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08 26, 2022

We’re launching a Cryptid Club for kids

By |2022-08-16T10:26:51-04:00August 26, 2022|

Kids can have fun learning about cool and creepy creatures with our Cryptid Club, which launches in September!

Cryptids are legendary animals like Bigfoot, El Chupacabra and werewolves that have been claimed to exist but never proven to be real. Children will learn about these shy animals that are rumored to live across the country.

Each month, the kids will learn about a different state’s most famous cryptid and enjoy fun activities about them. The club is open to all kids, from ages eight to 12. The first meeting will be 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8, at our Main Branch. Due to limited space, registration is required. Sign up on our website or call us at 440-255-8811 ext. 3 to RSVP.

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08 20, 2022

All Booked Up with Cailey & Meg: True Crime

By |2022-08-11T18:02:22-04:00August 20, 2022|

Thirsty for some True Crime? Then Cailey and Meg have some recommendations that’ll blow your mind and chill your spine! This week, they’re talking about:

  1. Dead Mountain: The Untold Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident by Donnie Eichar & J.C. Gabel
  2. Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud & the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep
  3. The Babysitter: My Summer with a Serial Killer by Liza Rodman & Jennifer Jordan
  4. Unsolved Murders & Disappearances in Northeast Ohio by Jane Ann Turzillo

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

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08 13, 2022

Enjoy an An Armchair Tour of Civil War Sites (Part 2)

By |2022-08-11T15:56:10-04:00August 13, 2022|

Enjoy an online tour of Civil War sites from across the country that are overseen by the National Parks Service. This time, our tour guide is Andrew from James A. Garfield National Historic Site. (Click here to watch part one of the tour.)

Our tour extends beyond some of the familiar battlefields to include locations like Harper House, Andersonville Prison Park, Mclean House, and Mott House, as well as locations that were important to reconstruction like the Tuskegee Institute and Nicodemus National Historic Site.

The next talk in our Civil War series with Garfield National Historic Site will be at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 14. The topic will be President Garfield’s stance on race and justice.

By the way, if you’re interested in Civil War history, several talks in this series can be viewed online in their entirety, including:

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08 11, 2022

Free cooking class & tasting at Mentor Library

By |2022-08-09T09:30:35-04:00August 11, 2022|

Learn how to create scrumptious cold summer appetizers during a free cooking class and tasting hosted at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24 at our Main Branch.

LaDonna Oltmanns from Let’s Cook will demonstrate how to make delicious appetizers for attendees to sample. Let’s Cook is a plant-based, mobile cooking school that offers classes on basic cooking skills.

This program is free to attend. Due to limited space, registration is required. Sign up on our website or call us at 440-255-8811 ext. 1.

If you’re looking for ways to kick it up a notch in the kitchen, check out our Spice Club! Each month, you can pick up a free spice kit from the reference desk at our Main Branch. (One kit per family, while supplies last.) The kits include a sample of the spice of the month, advice on how to use it, and a few recipes that you can try. August’s spice is oregano!

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08 10, 2022

Transform your garden into a pollinator paradise

By |2022-08-07T12:28:34-04:00August 10, 2022|

Transform your garden into a pollinator paradise with expertise from the Lake County Master Gardeners! Our gardener explains some of the ways that your gardens and even lawns can support local pollinators, including insects, birds, and even some mammals. Her recommendations include planting more flowers, using more native plants in your garden, avoiding pesticides, and shrinking the size of your lawns.

Two more tips for any gardeners out there:

1. Did you know that you can get free veggie, flower, and herb seeds from our Seed Library? Check out our collection  the next time you visit our Main Branch. Borrow up to 15 packets of seeds per season.

2. By the way, any green thumbs should check out the special collection from Holden Forests & Gardens’ Corning Library available at our Main Branch. In addition to a gorgeous arboretum in Kirtland, Holden also has a spectacular collection of gardening, horticulture, environmental and botany books at Corning Library within its arboretum.

Dozens of Corning Library’s books are now available to borrow at our Main Branch. Thanks to a partnership between libraries, you can use your cards to check out books from this special collection. Our typical lending rules apply.

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