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    Essential Cookbooks for a Disability-Friendly Kitchen

    Celebrate Disability Pride Month by cooking a delicious dish using a recipe from this collection of cookbooks that focuses on disability in the kitchen.

  • The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776, by John Trumbull

    Declaring Our Independence

    Our young nation's decision to declare independence seems like a no-brainer now, but people living in the colonies had to be convinced — no easy feat, especially when the cast album of Hamilton hadn't been invented yet.

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    America’s 250th for Young Readers

    Celebrate America 250 this Independence Day with these children's nonfiction books.

  • Illustration of four women standing in front of an American flag.

    Meet the Unsung Women Who Shaped American History

    July 4, 2026 marks America's 250th semiquincentennial celebration. Women have been and continue to be American history makers and shakers.

  • Father teaching daughter how to ride a bicycle in a park.

    Turning Pages and Pedals: 15 Books About Bicycles for Kids

    Explore delightful children's books that celebrate bicycles, adventure, and perseverance.

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    Giggles, Guffaws, and Goofy Stories: Celebrating International Joke Day with Silly Picture Books

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    Disability Pride Month from the Woman’s Perspective

    July honors disability pride by bringing awareness into view. These stories highlight the experiences of disabled women and their activism and advocacy for disabled peoples' rights.

  • Immigrant Heritage Month with yellow, red, and blue design.

    Immigrant Stories: An Interview with Shyam Suchak

    This story is a part of a Welcome Toledo-Lucas County series, bringing to life first-hand accounts from our immigrant, refugee, and diverse community members who call Toledo and Lucas County home.

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    Immigrant Stories: Bringing Heritage to a New Home

    This story is a part of a Welcome Toledo-Lucas County series, bringing to life first-hand accounts from our immigrant, refugee, and diverse community members who call Toledo and Lucas County home.

  • Memory Lane in Tokyo, Japan.

    10 Japanese Mysteries That Will Make You Want to Be a Detective

    Is your crime fiction habit stuck in a rut of either rain-soaked noir or bucolic English countryside? Try a whole new time zone. These sometimes sparse—yet always intricately plotted—mysteries are seriously fun to read.

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    Rebuilding: 14 Powerful Stories about Queer Immigrant Experiences

    Celebrate Pride Month with the stories about members of the LGBTQIA+ community who have immigration stories of their own!

  • Ghost World at 25: How to Make a Great Indie Comic Film

    Teenage cynicism? Check. Adaptation of one of the best comics of the ‘90s? Check. 25 years later, Ghost World remains a must-watch.

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    The loss of Jane Yolen is only softened by the legacy of 450 books she has written across all genres for children, teens, and adults.

  • Indiana Jones hat, whip, compass, and binoculars.

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    2026 is the Summer of Second Chance Romance. Let's celebrate with "I Knew It, I Knew You" playing on repeat, and a list of Second Chance Romances that will have you kicking your feet and giggling.

  • Immigrant Heritage Month with yellow, red, and blue design.

    Immigrant Stories: Building Belonging in the Glass City

    This story is a part of a Welcome Toledo-Lucas County series, bringing to life first-hand accounts from our immigrant, refugee, and diverse community members who call Toledo and Lucas County home.

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    20 Children’s Books About Wetland Wildlife

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    She Shared a Life in Black and White: Remembering Marjane Satrapi

    With Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi introduced the world to the Iranian experience — and to a new way of storytelling.

  • Cast of Masters of the Universe, 2026.

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    By the Power of Grayskull! (Or Snake Mountain, if you’re evil—no judgment.)

  • Woman sunbathing on the beach with a book.

    Sun-sational Beach Reads

    Here are some fantastic reading ideas to cart along to the beach or just rev up the backyard sprinkler and enjoy with a cool beverage. Don't get that library book wet, though. No, really, I'm serious: keep the library book dry.

  • Sonny Rollins albums

    Sonny Rollins: 10 Unparalleled Albums from a Jazz Legend

    Few musicians left such a colossal mark on the landscape of jazz. * insert sax solo *

  • Starry sky with Gemini symbol.

    Reading Suggestions by Zodiac Signs: Gemini Edition

    Reading suggestions by star sign? Yep! We can do that. This month, we share ideas for curious and dual-natured Gemini readers.

  • Breaking Barriers: Empowering Women in Business

    Join the discussion at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 21 at Heatherdowns Branch Library on the status of women in business, including women-owned and operated business, the wage gap, structural barriers, and more.

  • Illustration of Janet Jackson with a birthday cake.

    It’s Janet — Miss Birthday if You’re Nasty

    It’s Janet Jackson’s birthday. What have you done for her lately?

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    Amplifying Voices: Stories from the AAPI Disability Community

    Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with these stories from those in the disabled AAPI community.

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