Jan 17, 2025

Harrison shares a few titles for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. 

In this episode:

"Hellhound on His Trail" by Hampton Sides

"The Kneeling Man" by Leta McCollough Seletzky

"March" by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin

"MLK/FBI" dir. by Sam Pollard

"My Life, My Love, My Legacy" by Coretta Scott King, as told to the Rev. Barbara...

Jan 10, 2025

In preparation for the Toledo Public Library's upcoming digital literacy workshops (made possible by the Public Library Association and AT&T), Cindy and Harrison share their personal stories of how they first encountered the digital world, way back in the 1900s! Along the way, they learn and forget how to write code,...

Jan 4, 2025

Harrison shares some notable works that entered the public domain on January 1, 2025. The art, literature, music, and films of the 1920s are now in the public domain Dancing skeletons, several famous novels, and a sleazy Mickey Mouse are now free to use and re-use!

In this episode:

"Ain't Misbehavin'" (Razaf, Waller,...

Dec 13, 2024

Santa Claus himself stops by the library to share Francis Pharcellus Church's classic 1897 newspaper editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus." 

In this episode:

The Public Domain Review's write-up of the editorial 

“This article was originally published on The Public Domain Review

Dec 6, 2024

Richard Fetrow from the Seashore Literacy Ukulele Group (SLUGs) stops by to chat with Cindy and Harrison about the group's origins, activities, and community service efforts. The SLUGs will be performing at the Library December 21, 2024, at 1 p.m. to celebrate the holiday season!