Adults

Main Branch

Meet Us in the Garden: INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT: Weeds & Pests @ Main

Saturday, July 9, 2022
10:00am – 11:00am

Join the Lake County Master Gardeners in their monthly series of gardening talks. Free and open to the public! Please register so you can be sure to get any provided hand-outs.  This month’s topic is Integrated Pest Management (IPM) – weeds and pests.

Learn how to manage pest damage using the most economical methods that also produce the least possible hazards to people, property, and the environment.

This program is free and open to the public. The program will be held in the lower level of the Main Library in the Village Room. Call the library at 440.255.8811, ext. 247 for more information or register online. Registration begins June 18.

Sharks! @ Main

Tuesday, July 12, 2022
6:30pm – 8:00pm

Who doesn’t like hearing about sharks? This talk discusses sharks from a diver’s perspective and contrasts it to the public’s popular culture view of sharks. It also discusses sharks from a scientific basis and covers their natural history, biology, and finely honed senses. Shark attack statistics are presented to show the danger sharks present to swimmers versus other known hazards. Finally, the future and what it may hold for this ancient and fascinating animal is discussed.

This program is free and open to the public. The program will be held in the lower level of the Main Library in the Village Room. Call the library at 440.255.8811, ext. 247 for more information or register online. Registration begins June 28.

Leaders & Legacies of the Civil War: An Armchair Tour of National Park Service Civil War Sites, Part I @ Main

Wednesday, July 13, 2022
12:00pm – 1:00pm

The National Park Service, which administers James A. Garfield NHS, also administers dozens of sites dealing with history of the military, political, and civil rights history of the Civil War. Enjoy Part I of a whirlwind virtual tour of these sites! SPEAKER: Allison Powell, James A. Garfield NHS.

This program is free and open to the public. The program will be held in the lower level of the Main Library in the Village Room. Call the library at 440.255.8811, ext. 247 for more information or register online. Registration is required.

Iron-On Designs for Traveling in Fashion @ Main

Thursday, July 14, 2022
6:30pm – 8:00pm

Spend an evening customizing a cosmetic travel bag with Cricut iron-on vinyl. All supplies provided; Adults and teens welcome. Please be advised that hot irons will be used during the program and registration is required.

This program is free and open to the public. The program will be held in the lower level of the Main Library in the Village Room. Call the library at 440.255.8811, ext. 247 for more information or register online. Registration begins June 30.

Spice Club kit pick-up for July – Garlic Powder @ Main

Sunday, July 17, 2022
All Day Event

Spice up your life with Mentor Public Library’s newest club: Spice Club! This month’s spice is Garlic Powder. Each month we’ll feature a new spice sample, along with information on how to use the spice. Pick up a free take home kit with a small sample of the spice and suggested recipes to try.

Pick up a free spice kit from the reference desk during library hours. One kit per family, while supplies last. We would LOVE to see photos of your creations at #SpiceUpMentor

Let’s Cook!: Super Summer Cold Soups @ Main

Wednesday, July 20, 2022
6:30pm – 8:00pm

Join us as LaDonna Oltmanns from “Let’s Cook! Plant-Based Cooking” demonstrates easy cold soups with samples for attendees. Let’s Cook is a plant-based, mobile cooking school that offers classes teaching basic cooking skills. You can find more information about their classes and mission at YOUCANCOOKPLANTS.COM

This program is free and open to the public. The program will be held in the lower level of the Main Library in the Village Room. Call the library at 440.255.8811, ext. 247 for more information or register online. Registration begins July 6.

Discovery of a Masterpiece @ Online

Thursday, July 21, 2022
6:30pm – 7:30pm

Mallory Mortillaro serves as the Curator of Collections for the Hartley Dodge Foundation in Madison, NJ.  While she was cataloging the artwork housed inside of the Hartley Dodge Memorial she uncovered a masterpiece that had been lost to the art world since the 1930’s.  After a year of research the piece was authenticated as an official work by Auguste Rodin.

Mallory will share the story of how a simple art cataloging project evolved into a search for a mysterious piece’s provenance, and became one of the biggest art finds in recent history.

This program will be a live Zoom event. Registration begins July 7. Details on how to join the meeting will be sent directly to registrants in an email at the time of registration. Please check your “Spam” folder if you do not see the email.

Computer Classes @ Main

PowerPoint 1 – Tuesday, July 26, 2022 from 2-3:30 pm – Learn how to create and run a presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint. Learn how to create a basic Presentation, provide basic formatting and background designs, and save the presentation.

Excel 1 – Tuesday, July 26, 2022 from 6:30-8:00 pm – Learn how to use Microsoft Excel. Describe a worksheet and its function, create a basic worksheet, apply simple formulas to perform calculations, and explore options for printing a simple worksheet. (Microsoft Word experience necessary.)

Facebook Basics – Wednesday, July 27, 2022 from 10-11:30 am – Learn how to use Facebook. This hands-on class will demonstrate basic Facebook features, tips, and tricks. Please come to class with your Facebook login information and password.

Excel 1 – Wednesday, July 27, 2022 from 2-3:30 pm – Learn how to use Microsoft Excel. Describe a worksheet and its function, create a basic worksheet, apply simple formulas to perform calculations, and explore options for printing a simple worksheet. (Microsoft Word experience necessary.)

Excel 2 – Wednesday, July 27, 2022 from 6:30-8:00 pm  – Using Microsoft Excel, learn how to create and copy formulas and functions, understand relativity when working with formulas and functions, recognize and troubleshoot errors in formulas and functions, insert, delete and resize rows and columns, and use advanced printing features.

Excel 2 – Thursday, July 28, 2022 from 2-3:30 pm – Using Microsoft Excel, learn how to create and copy formulas and functions, understand relativity when working with formulas and functions, recognize and troubleshoot errors in formulas and functions, insert, delete and resize rows and columns, and use advanced printing features.

Excel 3 – Thursday, July 28, 2022 from 6:30-8:00 pm  – Using Microsoft Excel, learn how to Hide and Freeze columns and rows, use Print Area and Print Titles, Conditional Formatting, and how to create and format charts.

These programs are free and open to the public, but registration is required. The programs will be held in the Garfield room in the lower level of the Main Library. Call the library at 440.255.8811, ext. 247 for more information or register online. Registration begins June 13.