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View of Main Library from the north lawn at sunset.

Urban Libraries Council Honors Toledo Library for Workforce and Development Innovations

Toledo Library earned recognition during the 2019 ULC Innovations event.

Landmark in Forks Washington that is part of the Twilight saga. The Quileute Treaty Line is a sign added to the area for tourists to come to and take pictures. It captures the boundary between the Quileute Indian Reservation and Cullen's territory from Twilight. The sign says "Please do not climb or sit!" along with "No" in a red circle with a line through it "Vampires beyond this point." Below that hangs another sign that says "Treaty Line." Between "Treaty" and "Line" is a circle with a silhouette of a wolf howling.

I Took a Bookcation and You Should Too

Take your love of books to the next level with a bookcation. I took one for Twilight and Twin Peaks and was not disappointed!

A signed WWI Registration Certificate Card for local Toledo resident Clem Clair Hubbard. The card reads "Registration Certificate" at the top and shows an eagle between the two words. The eagle's body is covered with a shield, its wings are open, and each claw holds an item (a plant in its right claw and arrows in its left). The rest of the card says "P.M.G.O. Form No. 68" along with "To whom it may concern, Greetings: These presents attest. That in accordance with the proclamation of the President of the United States, and in compliance with law, Clem Clair Hubbard, (City or town.) Toledo (County.) Lucas (State.) Ohio, has submitted himself to registration and has by me been duly registered this 12th day of September 1918, under the supervision of the local Board designated on the back herof." The card is signed by "Charles Parker, Registrar." and says at the bottom "(Place stamp of Local Board on back of this card.)"

Library Customer Finds, Returns to Family a 101-Year-Old WWI Registration Card

Toledo Library customer recovered the 101-year-old document in a Friends of the Library book purchase.

Blueprint for the Lucas County Courthouse of Toledo, Ohio. The document is on blue paper with white writing and a sketch of the building. The text on the paper reads "Courthouse for Lucas County, Toledo Ohio. Elevation fronting Oak Street."

Exploring Toledo Through Its Architecture

"Architecture of Northwest Ohio," a digital library devoted to sharing and preserving Toledo's rich architectural heritage, hit a milestone of uploading its 100th unique commission.

A book is open with two pages bent inward to form a heart shape with the pages.

Digital Book Club Open to Readers Across the Country

“After the Flood" imagines America a century from now after floodwaters destroy much of the country.

Futuristic alien city with organic architecture and tall spires. It is set against a backdrop of a large celestial body that shows a part of a large moon.

Roadtown: Utopian Future?

Utopias are interesting to imagine, but are they really perfect?

View inside Main Library of the Toledo Lucas County Public Library building. The internal view of the building is from the Clyde S. Scoles Historic Court.

Renovation Complete, Main Library Reopens to Thousands of Customers

Yearlong project brings architectural work and new technology to historic Main Library.

Partial view of an open laptop with lines of code generating.

Library’s Coding Courses Prepare Area Youth for Future

Classes develop basic skills of video game and website creation.

A black flashlight is on a black table with its light on and facing an open book.

Flashlight Frenzy Fun

Toledo Library partnering with Metroparks Toledo for another year of Flashlight Frenzy.

A red thumbtack is pushed into a map that is set on Toledo, Ohio.

Great Ohio Bands and Musicians

Look no further than Ohio for tremendous musical talent!

The words "Rachel Recommends" sit above a photo of a woman holding a book over her mouth. The book has a woman's mouth smiling as she drinks from a glass bottle with a straw coming out. The image of the woman has a pink filter over it to match the pink background.

Rachel Recommends: Autumn 2019 Edition

"And all at once, summer collapsed into fall." Oscar Wilde

A postcard from the Ken Levin Toledo Postcard Collection, donated by Toledo resident, Ken Levin. This postcard reads "The Toledo Frog. No 3." and shows a frog in a sailboat with a woman next to him. Together they are holding one another with one arm. The frog wears a sailor's uniform that says "Toledo" on the front of his top. Other text includes "T.Y.C." on a flag waving in the air above a building in the background. "Close Hauled" is printed in the bottom left corner and to the right is "The Peninsular Engraving Company." There is also part of a handwritten note from the postcard sender that states "cut it out Irma." and is signed by "Helen."

October Then-and-Now Photography Challenge

Learn how Toledo has changed over the years and show off your photography skills!

Collage of various children's picture books with different sizes.

Library-Themed Picture Books Kids Will Adore

Explore a selection of imaginative and delightful picture books centering around a love of books and the Library.

Maumee Comic Book Club Cover. The cover shows a comic book style action bubble that says "WOW!."

Maumee Branch Awarded Grant to Create Comic Book Club

The grant will allow Maumee Branch to bring a Comic Book Club to two local middle schools.

An illustration shows suffragettes walking with a banner that says "Vote" and a secondary banner behind that which doesn't have identifiable text. To the top left of this scene is the text "An Index to the National Citizen and Ballot Box."

“Self-Government is a Natural Right…

The National Citizen and Ballot Box, a suffragette newspaper founded in Toledo in 1876, has been digitized and made available online. This is in continuing celebration of the centennial anniversary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment.