Coming Soon: Meet Authors Mark Zimmerman, Danny Trejo

Weekly Update

May 23 - May 29, 2022

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This Week at WCDPL

May 23, 4:00 pm - Virtual Young Writers Workshop

May 24, 10:00 am - Family Storytime at Walbridge

May 24, 11:00 am - Just the Facts Book Club

May 24, 4:00 pm - Paws for Reading

May 25, 10:00 am - Family Storytime at Bowling Green

May 26, 10:00 am - Family Storytime at Bowling Green

May 26, 2:00-4:00 pm - Technology Thursdays

For a full calendar of upcoming programs, click here.

Things to Explore & Do

Experience summer at the library! Join us for an upcoming event.

Join a book club for great new reads and to meet new people.

Get personalized reading suggestions with Five Books Just for You.

Hours

Bowling Green

Monday-Thursday: 9 am - 8:30 pm

Friday: 9 am - 6 pm

Saturday: 9 am - 5 pm

Sunday: 1 - 5 pm

Walbridge

Monday-Thursday: 10 am - 8 pm

Friday & Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm

Sunday: Closed

To request materials:

Call Bowling Green: (419) 352-5050

Call Walbridge: (419) 666-9900

Or, use your library card to place holds on materials using the online catalog.

From Your Library

Get Personalized Reading Suggestions

Looking for something new to read? We have personalized suggestions waiting for you.

Librarians like Lorene can give you personalized reading recommendations with our Five Books Just for You form! If you're looking for classics (especially from Charles Dickens), Lorene can suggest something perfect for you.

Five Books Just for You

Coming Soon to Your Library

Meet the Author: Mark Zimmerman

Join us as we meet Northwest Ohio author Mark Zimmerman on Thursday, June 23 at 7:00 pm! Author of Eli: The Phenom's Story, A Historical Novel of the 1946 Baseball Season, Mark is a former Freddie Falcon (and 15 year Freddie and Frieda mentor) and morning show host. Sports fiction and historical fiction readers, along with aspiring authors and general fiction readers, will love listening to Mark as he discuses his book and answers questions. Register here.

Danny Trejo: Culinary & Life Experiences

This fall, readers and film buffs alike are invited to join WCDPL in meeting Hollywood actor and bestselling author Danny Trejo! Save the date: on Saturday, October 1 at 7:00 pm, you'll hear more about his unexpected journey from ex-con to actor to Narcotics Anonymous/Alcoholics Anonymous counselor to successful restaurateur. There will also be a book signing, and the WCDPL Friends of the Library will have copies of his books available for purchase at the event. More information about the event and registration will be provided in August.

At Your Library

eBooks & More for our Summer Reading Program

Excited about our upcoming Summer Reading Program: Oceans of Possibilities? You can start prepping for summer reading by browsing hoopla for plenty of great eBooks, audiobooks, comics, and more! It's all free with your library card.

Host a Movie Night with Our Home Movie Kit

We have your plans for warm summer nights: gather up friends and family for a movie night with our home movie kit! This kit comes with everything you'll need to watch on the big screen: a projector, projector screen, and speaker so you can play video games, stream your favorite TV shows, or binge your best movies from the comfort of your own home. Checkout our home movie kit and see all our items in our Library of Things here.

Celebrate Memorial Day with a New Take It & Make It Craft Kit

Families: if you have a Memorial Day celebration coming up, pick up this new Take It & Make It craft kit from the library! Kids will be able to make their own festive headbands to celebrate the day. Kits are now available at both Bowling Green and Walbridge libraries!

Local History Month Continues

It's Local History Month! To celebrate, we're posting things all month long from our Local History Collection on our social media. During the late 1800s oil boom, Bradner was a bustling center for business and leisure activities. These pictures show one of the town’s main intersections (N. Main & Crocker), where the Bradner Hotel and the Stephens Building once stood. The Bradner Hotel was a fine lodging venue, while the Stephens Building was one of the first brick business buildings in Bradner. It housed the Tri-County National Bank and Stephen’s Dry Goods Store. It also had meeting rooms and a large event hall on the second floor, which were owned by the International Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.).