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  • Blink-182 is Back! Check Out These Pop Punk Classics Before Seeing Them on Tour

    So, you thought pop punk died out in the early 2000s? Think again.

  • 5 Books to Help You Start Composting

    Celebrate Learn How to Compost Day!

  • 5 Books to Remind You to Stop Reading and Go Ride a Bike

    Don't read these books while on a bicycle.

  • Better Than All The Rest: Remembering Tina Turner

    From Nutbush to Thunderdome and beyond, superstar Tina Turner put her indelible stamp on American music and American culture.

  • 10 Great Books for Wine (and Grape) Enthusiasts

    These books are Dionysus-approved.

  • 10 Recommended Fairy Tale Retellings for Adults

    10 books that might start with once upon a time, but don't always end with happily ever after.

  • History of Crayons

    Crayons have been around for a long time! Here are some great titles featuring crayons and their history.

  • 10 Best Spider-Man Comics

    Prepare to once again enter the Spider-Verse with some of our favorite Spidey comics!

  • 15 Great Underground Hip Hop Albums

    Whether you’ve avoided hip hop in the past or are simply looking for something fresh for your playlist, these artists’ approach to production, rhythm, flow, and lyrics are sure to send you down the endless rabbit hole of independent and underground hip hop. 

  • 10 Excellent Comics to Read for the Debut of American Born Chinese on Disney+

    With American Born Chinese debuting on Disney+, now is a great time to read other comics by and about Asian and Asian-American authors and characters.

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    It’s “Officially” Juneteenth!

    One of the brightest spots I can remember, for me personally and for our country in the past two years, is June 17, 2021 when Juneteenth was officially made an American holiday.

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    15 Films from the 1980s to Watch if You Love Stranger Things

    Celebrate the return of Stranger Things with 15 classics from the ‘80s.

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    Immigrant Heritage Month Storyteller: Ting Li

    Our first Immigrant Heritage Month storyteller is Ting Li, who comes from a city called Dalian, in China. Arriving as a student, Ting Li has since found her way to Toledo, where she experienced "numerous moments that people from a greater Toledo community radiated warmth towards each other."

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    Listen Up!

    Audiobook suggestions based on distraction level, humor, length, and ability to pause.

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    Local History Resources at Main Library and a Prominent Toledo Dog

    The Toledo Library proudly displays three paintings featuring the customary topic of renowned Toledoan artist, Edmund Henry Osthaus. Get the inside story of the painting of “Laddie,” displayed in the Local History Department.

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    9 Books For Adults Who Read Harry Potter

    Are you an adult muggle looking for a book to read? This is the blog for you!

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    15 Books to Read After Watching Our Flag Means Death

    The end of Our Flag Means Death may have left you with a pirate-shaped void in your life, but these books can get you through it.

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    9 Asian-American Playwrights You Should Know

    The American theater's representation of Asian experiences has often been problematic. These writers have tried to change that.

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    6 Obi-Wan Kenobi Books to Read

    The Obi-Wan Kenobi series hits Disney+ and now is a great time to get caught up on the adventure of the titular Jedi master.

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    The Holding Project

    What makes you feel safe? What makes you feel unsafe? These questions are the basis for an ongoing and expansive public art project called The Holding Project.

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    Toledo Library Offers Support for Growing Natural Hair Product Business

    Through her small business, and the support of TLCPL's free services and resources, Megan Davis is educating her community about the heritage and history of African American hair.

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    10 Best Doctor Strange Comics

    Excited for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness? Check out some of the Sorcerer Supreme’s greatest comic book adventures.

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    All the Stephen Sondheim Musicals You Need to Listen to and See

    The late Stephen Sondheim was such a prolific juggernaut, a newcomer may not know where to start with his musical output. The Library can help with that.

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    It's the Biggest Week in American Birding!

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    6 Books to Read After Watching The Northman

    Robert Eggers’ new film The Northman has just hit theaters. Now its time to to tackle this Viking-inspired reading list.

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