65 Years Ago, “A Raisin in the Sun” Changed American Theatre
Toledo Library Blog
by Eric P
2d ago
Sixty-five years ago this month, Lorraine Hansberry’s pivotal play A Raisin in the Sun opened on Broadway, and it’s exerted a gravitational pull on American culture ever since. In fact, its cultural conversation extends both forward in time and back – Hansberry derived the play’s title from Langston Hughes’s poem “Harlem:” What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? The dreams in the play revolve in part around the new home the Younger family hopes to move to; it’s in an all-white neighborhood that isn’t particularly enthusiastic about the prospect of integra ..read more
Visit website
Put the Smackdown on Reading with These 5 Picture Books!
Toledo Library Blog
by John C
2d ago
Are you ready to rumble!? Wrestlemania 40 is right around the corner, so step into the squared circle with these 5 picture books and become a reading champion! Whether you’re a fan of Lucha Libre, Sumo, or just wrestling in your living room, there’s something here for everyone. dino-wrestling russell wrestles the relatives sumopuppy friday night wrestlefest nino wrestles the world ..read more
Visit website
10 Easter and Lenten Reads for Children
Toledo Library Blog
by John C
2d ago
Learn more about the religious aspects of Easter and Lent with these 10 inspirational picture books. that grand easter day! god gave us easter the miracle of easter a very happy easter prayer an easter egg hunt for jesus the legend of the easter robin devotions for easter easter stories and prayers an easter gift from jesus the super gifts of spring ..read more
Visit website
Who Ya Gonna Call? TLCPL!
Toledo Library Blog
by Joyce S
6d ago
Calling all ghost hunter enthusiasts! Did you know that your local library carries these extraterrestrial materials? Here are some recommendations from TLCPL, just in case you’re in the mood of spooks, specters, or ghosts! Ghostbusters: The Official Cookbook The Real Ghostbusters: The Animated Series, V.8) Ghostbusters: Answer the Call Ghostbusters: Afterlife Ghostbusters Proud to Be a Ghostbuster Ghostbusters: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Ghostbusters: The Original Movie Novelization Omnibus Ghostbusters 2 Cleanin’ up the Town: Remembering Ghostbuster ..read more
Visit website
6 Titles for Your Feminist Journey: An Interview with a Toledo Feminist
Toledo Library Blog
by Melissa L
6d ago
On Monday, March 25 at 6:00 pm, the Library is celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Steinem Sisters Collection (and Gloria Steinem’s 90th birthday) at Main Library with A Steinem Celebration: 90 Years of Gloria. Leading up to this event, we’ll be interviewing local feminists and members of the Steinem Sisters Collective. Our  final interview is with Mechelle Zarou, a local feminist, lawyer, and Chief People and Culture Officer and Deputy General Counsel of the Sisters of St. Francis. Do you remember your feminist “aha” moment? Mechelle: I grew up in a Palestinian family that was v ..read more
Visit website
11 Fantastic Historical Novels to Read Now
Toledo Library Blog
by Amy H
1w ago
Sweeping sagas and fascinating details make these historical fiction titles some of the most compelling reads around. essex dogs by Dan Jones First in a projected trilogy on the Hundred Years War. July 1346: the Essex Dogs, a platoon of archers and men-at-arms led by a battle-scarred captain whose best days are behind him, land on the shores of Normandy. Being on the vanguard of the 15,000-strong invasion force, the Dogs are first into the cities being sacked on the way to conquer Paris. Rooted in historical accuracy, laced with black humor, and told through an unforgettable cast, Essex ..read more
Visit website
It’s Act Happy Day! Here Are 5 Books About Happiness (and 10 about Toxic Positivity)
Toledo Library Blog
by Eric S
1w ago
Launched 20 years ago by Dr. Dale Anderson, a surgeon at the Mayo Clinic with over 35 years of experience, Act Happy Day is a celebration and endorsement of exactly what you’d think: acting happy. Specifically, the idea of acting happy as a way to bring about positive change, especially when one is feeling less than great. While Dr. Anderson advocates for a 15-minute belly laugh at the start of one’s day (which seems like a big ask that early in the morning), there’s plenty of science to support this “fake it ‘til you make it” approach. It’s tough to knock being happy, and we won’t, but it’s ..read more
Visit website
6 Titles to Build a Feminist Leader: An Interview with a Steinem Sisters Feminist
Toledo Library Blog
by Melissa L
1w ago
On Monday, March 25 at 6:00 pm, the Library is celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Steinem Sisters Collection (and Gloria Steinem’s 90th birthday) at Main Library with A Steinem Celebration: 90 Years of Gloria. Leading up to this event, we’ll be interviewing local feminists and members of the Steinem Sisters Collective. Our next interview is with Nina Corder, founder and managing director of Women of Toledo. — Do you remember your feminist “aha” moment? Nina: I was born and spent half of my lifetime in a Southeast Asia country known as Malaysia. Malaysia is a federal constitutional mo ..read more
Visit website
Get Your Irish On for St. Patrick’s Day
Toledo Library Blog
by Amy H
1w ago
Move past the trite St. Patrick’s Day cliches and dive into something that genuinely celebrates and represents the beauty, wonderful stories, and fascinating history in Irish culture.  Below are some great places to start your Emerald Isle journey. saint patrick the forgiver booking passage all will be well midlife irish here comes everybody minding frankie false mermaid the deportees and other stories the empress of ireland small things like these returning light always ireland a history of ireland in 100 objects how the irish sav ..read more
Visit website
15 Pies From the Library’s Menu to Celebrate Pi Day
Toledo Library Blog
by Eric P
2w ago
Every year on March 14, people commemorate Pi Day as a recognition of π, the mathematical constant commonly truncated as 3.14. Some people have a lot of time on their hands, or maybe they just really want an excuse to eat pie. Here at the Library, we were eager to celebrate the occasion with a delicious array of pies until someone pointed out that we’re a library and don’t have pies, and that bummed everyone out for a while. So instead we’re offering the following menu of Library materials that spotlight the classic baked good in its every capacity, from delicious to revolting. Little Jack ..read more
Visit website

Follow Toledo Library Blog on FeedSpot

Continue with Google
Continue with Apple
OR