Monthly Archives: July 2020

07 31, 2020

Just the Facts: Nonfiction Book Reviews

By |2020-07-31T12:00:01-04:00July 31, 2020|

We have thousands of nonfiction books on our shelves and millions more that you can get with your CLEVNET card.

So where’s a reader to start?

Fortunately, you have Ms. Mollie to serve as your guide through an entire Dewey Decimal System of subjects.

Her new series, Just the Facts, introduces and reviews different nonfiction titles in our collection. Here are some of the books that she’s reviewed:

Greenberg and Meinzer take a more light-hearted approach, discussing the good, bad, and ugly of self-help. Meanwhile, Borges takes you through a tour of what self-care is (taking care of oneself) and what it isn’t (being selfish or completely self-reliant.)

We premiere a new episode of Just the Facts at noon every other Friday.

07 25, 2020

All Booked Up with Cailey & Meg: Fantasy Titles for Adults

By |2020-07-25T12:00:57-04:00July 25, 2020|

Who doesn’t love a good fantasy? Cailey and Meg share some of their favorites that have come out recently, including:

Most of the books they discuss can also be borrowed as ebooks using OverDrive or Libby. All you need is your Mentor Public Library card.

07 18, 2020

All Booked Up With Cailey & Meg: Hamilton

By |2020-07-18T12:00:48-04:00July 18, 2020|

Yes, we’re still obsessed with Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical, so Cailey and Meg discuss some of their favorite fiction and nonfiction based on the life of… what’s his name?…

Alexander Hamilton!

Their favorites include:

Most of the books they discuss can also be borrowed as ebooks using OverDrive or Libby. All you need is your Mentor Public Library card.

07 13, 2020

Discover the art of the Civil War

By |2020-07-13T16:00:49-04:00July 13, 2020|

Discover how the Civil War inspired artists like Frederic Edwin Church and Winslow Homer, poets like Walt Whitman and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, songs like “Dixie” and “Lorena,” and authors like Ambrose Bierce and Margaret Mitchell.

Presented by Mary Lintern of James A. Garfield National Historic Site with a tremendous assist from Alan Gephardt, also of Garfield National Historic Site.

Our Civil War series with our friends from Lawnfield continues during a special online program at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The topic will be on President Garfield and the Civil War. The talk will be hosted via Zoom. Registration is required, and you can sign up on our website.

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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