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09 7, 2022

Join the adventure with Mentor Public Library’s Dungeons & Dice Club

By |2022-08-31T14:37:51-04:00September 7, 2022|

Kids (ages eight to 12) can join the adventure with our new Dungeons and Dice Tabletop Adventuring Club.

They can take on the roles of wizards, barbarians and more to explore dungeons, fight monsters, and save kingdoms. Game supplies and character sheets will be provided.

The club’s first meeting will be at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at our Main Branch. Registration is required. Kids can sign up to participate online or call us at (440) 255-8811 ext. 3.

By the way, if you play Dungeons & Dragons, visit Mentor Public Library before your next campaign. We have all sorts of handbooks and manuals that can spice up your next adventure.

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09 3, 2022

All Booked Up with Cailey & Meg: Teen Fall Reads

By |2022-08-22T10:50:47-04:00September 3, 2022|

It’s almost autumn. That means back to school, marching bands, baking, and spooky stories! And Cailey and Meg have teen reads about all those and more. This week, we’re talking about:

  1. Elle(s) by Aveline Stokart & Kid Toussaint
  2. It Sounds Like This by Anna Meriano
  3. The Girls Are Never Gone by Sarah Glenn Marsh
  4. Batter Royale by Leisl Adams

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

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08 31, 2022

Read together with a book kit from our Lake Branch

By |2022-08-25T15:55:29-04:00August 31, 2022|

Friends, families and classes can enjoy reading the same book together using one of the COBAA book kits from our Lake Branch.

The Lake Branch has nine different kits, including titles for the youngest readers to teens and adults. And each kit contains 12 copies of the same book. They’re ideal for everything from play groups to book clubs to home school.

The available titles are:

  • Each Kindness and The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by E.B. Lewis and Rafael Lopez respectively (children’s picture books)
  • Dog Man and Dog Man: Grime and Punishment by Dav Pilkey (children’s graphic novels)
  • Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock (teen)
  • Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds, illustrated by Danica Novgorodoff (teen graphic novel)
  • The Giver by Lois Lowry, illustrated by P. Craig Russell (teen graphic novel)
  • This One Summer by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki (teen graphic novel)
  • Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio by Derf Backderf (teen/adult graphic novel)

Each book is by Ohio authors and illustrators or have been recognized by Ohio-based book award programs. We received the books via the Celebrating Ohio Book Awards & Authors (COBAA) grant from the Library Services and Technology Act.

The kits can be borrowed for a full six weeks and are available now at our Lake Branch.

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08 29, 2022

Makerspace Monday: Awesome Octopus with a 3D Printer

By |2022-08-23T13:18:53-04:00August 29, 2022|

How will you use the remarkable technology available at Mentor Public Library? Watch as one of our 3D printers fabricates an adorable mini octopus. (We got the idea during Summer Reading because our theme was Oceans of Possibilities!)

Click here for the free STL file.

And click here for more information on our 3D printers and makerspace!

This video’s music is The End (No Vocal Version) by Lost European
Exzel Music Publishing (freemusicpublicdomain.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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08 27, 2022

Discover The Federalist Papers

By |2022-08-21T10:11:10-04:00August 27, 2022|

Our resident historian Dr. John Foster continues his discussion of the origins of the US Constitution! This time, he’s talking about The Federalist Papers.

After the US Constitution was written and signed, it still had to be approved – both by the states and in the hearts and minds of the people. Consequently, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay launched a spirited defense of the new constitution in a series of articles from the fall of 1787 to the spring of 1788. These articles became known as The Federalist Papers. Discover their contents and importance!

Also, learn about one of the most fatal “your mother” jokes in US history. I promise … it’s relevant.

Foster’s series concludes on Oct. 11 when Dr. Todd Arrington from James A. Garfield National Historic Site will join us to discuss the Civil War amendments. The program is free to attend. Due to limited space, registration is required. Once registration opens, you can sign up on our website or by calling us at 440-255-8811 ext. 1.

By the way, both of Foster’s two previous talks in this series can be viewed online:

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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