Join Mentor Reads & Get Ready to Know Poe

You can pick up Edgar Allan Poe's selected works for free at any MPL branch.

As part of our Know Poe month in July, we're holding a city-wide book club called Mentor Reads.

We've compiled some of Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous poems and short stories, including “The Raven,” “The Tell-Tale Heart” and more, into books that are available throughout Mentor and Mentor-on-the-Lake.

You can pick up copies at any Mentor Public Library branch and Little Free Libraries, as well as Melt, Yours Truly, Java Express and other locations around the city of Mentor.

Take a book. It’s free! You can then join us at any of these locations for a discussion on Poe and his work. If you've always been interested in joining a book club or just love reading, this is a great place to begin.

Discussions will be at:

• Monday, July 7, 11 a.m. at Walsh Park
• Tuesday, July 15, 11 a.m. at Melt Bar and Grilled
• Monday, July 21, 7 p.m. at Mentor Public Library Main Branch
• Tuesday, July 22, 2 p.m. at Mentor Beach Park
• Tuesday, July 22, 7:30 p.m. at Yours Truly
• Wednesday, July 23, 1:30 p.m. at Mentor Senior Center
• Friday, July 25, 12 p.m. at the News Herald
• Tuesday, July 29, 6:30p.m. at Mentor Public Library Main Branch
• Wednesday, July 30, 6:30 p.m. at Mentor Public Library Main Branch
• Thursday, July 31, 7 p.m. at Wildwood Cultural Center

You can come to one or all of them. We can't wait to hear what you think.

If you have questions or you want a free copy of Edgar Allan Poe's selected works, visit your Mentor Library or call (440) 255-8811 ext. 213.