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Join Mentor Reads to Learn about President James A. Garfield
Every day is President’s Day in Mentor, because our city is one of the few that can claim to be a hometown to a president. To celebrate (and also learn about) our president we started a book club, Mentor Reads … Continue reading
James A. Garfield National Historic Site & Mentor Library team for new book club
James A. Garfield National Historic Site is one of Mentor Library’s favorite partners. We already team with them on our Major Battles of the Civil War series. (The next talk, by the way, is on the Battle of Cedar Creek … Continue reading
Music from the Civil War at Mentor Library
The Celtic Union Band performed classic songs from the Civil War yesterday at our Main Branch. If you couldn’t make it, here’s a short video to give you a taste of what you missed. For more of the Celtic Union … Continue reading
The Civil War at Mentor Public Library
While I hate to use the word “fun” to describe any war, there’s a lot that’s fascinating, interesting and, yes, even fun to learn about the American Civil War. For the last two years, the James A. Garfield National Historic … Continue reading
Beauty Amid Tragedy: The Art of the American Civil War
As a rule, we love the Civil War series that the James A. Garfield National Historic Site leads each month at our Main Branch. Rangers and park volunteers have talked about everything from the Battle of Gettysburg to the role artillery played in the war. But Ranger Mary … Continue reading
