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05 16, 2025

Summer Reading Launches May 30

By |2025-05-09T10:37:18-04:00May 16, 2025|

Readers of all ages – kids, teens and, yes, adults – can win spectacular prizes during Summer Reading! Sign up at any of our branches starting May 30.

Once they’ve registered, kids (those entering sixth grade or younger) will earn a raffle ticket for every hour they read or are read to. The more they read, the better chance they have to win one of our prizes! Children can also earn fun rewards along the way.

If they read:

  • 5 hours, they’ll receive an envelope stuffed with coupons from local businesses.
  • 10 hours, they’ll receive a multicolor pen and vote for whine one of us will get SLIMED after Summer Reading ends
  • 15 hours, they’ll receive a Library Champion yard sign or window cling. (One per family.)
  • 20 hours, they’ll receive a Golden Ticket for our $50 gift card raffle.

Additionally, kids will receive a bonus prize by completing the Summer Fun Bingo Challenge on the back of their reading logs.

Meanwhile, teens (those entering seventh grade and older) and adults can sign up for summer reading in person at the library, online at mentorpl.beanstack.org, or by using the Beanstack app. Then they can use Beanstack to record what they read. They’ll receive an entry into one of our prize raffles for every book they read, audiobook they listen to or challenge they complete.

This year’s theme is Color Our World and we’re hosting all sorts of colorful and artistic programs. Click here to browse our packed event calendar.

Summer Reading launches with a visit from Sue Durante — also known as The Bubble Lady — at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 31, at our Main Branch. The show is free, and registration is required. Click here to sign up for the Bubble Lady’s show.

The last day to earn Summer Reading raffle tickets is Saturday, July 26.

Finally, thank you to our Summer Reading 2025 sponsors: Club Pilates Mentor, Dollar Bank, Cleveland Clinic, Meijer, and the Friends of the Mentor Public Library!

05 15, 2025

Summer Sober Sips

By |2025-05-09T09:48:33-04:00May 15, 2025|

Enjoy some summer sober sips with an exclusive nonalcoholic tasting event from the mixologists at SoBern Journey at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28, at our Main Branch.

Discover an array of drinks that don’t rely on alcohol for their flavor or your satisfaction. The program is free to attend. Due to limited space, RSVP is required. Click here to sign up for our Summer Sober Sips program or call our Main Branch at 440-255-8811 ext. 1.

05 14, 2025

Make Your Own Sketchbook

By |2025-05-09T09:43:08-04:00May 14, 2025|

Adults can create their own sketchbook during a free program at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28, at our Headlands Branch.

First, you’ll learn basic bookbinding techniques. Then you’ll use one to make a DIY sketchbook. We provide all the supplies. Fair warning: some of those aforementioned supplies are sharp.

Due to limited space, registration is required. Click here to sign up for the bookbinding program or call our Headlands Branch at 440-257-2000.

05 13, 2025

Nature Journaling Trip to Headlands Beach State Park

By |2025-05-09T09:40:17-04:00May 13, 2025|

We’re hosting a nature journaling adventure for all ages at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27, at Headlands Beach State Park (9601 Headlands Road, Mentor.)

We provide all supplies, though you are welcome to bring you own. The program is free to attend and open to all. Registration is required. Click here to sign up for our Nature Journaling program or call us at 440-257-2000.

Each month, we lead a trip to a different park in Mentor where everyone can marvel at nature and explore a variety of journaling techniques. In June, we’re visiting Veterans Park in Mentor.

05 9, 2025

Gift for Teacher

By |2025-04-30T14:02:25-04:00May 9, 2025|

Kids can make a gift for their teacher before summer starts at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 22, at our Main Branch. The children will craft a homemade present that their teacher can use in their home or classroom.

The program is open to all kids who are concluding kindergarten through fifth grade. Due to limited space, registration is required. Click here to sign up for the Gift for Teacher program or call us at 440-255-8811 ext. 3.

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