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07 24, 2021

All Booked Up with Cailey & Meg: Best Beach Reads for the Summer

By admin|2021-07-24T12:00:36-04:00July 24, 2021|

Cailey and Meg share what books they’re bringing to the beach this summer, including Last Summer at the Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedland (which gave our librarians major Dirty Dancing vibes), Second First Impressions by Sally Thorne, Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala, and Maps for the Getaway by Annie England Noblin.

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

07 16, 2021

The History of the US Navy from the Civil War through the 1880s

By admin|2021-07-16T12:00:48-04:00July 16, 2021|

For this month’s Civil War talk, Ranger Alan Gephardt from James A. Garfield National Historic Site traced the history of the US Navy from its wooden and ironclad ships during the Civil War to the origin of the “Steel Navy.”

Our Civil War series continues next month at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 11. The rangers will discuss field communications during the war. We will be meeting in person at our Main Branch! We look forward to seeing you here. Registration is required, and you can sign up on our website.

Finally, if you’re interested in Civil War history, several talks in our series can be viewed online in their entirety, including:

Antietam: The Deadliest Day in US History
Juneteenth: The Significance of June 19
The Atlanta Campaign
Gettysburg
The Fourteenth Amendment
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Life & Legacy of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

07 10, 2021

All Booked Up with Cailey & Meg: YA Blasts Off!

By admin|2021-07-10T12:00:51-04:00July 10, 2021|

Cailey and Meg discuss some of their favorite new sci-fi YA titles, including:

Ignite the Stars by Maura Milan
Contagion by Erin Bowman
Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
Cosmoknights by Hannah Templer.

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

06 28, 2021

Understanding Alzheimer’s & Dementia

By admin|2021-06-28T19:00:45-04:00June 28, 2021|

We recently hosted a talk by the Alzheimer’s Association Cleveland Area Chapter that provides the basic information that everyone needs to know about memory-loss issues.

It uses video interviews with professionals, patients with dementia, and caregivers to discuss real-life issues

By the way, we’ve hosted other programs that can help families dealing with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. They are still available to watch on our YouTube channel.

06 26, 2021

All Booked Up with Cailey & Meg: Celebrity Book Club Recomendations

By admin|2021-06-26T12:00:37-04:00June 26, 2021|

This week, Cailey and Meg share books they learned about from some of the celebrity book clubs out there. So if you’re curious what’s on the shelves of Oprah, Reese Witherspoon, Emma Roberts and more, check out:

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker
The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse
The Arsonists’ City by Hala Alyah.

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

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