DefCom 11 returns to Northtowne Mall on Saturday, Nov. 21! 💥 Join us from 10AM-4PM for vendors, free arcade games, a cosplay contest, kids activities, a book sale, and more. Free to attend and family-friendly. DefCom is sponsored by the Friends of Defiance Public Library.

This week the Defiance Public Library System has 103 new books. New items include Partita, Swan Song, The Game, Peck & Peck, The Disappearers, Devil on My Shoulder, Off the Reservation, The Phantom, Ending Chronic Illness, and Going Further. wowbrary.org/nu.aspx?p=4426-…

Join the Friends of SBL tomorrow (10/13) at Iron Horse Brews for the annual Trivia on Tap fundraiser! Doors open at 5PM, trivia starts at 6PM. The cost is $10 per person at the door, with proceeds benefitting Sherwood Branch! Come on out for food, friends, and tons of FUN!

It's Banned Books Week, and we're celebrating the right to read, this week and every week! Discover stories that broaden perspectives, provoke thought, and embrace freedom of expression on Hoopla Digital: hoopladigital.com/col.../ban…

Big day for Evelyn! She got her very first #library card. Here's to many happy library visits!

This week the Defiance Public Library System has 96 new books and six new movies. New items include The Witch, The Steps, Moana, Other Worlds Than These, Jackass, Spy School Goes East, Bad Words, Return to the Shack, Marble Hall Murders, and The Rush. wowbrary.org/nu.aspx?p=4426-…

Visit Defiance Public Library tomorrow (10/6) during open hours and pick up a free take-and-make craft kit to create these Cosmos flowers! This kit for adults will be available on the bookshelf near the Director's office while supplies last! 🌸

Museum adventures, courtesy of your library! Harper, Jordan, and Hollis Marbaugh enjoyed a visit to the Armstrong Air & Space Museum using a pass from DPLS’s Museum Pass program! Thanks to mom Katie for sharing this pic. Find more passes here: defiancelibrary.org/pass

From a Defiance Public Library kid to a published author! Today on our blog, author & fashion designer Christina Treviño shares how growing up in the library helped shape her creative journey: defiancelibrary.org/christin…

This week the Defiance Public Library System has 78 new books. New items include Threshing Day, Trust Fall, American Hagwon, The American Way of Killing, The Jungle of Carabanana, Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel, Ruthless, Building 903, and Brady. wowbrary.org/nu.aspx?p=4426-…

It's time for the BIG REVEAL! Every year, we count on the very talented Atom of Oxizero Design to create perfect promo art for DefCom, and every year he delivers! Take a look, share with friends, and we'll see you at DefCom!

DPLS’s annual Book Nerd Challenge for grades 6-12 will take place from Oct. 1-31! Read or listen to at least 3 books from the given categories below. Complete the challenge & return the form or email it to [email protected] for a chance to win one of 5 great prizes!

This week the Defiance Public Library System has 86 new books and eight new movies. New items include Toy Story 5, Evil Dead Burn, Young Washington, The First Nazi, Lost in Space, Scary Movie, The Perilous Fight, I Love Boosters, and The Thoroughbreds. wowbrary.org/nu.aspx?p=4426-…

DPLS Director Cara Potter's response to a recent Letter to the Editor regarding the proposed library annex was published in today’s edition of The Crescent-News. The published response is available to read below.

Ohioans really do love their libraries. 🩷 A new report from @axios Cleveland highlights some pretty remarkable numbers: #Ohio leads the nation in #library checkouts, with residents borrowing more than 13 items per person in FY2024. Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/3dzbnddn

DefCom 11 is getting closer! Join us Saturday, November 21 from 10AM-4PM at Northtowne Mall to shop with local vendors & artists, plus enjoy arcade games, kids activities, a cosplay contest, and much more!

Thank you to Tom Henry of the @toledoblade for this article on the Worthington Cemetery Project! If you have a Blade subscription, you can read the full article here: toledoblade.com/local/commun…

Postema Insurance & Investments will offer 2 more free Medicare 101 sessions tomorrow (Thursday, 9/17) at Defiance Public Library. Sessions are at 10:30AM & 5:30PM. They are free and open to all adults, and no registration is needed.

This week the Defiance Public Library System has 78 new books and seven new movies. New items include Supergirl, Minions & Monsters, Hollow Bones, Switzy, The Neverfear, Spooky Rivers, Absolute Batman Vol. 3, The Last to Drown, and Mind vs. Machine. wowbrary.org/nu.aspx?p=4426-…

Tomorrow (Tuesday, 9/15) in the Children's Department at Defiance Public Library! Join us for a Perler Bead Party at 4PM! No registration is needed.