Mentor Public Library

10 4, 2020

Travel to Eliot Ness’ Cleveland

By admin|2020-10-04T13:00:14-04:00October 4, 2020|

Travel back to the era of Untouchables and learn about Eliot Ness’s tenure in Cleveland.

Eliot Ness served as Cleveland’s Safety Director for Mayor Harold Burton during the years of 1935 to 1941. In these short years, Cleveland went from the most dangerous metropolis in America to winning a National Safety Award.

Photos and stories reveal the Eliot Ness that you won’t get from the movies – because, in this case, the truth is more fascinating than fiction.

The speaker is local historian, author and all-around Eliot Ness expert Rebecca McFarland. McFarland is a fourth-generation Clevelander who has given hundreds of talks on Ness and discussed him on A&E’s Biography. She’s also the person who ensured Ness’s final resting place would be in Cleveland, as McFarland herself spread his ashes in Lake View Cemetery.

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09 26, 2020

All Booked Up with Cailey & Meg: Banned Books Week

By admin|2020-09-26T12:00:47-04:00September 26, 2020|

In recognition of Banned Books Week, Cailey and Meg share some of their favorite Banned Books — both classics and newer novels — including:

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Drama by Raina Telgemeier

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.

By the way, Banned Books Week is an opportunity for us to remind you about all the society-changing books that have been banned or challenged. And there’s a good chance that list includes your personal favorite.

Imagine your bookshelf without To Kill a Mockingbird, Color Purple, Animal Farm, or Lord of the Rings.

So commemorate Banned Books Week in the best possible way: Read.

Read a book that’s been banned or challenged. Read whatever you like.

But read. And decide for yourself what belongs on your bookshelf.

09 22, 2020

Discover Lake Erie ‘Riverside’ shipwreck

By admin|2020-09-22T06:00:08-04:00September 22, 2020|

Explore a sunken schooner and discover the great storm that downed it during an online program we’re hosting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13.

Presenter Kevin Magee will discuss the storm of 1893 that sunk the Riverside in Lake Erie. All seven of its crew members and payload were lost on the way to Kelleys Island. More than a century late, the Cleveland Underwater Explorers (CLUE) located the shipwreck about 25 miles off of Cleveland. See photos of the preserved wreck and learn more about this remarkable ship and storm during Magee’s talk.

This program is free to watch and will be broadcast via Zoom. Registration is required. You can sign up online or call us at (440) 255-8811 ext. 247.

For more on local shipwrecks, watch our interview with shipwreck hunters and authors Georgann and Mike Wachter.

09 19, 2020

All Booked Up with Cailey & Meg: Favorite Graphic Novels

By admin|2020-09-19T12:00:15-04:00September 19, 2020|

Cailey and Meg share four new-ish graphic novels that they loved. They are:

Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang
The Dark Matter of Mona Starr by Laura Lee Gulledge
Raven by Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo
Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks

Most of the books they discuss can also be borrowed as ebooks using OverDrive or Libby. Hoopla also has a phenomenal graphic-novel collection that you can borrow from. All you need is your Mentor Public Library card.

09 13, 2020

Civil War Generals & the Indian Wars

By admin|2020-09-13T13:00:30-04:00September 13, 2020|

Our Leaders & Legacies of the Civil War series continues with a look at the role that Civil War generals played in the Indian wars. Ranger Alan Gephardt of James A. Garfield National Historic Site specifically examines the actions and opinions of Generals Philip Sheridan, William Tecumseh Sherman, Winfield Scott Hancock, and Ulysses Grant.

By the way, the Civil War series with our friends from Lawnfield continues during a special online program at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The topic will be the special relationship between Gettysburg and President Eisenhower. 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:

Antietam: The Deadliest Day in US History
The Atlanta Campaign
Gettysburg
The Fourteenth Amendment
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Life & Legacy of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

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