Lit

Ottawa Hills resident signs first book deal on 75th birthday

Jeff Klima

After 35 years of trying to get published, Ottawa Hills resident Margaret (Peg) Berkhousen signed her first book contract on her 75th birthday. Join...

Phil Farina presents his first young adult thriller at Gathering Volumes

Jeff Klima

Fans of local author Phil Farina, can head down to Gathering Volumes for the author’s reading from his young adult thriller novel Gravesend. Robbie...

Make new recipes at The Waterville Branch Library’s cook book club

Jeff Klima

Don’t just read about delicious recipes, make and share them! The Waterville Branch Library cookbook club, A Pinch of This, A Dash of That,...

Poetry Speaks to feature special guest author James Siegel

Jeff Klima

Put on a beret, pour the coffee and snap your fingers when Poetry Speaks goes off at the downtown Library. Hosted by Toledo Poet...

Gathering Volumes hosts Coloring Book Club for adults

Jeff Klima

Coloring, which used to be just for kids, has now become an artistic discipline and a meditative hobby done in social circles, akin to...

Professional nature photographer Rick Lieder presents first solo show

Emily Modrowski

Nature and photography go together like peanut butter and jelly. As a professional nature photographer, Rick Lieder knows this all too well. See 90...

Local fantasy author Chelsea Bobulski celebrates her debut novel

Jeff Klima

Chelsea Bobulski went to Ohio State, received a degree in history and planned on being a teacher. But her heart has always been in...

Amanda Filippelli on The Importance of Storytelling

Jeff Klima

Storytelling, an invaluable skill, allows you to relate to an audience while conveying key information about a larger issue. Not just for creatives, The...

Read and Eat

Jeff Klima

On Monday, August 14 the Wood County Main Branch Library invites you to bring a dish to share, made from recipes found in The Hungry...

To attend or not attend… Poetry Uncloistered

Jeff Klima

“Poetry is truth in its Sunday clothes,” said Joseph Roux, but don’t feel like you have to dress to impress when Calvino’s Restaurant hosts...

The Toledo Book Club to discuss ‘Bel Canto’ by Ann Patchett

Jeff Klima

Italian for “beautiful singing,” Bel Canto by Ann Patchett is a love story set in the midst of tragedy. An opera soprano performing at...

Author Terry E. Ervin stops at Gathering Volumes

Jeff Klima

Ohio author Terry W. Ervin II has just released his sixth book Thunder Wells, through Gryphonwood Press. Author of the First Civilization’s Legacy Series,...

The 9th Annual Benefit for the Library at Schedel Gardens kicks off

Jeff Klima

When the Wood County Public Library wants to beef up its collection, it doesn’t hold a bake sale, it gets full-on Gatsby. The 9th...

The “Rough Draft Diaries” Haley Taylor stops at the Wood County District Public Library

Jeff Klima

Fans of ice cream and books have reason to rejoice as the two pair up for a Summer Scoop Ice Cream Social. Hosted at...

Novelist Sara Dobie Bauer makes vampire angst a laughing matter

Jeff Klima

Sara Dobie Bauer has a lot going on— not only is she a legitimate author, she’s also a model, an outspoken mental health lecturer/advocate...

The Underground River author to speak at the Maumee Branch Library

Jeff Klima

Quickly becoming one of the most celebrated authors in Ohio, Martha Conway specializes in historical fiction with a strong humanist focus. On June 20,...

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