  • 6 Titles to Grow Your Feminist Philosophy: An Interview with a Steinem Sisters Feminist

    Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Steinem Sisters Collection (and Gloria Steinem's 90th birthday!) in interviews with local feminists! Our second interview features Steinem Sisters Advisory Board member Ayla.

  • Top 8 Titles to Celebrate International Women’s Day

    March 8 is International Women's Day. Learn about influential women from around the world with these titles.

  • Level Up Your Role-Playing: Essential Books for Games Masters

    Check out these fantastic books to make your best-ever RPG campaigns. Games night will never be the same!

  • Cooking and Storytelling Unite: Discover the Most Entertaining Cookbooks on the Shelves

    The Library has so many cookbooks it can be hard to keep up! We have so much more than the usual famous chefs and social media empire offerings.

  • Dangerous Liaisons on the Upper East Side: 25 Years of Delicious Cruelty

    25 years ago, Buffy met Elle Woods in a steamy story by an 18th-century French novelist. The 1990s were weird.

  • 10 Books to Read If You Support Women’s Rights and Women’s Wrongs

    Well-behaved women seldom make history and make for rather boring novels. Lucky for you, these novels feature morally grey female protagonists.

  • 15 Comic Artists to Check Out for Women’s History Month

    We wouldn’t have comics without talented women. These 15 artists are among the best.

  • 120 Years of Dr. Seuss

    That's a lot of rhyming!

  • 7 Books to Launch Your Feminist Journey: An Interview with a Steinem Sisters Feminist

    Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Steinem Sisters Collection (and Gloria Steinem's 90th birthday!) in interviews with local feminists!

  • Fairy Tales Are For Everyone!

    Readers of all ages are welcome to celebrate Tell a Fairy Tale Day.

  • Big Star’s “Radio City:” A Cult Classic Turns 50 Years Old

    Big Star's massively influential but commercially underwhelming album "Radio City" turns 50 years old this month; one way to celebrate is by not being very popular. That’s my plan, anyway.

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