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.
These books include some of the wildlife you and your child might observe around the seasonal ponds and marshes in Northwest Ohio this spring.
With Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi introduced the world to the Iranian experience — and to a new way of storytelling.
By the Power of Grayskull! (Or Snake Mountain, if you’re evil—no judgment.)
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.
Few musicians left such a colossal mark on the landscape of jazz. * insert sax solo *
Reading suggestions by star sign? Yep! We can do that. This month, we share ideas for curious and dual-natured Gemini readers.
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.
It’s Janet Jackson’s birthday. What have you done for her lately?
Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with these stories from those in the disabled AAPI community.
In space, no one can hear you gasp in horror as you read these gruesome Alien page-turners...or whatever the tagline for the movie was.
Some kids visit the office, some kids fight the Joker.
Check out these picture books and graphic novels that are illustrated by Arab Americans and Arabs in honor of Arab American Heritage Month.
Let’s continue to celebrate the power of books and people.
Reading suggestions by star sign? Yep! We can do that. This month, we share ideas for grounded and sensual Taurus readers. Moo!
What do baseball and women’s suffrage have much in common? Toledo Central High School class novelist Edwin J. Tippett Jr. found a creative way to tie them together in the 1911 edition of The Almanac.
This year during National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day is April 30th. Why wait until the end of the month to keep a poem in your pocket? Sometimes the smallest moment, like sharing a poem, can leave the biggest impact!
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Arab American Heritage Month celebrates a group of diverse people unified through language and culture. Check out these recommendations to learn more about the rich traditions of Arab Americans.
Let the sunshine in! Here are the books with the best ideas for all ages on ways to celebrate and welcome spring.
Here are some great books aimed at helping to inspire us to cook more and learn intuitive skills in the process.
Anthony Wayne Youth Foundation executive director Taylor Kervin shares what it takes to keep an organization thriving, plus how AWYF looked to their Library for help.
Celebrate April Fools' Day with children's books full of jokes, pranks, and playful fun.
Sometimes great power does not come with great responsibility—or any responsibility, for that matter. These comics take that idea and run with it, often to horrifying (and amusing) degrees.
He used to be just Ken. Now it seems like he's just a high school teacher stuck in an old David Bowie song. Ryan Gosling stars in the sci-fi hit "Project Hail Mary," and if that sounds cool to you, there are some books you should read.
