March 18, 2010
Do you know an adult in the Manchester area who would like to improve their literacy skills? Learn To Read is an accredited nonprofit program with an office on the second floor of the library. They offer free, one-to-one tutoring in reading, writing, and lifelong learning skills. This invaluable program does not currently receive any national, state or local government funding. Instead it relies on community sources, like donations from businesses, individuals or fundraisers.
To that end a concert will be held in the Library auditorium on Thursday, March 18 at 6:30 p.m. featuring the local women’s a cappella group, Aksara. Why not celebrate spring with the soothing sounds of 5 and 6 part harmonies? Donations will be accepted at the door. For more information call 624-6550 x330 (Learn to Read office).
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Learn Create Share at Your Library March 7 – 13! Libraries are chock-full of tech toys like CDs, DVDs and video games, and they’re a great place to get connected to homework help, research resources, gaming, music, the Web and more. Stop by the Manchester City Library or visit our Web site during Teen Tech Week.
-Kate
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It may not be spring quite yet, but the spring newsletter is here! It has news and information about everything happening at the main and west libraries from now through the end of May.
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MCL Notes – Spring 2010
-Amy G.
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With the completion and installation of the “Welcome to the Manchester City Library” power point presentation greeting customers at the Rotunda desk, the work of the Reference Desk Task Force is finished. With few exceptions, we accomplished what we started out to do.
Those of us working the new Reference Desk are finding we are busier than ever, and we are enjoying our new surroundings. Both the Circulation desk and the Reference desk are visible when viewing the power point presentation in the Rotunda, and we hope will be helpful particularly to patrons visiting the library for the first time. In the space allowed, we have tried to define the functions of each location in the library. In addition, maps of all three floors are provided.
We have enjoyed creating what we hope is a more efficient and user friendly atmosphere for you. We always look forward to your comments.
Lilly the Librarian
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With everyone moving things around, the Children’s Room didn’t want to be left out so, we made some changes. Bev, Alicia, Amy and I have been very busy the past couple of days. We have weeded some collections (Audio CD’s, VHS, magazines and Fiction) getting ready for the move. On Saturday, with some help from Liam, the shift (aka move) took place.
Here are all the changes:
- Magazines – we condensed them onto two shelves. Still in the same area.
- CD Picture Books – have been moved next to the magazines.
- Graphic Novels – have been moved the first section of the wooden shelves where the Children’s audio books used to be. It is under the security mirror.
- CD Audio Books – have been moved to the next two shelves after graphic novels. Basically, they have been moved down one shelving unit.
- Music CDs – have been moved to the next section of wooden shelves; next to CD Audio books.
- DVD – have been moved from the back wall to the next section of wooden shelves, next to the music CDs.
- VHS – have been weeded and moved to the last section of wooden shelves, right next to the DVDs.
All these changes have made a ‘Media Area’ in the children’s room. The old areas for these items only two maybe three people could look at DVDs or Videos. And if you wanted to look at a music CD and someone was using the Catalog, you were not able.
You are probably wondering about fiction, right? The fiction now starts were the DVDs used to be along the back wall. Then it snakes around to the shelves where the music cds were. The new flow is opposite of what it was.
Christmas books – now cover all the back shelves along the non fiction area. They have been spread out to where the Valentine’s and St. Patrick’s day books were.
Valentine’s and St. Patrick’s books – have been moved to the shelves above the state, WWI, WWII and American History books. They are just opposite of the other holiday books.
If you have any questions, please comment below. I tired to describe the best I could as to where these collections have been moved to in the room.
Karyn
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Everyone’s abuzz , or a-Twitter if you do, about the new reference desk. We are finally in our new home, and we’re working on something for the rotunda to make it easier for newbies to understand where everything is and how to get around in the library. I think we have the most adaptable patrons on the planet. You all seemed to know instinctively that the catalogs in the rotunda were put there for you and started using them right away. The flow to the new reference desk in the periodical/computer room also is working out well. All in all the transition has been effortless, and no one has said they’ve had trouble finding us.
Now we’d like to hear from you about the new setup. Don’t be shy. We really want to know. It’s easy to reply to our blog. Just click on “no comments” and a box will come up for you to leave your message.
We’re almost there.
Lilly the Librarian
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Always nice to start the week with some good news. Saturday’s book sale was a huge success! We had a line of people waiting to get in by 9:15 am! My thanks to Eileen for her excellent organizational skills and all our volunteers who helped to keep the shelves stocked and collect money!
The Book Sale proceeds will go a long way in helping us to maintain our museum passes at both buildings!
Denise
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The evening of May 17, 2006 was a very special night for the library. Robert Parker was the speaker at the Library Foundation’s annual fundraiser, and those of us who were fans looked forward to finding out what he was really like.
After being introduced to the capacity crowd in the auditorium, he stepped to the brand new podium that was brought out specifically for his appearance and found himself dwarfed by its sheer bulk and height. He made a comment about the designer of the podium and came around to the side and leaned against it. From then on he kept the audience enthralled with his own brand of rumpled charm. He spoke about writing – he never rewrote – about the characters he wrote about, and who he thought should play those characters in the films made from his books. He approved of Tom Selleck who he said probably was chosen because of his resemblance to Parker.
The question and answer period was lengthy as the audience warmed to him. There was a particularly interesting question from a woman who asked about his novel Appaloosa. She wanted to know how he could write about horses implying that he obviously was lacking in cowboy skills. Although he didn’t say the book was about a town not a horse, he didn’t miss a beat and said that if a person could write they could pretty much write about anything. Then he smiled the old rumpled smile and went on to the next question.
The evening included a book signing. Earlier that week while rummaging through our book sale books, I came across a paperback of his first Spencer novel, The Godwulf Manuscript, and brought it along for him to autograph. I was a little disappointed when he didn’t say anything about it being the first Spencer novel – I suppose he’d written so many by then. But he smiled, autographed the book, and stood up for the next person who wanted her picture taken with him. It was a very special night.
Lilly the Librarian
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Start the new decade off the right way, check out the $5.00 Bag Book Sale on January 30, 2010 (Saturday) from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM. It will take place in the Library’s Winchell Room.
Many types of books and materials for all ages are available. There are lots of fiction and non-fiction books in hardcover and paperback. There are also VHS movies, DVDs, audiobooks, music tapes and CDs and other odds and ends.
For $5.00 you will receive a grocery bag, which you can fill with the materials in the Winchell Room. Each additional bag costs $5.00.
Point of contact for information is Eileen A. Reddy. She can be contacted at ereddy@manchesternh.gov or by phone at 624-6550 ext. 319 or ext. 320 (MCL Reference Desk).
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