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Welcome to the Library

Welcome to the LibraryLisa Schmidt2025-10-02T11:32:22-04:00

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  • A silhouette view of a family includes a little girl holding her father's hand, while her father holds the mother's hand, and the mother holds the hand of a younger child, whose other hand is held by their older sibling. Before them is a colorful sunset sky with red, orange, yellow, blue, and pink colors being shown in the clouds. There are also birds flying in the upper left corner of the scene, and tree branches with leaves bordering the family.

    School’s Out, It Must Be Vacation Time

    Explore popular destinations in the United States and around the world.

  • A collaged advertisement for different comic series. The comic covers shown use art from: "Daytripper," "East of West," "Monstress," "King City," and "Tales From Outer Suburbia."

    No Capes Required! Comics Embrace All Literary Genres

    If you haven’t picked up a comic in a while, one of these titles may be the perfect place to get reacquainted.

  • A girl peers into an open book that is the size of a room. The left side of the book shows a portal on the page to another world. In the portal is a woman walking up stone steps. She wears a white and black dress that looks like the one the girl is wearing. The woman looks back at the girl as if to beckon her to enter the book's portal.

    Developing Characters That Resonate With Readers

    Learn how to develop memorable characters for your next novel.

  • Two cats lay on a carpeted floor. The cat closest to the viewer lays on its back and has a brown and black fur color. The cat next to it is lying on its stomach and has its left paw on the brown cat. This cat is gray and white with black stripes.

    Charming Stories for Children Featuring Furry Friends

    Picture books for young children exploring the power of friendship.

  • A collaged advertisement for BBQ cookouts and grilling cookbooks. The book covers included are: "Red, White, and Que: Farm-fresh Foods for the American Grill," "How to Grill Everything," "VBQ: The Ultimate Vegan Barbecue Cookbook," "Master of the Grill," "Vegetables on Fire," "Smoke it Like a Texas Pit Master with your Electric Smoker," and "The Flippin' Awesome Backyard Griddle Cookbook."

    Great for Grilling

    Super helpful cookbooks and recipes sure to appeal to the grill-master in everyone.

  • A close-up view of grass growing in the soil under a sunny blue sky with a few clouds.

    How Does Your Garden Grow?

    We’ve got oodles of gardening books with tips and ideas for growing new and traditional plants, improving designs and what to do with what grows.

  • A woman in a lightweight dress is reading outside in summer. She is surrounded by various flowers that are pink, purple, and blue.

    Great Summer Reads

    Explore librarian recommendations beyond the bestsellers this summer.

  • A spray-painted design reads "The Feminists Are Taking Over."

    The Steinem Sisters Collection: Feminism at TLCPL

    Have you heard our exciting news?! TLCPL is now the home of the only public library feminist collection in Ohio.

  • A collaged advertisement for wordless picture books. Book covers included are "Flora and the Flamingo," "Mr. Wuffles!," "Bluebird," and "The Farmer and the Clown."

    Wonderful Wordless Picture Books

    Wordless picture books that are beautifully illustrated and incredibly imaginative.

  • A close-up side view of a gray cat's face and its green eye.

    Fantasy Felines

    Cats are the perfect protagonists, or side-kicks, because even though we know a lot about them, what we don’t know continues to intrigue and mystify us.

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    Singing Voicemails

    Have you ever saved a voicemail for eight years? I have, and I think it's possible that many of us have a saved voicemail or two, it's just not something we talk about. Before my mom passed away, she would call me every morning around 8:15 and we would talk before I left for work. Then, that tradition ended. One of her voicemails lived on...a long time.

  • Jane Austen’s Hidden Feminism

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    Haiku Poetry Picture Books for Kids

    The animals have haikus, just for you! Can you guess who they are talking about in these fun poems?

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    The Best Podcast Episode for Mystery Book Lovers

    As a librarian, this episode was a treasure trove of vetted mystery novels. The Gatekeeper features Marilyn Stasio, The Times Book Review’s Crime Columnist.

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    Babies vs Babytime

    Babies are wonderful, beautiful and thoroughly amazing human beings. Baby storytime gives babies and their caregivers the chance of developing early literacy skills together at the library.

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