Wordplay goes where the music takes them
Sabine uses the music she’s listening to—a piano performance of “Carol of the Bells”—to inspire the scene she’s writing. It’s funny how one song can inspire so many different reactions. Wordplay—our...
View ArticleWhat will you learn this year?
What’s your New Years Resolution? Do you want to lose weight? Learn how to draw or play chess? Want to take better photos or cook more exciting meals? We can help with all of that. You can stream...
View ArticleMentor Public Library Author Series
Thrity Umrigar, Paula McLain, Dan Chaon, and Mindy McGinnis will be speaking at Mentor Public Library this year. Mentor Public Library is hosting five phenomenal authors this year: Thrity Umrigar on...
View ArticleWordplay Writing Club pens poems for National Poetry Month
Sabine composes a poem during our Wordplay Writing Club meeting. Our Wordplay Writing Club celebrated National Poetry Month by penning their own poems. They wrote rhymed poems, as well as: concrete...
View ArticleLearn how to tell your story during National Novel Writing Month
You have a story you want to tell. Maybe it’s a novel or a memoir. It’s been rattling around in your brain for years, but it’s so hard to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard.) Fortunately we’ve...
View ArticleKids, teens can join our writing clubs
The young writers in our Wordplay Club write collaboratively and on their own. Do your children love to write? If so, Mentor Public Library has the perfect club for them—two actually. Our Write On club...
View ArticleD.M. Pulley helps us kick off National Novel Writing Month
Author D.M. Pulley will offer advice to nascent writers when we kick off National Novel Writing Month on Wednesday, Nov. 1. Writers, have you ever been intimidated by a blank page or computer screen?...
View ArticleLearn how to write & publish your story
YA & Children’s author and illustrator Jennifer L. Kelly will talk about what it takes to turn a rough draft into a book on Wednesday, Nov. 8, at Mentor Public Library. You’ve gone through the long...
View ArticleLearn how to write convincing dialogue with author Claire McMillan
Claire McMillan, author of “The Necklace,” will teach authors how to write convincing dialogue during a special program at Mentor Public Library on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Aspiring authors can learn how to...
View ArticleTurn moments into stories with author Jill Grunenwald
Jill Grunenwald will teach how to turn moments into short essays at Mentor Public Library. Aspiring authors can learn how to turn moments into stories with writer Jill Grunenwald during a special...
View Article5 writing tips from Paula McLain
Bestselling author and spectacular human Paula McLain visited us for National Novel Writing Month. She discussed finding inspiration for her bestsellers, The Paris Wife and Circling the Sun, in Hadley...
View ArticleWordplay Writing Club & the Future World Hamburger Diner
If your child likes to write, they’ll love our Wordplay Club. Our Wordplay Writing Club is working on a collaborative story called Blue Riding Hood & the Future World Hamburger Diner. Each month, a...
View ArticleWordplay Writing Club gets wild
Sabine and Claire relax in the Read House backyard and write in their nature journals. Sometimes the best place for a writer to find inspiration is outdoors. That’s where our Wordplay Writing Club went...
View ArticleTeen writers welcome at our Write On Club
Our Write On Club for teen writers returns from its summer sabbatical on Monday, Aug. 20. If you have a teen who has ambitions as a writer, they should visit our Write On Club, which returns from its...
View ArticleMindy McGinnis & Cinda Williams Chima on fantasy, philosophy & the worst...
Mindy McGinnis and Cinda Williams Chima are award-winning, bestselling YA authors who were kind enough to visit us earlier this summer. While here, they granted an interview where they discussed...
View ArticlePlaying with words during Wordplay
Our young writers share their favorite words during our Wordplay Writing Club meeting. We made word collages and shared our favorite words — yes, someone suggested fortnite — when our Wordplay Writing...
View ArticleWriting scary stories with our Wordplay Club
Our Wordplay Writing Club find spooky words in a Halloween word search. Our Wordplay Writing Club got in the Halloween spirit by writing spooky stories earlier this month. They also completed a...
View ArticlePoetry Workshop for kids at The HUB
Kids can make collage poetry during our poetry workshop on Monday, Nov. 5, at The HUB in Mentor High School. Does your child enjoy playing with words? They can come play at our free poetry workshop at...
View ArticlePlaying the Name Game with our Wordplay Club
Mary searches a Baby Book for fun character names. What’s in a name? Well, a lot of fun for our Wordplay Writing Club. February 13 is Get A Different Name Day. (It’s a thing, apparently.) To celebrate,...
View Article2019 Northcoast Writers’ Showcase features load of local talent &‘Dreamers’...
Imbolo Mbue Imbolo Mbue, author of the critically acclaimed Behold the Dreamers, will be the keynote speaker for the second Northcoast Writers’ Showcase from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, at...
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