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01 24, 2018

Borrow Nintendo Switch games from Mentor Public Library

By admin|2018-01-24T06:00:15-05:00January 24, 2018|

You can borrow Switch games like Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and Splatoon 2 from Mentor Public Library.

Did your kid get a Nintendo Switch for the holidays? Would you rather not spend hundreds of dollars on games for them?

Easy solution: Borrow the games from us.

Yes, we loan video games too, including titles for XBox One, Playstation 4, and Wii U.

And we have popular Switch titles like Super Mario Odyssey, Splatoon 2, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and Minecraft.

01 22, 2018

MPL Talks: The Nuremberg Trials

By admin|2018-01-22T06:00:48-05:00January 22, 2018|

We hosted a special program about the Nuremberg Trials for International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

After World War II, surviving Nazi officials faced trial for their crimes. Those trials and their outcomes still impact global politics today.

The speaker was our own Dr. John Foster. In addition to being a reference librarian, Foster earned a doctorate degree in history with a specialization in Modern German History. For previous International Holocaust Remembrance Days, he discussed the life of Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel and the rise of National Socialism in Germany.

Foster’s talk is available online in its entirety for those who were not able to join us last week.

Other historical talks by Foster can be watched on our YouTube page, including:

01 20, 2018

Watch some of the world’s best films with Kanopy & your library card

By admin|2023-11-04T09:11:46-04:00January 20, 2018|

You can stream some of the greatest films ever made for free.

All you need is your library card and our newest digital service, Kanopy.

Kanopy has a collection of more than 30,000 films, including award-winning movies and documentaries from all over the globe.

Watch them on your favorite device—computer, tablet, phone, Apple TV, Chromecast or Roku—for free. Indulge your inner cinephile with masterpieces by Akira Kurosawa, Greta Gerwig, Charlie Chaplin, Federico Fellini, Orson Welles and more.

You have 30 tickets you can use each month on Kanopy. Each title on Kanopy will tell you how many tickets are required to view it and how long you have to watch it. Click here if you have any questions about how Kanopy tickets work.

Kanopy also has an excellent collection of animated story books and educational kids shows for children. The streaming on Kanopy Kids is unlimited! No tickets required.

You can watch online or use Kanopy’s app, which is available for free at the Apple and Google Play stores.

Your library card also gives you access to thousands of films and TV shows via Hoopla.

So start watching. It’s like having a world-class film festival, tailored to your personal interests, at your beck and call. For free.

01 18, 2018

MPL Talks: General Winfield Scott Hancock

By admin|2018-01-18T06:00:29-05:00January 18, 2018|

General Winfield Scott Hancock was a spectacular corps commander, perhaps the Union’s best.

But that’s not the only reason Todd Arrington (site commander of James A. Garfield National Historic Site) chose Hancock as the subject of his latest Civil War talk.

Learn about Hancock’s life, his accomplishments, his friendship with Confederate General Lewis Armistead, and why he’s especially pertinent to President Garfield.

Our Civil War series continues at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 14, at our Main Branch. The topic will Civil War veterans who also served as president. The talk is free and open to all.

If you’re interested in Civil War history, some other previous talks in our Civil War series can be viewed online in their entirety:

12 29, 2017

MPL Talks: USS Michigan & the Civil War

By admin|2017-12-29T06:00:16-05:00December 29, 2017|

The USS Michigan was one of the Navy’s first iron-hulled ships and it sailed the Great Lakes for more than a century.

It represented the transition between wood to iron and sail to steam. The USS Michigan also played a pivotal role in the Civil War when Confederates attempted to hijack it.

Ted Karle discussed the historic ship during our monthly Civil War program with James A. Garfield National Historic Site.

He discussed:

the USS Michigan’s role in the assassination of James Strang
how it was nearly hijacked during the Civil War by Confederate pirates
how the lauded vessel ended up as scrap metal

Our Civil War series continues at noon on Wednesday, Jan. 10, at our Main Branch. The topic will be General Winfield Scott Hancock. The talk is free and open to all.

If you’re interested in Civil War history, some other previous talks in our Civil War series can be viewed online in their entirety:

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