Ohio: Toledo Blade Publishes Special Section Devoted to 175th Anniversary of Toledo-Lucas County Public Library

Happy Anniversary to the T-LC Public Library.

Kudos to the Toledo Blade for publishing a special section containing 14 articles.

From the Introductory Article:

The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library celebrates its 175th birthday this year in a good place. Its lending collection is a muscular 2.4 million books, compact discs, DVDs, and more. There are 325,022 library card holders in the county and last year 6.9 million items

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This Blade special section on the library’s big anniversary takes you inside the rows and rows of books, explores The Blade Rare Book Room, and shows you how the building on Michigan Avenue grew to 271,000 square feet. It features a profile on longtime director Clyde Scoles and includes renowned historian and author David McCullough’s comments on libraries.

Direct Links to Articles in the Special Section

• Libraries began branching out in the early 1900s

• Toledo-Lucas County Public Library timeline

• Delicate history endures in The Blade Rare Book Room

• 2001 overhaul provided major boost for Main Library

• Library system thriving under longtime director Clyde Scoles

• A brief history of Toledo-Lucas County Public Library leaders

• Various sources offer quirky view of history

• Authors! Authors! provides cultural boost to era

• Authors! Authors! line up set for the 2013-14 season

• David McCullough — author, historian, advocate for libraries — to speak at gal

• Big events set for library’s 175th anniversary

• From user fees to fines and taxes, financial support model evolves

• Pair of branches carry on time capsule tradition

• Library staffers field countless questions over the years

See Also: After 175 years, Toledo library’s journey is still epic (via Toledo Blade)

Hat Tip: @mattrweaver