Kent	Branch hours
	Sun Closed Mon Closed Tue 12pm - 8:30pm Wed 9am - 5:30pm Thu 9am - 5:30pm Fri 9am - 5:30pm Sat 9am - 5:30pm

3101 Collingwood Blvd.
Toledo, OH 43610
Phone: 419.259.5340
Fax: 419.243.6536
Region: Central
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Features

• Public meeting room with a 50-person capacity
• Auditorium with 170-person capacity
• Home to the Art Tatum African American Resource Center
• The Art Tatum African American Resource Center offers a growing collection of print and non-print materials on the African American culture and people. In addition, the Center offers both ongoing programs and special events. Some of these include a monthly book discussion group, family storytelling, group tours, community forums, observances of occasions such as Martin Luther King Day and Kwanzaa, and visiting speakers and performers.
• 11 Public Internet Computers
• 2 Mini-Office Computers
• 2 computers especially for kids
• Handicapped accessible
• On site parking

Branch History

The Kent Branch Library opened in 1917 and was built with funds from famous library philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. It replaced the first full-service branch library, which operated out of Glenwood School beginning in 1915. The Kent Branch was named after Eliza M. Kent, an assistant librarian at Toledo Public Library for many years, including the first manager of the children’s department.