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07 9, 2020

No Talking in the Library: Baseball, Jackie Robinson & Cultural Change

By admin|2020-07-09T08:00:28-04:00July 9, 2020|

John and Meredith are missing baseball, so they discuss a pair of hardball documentaries:

A Long Way From Home: The Untold Story of Baseball’s Desegregation, which shares the experiences of Black and Latino players who played in small town minor-league teams after Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color line. You can watch the documentary for free with Kanopy and your MPL card.
A Secret Love, which discusses the LGBT influence on the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, (the league that inspired “A League of their Own.”

Along the way, they discuss the role sports can play in improving and uniting cultures.

Join us for a new episode of No Talking in the Library every Thursday. And, for more pop culture with Meredith and John, you can check out the No Talking in the Library archives.

05 30, 2020

All Booked Up with Cailey & Meg: Historical Fiction for Teens

By admin|2020-05-30T12:00:33-04:00May 30, 2020|

Our Reference Librarians Cailey and Meg discuss what they’ve been reading lately. This episode, they share four YA historical fiction novels they loved, 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.

You can also pick up books, movies, and other items from the drive-thru at our Main Branch or curbside at our Lake and Headlands Branches. Get all the details here.

05 28, 2020

No Talking in the Library: Shame Movies

By admin|2020-05-28T08:00:33-04:00May 28, 2020|

Curious what film John hides from his family? Want to know what Nicholas Sparks adaption gets Meredith every time? Our librarians John and Meredith share the movies that they’re ashamed to admit that they love.

And, as with so many of their discussions, they conclude by sharing their admiration for “Winter’s Bone,” which coincidentally you can stream for free right now with your library card.

Join us for a new episode of No Talking in the Library every Thursday. And, for more pop culture with Meredith and John, you can check out the No Talking in the Library archives.

05 23, 2020

All Booked Up with Cailey & Meg: Suspense & Thrillers

By admin|2020-05-23T12:00:53-04:00May 23, 2020|

Our Reference Librarians Cailey and Meg discuss what they’ve been reading lately. This episode, they share four suspense novels that thrilled them, 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.

You can also pick up books, movies, and other items from the drive-thru at our Main Branch or curbside at our Lake and Headlands Branches. Get all the details here.

05 21, 2020

No Talking in the Library: Chernobyl Blows our Minds

By admin|2020-05-21T08:00:35-04:00May 21, 2020|

Our Reference Librarians Meredith Tomeo and John Foster love HBO’s Chernobyl miniseries, and they break down every aspect of it — the plotting, casting, music, and (of course) the real history and book on which it’s based.

By the way, you can borrow that ebook Voices from Chernobyl by Svetlana Alexievich on OverDrive and Libby.

You can also put Chernobyl on hold and pick it up from our drive-thru at Main or curbside at our Lake and Headlands Branches.

Join us for a new episode of No Talking in the Library every Thursday. And, for more pop culture with Meredith and John, you can check out the No Talking in the Library archives.

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