2021 – Page 4 – Mentor Public Library

10 16, 2021

All Booked Up with Cailey & Meg: Cozy Mysteries

By MPL Comm Outreach|2021-10-16T12:00:41-04:00October 16, 2021|

Want a whodunnit that’s heavy on fun (and puns!) and light on the gore? Try a Cozy Mystery! Cailey and Meg recommend four of their favorites including:

A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Colette
Murder Once Removed by S.C. Perkins
A Murder for the Books by Victoria Gilbert
Hollywood Homicide by Kellye Garrett

Most of the books we discuss can also be borrowed as ebooks using OverDrive or Libby. All you need is your Mentor Public Library card.

By the way, if you love Cozy Mysteries, check out our interviews with Cozy writers Amanda Flower and Vivien Chien!

10 13, 2021

Marty Gitlin Shares the Joy of Cartoons & Cereal

By MPL Comm Outreach|2021-10-12T14:28:55-04:00October 13, 2021|

Here’s an interview that will draw you in!

Award-winning author and pop-culture historian Martin Gitlin, the writer of A Celebration of Animation: The 100 Greatest Cartoon Characters in Television History, discusses:

his metric for ranking the greatest animated characters in history
why Bugs Bunny tops the list
his favorite cartoon to share with his children
why he prefers Warner Brother cartoons over Disney
how and why he wrote an encyclopedia of cereals.

Marty also shares the joy of still appreciating as an adult what you loved as a kid!

You can visit our YouTube channel for more author interviews, including discussions with bestsellers like Karin Slaughter, Paula McLain and Christina Baker Kline, as well as upcoming authors like Stephen Markley and Rebekah Frumkin.

10 9, 2021

The French Revolution & The Tennis Court Oath

By MPL Comm Outreach|2021-10-09T12:00:37-04:00October 9, 2021|

There’s no love on this tennis court!

Our resident historian, Dr. John Foster, talks about the causes of The French Revolution and what led to the famous Tennis Court Oath. He also explains how the oath changed history – not just for France, but for the western world.

This talk is the third in a series of lectures from Dr. Foster about the history of the French Revolution. Both of the previous lectures in Foster’s series can be viewed online (though you don’t have to watch them to understand Dr. Foster’s upcoming talk):

In addition to being a reference librarian, Foster has a doctorate degree in history. He has taught history at both high school and college levels. Previously, he has led series on the Battles of World War II, the Cold War, the American Revolution and US Presidents of the 20^th Century at the library.

10 2, 2021

All Booked Up with Cailey & Meg: Teen Horror

By MPL Comm Outreach|2021-10-02T12:00:48-04:00October 2, 2021|

It’s spooky season so Cailey and Meg are sharing some of their favorite YA horror novels. (There’s some gore in a few of these recommendations, so they definitely skew toward older teens.) Their suggestions include:

Don’t Tell a Soul by Kirsten Miller
The Haunted by Danielle Vega
The Mary Shelley Club by Goldy Moldavsky
There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins

Most of the books we discuss can also be borrowed as ebooks using OverDrive or Libby. All you need is your Mentor Public Library card.

10 1, 2021

‘Creepy Cat’ travel writer discusses Dark Shadows, underground cities & searching for the sublime

By MPL Comm Outreach|2021-10-01T12:00:55-04:00October 1, 2021|

Katherine Kerestman – the author of Creepy Cat’s Macabre Travels: Prowling around Haunted Towers, Crumbling Castles and Ghoulish Graveyards – visited us earlier this week to talk about her new book.

Creepy Cat takes readers to renowned and lesser-known macabre destinations across the globe and delves into the culture, cuisine and humanity at each site.

In this interview, Kerestman discusses her terrifying travelogue and her search for the sublime. She also tells us about her love for the supernatural soap Dark Shadows and the only place on her macabre map that sent a chill down her spine.

Visit our YouTube channel for more macabre and mysterious fun, including interviews with:

Karin Slaughter, author of the bestselling Grant County and Will Trent series
D.M. Pulley, author of The Dead Key and The Unclaimed Victim
Jane Ann Turzillo, author of Wicked Women of Ohio and Unsolved Murders & Disappearances in Northeast Ohio
Vivien Chien, author of The Noodle Shop Mysteries
Amanda Flower, author of The Magical Bookshop Mysteries, The Amish Candy Shop Mysteries, and the Magic Garden Mysteries

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