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Toledo Library librarians provide personalized book and movie picks based on customers’ interests.
The Library offers support to parents, caregivers, and educators to help all of our kids become strong readers.
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The Toledo Library works with great community partners to offer free health services to customers of all ages.
A variety of homework help resources are available for free with a Toledo Library card.
Learning at the Toledo Library is fun, with programs and events for book lovers of all ages.
The Toledo Library’s Bookmobile is a library-on-wheels serving local neighborhoods, shopping centers, and other community locations that meet customers like Montu Tum-Re where they are.
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The Small Business and Nonprofit Department at the Toledo Library helps customers like Alondria Wright make their entrepreneur dreams a reality.
Main Library is the backdrop for many of the Toledo Lucas County Public Library’s large-scale events, including its annual romance novel convention.
As of December 2024
Over 2 million
in-person visits
Nearly 1.5 million
website visits
Over 4.5 million
pageviews
Over 5 million
titles checked out
280,000
cardholders
5,638
programs hosted
115,724
program attendance
MEDIA POLICY
TLCPL welcomes news media photographers, videographers, and reporters who document stories or projects that directly involve TLCPL and its programs, resources, and/or services, provided that the public use of the Library is not impeded. Requests may be made to the Communications Department at 419.259.5200.
News media are permitted to access Library facilities to the same extent as other members of the public and should contact the Communications Department at 419.259.5200 for assistance in coordinating interviews with Library experts to provide context and clarity to news stories.
News media seeking to access and cover third-party programs or events at the Library shall be credentialed/granted access by the third-party program or event host.
Photographs and/or videos may not capture identifiable likenesses of individuals without their permission. We ask that news media photographers, videographers, and reporters do not approach minors for photography and/or videography requests unless an accompanying guardian grants permission. Minors are not able to provide consent, and such requests are expressly prohibited.
We also ask that news media do not approach customers, or conduct or schedule interviews with the public, about non-Library stories or projects.
News media photographers, videographers, and reporters who wish to attend a ticketed event may do so solely for news coverage. They may not attend the event as a guest unless a ticket is purchased.
Approved by the Board July 25, 2024
PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY POLICY
The Library’s Photography and Videography policy is designed to protect the privacy of Library customers and to minimize the disruption of delivering Library services and programs in accordance with the Library’s Expectations of Behavior Policy.
Photographs and/or videos of specific, copyrighted (or otherwise protected) materials for redistribution is prohibited.
Library staff may stop any photography and/or videography that appears to interfere with TLCPL’s ability to conduct business, violate a customer’s privacy, or compromise public safety or security.
Customers
Customers and visitors may take photographs and/or videos in the public areas of the Library to record their own visit or capture a building’s architecture. You may not ask staff for assistance, move any furniture or materials, or block access to Library spaces or collections.
Photography and/or videography may not include other customers without their permission, as this violates the expectation of privacy within a limited public forum. Permission to photograph or video record individuals must be granted by those individuals or their guardians. Minors cannot give permission – only their parent or guardian can grant permission. Library staff will not coordinate or administer permissions.
Non-flash photography and/or videography is permitted at Library programs and events for personal documentation of the experience, not for publication or broadcast, provided that it is not disruptive and does not capture any identifiable likenesses of other individuals without their permission. Taking photographs and/or videos at Library events or author events is subject to the wishes of the individual author or paid performer/presenter.
Community organizations
Community organizations holding scheduled events or meetings in TLCPL study, conference, or meeting rooms may arrange for their own photography or videography of their event. The public may photograph and/or video record community events or meetings so long as the activity does not compromise public safety or security or interfere with the meeting organizer’s ability to conduct the business of the meeting. The photographs and/or videos may not capture any identifiable likenesses of individuals without their permission. Library staff will not coordinate or administer permissions.
Presenters
People providing programs or performances in Library spaces may not use photographs or videos from the event for promotional purposes. Performers or presenters may not list the Library as a customer nor imply that the Library endorses their services.
Commercial/promotional photography/videography
Commercial and/or promotional photography and/or videography to promote a good, service, or organization inside or outside of Library facilities is not permissible. This includes, but is not limited to, any images for use on print, social media, website, or any digital communications.
Wedding or portrait photography/videography
Should you wish to use TLCPL facilities for family or wedding photography and/or videography, permission should be secured from the manager of the Library location to ensure the request doesn’t affect TLCPL’s ability to conduct business, or that compromises public safety or security. Should permission be granted, you may not ask staff for assistance, move any furniture or materials, or block access to Library spaces or collections.
Approved by the Board July 25, 2024
