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Here are some of the least traditional Westerns found in our collection — full of fiends, magic, mysticism, and nightmares.

Dive into the delightfully dreadful with these spine-tingling reads for 3rd-6th grade.

Resources to help you discover your unique roots and the people who helped make you who you are!

The nonfiction books featured in this blog post are thoroughly researched or are first-hand accounts, and will expand your knowledge of queer history.

Practice counting with your little one in preparation for school. Try reading and listening to the story first, then discuss the math topics.

National Sisters Day, celebrated Aug. 3, is a perfect time to read about sisters! Dive into these stories of sisters to celebrate the unique relationship and bond between them!

These books all share a title with Taylor Swift lyrics!

This Black August, read one (or all) of these important books by Nigerian authors.

This National Wellness Month, the Toledo Library’s Small Business and Nonprofit team reached out to health wellness entrepreneurs to learn what wellness means to them. Read on to hear from Tami Heiss, Krissy Kountouris, Dr. Dinisha Paul, and Juanita Duran Pettaway, LISW.

Just in time for some beach reading, here are 10 of the best pursuit thrillers to get your adrenaline pumping.

Discover the connection between Jeep and Toledo for JeepFest.

Instead of another superhero origin or quest to stop a universe-shattering doomsday device, maybe check out these movies about the people behind your favorite film adaptations.

You must be at least this tall to ride this blog post.

Check out these 10 resources to learn more about ancient Babylon.

To highlight the incredible parks within our community, the Local History Department has pulled out some artifacts of the Toledo Metroparks and city parks.