Ahhh, Valentine’s Day. Whether your heart beats fondly for this love-focused holiday or goes ice cold at the thought of it – I think there’s one thing that we can all agree on – that we do adore our Library!
Did you know that Americans were expected to spend $18.2 billion expressing their love on Valentine’s Day in 2017 (according to the National Retail Federation)? But what if I told you that this year you could save a lot of that cash by spending Valentine’s Day with us.
From fun and free “date nights” to DIY gift making programs to romantic (and non-romantic) movies you can stream at home, we have everything you need to make this year’s Valentine’s Day something to remember. So get ready to fall in love…at the Library!
Ideas for Adults
Color Me Calm |
Fall in Love with Sugar Scrub |
Poetry Speaks: African American Poetry Read-In |
Movie Night at Home |
Ideas for Kids
Get Ready for Valentine’s Day |
Sweets for the Sweet |
The Great Candy Race |
Valentine Science |
Ideas for Teens
3D Printed Adventures |
Valentine Zumba |
Finding Cupid (Escape Room) |
Ideas for Anti-Valentine’s Day’ers
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Rock Out with the Anti-Valentine’s Day Tribute
Borrow the Anti-Valentine’s Day Tribute album from hoopla and rock out to some amazing music by Lady Antebellum, Eminem, Beyonce, Def Leppard, Alanis Morissette, Kayne West and more! |
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Movies that Say “I Don’t Love You”
I love macabre movies and could certainly offer a big list here, but for this purpose I’ll stick to five movies that serve up a healthy dose of romantic relationships which leave me saying “nooooo thank you!” and leave it at that: American Beauty (Rated R, DVD), The Break-Up (Rated PG-13, DVD), Eyes Wide Shut (Rated R, DVD), Gone Girl (Rated R, DVD) and The Shining (Rated R, DVD). |
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Schemes, Scams and Ripoffs
Feb. 14, 2018 | 6 p.m. | West Toledo Being scammed is decidedly unlovely if you ask me! What better way to spend an anti-Valentine’s Day than to join Dick Eppstein with the Better Business Bureau discussing scams – how to spot them and how to protect oneself from them. |
2018 Drop-In Programs (held during library hours)
BASH! Valentine’s Day
Feb. 12 – 17 | Heatherdowns
Blind Date with a Book
Feb. 12 – 17 | Reynolds Corners
Captured Hearts, Guess How Many
Feb. 12 – 16 | Toledo Heights
Feb. 12 – 17 | Waterville
Count the Kisses
Feb. 5 – 10 | Holland
Create a Valentine
Feb. 12 – 14 | Waterville
Live, Love, Laugh on the Bookmobile
Feb. 5 – 14 | Bookmobile
Win Our Hearts, Take a Guess
Feb. 5 – 17 | Heatherdowns
For current events, check out our Events page at ToledoLibrary.org/events.
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