Join our Jane Austen Book Talks during Austen in Autumn

Have you read Jane Austen's Persuasion? Come join us for a book chat during Austen in Autumn.

So you picked up a free copy of Jane Austen's Persuasion at one of our branches, Little Free Libraries or Pop-Up Library.

You read it and loved it—or hated it; you’re entitled to your opinions—and you want to know what to do next.

How about joining us and other readers to talk about it?

As part of Austen in Autumn, we're having book chats all over the city and we'd love for you to join us.

Share what you loved, what you disliked, what made you swoon or roll your eyes. Find out what other people thought.

You can join us at any of the following locations to discuss Austen and her work. If you’ve always been interested in joining a book club or just love reading, this is a great place to begin.

Let’s get all of Mentor reading! Discussions will be at:

• 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, at Local Tavern in Mentor as part of our 20/30 Book Club
• 6:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 5, at Redhawk Grill in Concord Township
• 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Wildwood Cultural Center in Mentor

For more information, you can call Mentor Public Library at (440) 255-8811 ext. 215.

By the way, we have a bunch of programs involving Jane Austen coming up, including a free film festival at Atlas Cinemas Great Lake Mall, a theatrical performance of Pride & Prejudice and a date with Jane herself. Click here for a full list of all our Austen in Autumn programs.
You can still find free copies of Persuasion, for now, at Mentor Public Library's branches.

Come see MPL's Pop-Up Library at CityFest

Have you spotted our Pop-Up Library around town yet?

If not, you can check it out this Friday and Saturday during CityFest.

It's stocked with hundreds of free books for kids, teens and adult. Feel free to take one (or a few) for you and your family.

The books are free to keep forever. You don’t need a library card or to return them to one of our branches. (If you like, you can drop the book off in one of our Little Free Libraries when you’re finished.)

You may wonder where the books in our Pop-Up come from. Most of them are donated to the library, so we make it our mission to find them a new home where they'll be enjoyed.

So stop by during CityFest and pick something up. It might just be your new favorite book.

You can show us what you found by sharing your new book on our Facebook page or tagging us on Twitter or Instagram.

If you aren't coming to CityFest—fie!—you can also catch the Pop-Up Library on the evening of Thursday, Sept. 3, during the jazz concert at Wildwood Cultural Center.

It'll also be at Little Mountain Brewing Company on Sept. 17 for our Austen in Autumn Kickoff Party.

Check our event calendar for more Pop-Up Libraries. We could be coming to your neighborhood soon!

You never know what you'll find in our Pop-Up Library.

Celebrate Earth Day with MPL & the City of Mentor

Going green is easier than you think. You don't have to live in a solar-powered earth berm to make a difference.

It can be as simple as sorting your recyclables, having a rain barrel or planting a backyard garden.

You can learn more fun and helpful ways to go green during the city of Mentor's Earth Day celebration from 3 to 7 p.m. on Friday, April 24, at Wildwood Cultural Center.

You can get free tree seedlings and build a rain barrel. There will be crafts and games for kids, as well.

And Mentor Public Library will be there with free vegetable, fruit, herb and flower seeds that you can check out from our Seed Library. You can also grab a gardening book or two from our Pop-Up Library.

And the whole shebang is free for you and your family, so come see us this Friday!