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.
Celebrate America 250 this Independence Day with these children's nonfiction books.
July 4, 2026 marks America's 250th semiquincentennial celebration. Women have been and continue to be American history makers and shakers.
Explore delightful children's books that celebrate bicycles, adventure, and perseverance.
Grab a funny book and get ready to laugh. International Joke Day is the perfect time to celebrate silly stories that tickle funny bones of all ages!
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.
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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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.
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.
Know a kid who loves bugs? Here are 30 books in honor of National Insect Week, June 22 - June 28!
Northwest Ohio is the Warbler Capital of the World and the location of the Biggest Week in American Birding! The 10-day festival runs from May 8-17, 2026, so grab some books and binoculars and head outdoors with the kids!
Groundbreaking cartoonist Nicole Hollander made the funny pages safe for thinking (and overthinking) women.
The world of comics lost a giant this week. Spider-Man, The Justice League, Batman, Robin, The Punisher—Gerry Conway’s genius shaped nearly every major comic book character from the late 1960s through the 2020s.
Interested in native plants but don't know where to start? This lists includes several guides for plants specific to Ohio and the Midwest alongside guides on how to grow other non-native plant species in our temperate climate.
Toledo and Lucas County have been hatching bird watchers since the mid nineteenth century! Stop in and see our interactive display in the Fact and Fiction Department at Main Library to see if you can identify the birds on our checklist.
Celebrate El Día De Los Niños by reading one of these Latinx picture books!
Take a stroll through nearly a century of Nancy Drew books, movies, and series, then plan a visit to see the Jennifer Fisher Nancy Drew Collection at Main Library!
April is Arab American Heritage Month. Learn and celebrate Arabs and Arab Americans by checking out these delicious cookbooks from the Arab world.
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!
