Obituaries

The Library indexes obituaries as a service to the community.

If you find the name of the individual that you are searching for, we can email a scan of the obituary to you.

Out-of-state residents are charged $3 per obituary scan.

Community Photo Album

We're creating a photo collection to preserve the history of Toledo and Lucas County and we need your help!

We are looking for pictures depicting scenes from Toledo and Lucas County or of residents out in the wider world. We would love to include your vacation photos in the Smoky Mountains from the 80s, snapshots from your 4th of July picnic, Instagram selfies from Jeepfest, or your hundred year old historical photographs; absolutely anything so long as it is about Toledo/Lucas County or its residents.

Submit photos digitally using the link below, or download and complete our form if you wish to mail us your photographs (all mailed photographs will be returned).

View the Community Photo Album.

The Blade Rare Book Room

The Blade Rare Book Room:
A diverse collection of rare and valuable items. Highlights include:

• Ancient Babylonian clay tablet (purchased by the Library in the 1900’s)
• Early Armenian manuscript of the gospels of Luke and John
• Thomas Jefferson letter dated 1800
• First edition history of the Indian Tribes of North America by Thomas L. McKenny and Jones Hall
• Complete set of Nancy Drew first editions written by Toledoan Mildred Benson

Digitization Services

We will digitize up to ten items* for you every three months at no charge!

Our state-of-the-art digitization equipment and expert staff are dedicated to identifying, digitizing, preserving and providing open access to unique and rare materials that document the history and cultural heritage of Toledo and Lucas County.

Interested in digitizing materials or have questions? Email us or call 419.259.5200 and set up an appointment today. Please note that the minimum turnaround time for digitization services is approximately two weeks.

Scanning: We will scan text, books, slides and negatives, glass plate negatives or other oversized items for you.

Editing: Looking for assistance cropping, rotating or editing your images or documents? We offer a variety of editing services starting at $30 per hour.

File Storage: Need somewhere to store your items? If materials fall within our collection scope, we will host them for free. Otherwise, we can provide materials on a CD, DVD or Flash Drive.

* Does not include 3D object or full book scanning