Bell Memorial Library Board Holding Meeting March 29
Press Release
MENTONE — There will be no story hour on April 2 and 9 at Bell Memorial Public Library. Story hour will resume at 10 a.m. Friday, April 16.
BMPL has a new phone number. The number is (574) 893-3200.
The library’s board of trustees will meet both in-person and via Zoom at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 29.
BMPL is also currently holding a book sale in its main lobby during normal business hours.
The library always offers curbside services. Call (574) 893-3200 to request materials. Patrons can also e-mail Stephen Boggs at [email protected].
Demand has certainly risen for Internet hotspots and the library has just added three new units for patron use. The units are free to use and can be reserved. They circulate for one week and are only available to residents in the Bell Memorial Public Library’s tax district which includes the town of Mentone and Harrison Township or to patrons who have purchased a library card. The hotspots use the T-Mobile/Sprint network and have exceedingly good download speeds and connectivity. Just contact the library with questions.
BMPL now offers wireless printing from smartphones and tablets. Users must use the MENTONEWLAN for this to work.
People using wireless printing will need to know how to print from their own device. Library staff cannot provide support for printing or other issues on patron-owned equipment.
Be sure you are connected to MENTONEWLAN. Open the item to be printed and select the print command. Search for the CANON MF642c series printer. Click on the printer icon to begin the print process.
This is a new service and library staff are still learning how to use the machine. If there is an issue with the machine, leave a note for Stephen Boggs or e-mail him at [email protected].
Another new service is the patron-use VHS videotape converter to digital. Contact Stephen Boggs at (574) 893-3200 or [email protected] to set up a time to come to the library to learn how to use the machine and begin digitizing homemade videotapes. Users will need to bring their own storage device such as a USB flash drive with a 4 GB minimum or an external hard drive. Copying off-air programs is not allowed.
Plans are also being considered to add a document/photo scanner, which will include a 35mm film or slide scanner, a Cricut machine for patron use as well as a 3D printer. Contact Stephen Boggs at the library for more details.