Manchester City Library

Manchester will celebrate our nation’s birthday this year on the rain date, Sunday, July 5th.  The event will take place at Arms Park at approximately 9:15pm (Dusk).  Beginning at 6pm cars will not be permitted inside the park.  Unfortunately, because of the postponement, the 39th Army Band will not be performing. Admission is free.  Enjoy the show!

Are you between the ages of 12 and 18? Trying to think of some ways to beat the heat this summer? Get out of the sun and into the Manchester City Library, one of the coolest places in town. Relax with some cool books, movies and video games, hang with your friends and win some neat prizes!

Participation is easy, each time you read a book fill out a short form with the book information. These forms double as raffle tickets. Attend one of our Teen programs and earn two raffle tickets just for showing up. To learn more visit the library or contact Kate for more information.

-Kate N.

On Monday, June 29 at 2:00 the West Manchester Community Library kicks off our Summer Reading Program with a performance by UNH’s traveling theater group, The Little Red Wagon, who will present “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” a lively show specifically designed for young audiences. Fairies, maidens, magic and fools abound in this wonderful introduction to the world’s greatest playwright. Discover why this is still Shakespeare’s most popular comedy.

This performance will take place at the Senior Center next door to the West Manchester Library at 76 North Main St. No registration required.

The book sale is coming! It is just two days away. It was announced in the Express (pdf) yesterday on page 10 and I visited several grocery stores on Saturday. We’ll be open from 2:30p to 6:30p, hoping for some good foot traffic by piggy backing on the Thursday afternoon Farmer’s Market.

For $5.00 people will receive a paper grocery bag at the entrance of the Winchell Room. Each additional bag can be bought for $5.00 per. If there are any questions about the sale or donations, please page or forward them to me. My voicemail is 624-6550 x610 and my e-mail address which is ereddy@manchesternh.gov.

Our Mary has been working hard all winter bringing together some really neat stuff for our summertime family entertainment series. If you’ve never come before, it happens on Thursday evenings in the Victory Park, across the street from the Library. We took some super photos last year and this year sounds just as photo-worthy:

• July 9th is Take a Pirate Journey from Wildlife Encounters - snakes and creepy things.
• July 16th is Sing songs with Marcus Gale - you know Big Dog Little Dog.
• July 23th is Dan Grady and his Marvelous Marionettes - Conway Kitty and the Edarg Brothers.
• July 30th is Mr. Phil - magic act pulls bunny out of hat.
• August 6th is Outback Adventure with Wildlife Encounters - kangaroo and koalas oh my.
• And things wind down on August 13th with The Norman Magic Experience - fun with magic.

Programs start at 6pm in the park. If it’s rainy (*sad*) things move to the Library Auditorium. Hope to see you there.