Monthly Archives: June 2020

06 29, 2020

Study anything for free with the Great Courses & your library card

By |2023-11-04T09:02:31-04:00June 29, 2020|

Whatever you want to learn, there's a Great Courses series about it. And there's a great chance that you can enjoy that Great Courses series for free with your library card.

Whatever you want to learn, there’s a Great Courses series about it. And there’s a great chance that you can enjoy that Great Courses series for free with your library card.

Have you heard of The Great Courses?

They’re a collection of phenomenal lectures series created by esteemed college professors for the general public on fascinating topics like Decisive Battles in World HistoryWriting Great Fiction, and Physics & our Universe.

They’re engaging, enlightening, and understandable. The only downside? They can be a touch expensive to buy.

Fortunately, your Mentor Public Library offers three ways that you can enjoy more The Great Courses for free.

1. Borrow them from us

We have several DVD sets of Great Courses series that you can borrow from our collection, including:

Browse from the dozens of sets in our collection.

2. Stream them using Kanopy

If you’re not familiar with Kanopy, it’s a streaming service that lets you watch some of the world’s greatest films and documentaries. And it’s free with your library card!

It also has dozens of Great Courses series that you can stream onto your computer, phone, tablet, or Smart TV.

Learn as much as you want to about historyskillshobbieshumanities and science.

3. Stream audio versions of the Great Courses for free with Hoopla

By the way, if you prefer streaming audio, you can stream more than 100 Great Courses in their entirety as audiobooks using Hoopla. Once again, Hoopla is free to use with your Mentor Public Library card. You can borrow up to 20 items per month from its collection, which also includes audiobooks, movies, music, and comics.

So what do you want to learn first?

 

06 27, 2020

All Booked Up with Cailey & Meg: Summer Loving

By |2020-06-27T12:00:34-04:00June 27, 2020|

We’re talking YA summer romances today! MPL Librarians Cailey and Meg share some flirty favorites including:

We also shout out Roman Holiday because we’re never NOT talking about Audrey Hepburn.

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.

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 McLainChristina Baker KlineKarin Slaughter, and Dan Chaon.

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.

06 19, 2020

Resolution Reaffirming Mentor Public Library’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

By |2020-06-19T09:24:35-04:00June 19, 2020|

mpl logoOur Board of Trustees passed the following resolution this Wednesday reaffirming the library’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

WHEREAS, On June 2, 2020 the Governor of Ohio, Mike DeWine stated, “There is racism in Ohio. There is inequality in Ohio. There are both economic and health disparities in Ohio. I am seeking dialogue to solve these problems. We should all be outraged that in the year 2020 in Ohio and across our Nation, there is still inequality of opportunity and racism.”

WHEREAS, Public libraries are a trusted and welcoming place and have a rich history steeped in traditions of combating censorship, reflecting the values of our communities, and striving toward ever greater diversity, equity, and inclusion; and

WHEREAS, Public libraries provide equitable access to information for all people, regardless of race or socioeconomic status; and

WHEREAS, Public libraries have a rich history of protecting the first amendment and providing resources, free of charge, for those who wish to better understand how we got to where we are today and resources to learn and grow for the future;

WHEREAS, The Mentor Public Library in its strategic plan states, “We believe in diversity and inclusion and foster a global environment that is welcoming for all; and

WHEREAS, The Mentor Public Library has created strong partnerships and collaborations with numerous community organizations representing diverse individuals and groups; and

WHEREAS, The Mentor Public Library provides lifelong learning programming for all ages to enrich and enhance our understanding of multiculturalism;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That Mentor Public Library reaffirms our commitment as an institution which values not merely freedom of speech but a commitment to the truth, democracy, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Adopted this ­­­­17th day of June, 2020.

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