 The whole family is invited to this special program on black bears with Auburn University graduate student Hannah Leeper, who is currently studying the bears in our area for her master’s thesis. Get expert advice on what to do if you spot a bear, and learn about their habitats and behaviors. Hannah will show photos of her work with the bears, and also describe what it's like to “catch” one!
Join us on Saturday, July 27, at 10 a.m. This program is free. Learn more at https://www.mapamentone.com/uploads/1/0/9/8/109889080/july2019-groundhog.pdf
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 Author Lanier Isom is a part-time Mentone resident who co-wrote Grace and Grit: My Fight for Equal Pay and Fairness at Goodyear and Beyond with Lily Ledbetter. Lilly was born in the small town of Possum Trot, Alabama, into a home without running water and electricity. She eventually secured a position in management at the Goodyear plant in Gadsden, one of the first women to be hired at this level. No matter how well she performed in her position, though, Lilly faced daily sexual harassment and pranks, and an unconcealed reluctance to work alongside (or below) a woman. Lilly pressed onward, believing that eventually things would change, that her hard work and high performance would make a difference. Instead, the more she achieved, the worse she was treated.  Nearly 20 years after her first day at Goodyear, she received an anonymous note in her mailbox that revealed she was making thousands less per year than the men in her position. She filed a sex discrimination case against Goodyear and won—and then lost on appeal.
Incredibly, her case made it all the way to the Supreme Court, where she lost again: the court ruled that she should have filed suit within 180 days of her first unequal pay check—despite the fact that she had no way of knowing that she was being paid unfairly all those years. In a dramatic moment, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg read her dissent from the bench, urging Lilly to fight back. And fight Lilly did, becoming the namesake of President Obama’s first official piece of legislation: the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act. Lanier Isom will speak at Moon Lake Community Library on Monday, July 22, at 6:30 p.m. about her experience writing this important book, and about her life as a writer. (She's currently over 200 pages into writing a memoir.) This program is free and open to all ages. Light refreshments will be served. The library is located at 4607 AL Highway 117 in Mentone. Children and adults alike are invited to come out for a Saturday morning Games and Legos Day on July 13 at 10 a.m. Put the electronics away and sit down for a round of Apples to Apples, dominoes, chess, checkers, and other fun games. Get ready for some intergenerational competition as you try out new games and enjoy old favorites.
 We hope you can join us for a screening of "Cloudmont," an extraordinary and inspiring documentary about the efforts of the Jones family to create Alabama's only sky slope. The hour-long film details the struggles and challenges the family encountered, and celebrates their ultimate success. This is an important film for anyone interested in the history of our area. Some members of the Jones family will be in attendance.
Click here to watch the trailer: tinboatproductions.com  A summer children's program led by librarian Anne McLeod will focus on fun as kids act out Readers Theatre scripts. It may seem like play, but reading aloud builds fluency and helps students read with expression. Children of all ages are welcome to participate in this free program which will be held from 10–11:30 a.m.
 Join fellow book lovers on for a discussion of Prodigal Summer by best-selling author Barbara Kingsolver. The book club will meet on Saturday, June 22, at 10:30 a.m. at Moon Lake Community Library in Mentone (where the book is available for check-out). Everyone is welcome to join the discussion. Organic coffee and hot tea will be served.
Students and adults alike can sign up for Summer Library Bingo, tracking their reading and attending events at the Moon Lake Community Library. Sign up at the library during the month of June!
 Mike Ellis will present “The Magic of Reading” show to kick off our summer program on Saturday, June 15, at 11 a.m. Children and adults will enjoy his high-energy, entertaining, and encouraging program. (Mike's a very funny guy.)
Mike is an active member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians and the Georgia Magic Club. His “magic” has been enjoyed in classrooms, at corporate events, and at community gatherings across the Southeast as well as in New York, California, Hawaii, and Bermuda. Mike believes you will laugh, learn and live differently because of “The Magic of Reading” show he has planned just for YOU! This program is free of charge for ALL ages. Invite your friends and family!  On Monday, June 17, at 6:30 p.m., Mentone author Cathy Haven Howard will discuss her books: Spirit Expression for EveryOne—A Guide to Living a Soul-driven Life; Get Your Love On—How to Increase the Power of Love in Your Life; and Living the Truth of Who You Really Are, Book One: How to Live from Inside Out with Money, Work and the Body.
When Cathy was asked for her 6th grade graduation publication about what she wanted to be, she said an “authoress.” The solitude of living in the woods in Mentone for the past 19 years has allowed her to write three books and she is currently working on her first novel and another non-fiction book. Cathy will share her practices of using meditation as a method for her writing, as well as what she has learned about the world of self-publishing, e-books, and personal sacred texts. Cathy is retired from a career in child abuse prevention and family support during which she served in many leadership capacities at the state and local levels. She is the founder of Spirit Expression Ministry based in Mentone at Heartwood Sanctuary. There is no charge for this program. Attendees will have the opportunity to buy Cathy’s books. Light refreshments, coffee, and tea will be served.  Join fellow book lovers on for a discussion of The Library Book, a best-selling work of non-fiction by journalist Susan Orlean. The book club will meet on Saturday, May 25, at 10:30 a.m. We have a copy of the book available for check-out. Everyone is welcome to join the discussion. Organic coffee and hot tea will be served.
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