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Welcome to the Library

Welcome to the LibraryLisa Schmidt2025-04-24T19:33:30-04:00

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  • Blog ad for Librarian Picks Book Series for high schoolers with various high school level book covers collaged onto the ad.

    Series Books for High School Readers

    Librarians love a good series. Your high school students should too. We recommend these.

  • Protest Music illustration with a guitar and drum marching with signs. The guitar has a yellow sign that reads "I'm Fretting" while the drum has a red sign that reads "I'm Beat."

    21 American Protest Songs

    What do we want? Songs! When do we want them? As soon as this download is done!

  • A plastic food container holds pecan cookies inside with a mixing bowl to the right and containers for iodized salt and baking powder.

    Learning to Cook Hungarian Style- Virtually!

    TLCPL and the Hungarian Club of Toledo take their popular cooking class online.

  • Indian food is seen in a yellow bowl and a green bowl.

    Delicious, Delectable and Fantastically Flavorful Indian Cooking

    Delve into recipes featuring an array of Indian spices that are sure to awaken the senses with the help of these incredible Indian cookbooks.

  • Two adult emperor penguins lead a line of several baby penguins through the snow.

    Penguin Books for Grades 1-3

    Fun and informative books about these flightless birds.

  • Vietnamese food pho is seen in a bowl with chopsticks and a salad on the side.

    Tasty Food Made Easy with These Amazing Vietnamese Cookbooks

    Cook up something delicious with the help of these incredible recipes featuring Vietnamese cuisine.

  • An ad reads "Happy Kwanzaa" with a green and red present at the bottom and a group of three red, a black, and three green lit candles.

    Kwanzaa resources for Grades K-5

    Kwanzaa eBooks for grades K-5

  • A man holds open a book while he and a little girl wear Christmas hats. They both smile while gazing into the book that is emitting light and sparkles.

    Christmas (Secular) resources for Grades PreK-5

    Christmas eBooks for grades PreK-5 to enjoy.

  • An illustrative artwork shows the Christmas time nativity scene.

    Religious Christmas resources for Grades PreK-5

    Religious Christmas Holiday eBooks for grades K-5

  • Lost and Found picture books featured image of a hand-drawn illustration of a man and dog with a hat. The man thinks "I must have put it around here somewhere..."

    Picture Books of the Lost… and Found

    Some of the world's greatest picture books are about losing things, and I have a list of them right here... wait a minute, where did that list go?

  • A view of a battlefield during sunrise. In the fields are four cannons.

    American Civil War resources for Grades 9-12

    Spanning four years and resulting in more than 620,000 American casualties, historians regard the American Civil War as one of the most divisive eras in US history. Let the Library guide you to some excellent resources for furthering your research of this part of our past.

  • A young boy looks out a window with a mask over his face. He holds a teddy bear who also wears a mask. Together, they are quarantined at home.

    Dealing with Sadness

    It is OK to feel things. Sadness is a feeling that everyone knows. Let’s explore how to help our children understand this feeling.

  • A cartoon bear is seen hibernating in a cave surrounded by twigs, leaves, and snow.

    Animal Hibernation resources for Grades PreK-3

    Animal hibernation is a fascinating adaptation to changing environmental conditions.

  • A holiday scene shows a train moving through a snow covered terrain.

    13 Holiday Mysteries to Read Right Now

    A selection of holiday-themed mysteries, cozies, and gentle reads to settle in and read this winter or any time.

  • A music sheet shows Beethoven's Symphonien I.

    Happy 250th Birthday, Beethoven!

    Fun and informative books about the life and music of Ludwig van Beethoven.

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