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Toledo Public Libraries Offer Writing Workshops

Courtney Probert
Are you an aspiring writer? Do you need help developing your story? Sign up for one or all three of Toledo Library Writing Workshops,...

America’s Amnesia: The Ongoing Effects of Segregation

Erin Holden
Bestselling author of The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America (2017), Dr. Richard Rothstein, was the keynote speaker for the 2018 Ohio Fair Housing Summit held in downtown Toledo on September 20, to educate the public about the purposefully racist policies beginning in the early 20th century that have led to today’s segregated neighborhoods.

Author Wil Haygood Talks ‘Tigerland 1968-1969’

TCP Staff
Last year, Wil Haygood, best-selling author and prize-winning journalist, came to Toledo to discuss his article-turned-film-turned-book, The Butler: A Witness to History, based on the life of Thurgood Marshall. Now, Haygood returns to discuss his latest release, Tigerland 1968-1969: A City Divided, a Nation Torn Apart and a Magical Season of Healing.

Atomic Meet & Greet at Gathering Volumes

Athena Cocoves
In his latest book, Survival House, Mayo addresses the impact and legacy of “the collective mind of doom” through ten short stories. Meet the author and learn more about his fifth short story collection during a meet and greet at Gathering Volumes bookstore.

UT’s 21st Annual Banned Books Week Vigil

TCP Staff
The full day event will include a series of presentations, door prizes and banned book giveaways every half hour, and a talk at noon by Charlene Gilbert, Dean of UT’s College of Arts and Letters and Dr. Linda Smith.

An Intimate Evening with Sally Field

Courtney Probert
The Library welcomes Sally Field to this month’s Authors! program, presented by the Library Legacy Foundation. Field is an Academy award and Emmy award-winning...

Art Book Club Talks Family Matters

Courtney Probert
In A.J. Jacobs’ book It’s All Relative: Adventures Up and Down the World’s Family Tree, the understanding of what family means is explored in...

Monroe Comic-Con Honors Pop Culture

Courtney Probert
Pop culture fans unite! Throw on your best cosplay costume, bring along your favorite comics, and head to the 6th Annual Monroe Comic-Con. Meet...

Through the Looking Glass: Reminders of “The Glass City”

Erin Holden
Consider glass skyscrapers, mass-manufactured glass bottles, and space suits. These things have something in common: they are all innovations made possible by Toledo glass companies.

Great American Read Party Features Favorites

Athena Cocoves
What does your favorite book say about you? What does America’s favorite books say about us as a nation? Ponder this question and explore...

Gathering Volumes Hosts Genevieve Geha Book Signing

Athena Cocoves
A tale of immigration, romance, deceit and faith, Toledoan Genevieve Geha Kirkbride’s debut novel Carmen is an artful and compelling story of coming to America....

Author Florence Williams (‘The Nature Fix’) at the Public Library

Courtney Probert
Best-selling author, freelance writer and podcaster Florence Williams believes nature makes us happier, healthier and more creative, which is the premise of her book...

‘Tears from the Hood’ Book Release Party

Athena Cocoves
Toledo poet Melvin Douglas Johnson has been writing poems his entire life. Now, in his late 70s, Johnson shows no signs of slowing down....

Beers and Books at The Casual Pint

TCP Staff
Join independent author Michael Timmins at his book release for Party for Prelude to the Shards on Friday, August 3. This fiction novel includes...

A.S. Coomer and Matt Betts at Gathering Volumes Bookstore

TCP Staff
Local authors, A.S. Coomer and Matt Betts, will get together to discuss their work and inspiration together at Gathering Volumes Bookstore. Both writers have...

Nick Muska: The mind of a poet

Steven J. Athanas
Nick Muska is a poet and a storyteller, but it ain't that simple. Muska tells stories in print, publishing three collections of poems  (ELM:...
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