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  • Malcolm X Celebrates 100 Years This Year

    Human rights champion Malcolm X commemorates his 100th birthday this year.

  • 10 Places that Validate Your Distrust of the Outdoors

  • Honoring America’s Brave Men and Women this Memorial Day

    Honoring the Toledo service members in our Digital Collections

  • How to Stay Busy in Retirement: Marj Mulcahy’s Post-Retirement Goal to Save Our Waterways

    Long-time Toledo resident and retired emergency room nurse Marj Mulcahy had great hope in 2014 that the Toledo Water Crisis would create momentum for greater environmental protections. A decade later, a nonprofit she and fellow retirees formed takes a lead role in advocating for our lake.

  • Cozy Up With These Heartwarming Fantasy Adventures

    Like cozy stories AND fantasy fiction? Now you can get both in these fantastic cozy fantasy novels.

  • 20 Years of Revenge of the Sith (and the Best Star Wars Memes)

    Bring balance to the force with these books about one of the best Star Wars movies of all time—they're sure to give you the high ground!

  • Celebrating 125 Years of a Toledo Landmark: The Toledo Zoo

    Celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Toledo Zoo with these artifacts

  • 10 Essential Contemporary Queer Asian American Music Artists You Should Know

    Looking to enter the dance floor that is the Queer Asian American music scene? Look no further - here are 10 of the most influential artist setting the tempo.

  • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Youth Fiction

    We celebrate Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders during the month of May by recognizing their contributions to youth literature, offering a breadth of experiences and fantastic, imaginative stories.

  • Fury Road At 10: Post-Apocalyptic Comics You Need to Read Now

    It feels just like yesterday that we were introduced to “flaming guitar guy.”

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  • Malcolm X Celebrates 100 Years This Year

    Human rights champion Malcolm X commemorates his 100th birthday this year.

  • 10 Places that Validate Your Distrust of the Outdoors

  • Honoring America’s Brave Men and Women this Memorial Day

    Honoring the Toledo service members in our Digital Collections

  • How to Stay Busy in Retirement: Marj Mulcahy’s Post-Retirement Goal to Save Our Waterways

    Long-time Toledo resident and retired emergency room nurse Marj Mulcahy had great hope in 2014 that the Toledo Water Crisis would create momentum for greater environmental protections. A decade later, a nonprofit she and fellow retirees formed takes a lead role in advocating for our lake.

  • Cozy Up With These Heartwarming Fantasy Adventures

    Like cozy stories AND fantasy fiction? Now you can get both in these fantastic cozy fantasy novels.

  • 20 Years of Revenge of the Sith (and the Best Star Wars Memes)

    Bring balance to the force with these books about one of the best Star Wars movies of all time—they're sure to give you the high ground!

  • Celebrating 125 Years of a Toledo Landmark: The Toledo Zoo

    Celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Toledo Zoo with these artifacts

  • 10 Essential Contemporary Queer Asian American Music Artists You Should Know

    Looking to enter the dance floor that is the Queer Asian American music scene? Look no further - here are 10 of the most influential artist setting the tempo.

  • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Youth Fiction

    We celebrate Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders during the month of May by recognizing their contributions to youth literature, offering a breadth of experiences and fantastic, imaginative stories.

  • Fury Road At 10: Post-Apocalyptic Comics You Need to Read Now

    It feels just like yesterday that we were introduced to “flaming guitar guy.”

  • Best Books on Crafts You Didn’t Know Existed

    Bored with traditional crafting possibilities? Have we got the books for you! Check out these great books on unusual (yet still delightful!) ways to be creative and find your next favorite hobby.

  • How to Stay Busy in Retirement: Local Veteran and Retired Nurse Carolyn Nagy ‘Does Something About It’

    From setting up a 400 bed hospital in Saudi Arabia to leading a nonprofit program meeting the needs of women veterans, Carolyn Nagy's career - and now retirement - has been guided by the deep desire to 'do something about it.'

  • Class of ’25: Books for the Graduating Senior

    Oh the places you’ll go after graduation! Use these books whether you're off to college or trade school, joining the workforce, or still undecided!

  • Asian and Black Stories for AAPI Heritage Month

    These books feature either characters of mixed heritage or characters of the different races/heritages interacting.

  • Ten Titles About Disability by Jewish American Authors

    Take a look at these titles written by Jewish American authors that discuss disability.

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