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04 22, 2020

Celebrating Women Artists: Helen Dryden & Lee Miller

By admin|2020-04-22T15:00:06-04:00April 22, 2020|

To commemorate National Library Week, Barb Hauer examines and celebrates the work of Helen Dryden and Lee Miller.

Hauer prepared this talk for our Book & Brush Club, which she has led since its inception in 2009. Each month, she offers a visual presentation based on the lives of artists and associated art movements based on either art historical fiction and nonfiction.

Our buildings may presently be closed because of the coronavirus, but we can still share Hauer’s presentation with you!

Dryden is best known as a cover artist for Vogue, while Miller began as a model before becoming an acclaimed photographer and war correspondent. Discover more about these talented women who forced themselves into artistic realms that were dominated by men.

For more Mentor Public Library programs, we encourage you to visit our YouTube channel. For years, we’ve been posting many of our full programs and author interviews there. You can watch:

We miss you and want to see all of your faces soon. But we are still with you, even when our buildings are closed. Keep your eyes on our website and social media for our latest news, updates, and offerings.

04 21, 2020

It’s the Artpocalypse with Mr. Josh

By admin|2020-04-21T12:00:07-04:00April 21, 2020|

Artpocalypse is our weekly arts and craft series with Mr. Josh from our Headlands Branch. Each Tuesday, he shows you a different craft or science experiment that you can do at home. Enjoy!

03 14, 2020

Discover the ghosts & legends of Northern Ohio with William G. Krejci

By admin|2020-03-14T06:00:55-04:00March 14, 2020|

Author William G. Krejci has written about the lost cemeteries of Cuyahoga County and purported hauntings at Put-In-Pay and Franklin Castle. His newest book, The Ghosts and Legends of Northern Ohio, takes you through Rider’s Inn in Painesville, demolished orphanages in Vermillion, and haunted graveyards in Columbiana County.

Krejci discussed his book and what he discovered while researching it when he visited our library earlier this month. He also told us why he started investigating local haunts.

Finally, he suggested some other books on the same topic. So if you enjoy The Ghosts and Legends of Northern Ohio, check out:

03 14, 2020

Chip Walter talks, ‘Immortality, Inc.”

By admin|2020-03-14T06:00:09-04:00March 14, 2020|

Journalist Chip Walter visited our friends at Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library recently to discuss his new book, “Immortality, Inc.” Both Walter and WEPL were kind enough to let us share his talk.

Walter discusses the resources (both the brilliant people and astonishing amount of money) being dedicated to seeing if people do, in fact, have to die.

See more author interviews on our YouTube channel.

03 6, 2020

Discover the history of the Terminal Tower and Cleveland’s Union Terminal

By admin|2020-03-06T06:00:07-05:00March 6, 2020|

For nearly a century, the Terminal Tower has loomed over Cleveland’s skyline. But what do you know about the landmark?

Presenters Rebecca McFarland and Tom Pappas will share fascinating information about the Tower and the brothers who built it – along with the railroads that used this shiny, new terminal recently at our Main Branch.

Cleveland was still a boom town in the 1920s. Much of this progress was tied to the building of the Terminal Tower by the Van Sweringen brothers. The brothers saw a future in rail shipping and made certain that Cleveland was positioned to benefit from the building of a big, new terminal that welcomed commerce and personal travel.

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