There are so many benefits to reading to your child, but did you know that reading to infants is one of the best ways to start building early literacy skills? This month's Ready to Read blog includes reading tips and research that shows it's never too early to start reading!
Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic calendar and is a holy month celebrated by Muslims around the world. Ramadan is observed as a reflecting time of worship, helping other, and spending time with loved ones.
Poems are words put together using rhythm, patterns, and rhymes to express thoughts and emotions. April is National Poetry Month.
Behold, the perfect list for your fairy tale loving heart. Fairy tale stories and retellings for adult readers.
Earth Day a day to remind us to take care of our world. We reflect on our planet, our environment, and learn what we can do to help keep the Earth healthy.
No offense to our favorite caped crusaders, but comics and graphic novels can be about a lot more than the classic superhero tale.
If you want amateur detectives and thrills, grab one of these novels that you won’t want to put down.
Can't put down your smartphone? Social media stressing you out? You might want to consider giving it up.
West Toledo Branch Manager Andrea Francis was named as one of Library Journal's 2019 Movers and Shakers - Innovators!
Spy stories with strong female protagonists, espionage, intrigue, action and adventure.
In celebration of Women's History Month, join the Steinem Sisters Collection for HerStory: Intersectional Feminism. Featuring four of the Toledo region’s most celebrated women’s activists and forward-thinkers, this special program will investigate how the feminist movement can be more diverse and inclusive through a renewed focus on intersectionality.
What was life like in the nineteen twenties at the Locke Library? Surprisingly similar to today!
The Toledo Lucas County Public Library is launching two new initiatives aimed at capturing the stories of its community through storytelling and photography.
Are you unable to afford the expense or time for a vacation? Try reading one of these mysteries set in exotic cultures and/or locales where the place is just as much a part of the story as the characters and plot.
Quirky, funny, offbeat comedy movies to enjoy with a friend or loved one.
Equal Pay Day is the symbolic marker of how long it takes for women to earn as much as men did the preceding year. Continue reading to learn more about this incredibly important issue that should concern everyone in our modern society.
Tips for jumping into audiobooks including the exciting world of Full Cast recordings!
Inventive takes on the classic fairy tale The Three Little Pigs.
Need to print without using your own printer? Just send it to a Library printer and pick it up when you get there, that same day, that is. Works with phones, tablets, laptops and desktops.
