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04 8, 2023

Explore the History of Women in the US Armed Forces

By |2023-04-01T08:36:20-04:00April 8, 2023|

In celebration of Women’s History Month, we’re hosting a free program about the history women in the US military at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 30, at the our Main Branch.

Sara Fisher, executive director of the International Women’s Air and Space Museum, explores the contributions of women in the military stretching back to World War II when more than one thousand American women flew as part of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (but weren’t recognized as veterans until decades later.)

Learn about the trailblazers and the obstacles they faced since World War II. Fisher’s talk pays particular attention to women in air and space.

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04 5, 2023

Operation Democracy 1948: When Mentor Adopted Suolahti

By |2023-03-28T10:03:31-04:00April 5, 2023|

Discover a heartwarming story from Mentor’s history!

In 1948, the community in Mentor adopted and assisted a sister city – war-torn Suolahti, Finland. They sent more than $35,000 in food and clothes, which would be worth $400,000 today.

Ron Toivonen from the Finnish Heritage Museum has spent years researching this episode in Mentor’s history – dubbed Operation Democracy 1948.

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04 3, 2023

Makerspace Monday: Driftwood Decorations

By |2023-01-06T17:12:14-05:00April 3, 2023|

Does the warmer weather have you feeling tropical? Use The HUB’s laser engraver to transform driftwood into a unique decoration.

The makerspace also has a large-format printer, vinyl cutter, Cricut, green-screen studio, and more state-of-the-art tech that can be used with library staff supervision.

Click here for more information on The HUB’s makerspace, including how to make a reservation. And click here for more makerspace and 3D printing ideas!

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04 1, 2023

All Booked Up with Cailey & Meg: Books That’ll Make You Laugh

By |2023-03-26T15:55:55-04:00April 1, 2023|

Happy April Fools Day! Cailey and Meg share four books that made them laugh including:

  1. How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur
  2. Subpar Parks: America’s Most Extraordinary National Parks and Their Least Impressed Visitors by Amber Share
  3. Bring Your Own Baggage and Don’t Pack Light by Helen Ellis
  4. World’s Worst Assistant by Sona Movsesian

Most of the books we discuss can also be borrowed as ebooks using Hoopla or Libby.

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03 29, 2023

The Supreme Court: John Marshall & Judicial Review

By |2023-03-26T12:22:36-04:00March 29, 2023|

Our in-house historian Dr. John Foster reviews the history of the US Supreme Court by highlighting the lives and careers of its most important justices. He begins with John Marshall.

Marshall was the fourth Chief Justice in the court’s history but none of his predecessors — not even John Jay — contributed more to our country’s judicial history. Foster discusses Marshall’s life and discusses his two most crucial cases:

  1. Marbury v. Madison, which establishes the Supreme Court’s right to judicial review
  2. McCulloch v. Maryland, which defined the federal government’s powers under the Necessary and Proper Clause in the Constitution.

Foster also explains Marshall’s stance and role in the Federalist v. Democratic-Republican squabbles of our nascent nation.

Foster’s series continues in May with a lecture about John M. Harlan.

In addition to being a reference librarian, Foster has a doctorate degree in history. He has taught history at both high school and college levels. Previously, he has led series on the Battles of World War II, the Cold War, the American Revolution, The Vietnam Wars, and US Presidents of the 20th Century at the library.

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