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  • 3 Monster Romance Writers at Romance-Con on November 2 at Main Library!

    Our first-ever Romance-Con (featuring Abby Jimenez!!) is happening on Nov. 2, and we want you to be part of the fun!

  • 8 Comics to Celebrate 40 Years of The Terminator

    Read these comics before the evil robots take over in 1997!

  • Best Travel Guides for Great Road Trips

    Fall is a wonderful time to hit the road and see what's around us. Here are some great guides to plan anything from an afternoon drive to a long vacation on wheels.

  • Meet the Entrepreneur: Owner of Lavish Me Spa to Join Entrepreneurship Week Panel at Toledo Library

    With help from the Toledo Library, entrepreneur Angela Hansard’s Lavish Me medical spa is celebrating three years in business. Hear from her at our upcoming Entrepreneurship Week panel in November.

  • Women-Owned Businesses Represent 42% of all U.S. Businesses

    During National Women's Business Week, join in celebrating them with ideas from our Small Business and Nonprofit team.

  • Sports Romance Writers at Romance-Con, November 2 at Main Library!

    Our first-ever Romance-Con (featuring Abby Jimenez!!) is happening on Nov. 2, and we want you to be part of the fun!

  • Stuck Together: 6 Romance Novels Dealing with Forced Proximity

    Our first-ever Romance-Con (featuring Abby Jimenez!!) is happening on Nov. 2, and we want you to be part of the fun!

  • 5 Titles That Shred: Honoring the Legacy of Pioneering Skateboarder Patti McGee, 1945-2024

    Skateboarding recently lost one of its original heroes, the first professional female skateboarder, Patti McGee.

  • Rachel Recommends: Autumn Reads

    Autumn means mugs of cider, supermoons, accessories with the color palette of a 1970s kitchen and, of course, a pile of good books.

  • 5 Forbidden Love Titles from Romance-Con (Nov. 2 at Main Library) Authors!

    Our first-ever Romance-Con (featuring Abby Jimenez!!) is happening on Nov. 2, and we want you to be part of the fun!

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  • 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.

  • National Eating Disorders Awareness Week

    Explore these children's and teen titles that confront body shaming, embrace body positivity, and delve into the complexities of eating disorders.

  • When the Music (Criticism) Stops: The Demise of Pitchfork

    Some say that most critics are frustrated artists. But with the collapse of influential music review outlets like Pitchfork, increasingly critics are just frustrated critics.

  • All About Nothing in 10 Picture Books

    Nothing like creativity and imagination!

  • 10 Books About the Lost Art of Letter Writing

    Bring back snail mail! (For things other than bills).

  • Babies Need Words: Bilingual Books

    Celebrate the gift of bilingualism with these picture books.

  • Celebrating Language Diversity

    Take the opportunity to explore these inclusive and empowering picture book titles with your family.

  • 10 Queer Kisses and Near-Death-Misses

    These reads will have your heart racing in more ways than one!

  • 5 Books To Celebrate 25 Years of ‘Office Space’

    25 years ago, the world learned just how annoying it is to file TPS reports.

  • Prepare for the Ultimate Adrenaline Rush with These Captivating Survival Thrillers

    It's one thing to survive against another person who's out to get you, and quite another to get past Mother Nature when she's got you in her sights.

  • 20 Fantastic Mystery and Science Fiction/Fantasy Blends

    Mystery and science fiction/fantasy go together like the peanut butter cup of the universe - great stories with fantastical elements make for delightful reads.

  • 9 Books to Reflect on 20 Years of Being Facebook Friends

    It's been 20 years since we became Facebook friends and you still haven't liked any of my posts.

  • Let There Be Dragons!

    It's the Year of the Dragon! Check out these books about dragons in Chinese mythology.

  • Top 10 Black Comic Book Writers You Need to Read Now

    Celebrate the achievements of exceptional Black writers this Black History month with these 10 great comics. 

  • The Curtain Comes Down on Two of Broadway’s Legendary Dancers

    No one else could move like them, but plenty wanted to try. Chita Rivera and Hinton Battle were true Broadway originals.

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