Enjoy the submissions from our Virtual Art Show for kids
Thanks to all the kids who submitted artwork for our online art show. It’s a joy to enjoy (and share) your creativity!
The theme for the show is mystical, magical places.
07
22, 2020
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18, 2020
All Booked Up With Cailey & Meg: Hamilton
Yes, we’re still obsessed with Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical, so Cailey and Meg discuss some of their favorite fiction and nonfiction based on the life of… what’s his name?…
Their favorites include:
- Alex & Eliza by Melissa de la Cruz
- Hamilton and Peggy! : A Revolutionary Friendship by L.M. Elliott
- George Washington’s Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger
- The Duel: The Parallel Lives of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr by Judith St. George.
Most of the books they discuss can also be borrowed as ebooks using OverDrive or Libby. All you need is your Mentor Public Library card.
07
13, 2020
Discover the art of the Civil War
Discover how the Civil War inspired artists like Frederic Edwin Church and Winslow Homer, poets like Walt Whitman and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, songs like “Dixie” and “Lorena,” and authors like Ambrose Bierce and Margaret Mitchell.
Presented by Mary Lintern of James A. Garfield National Historic Site with a tremendous assist from Alan Gephardt, also of Garfield National Historic Site.
Our Civil War series with our friends from Lawnfield continues during a special online program at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The topic will be on President Garfield and the Civil War. The talk will be hosted via Zoom. Registration is required, and you can sign up on our website.
By the way, if you’re interested in Civil War history, several talks in our Civil War series can be viewed online in their entirety, including:
07
11, 2020
All Booked Up with Cailey & Meg: Around the World
We can’t travel because of the pandemic, so we’re talking about books that take you all around world! Cailey and Meg share some international favorites, including:
- Ways to Disappear by Idra Novey
- Recipes for Love and Murder by Sally Andrew
- The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa
- The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan
Most of the books they discuss can also be borrowed as ebooks using OverDrive or Libby. All you need is your Mentor Public Library card.
07
8, 2020
Mentor Library’s Cold War series explores the crises of 1956
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 20th Century at the library.