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  • Pitch-Perfect Picks: Best Books on Baseball to Celebrate Opening Day

    Just in time for Opening Day in Major League Baseball, here are some of the best books on the old (and new!) ballgame.

  • Today in Hip Hop History: 40 Years of Run-DMC

    Four decades ago, one of the most innovative, influential groups in hip hop made their debut. Since then, music and culture have never been the same.

  • 65 Years Ago, “A Raisin in the Sun” Changed American Theatre

    Sixty-five years ago this month, Lorraine Hansberry’s pivotal play A Raisin in the Sun opened on Broadway, and it’s exerted a gravitational pull on American culture ever since.

  • Put the Smackdown on Reading with These 5 Picture Books!

    Love wrestling? Love reading? Get in the ring with these 5 picture books.

  • 10 Easter and Lenten Reads for Children

    Learn more about the religious aspects of Easter and Lent with these 10 inspirational picture books.

  • Who Ya Gonna Call? TLCPL!

    In case you're in for spooks, specters, or ghosts-- TLCPL has you covered! Check out our inventory of all things Ghostbusters!

  • 6 Titles for Your Feminist Journey: An Interview with a Toledo Feminist

    Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Steinem Sisters Collection (and Gloria Steinem's 90th birthday!) in interviews with local feminists! Our final interview features local feminist Mechelle Zarou.

  • Here are the Books to Read if You Like ‘3 Body Problem’ on Netflix

    There's a whole lot more science fiction to read beyond the TV show.

  • 11 Fantastic Historical Novels to Read Now

    If history is your thing, try one of these great historical fiction titles!

  • It’s Act Happy Day! Here Are 5 Books About Happiness (and 10 about Toxic Positivity)

    Whether you’re in need of some positivity or the very thought makes you recoil in horror, the Library has essential reading for you.

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  • Rachel Recommends: What to Read and Watch This Summer

    Summer breeze makes me feel fine, blowin' through the jasmine in my mind.

  • 10 Adventure Books to Get You Ready for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

    It's time for hidden tombs, lost cities, and cursed relics that somebody wants to put into a museum, or obtain so they can have immortality.

  • Meet Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur!

    One of Marvel's newer comics, it's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur! Being a girl superhero is already hard enough: fight the bad guys, save the city, basic stuff, right? Well, add in a T-Rex companion and face off a gang of space villains, all before class starts!

  • Haunted Houses, Schools, and Mansions. Oh My!

    What better time to celebrate haunted dwellings (for youth audiences) than the upcoming release of The Haunted Mansion?

  • All Pizza is the Best Pizza, But Today We Honor Detroit Style

    Is your favorite pizza from Detroit?

  • 10 Books to Make Sure Your Summer Cooking Season is the Best it Can Be

    It's officially summer, and if you're looking for a great summer cookbook, the Library has it!

  • 5 Monster Stories to Read by Flashlight

    Build a blanket fort and get your flashlight ready! Try these 5 books for some scream-worthy fun.

  • Immigrant Heritage Month Storyteller: Eugenio Mollo, Jr.

    As we celebrate Immigrant Heritage Month, hear from Eugenio, and how growing up in a diverse immigrant neighborhood helped spur an interest, passion - and ultimately - a calling in immigrant justice.

  • 5 Audiobooks to Learn More About the Latinx Immigrant Experience

    Add these five audiobooks to your listening list this Immigrant Heritage Month.

  • Farewell, Comics Legend John Romita

    Celebrate the legacy of one of comics’ most beloved artists by exploring some of his most enduring works.

  • 10 Books to Help Your Child Be Socially and Emotionally Ready for Kindergarten

    Enjoy these great picture books and activity suggestions to help your child become socially and emotionally ready for kindergarten.

  • 10 Books if You Like the Films of Wes Anderson

    Get ready for some super-symmetrical, balanced, and centered camera shots. Oh, and queue the pop classics soundtrack.

  • Need to Get Out of the House? Like Books? Books on Tap is Back!

    Talk books, socialize, and relax with a cold one. Books on Tap is back!

  • 10 Math Picture Books to Get Your Child Ready for Kindergarten

    Before starting kindergarten this fall, check out a few tips and books to strengthen your child's understanding of mathematical concepts.

  • 5 Cormac McCarthy Books You Gotta Read

    The only thing more depressing than losing an author of Cormac McCarthy's stature is the stuff that happens in Cormac McCarthy's books.

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