Monday, November 4, 2024

Pieces of the past

The Lucas County Public Library is 175 years old this year—that’s older than most states in the union. To celebrate this anniversary—and educate locals—the Library is installing traveling kiosks, which will display a timeline ripe with historical facts about our remarkable local book-lenders stretching from the system’s founding in 1838 to the present day. Some of these tidbits may surprise you: for example, did you know Sylvania and Toledo had separate library systems and the two merged in 1970? Kiosks will be on display in the Kent, Sanger, Birmingham, and Maumee branches and then rotate to other branches—the full kiosk schedule is available at toledolibrary.org. Free. Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, 325 Michigan St. 419-259-5381. www.toledolibrary.org — JS

The Lucas County Public Library is 175 years old this year—that’s older than most states in the union. To celebrate this anniversary—and educate locals—the Library is installing traveling kiosks, which will display a timeline ripe with historical facts about our remarkable local book-lenders stretching from the system’s founding in 1838 to the present day. Some of these tidbits may surprise you: for example, did you know Sylvania and Toledo had separate library systems and the two merged in 1970? Kiosks will be on display in the Kent, Sanger, Birmingham, and Maumee branches and then rotate to other branches—the full kiosk schedule is available at toledolibrary.org. Free. Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, 325 Michigan St. 419-259-5381. www.toledolibrary.org — JS

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