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52nd Annual Caldecott Read-In
2025-01-25 09:30:00 2025-01-25 14:00:00 America/New_York 52nd Annual Caldecott Read-In Help us predict a winner! Vote for your favorite illustrated book as librarians present the top 10 contenders. Lunch provided. Please call 419.259.5231 if you have dietary restrictions. Main Library - Creativity Lab (Children's Library), 2nd Floor

Saturday, January 25
9:30am - 2:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-01-25 09:30:00 2025-01-25 14:00:00 America/New_York 52nd Annual Caldecott Read-In Help us predict a winner! Vote for your favorite illustrated book as librarians present the top 10 contenders. Lunch provided. Please call 419.259.5231 if you have dietary restrictions. Main Library - Creativity Lab (Children's Library), 2nd Floor

Main Library

Creativity Lab (Children's Library), 2nd Floor

Help us predict a winner! Vote for your favorite illustrated book as librarians present the top 10 contenders. Lunch provided. Please call 419.259.5231 if you have dietary restrictions.

For the past 51 years our local Caldecott Read-In has been held in January to read and review the best picture books of the previous year. Teachers, librarians, and children's book fans have the chance to read and examine dozens of books and then vote to predict the winner of the Caldecott Medal. At this 52nd annual Read-In attendees will receive a list of the best books of the year along with librarian reviews of our top ten favorites. Discussion and voting will predict our 2025 winner. Contact hours available for attendees.

AGE GROUP: | Adults (18+) |

EVENT TYPE: | Performances/Special Events | Book Groups |

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Mon, Feb 10 9:00AM to 8:30PM
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Fri, Feb 14 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Feb 15 9:00AM to 5:30PM
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Tue, Feb 11, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
New date Monday, February 10, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Nonprofit Essentials: Introduction to Proposal Writing
Wed, Feb 12, 10:30am - 12:00pm
The Fred H. McDonald Community Room (Capacity : 30), Garage Level
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Grantseeking Tools for Nonprofits
Wed, Feb 12, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Researching Toledo's Black History - Using Online Resources for Research
Wed, Feb 12, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Speed Date With A Book
Thu, Feb 13, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Space
African Immigrants and the American Experience - A Lecture and Conversation with Dr. Kefa Otiso
Thu, Feb 13, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meeting Room 1 (Large Glass), 1st Floor
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Fri, Feb 14, 10:00am - 11:00am
Program Room (Children's Library), 2nd Floor
Zumba Winter Warm-up with Elaina Hernandez
Fri, Feb 14, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Program Room (Children's Library), 2nd Floor
Saturday Morning Chess
Sat, Feb 15, 10:00am - 2:00pm
Meeting Room 10 (Capacity : 10), 1st Floor
Life-Size Candy Land
Sat, Feb 15, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Creativity Lab (Children's Library), 2nd Floor
Homeschool Meet-Up
Tue, Feb 18, 10:00am - 11:30am
Creativity Lab (Children's Library), 2nd Floor
Untold Stories of Japanese American Incarceration
Tue, Feb 18, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room 1 (Large Glass), 1st Floor
Floral Painting Workshop
Wed, Feb 19, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
The Fred H. McDonald Community Room (Capacity : 30), Garage Level
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Create Now
Thu, Feb 20, 5:15pm - 7:15pm
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Authors! with Gregg Hurwitz
Thu, Feb 20, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
McMaster Center and Lobby, 2nd Floor
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Learn & Play
Fri, Feb 21, 10:00am - 11:00am
Program Room (Children's Library), 2nd Floor
Saturday Morning Chess
Sat, Feb 22, 10:00am - 2:00pm
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Black History Month for Kids
Sat, Feb 22, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Creativity Lab (Children's Library), 2nd Floor
Make a Benjamin Banneker Clock
Sat, Feb 22, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children's Library Space
Preschool Storytime
Mon, Feb 24, 10:00am - 10:45am
Program Room (Children's Library), 2nd Floor
Listen to a Book and Draw
Mon, Feb 24, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room 2 (Minimum 15 Attendees, Capacity 48), 1st Floor
Looking Back at Toledo Over the Past Sixty Years
Mon, Feb 24, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
The Fred H. McDonald Community Room (Capacity : 30), Garage Level
Business Basics - Presented by the Small Business Development Center
Tue, Feb 25, 10:00am - 12:00pm
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Authors! with Lisa Unger
Thu, Feb 27, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
McMaster Center and Lobby, 2nd Floor
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Learn & Play
Fri, Feb 28, 10:00am - 11:00am
Program Room (Children's Library), 2nd Floor
Saturday Morning Chess
Sat, Mar 01, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room 10 (Capacity : 10), 1st Floor
One Year Action Plan for Success
Sat, Mar 01, 10:00am - 2:30pm
The Fred H. McDonald Community Room (Capacity : 30), Garage Level
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Carmen Herrera's Abstract Art - with the Sofia Quintero Art and Cultural Center
Sat, Mar 01, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Creativity Lab (Children's Library), 2nd Floor
Preschool Storytime
Mon, Mar 03, 10:00am - 10:45am
Program Room (Children's Library), 2nd Floor
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Thu, Mar 06, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room 1 (Large Glass), 1st Floor
Learn & Play
Fri, Mar 07, 10:00am - 11:00am
Program Room (Children's Library), 2nd Floor
Saturday Morning Chess
Sat, Mar 08, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room 2 (Minimum 15 Attendees, Capacity 48), 1st Floor
Inclusive Storytime
Sat, Mar 08, 10:00am - 10:45am
Program Room (Children's Library), 2nd Floor
Sensory Play
Sat, Mar 08, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Creativity Lab (Children's Library), 2nd Floor
Inclusive Storytime for Adults and their Peers - Programming for Adults and Teens with IDD
Mon, Mar 10, 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room 1 (Large Glass), 1st Floor
Preschool Storytime
Mon, Mar 10, 10:00am - 10:45am
Program Room (Children's Library), 2nd Floor
Listen to a Book and Draw
Mon, Mar 10, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Meeting Room 2 (Minimum 15 Attendees, Capacity 48), 1st Floor
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Mon, Mar 10, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
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Grantseeking Tools for Nonprofits
Wed, Mar 12, 10:30am - 11:30am
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Authors! with Carter Wilson
Thu, Mar 13, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
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