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Ms. Nikki’s Bag of Books

Books come to life with the aid of the visual arts

Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Library

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. bridged the gap between races without resorting to violence. Dedicating an entire week to study and celebration of the...

Toledo Lucas County Public Library’s Book Club discusses Bettyville by George Hodgman

Share your love of reading and unique insights with the Toledo Lucas County Public Library’s Book Club. The second Wednesday of every month, the...

The Toledo Book Club is meeting to discuss Green’s Paper Towns

Do you long for the passion and excitement of youth and freedom? YouTube star John Green has made a career out of writing on...

Shakespeare discussion

“If music be the food of love, play on,” Shakespeare wrote for his character Orsino in Twelfth Night. At Midweek Shakespeare, an ongoing series...

Color in Your Love with Jupmode’s “You will do better in Toledo” coloring book

John Amato, founder of beloved local screen printing company, Jupmode, teamed up with his wife, artist and teacher Maura Meyers Amato, to create a...

Writer Tom Lambert Channels Mark Twain

Tom Lambert is living proof that good writing comes from the heart

Magical Holidays at Barnes and Noble

The holiday season is full of magic and cheer, and Barnes & Noble is true to those themes with the Harry Potter Magical Holiday...

Making A Direct Difference (MADD) poets society Fundraiser

Chow down and have some fun— all for a good cause. Help support the Making A Direct Difference (MADD) poets society, who not only...

Murder mystery uncovers family secrets

Lydia is found dead in the town’s lake; solving the case is only the beginning. The death of James and Marilyn Lee’s favored child...

Awake Community Coalition hosts a Discussion with Peggy Orenstein and her book Girls & Sex

For girls especially, navigating the landscape of sex is complex, but author Peggy Orenstein and her book Girls & Sex seek to clarify things....

The Library hosts Ask A Patent/Copyright/Trademark Attorney night

You’ve been sitting on an amazing book manuscript, invention or other creative intellectual property, but you’re worried about showing it in public for fear...

Author of the hit Jack Reacher Series heads to the Museum

Have you ever wanted to know how your favorite authors come up with their ideas? Well, if Lee Child, author of the hit Jack...

Covering Up and Dressing Well— Advocate Zahra Aljabri Visits Toledo to Speak to Like-Minded Fashioniastas

What does it mean to be unapologetically modest? “To me, it’s taking ownership of your modesty,” said Zahra Aljabri, an observant Muslim, who, along...

‘Simply Shawonna: She’s Out the Box’

Shawonna Wynn has scary intensity. The way she expresses her thoughts when she gets going is poetry itself— staccato blasts of emotion tied into...

TMA’s Art Book Discussion on The Forger’s Spell

Can art forgers actually be the good guys? History comes to exciting life with an Art Book Discussion on author Edward Dolnick’s intense non-fiction...