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  • Childrens Library Teen Recommends Fall 2021 book covers

    Children’s Library & Teen Recommends – Fall 2021

    Youth Services Librarians love to read, too! Check out what your favorite Children’s and Teen Librarians at Main Library are reading, whether it be a picture book about penguins, a middle grade adventure in a treehouse, vampires in Louisiana, or a time-traveling phone booth!

  • A cartoon illustration of a frog's life cycle with red arrows pointing to the next stage in the cycle. Seen in the cycle is an adult frog with its eggs, a close-up view of the eggs, a young black tadpole, an older green tadpole, a mature tadpole with legs, and the back to the starting point with the adult frog and its eggs.

    Life Cycles resources for Early Elementary (1-3)

    Investigate plant and animal life cycles with these library resources.

  • A view of a lake with mountains and a large sky behind it.

    Find Your Happy

    Titles feature multi-faceted mindfulness.

  • A happy white dog smiles with its eyes closed.

    Humor and Laughter

    Humor is something I have shared with family and laughter is a strong glue that binds us. Laughter can help us cope with pain and recover more quickly from hardship.

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    Dial-A-Story Anytime

    Press 1 for a story! Free, recorded stories for children, teens, and adults. Listen by phone any time of day or night by calling 419-745-9700.

  • An open book is in a field of grass. Colorful pink, purple, and green sparks come out of the book and surround the scene.

    Bookception: Books about Books, Libraries, Reading, and Writing

    Explore a variety of fiction, nonfiction, mysteries, and science fiction perfect for book lovers!

  • Five Queer Women blog with various LGBTQIA+ book covers.

    Five Queer Women Who Helped Shape a Movement

    This month Toledo is celebrating PRIDE and there is no better time to take a deep dive into the LGBTQ+ women who have helped to shape the fight for equality and justice in Queer communities of yesterday and today.

  • A woman is smiling while using her phone at a coffee shop.

    Short Stories and eMagazines: Perfect Quick Reads for Busy People

    A diverse selection of short reads in mystery, science fiction, general fiction and eMagazines.

  • A view of a cat's eyes peering over something to look at the viewer.

    Meow-der: Cat Cozy Mysteries

    Cozy mysteries with cats are the perfect combination for fans of mysteries and furry felines.

  • A camera sits on top of a table with a word map beneath it and three images that depict London, Paris, and Greece with the words "always smile Pony Brown" on them.

    Photography at Your Library

    Do you appreciate good photography? Do you enjoy taking photos with your phone or camera? The Library can help you pursue those interests!

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    Book Recommendations by Readers for Readers

    We asked our social media followers to share the books that they love to read and now we want to share those with you!

  • Baseball Equipment

    Get Your Baseball Fix

    Missing baseball season this year? Check out what Hoopla has to offer on the subject!

  • Find New Job

    5 Digital Library Resources for the Job-seeker

    If you've been displaced as a result of the pandemic or if you are considering a career change, TLCPL has digital resources that you can access for free from home to help navigate the job-seeking landscape.

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    Locke Library Life in the 1940’s

    What was life like eight decades ago at the Locke Branch? Surprisingly similar to what it's like today!

  • Metropark Nature Trail

    Read and Run: Five Books on Going Farther

    Take a run through these digital titles.

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    10 eBooks Your Cat-loving Kid Will Enjoy

    These digital titles are sure to be great reads at your home!

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    Get Personalized Reading Recommendations

    Have you heard about the Toledo Library's Book Picks service? Get books picked just for you based on what you love, selected by expert librarians - never by robots.

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    Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon – hoopla Edition

    Name any actor and within six movies or TV shows, you should be able to connect the dots from actor to actor, to get to a film with Kevin Bacon in the cast.

  • Winner Medal

    2020 Pulitzer Prize Winners

    If you love award-winning books, you'll definitely want to check out this year's Pulitzer Prize winners, several of which are available in eBook or audiobook on OverDrive.

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    10 Songs of Comfort

    Some songs, old and new, to enjoy while sheltering in place.

  • Health Heart Stethoscope

    Meaningful Ways to Celebrate National Nurses’ Month

    There are so many ways to express our appreciation during National Nurses' Month and the Toledo Lucas County Public Library provides resources to show you how.

  • Genealogy Family Tree

    Using Ancestry.com to Find the Good Stuff in Your Family Tree

    Now available for use at home with your Toledo Library card, Ancestry.com is a great tool to use when researching your family tree.

  • A book is open with two pages bent inward to form a heart shape with the pages.

    Books to Get Us Through This

    These eBooks can provide valuable perspective and understanding during the pandemic.

  • Gnome

    Cultivating History and a Garden

    Does anyone remember the TV show "The Victory Garden"?

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    The Calming Hope of Snapping Turtles

    Reflections on the qualities of nature, whether we are physically there or not.

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