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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!

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!

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.