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06 26, 2020

Connie Schultz discusses ‘Daughters of Erietown’

By |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.

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06 20, 2020

All Booked Up with Cailey & Meg: Beach Reads

By |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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06 17, 2020

Susan Petrone discusses ‘The Heebie-Jeebie Girl’ and what people get wrong about Youngstown

By |2020-06-17T19:00:40-04:00June 17, 2020|

Author Susan Petrone chats with us about her newest novel, The Heebie-Jeebie Girl, and why Youngstown is so important for her story. She also discusses:

  • how she got the ideas for her previous novels The Super Ladies and Throw like a Woman.
  • her favorite job that she’s ever had. (Hint: It involves baseball.)
  • how her favorite authors (Jane Austen and Kurt Vonnegut) may have influenced The Heebie-Jeebie Girl.

Petrone used actual events from her family’s history to write The Heebie-Jeebie Girl. Her story takes place in Youngstown, 1977, at the time when the city’s largest steel mill has just closed and the worst blizzard in over 40 years has hit the area. It’s a tale of change, family, and redemption.

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06 13, 2020

All Booked Up with Cailey & Meg: Fairy Tales Retold

By |2020-06-13T12:00:41-04:00June 13, 2020|

Who doesn’t love a good twist on a fairy tale? Cailey and Meg share some of their favorites 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.

Stick around for info on our Summer Reading program, which begins this Monday!

By the way, 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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06 13, 2020

Civil War: The Life of Jefferson Davis

By |2020-06-13T09:00:50-04:00June 13, 2020|

Our Civil War series with our friends at James A. Garfield National Historic Site is back!

This month, we revisited the life of Jefferson Davis. Most know Davis as the first and only president of the Confederate States of America, but he also served in the U.S. military and legislature. Also, discover his role in the infamous Eggnog Riot!

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:

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