The new branch would blend the purposes of a library and conservation center.
TOLEDO, Ohio — A new, unique library branch may be joining the Toledo Library system in a collaboration between the library and Metroparks Toledo.
In a press release Wednesday, the Toledo Library announced the concepts for a new branch inside one of the Metroparks were in the works. The library would be located in Blue Creek Metropark in Whitehouse. It would serve as both a library and a conservation center, which the organizations said would allow for community events, unique programming and resources in western Lucas County.
“The idea is to create a new model that doesn’t exist anywhere else,” said Dave Zenk, Executive Director at Metroparks Toledo, in the press release. “A blend between a nature center and library that focuses on the natural history of our region and the notion of conservation literacy.”
The current …