Toledo-Lucas County Public Library

The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library restarted Sunday service at several branches for the first time since 2009, when state funding cuts and a decline in property tax valuations led to less funds and scaled-back hours. A 2.9-mill levy to support the library system allowed patrons to enjoy the library on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Sylvania, Oregon, Heatherdowns, and Main libraries. CLICK ANY IMAGE TO VIEW FULL PHOTO, START SLIDE SHOW.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Thomas Lechuga of Toledo, left, and Jennifer Weinrich of Oregon sit in the Oregon Branch of the Toledo-Lucas County ... THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Deb Condon of Sylvania Township selects books in the Sylvania Branch of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library. Patrons have expressed their pleasure at the reinstatement of Sunday hours at branches in Oregon, Sylvania, and Toledo.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Deb Condon of Sylvania Township selects books in the Sylvania Branch of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library. Patrons have ... THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Elizabeth Livingston, 8, of East Toledo looks through books at the Oregon Branch of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library. She took out about 10 books, and her mom got a book out for Elizabeth's dad.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Elizabeth Livingston, 8, of East Toledo looks through books at the Oregon Branch of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library.... THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Aidan Kessler, 7, left, and his brother Jack Kessler, 4, both of Toledo, read at the at the Sylvania Branch. Their mother started bringing them to this branch because their closer Washington Branch library was closed on the weekends.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Aidan Kessler, 7, left, and his brother Jack Kessler, 4, both of Toledo, read at the at the Sylvania Branch.... THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Aidan Kessler, 7, standing, and his brother Jack Kessler, 4, search for books at the Sylvania Branch library. Their mother started bringing them to this branch because their closer Washington Branch library was closed on the weekends.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Aidan Kessler, 7, standing, and his brother Jack Kessler, 4, search for books at the Sylvania Branch library. Their mother ... THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Eric Perron of Toledo looks for books on basement refinishing in Sylvania. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Gary McCormick of Sylvania thumbs through the card catelog in Sylvania. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Sylvania Branch librarian Katie Midgely of Ottawa Lake, Mich., says that people are "ecstatic" about the expanded hours. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Patrons of newly-reopened Toledo-Lucas County Public Library branches have expressed pleasure at the reinstatement of Sunday hours at branches in Oregon, Sylvania, and Toledo.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Patrons of newly-reopened Toledo-Lucas County Public Library branches have expressed pleasure at the reinstatement of Sunday hours at ... THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Lillian Mayes, 12, left, a sixth-grader at Lake Erie Academy, and her sister Patricia Mayes, 15, a sophomore at Woodward High School, read in the Children's room of the Main Library in Toledo.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Lillian Mayes, 12, left, a sixth-grader at Lake Erie Academy, and her sister Patricia Mayes, 15, a sophomore at ... THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER