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  • Best Books on Fall Entertaining: Food, Fun, Friends and Family

    Need some ideas for fall and Thanksgiving entertaining? Check out these great books!

  • 10 Latin American Cookbooks to Inspire Your Holiday Cooking

    You could make what you always make – the same old casserole, the same old pie, some dry turkey – or you could add some spice to your holiday menu.

  • 20 Books Celebrating National Adoption Month

    Whatever your family looks like, may these books shine a light on love and adoption.

  • Native American Heritage Month

    November is Native American Heritage Month. Check out these children's books to celebrate!

  • Best Family-Focused Comics to Be Grateful for This Thanksgiving

    Feel the familial love with these must-read comics.

  • Local Veteran’s Brewery Business Set to Make History Twice

    Ten years ago, Christopher Harris made history when he opened the first Black-owned brewery in Northwest Ohio. During our Entrepreneurship Week kickoff event on November 12 he’ll share more about how his Black Frog Brewery was uniquely sought out to open a second location, and the first of its kind in Northeast Ohio.

  • 5 Books to Help You Remember That We’re All Still Neighbors

    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.

  • Intentional Choices, Endless Rewards

    Read about local educator and lifelong learner Dondra Coleman’s path to building two successful businesses centered on supporting families. She will be a featured panelist during our Entrepreneurship Week kickoff on November 12.

  • Sketchbook Secrets: How to Cultivate a Daily Drawing Habit

    Keeping a sketch journal is a wonderful way to keep track of your life, spark creativity, and keep your brain sharp. Here are the best books we offer on this fun and inspiring endeavor.

  • Pew! Pew! BwaHaHa! The Best Science Fiction Horror

    The combination of horror and futuristic settings provides a wonderfully eerie sense of unease that should appeal to those who enjoy either genre alone.

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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.

  • 6 Titles to Build a Feminist Leader: 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 third interview features local feminist and managing director of Women of Toledo, Nina Corder.

  • Get Your Irish On for St. Patrick’s Day

    No matter where you're from, everyone is a little bit Irish. What better way to celebrate than by diving into a great book or film celebrating Irish culture?

  • 15 Pies From the Library’s Menu to Celebrate Pi Day

    Here's a list of fifteen pies you can find on the library shelves. True, you can't actually eat them, but for a few of these that might actually be just as well. I'm looking in your direction, Sweeney Todd.

  • Trail Blazing Women

    10 amazing books for kids about women explorers, adventurers, and pioneers in their fields.

  • 5 Books to Read Before the Total Solar Eclipse

    Toledo is lucky to be in the path of totality for the upcoming total solar eclipse.

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