Manchester City Library

Submissions are due October 16th at 3:30 p.m. Use Lego building blocks to create a masterpiece that relates to this year’s theme for Teen Read Week which is Books with Bite @ your Library!

Contact: Kate Norton, knorton@manchesternh.gov, 624-6550 x342, AIM: katehwtt

Drawing heavily on the repertoire of traditional singer Lena Bourne Fish (1873-1945) of Jaffrey/Temple, New Hampshire, presenter Jeff Warner offers the songs and stories that, in the words of Carl Sandburg, tell us ‘where we came from and what brought us along.’ These ballads, love songs, and comic pieces reveal the experiences and emotions of daily life in the days before movies, sound recordings, and, for some, books. Songs from the lumber camps, the decks of sailing ships, the textile mills, and the war between the sexes offer views of pre-industrial New England and a chance to hear living artifacts from the 18th and 19th centuries. This program is made possible by a grant from the NH Humanities Council. For more information, contact Steve Viggiano at 624-6550 x 323.

General Jack D. Ripper (Sterling Hayden) plummets into madness and sends a bomber wing to destroy the U.S.S.R. He suspects that communists are trying to rob Americans of their precious body fluids. The U.S. president meets with his advisors, where the Soviet ambassador tells him that if the U.S.S.R. is hit by nuclear weapons, it will trigger a ‘Doomsday Device’ which will destroy the U.S. with buried bombs. B&W ; Rated PG; 93 minutes; 1964. For more information contact Steve Viggiano at 624-6550 x 323.

Group will discuss Dearest Friend: a life of Abigail Adams, by Lynne Withey - the story of John and Abigail Adams was a true love story, and this book tells her story intertwined with his. Abigail was an original who played an important role in the early years of the republic.For more information, please contact Arlene Letourneau at 624-6550 ext. 605.

Frances Mayes (Lane) is a 35 year-old writer from San Francisco has just gone through a divorce that has left her with terminal writer’s block. In a drastic step, she buys a house in the Tuscan countryside after a visit to Italy. A new life includes a new love that gives her the fresh start she was looking for. Rated PG; 113 minutes; 2003. For more information contact Steve Viggiano at 624-6550 x 323.