🌱 Patch AM: Blackbrook Audubon helps birders attain January 100 and 11 more events

Good day Mentor! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• LEGO at the Library In-Person at James R. Garfield Room
• Family Story Time In-Person at Children's Story Room
• Tiddlywinks Story Time In-Person at Children's Story Room

... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: I quit my job as a banker. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: A little snow in the morning, with a high of 26 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy and cold, temps: high: 28, low: 23.
• Sunday: A.M. flurries; cloudy, cold, with a high of 27 and low of 20 degrees.

📸 Around Mentor

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mentor

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Saturday January 3

• LEGO at the Library In-Person
  James R. Garfield Room , Main
  11:00 am

Monday January 5

• Family Story Time In-Person
  Children's Story Room , Main
  10:00 am

Tuesday January 6

• Tiddlywinks Story Time In-Person
  Children's Story Room , Main
  10:00 am
• Preschool Story Time In-Person
  Children's Story Room , Main
  11:00 am

Saturday January 10

• Nature Journaling In-Person
  Off Site Program, Headlands , Corner of Woodridge and Forest Roads , Mentor
  9:00 am

Thursday January 15

• Blackbrook Audubon helps birders attain January 100
  anywhere in Ohio
  8:00 am

📣 Mentor Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 2

• KIDZ BOP LIVE: The Concert Movie - Mentor
  Atlas Cinemas Great Lakes Stadium 16 , 7860 Mentor Ave , Mentor
  1:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• LEGO at the Library In-Person
  James R. Garfield Room , Main
  11:00 am

Monday January 5

• Family Story Time In-Person
  Children's Story Room , Main
  10:00 am

Tuesday January 6

• Tiddlywinks Story Time In-Person
  Children's Story Room , Main
  10:00 am
• Preschool Story Time In-Person
  Children's Story Room , Main
  11:00 am

Saturday January 10

• Nature Journaling In-Person
  Off Site Program, Headlands , Corner of Woodridge and Forest Roads , Mentor Headlands
  9:00 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• As we welcome in 2026, the Concord Township Fire Department would like to wish our residents a safe, healthy, and prosperous year ahead.
  Thank you for your continued trust and support. We are proud to serve this community—24/7, 365 days a year! (Nextdoor )

• Walmart posted a job opening for Merchandise and Stocking Associate in Mentor. Apply here.
• Ohio Staffing posted a job opening for Packaging Machine Operator in Mentor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mentor here.

🗞 Nearby News

Willoughby

• Lake County Engineer's Office on track with salt usage for season (news-herald.com)
• Residents, ODOT crews bracing for next round of lake effect snow (fox8.com)
• January 1, 2026 Road Trip: Delis (fox8.com)

Painesville

• 40 in 40: Luke Raley, Bunting About Architecture (lookoutlanding.com)
• Jeff Behrman leaves John Carroll for Bucknell head football job (news-herald.com)
• Parking bans issued with more snow in the forecast (fox8.com)

Ok Mentor! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just lost interest.
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