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View of an aisle in a grocery store for all their "Gluten Free" products.

Gluten-Free – What’s All The Fuss About?

Gluten-free is all the buzz lately. Is it just trendy or is there something behind the diet craze?

The Haynes Family: Library Customers for Life

Meet the Haynes family - They began using the library when daughter Alysa and son Orlando were children, and have kept using it ever since.

A collaged advertisement for destinations to go to in or around Ohio. The top image shows a map with icons pointing out locations to visit in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Indiana. Below this image are four more images. The first image shows a view of a room in one of the treehouses at Whispering Pines at Amish Country Lodging. The second image shows a child riding down one of the slides at Pokagon State Park Toboggan Run. The third image shows the Executive seats in the St. Lucie Lounge car for the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad. The fourth image shows the frozen waterfall at Hocking Hills.

11 Last Minute Winter Trips from Toledo, Ohio

If you are looking for a daytrip or a road trip out of Toledo this winter, then this list is for you.

A collaged advertisement for international mysteries. Book covers include "Murder on the Quai," "The Circle," "The Silent Dead," "The White Mirror," "Sun, Sand, Murder," "Death in Brittany," "A Voice in the Night," and "Her Nightly Embrace: Book I of the Ravi Pi Series."

Sleuthing with an International Flair

A great way to armchair travel and get lost in a great thriller is to pick up a mystery novel featuring detectives from other countries.

A close-up view of a woman's eyes, except her right eye is red and reflects a half-skull and half-moon image while the skin around that eye is cracked and withering.

Zeal For Zombies

This blog post includes a wide variety of popular books, eBooks, eComics, television shows and movies featuring Zombies that will hopefully satisfy your insatiable appetite for the undead.

A girl peers out at the viewer from a burlap sack with eyes wide open. Her pupils are dilated, and she holds her fingers curled up before her mouth with a fearful expression.

Meet the Future Stephen Kings!

Stephen King, R.L. Stine, and Alfred Hitchcock have some new competition. Check out our "Get Your Spooky On" short story contest winners!

Autumn-themed still life featuring an open book with leaves on the pages, surrounded by colorful fall leaves, two gourds, clusters of berries, dried orange slices, flowers, and a pair of red scissors on a table. A cup with liquid splashing out is also present, creating a vibrant and dynamic scene.

A Cornucopia of New Romance Novels

As autumn leaves blow amid a myriad of colors here is a selection of new vibrant romance fiction. Pick a harvest apple and enjoy!

A view of the Glacier National Park during the day.

Libraries and National Parks

Libraries and national parks are essential components of a robust and healthy community. Continue reading to learn more.

Two shiny apples lay on their sides on a wooden table.

An Apple A Day

The best part of fall is being able to enjoy fresh apples from local orchards and fall baking of course.

A collaged advertisement of various book covers. Titles included are "The Hunger Angel," "The Cry of the Owl," "Paint it Black," "Listen to Me," and "No Stopping Train."

All of us have a darker side that we must answer to, and sometimes it comes through in our need for a good dastardly read. So, if you’re tired of bubble gum and happy endings, read on for a few reads that will further darken that inky place you may need to exhume.