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07 8, 2020

Mentor Library’s Cold War series explores the crises of 1956

By admin|2020-07-08T06:00:18-04:00July 8, 2020|

Discover how the Cold War nearly came to a boiling point in 1956 during a special online program from Mentor Public Library.

Our resident historian Dr. John Foster will continue his series on the history of the Cold War during a special online program at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 23.

He’ll discuss a series of crises that all contributed to rising tensions globally, including the crushing of democracy in Hungary, the Suez Crisis, turbulence in Poland, and even the Montgomery bus boycott.

This program is free and open to all. It will be broadcast online using Zoom. Those who wish to watch can register on our online event calendar. This program will also be recorded and available for viewing at a future date on the our website, Facebook, and YouTube page.

This special program is the second in a 4-part series about the history of the Cold War. The first talk focused on the years after World War II and the rising tension that led to the Berlin Blockade. This talk can be viewed in its entirety on our website.

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 American Revolution and US Presidents of the 20^th Century at the library.

06 29, 2020

Study anything for free with the Great Courses & your library card

By admin|2023-11-04T09:02:31-04:00June 29, 2020|

Whatever you want to learn, there’s a Great Courses series about it. And there’s a great chance that you can enjoy that Great Courses series for free with your library card.

Have you heard of The Great Courses?

They’re a collection of phenomenal lectures series created by esteemed college professors for the general public on fascinating topics like Decisive Battles in World History, Writing Great Fiction, and Physics & our Universe.

They’re engaging, enlightening, and understandable. The only downside? They can be a touch expensive to buy.

Fortunately, your Mentor Public Library offers three ways that you can enjoy more The Great Courses for free.

1. Borrow them from us

We have several DVD sets of Great Courses series that you can borrow from our collection, including:

Browse from the dozens of sets in our collection.

2. Stream them using Kanopy

If you’re not familiar with Kanopy, it’s a streaming service that lets you watch some of the world’s greatest films and documentaries. And it’s free with your library card!

It also has dozens of Great Courses series that you can stream onto your computer, phone, tablet, or Smart TV.

Learn as much as you want to about history, skills, hobbies, humanities and science.

3. Stream audio versions of the Great Courses for free with Hoopla

By the way, if you prefer streaming audio, you can stream more than 100 Great Courses in their entirety as audiobooks using Hoopla. Once again, Hoopla is free to use with your Mentor Public Library card. You can borrow up to 20 items per month from its collection, which also includes audiobooks, movies, music, and comics.

So what do you want to learn first?

06 27, 2020

All Booked Up with Cailey & Meg: Summer Loving

By admin|2020-06-27T12:00:34-04:00June 27, 2020|

We’re talking YA summer romances today! MPL Librarians Cailey and Meg share some flirty favorites including:

Royally Lost by Angie Stanton
Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed
When Summer Ends by Jessica Pennington.

We also shout out Roman Holiday because we’re never NOT talking about Audrey Hepburn.

Most of the books they discuss can be borrowed as ebooks using OverDrive or Libby. All you need is your Mentor Public Library card.

By the way, our Summer Reading program has begun. Win cool prizes — just for reading!

Also, in case you didn’t already know, we have reopened our Main and Headlands Branches with some changes, and drive-thru or curbside pickup is available at Main, Lake and Headlands Branches.

06 26, 2020

Connie Schultz discusses ‘Daughters of Erietown’

By admin|2020-06-26T16:00:55-04:00June 26, 2020|

Pulitzer Prize winner and former Plain Dealer columnist Connie Schultz visited our friends at Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library this week to discuss her debut novel, The Daughters of Erietown.

She chats about how Erietown differs from her native Ashtabula, who her favorite teachers were growing up, and what parts of “Erietown” are and are not autobiographical.

By the way, you can visit our YouTube page for exclusive interviews with other critically acclaimed and bestselling authors like Paula McLain, Christina Baker Kline, Karin Slaughter, and Dan Chaon.

06 20, 2020

All Booked Up with Cailey & Meg: Beach Reads

By admin|2020-06-20T12:00:05-04:00June 20, 2020|

Whether you’re actually at the beach or not, summer is the perfect time for fun, frothy (and sometimes frightening) beach reads! Cailey and Meg share some of their picks for the summer including:

Most of the books they discuss can be borrowed as ebooks using OverDrive or Libby. All you need is your Mentor Public Library card.

By the way, our Summer Reading program has begun. Win cool prizes — just for reading!

Also, in case you didn’t already know, we have reopened our Main and Headlands Branches with some changes, and drive-thru or curbside pickup is available at Main, Lake and Headlands Branches.

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