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Toledo Library @toledolibrary.bsky.social · 11h

Fall is officially in swing! Time to get cooking and baking 🍎🥧🍂

Fall-friendly cookbooks ➡️ toledo.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...

Toledo Library @toledolibrary.bsky.social · 1d

Advance registration is requested but not required to attend.

📅 (W) Oct. 29
🕡 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
📍 Main Library (325 N. Michigan Street, Toledo)
🎟️ events.toledolibrary.org/event/14193346

Toledo Library @toledolibrary.bsky.social · 1d

Join the Library and Issue Box Theatre for a free performance of "What the Constitution Means to Me," playwright Heidi Schreck's Pulitzer Prize-finalist play that takes a profoundly personal look at the nation's most debated document.

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Toledo Library @toledolibrary.bsky.social · 2d

An audience Q&A with featured speaker Ireatha Hollie, RPh will take place after the presentation. A light lunch will also be served. Advance registration is requested.

📅 (Th) Oct. 23
🕡 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
📍 West Toledo Branch (1320 W. Sylvania Ave.)
🎟️ events.toledolibrary.org/event/14557652

Toledo Library @toledolibrary.bsky.social · 2d

Learn to avoid common risks and potential interactions when taking prescriptions and over the counter medicines at this free program with the Area Office on Aging of Northwest Ohio.

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Toledo Library @toledolibrary.bsky.social · 4d

Children's books that celebrate all things fall: www.toledolibrary.org/blog/childre...

Toledo Library @toledolibrary.bsky.social · 4d

Curl up in the crisp air with a cozy sweater and some hot apple cider. It’s time to read about all things fall! 🍂🧣🧦🍁🥧

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Toledo Library @toledolibrary.bsky.social · 4d

See which books we’re excited about this week! Are any of these on your TBR list already? 👀

See the full list and place your holds at toledo.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...

Toledo Library @toledolibrary.bsky.social · 6d

These flu shots are available to adults whether the are insured, underinsured, or uninsured. No appointment is needed and all services are first come, first served.

Find your date and Library location: www.toledolibrary.org/healthcare/

Toledo Library @toledolibrary.bsky.social · 6d

The Toledo-Lucas County Health Department is hosting flu shot clinics for adults and seniors at Toledo Library locations this fall.

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Toledo Library @toledolibrary.bsky.social · 6d

There is a great selection of books coming to the Library this week, with books about history, mysteries, and read-along wonderbooks! 🎻 🌊 🔍

See what else is on its way 📖 toledo.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...

Toledo Library @toledolibrary.bsky.social · 7d

Kids and their grown ups can cast their vote for their favorite candidate — Ms. Frizzle, Llama Llama or Dog Man—at any Toledo Library location through Election Day, (Tu) Nov. 4. The winner will be announced on Nov. 5!

Toledo Library @toledolibrary.bsky.social · 7d

A vote for me is a vote for honesty, hugs, and hope. Vote Llama Llama for President: Because every voice (and llama) matters!"

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Toledo Library @toledolibrary.bsky.social · 7d

"I can handle bedtime drama and classroom dilemmas. I’ll clean up messes, share my toys, and always tell the truth. I’ve learned the power of patience, kindness, and community.

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Toledo Library @toledolibrary.bsky.social · 7d

Our storybook character election is underway, and Llama Llama is looking to be our next Book President. His platform?

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Toledo Library @toledolibrary.bsky.social · 7d

Discover new (or new-to-you) books and authors with fellow book lovers at a Toledo Library book club! The Library hosts more than 30 book club programs each month.

Find your perfect book club on our website: www.toledolibrary.org/bookclubs/

Toledo Library @toledolibrary.bsky.social · 8d

Need inspiration for your TBR list? Here are some of the most requested books at the Toledo Library this month. 📚📈

See the full list ✨ toledo.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...

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Toledo Library @toledolibrary.bsky.social · 9d

For more information, visit www.toledolibrary.org/buildingfort....

Toledo Library @toledolibrary.bsky.social · 9d

In November 2024, Lucas County voters approved a 1-mill bond issue to support capital improvements across the Toledo Library system. The $153 million investment funds renovation, expansion, or new construction across the county over the next decade.

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Toledo Library @toledolibrary.bsky.social · 9d

This structure will bear and distribute the weight of the floors, walls and roof. The future library features amenities like natural light, meeting and study rooms, ample room for books, and welcoming spaces for all.

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Toledo Library @toledolibrary.bsky.social · 9d

⭐ Building update: Washington Branch ⭐

Construction of the new Washington Branch is advancing on schedule. Steel beams continue to be installed and you can start to see the shape of the 20,000-square-foot building.

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Toledo Library @toledolibrary.bsky.social · 10d

"Books should be windows and mirrors."

Let's take a moment to celebrate intellectual freedom, access to information and the freedom to read. Libraries are for everyone and their collections reflect their communities.

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Library director, youth services coordinator discuss 'Banned Books Week'

YouTube video by Jaden Jefferson Reports

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Toledo Library @toledolibrary.bsky.social · 11d

Because not all cozy autumn reads need to be gentle and light... https://ow.ly/QIJj50X9pU1

Succumb to the Haunting Allure of Modern Gothic Fiction and Fantasy

The best Gothic literature usually includes large, creepy, rundown houses, gloomy weather, distressed damsels, and mysteriously elusive anti-heroes. But the true essence of a Gothic novel is the intangible feeling evoked as you’re reading: a sense of fear and trepidation about real surroundings and circumstances that serve as a metaphor for the sinking state of

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Toledo Library @toledolibrary.bsky.social · 11d

Kids and their grown ups can cast their vote for their favorite candidate — Ms. Frizzle, Llama Llama or Dog Man—at any Toledo Library location through Election Day, (Tu) Nov. 4. The winner will be announced on Nov. 5!

Toledo Library @toledolibrary.bsky.social · 11d

With science, curiosity, and courage, I’ll lead with creativity, compassion, and a touch of magic. Vote Ms. Frizzle for President: Let’s take chances, make mistakes, and get messy, again!"

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