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Lights! Camera! READ! plant

Saturday, June 14 to Wednesday, August 6

Grab the popcorn and get ready for an action packed summer at the library! Lights! Camera! READ! is open to all Mentor Public Library cardholders, from our youngest listeners to our seasoned readers. The summer promises to be filled with fun activities for everyone! And getting started is easier than saying, “Pass the popcorn!”

Click here for full details about Lights! Camera! READ!

Check out our Summer Reading Blogs for Teens and Adults.
Geek Squad @ MPLplant

Monday, July 14 at 6:30 p.m. - Main Library

Representatives from Best Buy will be at our Main Library to demonstrate how to go wireless and go digital. PC wireless connectivity, digital tv transition, and transferring your music from your PC to your ipod and back will all be discussed. Seats for this free program are limited; register online or call the library at 440.255.8811.


The Election of James Garfield plant

Tuesday, July 15 at 6:30 p.m. - Main Library

The third program in our President Garfield Series picks up with General Garfield's surprise nomination at Chicago's 1880 Republican Convention, sending shock waves back to Mentor. The nation's first Front Porch Campaign begins, and Lawnfield becomes a national symbol for the Republican Party. To hear more, join us for an evening presented by Dave Lintern. Free and open to the public. Registration is not necessary.


"Lore of Lake Erie" Book Signing plant

Saturday, July 19, at 10:00 a.m. - Main Library

Meet Richard Ondo author of Lore of lake Erie, the third volume in his thrilling trilogy featuring Richard Stern, the FBI, and a sequence of mysterious events. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing.


Tuesday Night Movies plant

Starting Tuesday, June 24 at 6:30 p.m. - Main Library

Mentor Public Library is showing movies adapted from books Tuesday June 24th, July 8th, and July 22nd. All three begin at 6:30 p.m. and will have popcorn provided.

On June 24th we will be showing a movie about a book club that only reads Jane Austen's works.

On July 8th, the movie is about a girl who meets her grandmother for the first time and discovers she is a princess.

On July 22nd, don't panic and don't forget your towel. Tour the galaxy as only a hitchhiker could.

On Tuesday, July 29 we'll wrap up our movie series at 2:00 p.m. with a feature film starring Nicolas Cage as treasure hunter Benjamin Franklin Gates. (Sorry, we have to keep the title a "Secret".) No registration is required for any of these, just stop in!


Get Linked plant

Now you can link your account with family members and access your linked accounts with one card. You can renew, check out holds, and pay fines on other family member cards all with one card in hand. Ask our circulation staff for details.


My Lists are Back! plant

My Lists has returned to our new catalog! You can save items to a list, create multiple lists, remove duplicate items, export your lists, and request items from your lists. Log on to your account and look for the My Lists button pictured on the right.

For info about using My Lists and our new catalog, please check the Catalog FAQs

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Around Town - June 2, 2008

Meet City Councilwoman Carolyn Bucey, learn about improvements at Mentor Public Library, and celebrate Arbor Day at Headlands Elementary.

Concerts in the Park - June 2, 2008

Ron Stark Orchestra

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