Bell Memorial Public Library, 101 W. Main St.,Mentone.

MENTONE — Story Hour and more coming up at the Bell Memorial Public Library.

Story Hour is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 28 and will take place in our Children’s room. The theme for this week is “Pigeons”. The story to be read will be “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus.” Children’s craft project will be a Pigeon Driving a Bus, said a news release from the Bell Memorial Public Library.

Euchre Club will meet at 6 p.m., Monday, Feb. 24 in the large conference room. 

The Library Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24. Items on the agenda for discussion will be:

• Going Fine Free
• Changing Material Loan Limits
• No longer have a 30-day probation period for patrons
• Election of Officers
• Water issues are taken care of and professionally dried
• Children’s Room is 95% finished
• YA Room being rearranged and planning for a maker space area
• Upgrading wireless access points

Library Board Meetings are open to the public.

See what’s streaming on Hoopla Digital! Log on today to read these audiobooks: “Connections in Death” by J.D. Robb, “Pucked up Love” by Lili Valente and “99 Percent Mine” by Sally Thorne. Teens and children can browse these titles: “A Sprinkle of Spirit” by Anna Mariano and “New Kid” by Jerry Craft. If you do not have a Hoopla Digital account the library can help! Please see a library staff member for assistance and information on how to get started. Please note, you do have to have a valid library card to set up an account. 

Do you knit, crochet, embroider, cross-stitch or do plastic canvas? The library is hosting a Needle Craft Night from 5-7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 27 in the large conference room.  Bring whatever project you’re currently working on. For more information, please contact Billie at (574) 353-7234.

Axis 360 gives library users the ability to search, browse, and discover eBooks and/or digital audiobooks available for lending through their public library or with ease. Designed to provide a mobile experience for users of the Axis 360 digital media library, the Axis 360 app lets you sync with your local library’s digital collection, allowing you to check out materials in a user interface optimized for your device. The free app allows you to browse, check out, and read eBooks or listen to audiobooks in a single app. 

Please note that some titles are pre-ordered and we do not receive them until they are released from the publisher. New eBooks Coming Soon to Axis 360:  “Camino Winds” by John Grisham, “Coconut Layer Cake Murder” by Joanna Fluke, “Dead Land” by Sara Paretsky, “Deep in the Alaskan Woods” by Karen Harper, “First Comes Scandal” by Julia Quinn, “Golden in Death” by J.D. Robb, “The Lost” by James Patterson, “Mobituaries” by Mo Rocca and “The Museum of Desire” by Jonathan Kellerman.