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  • What Are You Drawing for Draw a Bird Day? These 10 Books Will Help You…Draw a Bird

    It’s officially Draw a Bird Day. Celebrate by busting out a pencil and paper and doodling your favorite bird—artistic skill is optional!

  • On World Health Day, Learn About Health for All with These 5 Books

    This World Health Day, celebrate access to public health.

  • 5 Happy Little Items To Check Out Before You Watch the Movie Paint

    A few DVDs and books to put you in the right mindset before going to see Paint, a movie inspired by Bob Ross.

  • 10 Video Game Inspired Comics to Prepare for The Super Mario Bros. Movie 

    Before you see The Super Mario Bros. Movie, check out these other video game adaptations.

  • Get Ready to Grow, Lucas County!

    We'd love to see how things are growing! Tag @ToledoLibrary and show us your plant friends.

  • 10 Books for Rainy Days

    April showers, right?

  • Celebrate National Poetry Month with 13 Poetry Books Selected by the Lucas County Poet Laureate

    April is National Poetry Month! Celebrate by writing your own poem or reading some of these picks from Jonie McIntire, Lucas County's Poety Laureate!

  • Fans of Short Films: Join the Library’s Film Discussion Group this April

    If you love watching and discussing movies (but referring to them as “films”) and feeling all cool about it, join your Library friends at our online Film Discussion Group!

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    I Need a Vacation!

    Involve your kids in the vacation planning or take a no-cost virtual vacation with these Library resources!

  • Whether You Want to Run a Marathon or Run Away from Marathons, These 5 Books Can Help

    Do you have what it takes to run a marathon? Read these books to find out.

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  • An old red portable radio sits atop a table with yellow paint splatters covering its surface.

    Cinema for the Ears

    Treat your ears to full cast dramatizations of your favorite classics complete with sound effects and music.

  • A pile of Scrabble pieces lay on top of a yellow-lined notebook. There are blank scrabble pieces and some with letters. The top pieces with letters on them spell out the phrase "back to school."

    Back to School Resources for Pre-K-Grade 3

    Do you have the back to school blues? Take a look at these resources for teachers, students and parents to get you motivated and excited for the 2021-2022 school year!

  • A spaceship flies through space away from a larger spacecraft's explosion.

    Hitchhiker’s Guide to Sci-Fi Subgenres – Part 4

    Welcome to part four of my series, “SCI-FI—X-TREME EDITION,” or “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Sci-fi Subgenres.” The next two subgenres are a little more serious in tone than those explored in previous posts but for some, the dark tone is the appeal.

  • A close-up view of a hand holding a deck of cards with the back of the card's design facing the viewer.

    Small, but Mighty FUN!

    Cards are super-portable and can make for great games and magic tricks to boost the fun factor on a rainy day.

  • A caped Super Hero Woman stands in grass. She is in all black and is depicted by her silhouette.

    Get Ready for Black Widow with Marvel’s Greatest Superheroines

    Before seeing Black Widow, get your superheroine fix with these Marvel adventures

  • Great Young Adult Books for EFL Students showing several Young Adult book covers.

    Great YA Books for EFL Students, Part II

    Curating this booklist brings back many fond memories of mine as I used to teach EFL (English as a Foreign Language) while living as an ex-pat overseas. If you’re an educator like I am, you are well aware that finding suitable reading material can be both arduous and heartbreaking. I hope this list makes it a bit easier for you.

  • An open book creates a scene where a little girl holds a string of balloons. She is in an open grassy field with a red tree and a large sky before her. Birds and leaves are flying through the scene as a strong breeze comes along.

    Classics Retold

    Stories are constantly being retold with new and exciting twists. What's cool about book versions is that they usually don't feel like the subpar sequels or remakes Hollywood often subjects us to.

  • American Revolutionaries and several book covers that fit this topic.

    Historic Heroines: American Revolutionaries

    Taking a look at some of the extraordinary women who helped the cause during the American Revolution.

  • 90s Blog image with various book covers.

    Smells Like Teen Spirit: Books Set in the ’90s

    Books perfect for folks feeling nostalgic for the 1990s.

  • The cover of Dolly Parton's book "Coat of Many Colors."

    Discover Dolly!

    Here is a selection of available materials at TLCPL of all things Dolly!

  • A shiny empty bench made from reused rear car bumpers sits against a brick wall.

    Reduce Waste Through Sustainable Living Practices

    Explore ways to reduce waste, repurpose, reuse, and adopt an eco-friendly lifestyle.

  • The "Official Geocache" book is held up in front of other books on a shelf in the Children's Library.

    Treasure Hunt at Your Library with Geocaching

    Are you looking for something free and adventurous? Well, go on a treasure hunt by geocaching at the libraries!

  • A close-up view of an open book with its pages being flipped through.

    Teens Books Adults will Love

    Teen Books are not just for teens. Check out some of these great picks that adults are sure to enjoy.

  • View of Waite High School's exterior.

    Waite’s yearbooks The Purple and Gold (1915-1974) and The Warrior (1975-2020) Join TLCPL’s Online Yearbook Collection

    Morrison R. Waite High School Yearbooks join TLCPL's TPS collection of online editions. High Schools already included are Toledo Central (1899-1914), Scott (1914-2000), Libbey (1924-2010) and Bowsher (1963-017).

  • A dark blue sky is seen with lightning leaving the clouds in the distance. Beyond that is a bright sun and yellow sky illuminating the cornfield below.

    Historic Anti-Heroines: Bad Seeds

    Fact and fiction material for some of the most hated, ruthless women in history.

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