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We’re offering a free therapeutic yoga session at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16, in our Lake Branch.

Everyone who attends can experience simple and effective yoga techniques to aid with common aches and pains for the lower back, knees, hips, neck and shoulders. The class will be held in chairs and accessible to all skill levels — including absolute beginners.

The program is free to attend. Due to limited space, registration is required. Sign up online or call us at 440-257-2512.

Celebrate Christmas in July at Mentor Public Library with an upgrade on the season’s greatest guilty pleasure!

Play Holiday Movie Bingo at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 13, at our Main Branch. Win the game by spotting the tropes and cliches that fill Hallmark holiday films. The fun is open to all teens and adults! Registration is required. Sign up online or by calling us at 440-255-8811 ext. 1.

Families can enjoy free online author interviews with popular and award-winning children’s and young-adult fiction writers this July!

Sign up to watch them at libraryc.org/mentorpl.

The authors include:

• Kate DiCamillo at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 9. DiCamillo is best known for her Mercy Watson and Tales from Deckawoo Drive series. She’s written more than 30 books — several of which have been turned into movies. One was even adapted into an opera. This program is designed with children in pre-kindergarten through second grade in mind. However, all ages may enjoy it.
• Max Brallier at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16. Brallier is the bestselling author of The Last Kids on Earth series. He’ll share how he came up with the different monsters and villains for his zombie-apocalypse epic, as well as the unique ways his protagonists defeated them. For kids in third through sixth grade.
• Elizabeth Acevedo at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 23. Acevedo won the National Book Award for her novel in verse, The Poet X. High schoolers can enjoy a short reading from her book, followed by a question-and-answer session. Learn the power of poetry!
• Dan Santat at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 30. Santat is the National Book Award winner for Young People’s Literature. He’ll inspire teens and tweens to tell their own stories through graphic novels. His newest book, A First Time for Everything, is a graphic-novel memoir based on his own awkward middle-school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life. For kids in fifth through eighth grade.

All of these programs are free to enjoy, and all ages can watch them. A recording of these program will be available to watch afterward at libraryc.org/mentorpl.

Kids can learn about singing with our Fine Arts Club at 4 p.m on Tuesday, July 2, at the Main Branch.

The club uses history and hands-on activities to explore different artforms – from ballet to costume design to watercolor painting – on the first Tuesday of each month. It’s open to all children from ages seven to 12. The program is free to attend. Due to limited space, registration is required. Sign up online or call us at 440-255-8811 ext. 3.

Discover the true story of the most elegant cruise ship to ever sail the Great Lakes during a free program at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, July 8, at our Main Branch.

Local historian Tom Pappas will tell the tale of the SS Aquarama. The refitted troop ship sailed between Cleveland and Detroit — providing luxury and fun for travelers — from 1957 to 1962.

This program is open to all. Registration is required, due to limited space. Sign up online or call us at 440-255-8811 ext. 1.

Visit our YouTube channel for more local history programs.