Monthly Archives: December 2020

12 23, 2020

Mentor Library’s Cold War series concludes with focus on 1989

By |2020-12-23T19:00:18-05:00December 23, 2020|

Our resident historian Dr. John Foster concludes his year-long series on the history of the Cold War with a focus on the climactic year of 1989 when the Berlin Wall fell. Across a divided continent, people strove for freedom and tried to figure out what life would be like without the Iron Curtain. Learn how this pivotal moment still impacts European history.

In addition to being a reference librarian, Foster has a doctorate degree in history. He has taught history at both high school and college levels. Previously, he has led series on the Battles of World War II, the American Revolution and US Presidents of the 20th Century at the library.

12 20, 2020

Read the world with PressReader

By |2023-10-18T13:49:59-04:00December 20, 2020|

You can now read thousands of newspapers and magazines from around the world with your Mentor Public Library card and our digital service, PressReader.

Read publications from hundreds of countries in dozens of languages! All you’ll need is your library card number and PIN.

There are three ways to access PressReader’s enormous catalog: our website, PressReader’s website, or the PressReader app.

Screen Shot 2020-12-17 at 12.10.02 PMTo visit PressReader from our site, you can click on the link on our front page or databases index and start browsing immediately. If you visit PressReader’s site directly, you’ll need to search for Mentor Public Library, and then put in your library card number and PIN before you can begin browsing.

Finally, you can use PressReader’s app, which is available for Apple, Android, Microsoft, and Amazon devices. Once again, you’ll need to enter your library (that’s us), your library card number, and PIN to sign into the app. You’ll also need an email address to create a profile.

That’s all you need to start browsing periodicals from all over the globe! So start browsing!

By the way, the PIN you need is the same one you use to access your account on our website. If you don’t know your PIN, it’s probably the last four digits of the phone number that we have on record for you. If there’s no phone number on your account, the PIN will be a 4- digit code using your birth month and day. (For example, 0824 for a birthdate of August 24.) If your account has no phone number or birth date, your temporary password will be CHANGEME. Once a PIN is assigned, you can change yours to anything you wish once you sign into your account online.

12 19, 2020

All Booked Up With Cailey & Meg: Secret Santa Book Swap

By |2020-12-19T12:00:03-05:00December 19, 2020|

It’s the season of giving, so Cailey and Meg are sharing book recommendations with each other this week.

Meg’s suggestions for Cailey include The Dark Between Stars by Atticus and Austen Years: A Memoir in 5 Novels by Rachel Cohen.

Meanwhile, Cailey recommends This Was Hollywood: Forgotten Stars & Stories by Carla Valderrama and Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke.

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.

12 18, 2020

Take the Internet with You

By |2020-12-18T06:00:18-05:00December 18, 2020|

Hotspots Library

You can now borrow hotspots from Mentor Public Library.

Mentor Pubic Library lends hotspots that can provide Wi-Fi to your wireless-enhanced devices like computers, smartphones and tablets.

Our community has embraced the hotspot program at Mentor Public Library. The devices are in extremely high demand and it is the goal of the library that these mobile Wi-Fi devices help those in our community with a specific need or situation. The hotspot device program is not meant to replace an individual’s Wi-Fi access permanently but rather supplement it temporarily when situations arise.

In 2021, we’re adjusting how we loan hotspots to make sure you can get one when you need it while making sure hotspots are still available for as many patrons as possible.

The following changes have taken effect:

  • There will no longer be a 24-hour waiting period between hotspot checkouts. Patrons can return a hotspot and check one out immediately, if it is available.
  • Patrons will be limited to 12 hotspot checkouts per year. Once they have borrowed a hotspot from Mentor Public Library 12 times, they will not be able to borrow a hotspot from us again until the next calendar year.
  • Hotspot checkouts are not transferrable from calendar year to calendar year.

Hotspots will be turned off/deactivated after three days past the due date. The overdue fine schedule will remain the same ($5/day up to $25)

Only one hotspot per household will be permitted checked out at a time. Hotspots can connect up to 10 devices at a time.

Users who return devices late, abuse equipment and/or violate the device agreement three or more times will lose their hotspot check-out privilege for a minimum of six months.

Starting July 6, patrons who leave a hotspot in a library book drop will be fined $10. This policy is to prevent damage to the hotspot and ensure that other patrons can use it.

The library’s goal is to meet the needs of as many patrons in our community as possible with this valuable service.

Guidelines for Borrowing & Use

Loan period: You can borrow one hotspot at a time for up to 14 days. No renewals.

Holds:  You can reserve a hotspot using our event calendar. Follow the link for instructions.

Where it works: Anywhere in the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii, that’s covered by T-Mobile’s network. (No international.)

What you need: You must be 18 or older and have a Mentor Public Library card in good standing (not more than $10 in fines.) You will also need to complete and sign an Electronic Device Agreement with each checkout, acknowledging financial responsibility for lost or damaged equipment.

Patrons will be fined $5 for each day a hotspot is returned late, up to $25. After three days, we will deactivate the device and bill the patron to replace the device.

If the hotspot is damaged or lost, the patron will also have to pay to replace it. Due to a change in our hotspot service provider’s policy, any hotspots returned 60 days after the due date or later will result in the user being billed for a replacement unit. Patrons returning overdue units 60 days late will receive a minimum one-year ban from Mentor Public Library hotspot use.

Finally, please do not return hotspots, or any other electronic device from MPL, in our book drops. It’s very easy for them to get damaged that way. Starting July 6, patrons who leave a hotspot in a library book drop will be fined $10. Users who return hotspots late and/or violate the agreement three or more times will lose their hotspot check-out privilege for a minimum of six months.

12 15, 2020

Helping with hoarding, dealing with dementia

By |2020-12-15T19:00:15-05:00December 15, 2020|

People with Alzheimer’s Disease or other forms of dementia often hoard things they view as precious or rummage through their rooms. But it’s a different kind of behavior than the hoarding you see on TV shows.

Chera and Linda from Kemper House – an assisted living facility that specializes in helping people with Alzheimer’s and dementia – explain why people with dementia often hoard or rummage. Then they suggest ways you can manage or redirect the behavior.

By the way, we’ve hosted other programs that can help families dealing with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. They are still available to watch on our YouTube channel.

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