Manchester City Library

Thanks to the generosity of the Manchester Library Foundation, the West Branch Community Library has installed a new large screen/projector system that’s almost like a movie theater. Every Friday at 3:00 the West Branch Library shows a great movie –one that has recently been released on DVD or one that is a timeless classic. Right now we’re celebrating the new Indiana Jones movie with an Indiana Jones marathon. Movies and other events at West are all online or contact us via email of phone 624-6560. The West Manchester Community Library is located at 76 North Main St., Manchester.

To celebrate all our successful Summer Reading Program readers the Library brings you The Majestic Theater and The Return of the Glass Slipper by Mary Donnelly & George L.O.Strid.

On Prince Albert’s 19th birthday, his parents, King Rupert and Queen Philomena, have determined that the Prince should find a suitable bride. So, the King invites every eligible maiden in the kingdom to a fancy ball, where his son will be able to choose his future wife. Cinderella dreams of going to the ball, but those dreams are shattered when her stepsisters, Pandora and Mergatroid, point out that she hasn’t a suitable dress to wear to the ball and has too many chores to do around the house. To her rescue, Harmonia, her Fairy Godmother arrives and waves her magic wand. Then there’s the pumpkin carriage, the royal ball, the stroke of midnight, the glass slipper, and the rest, as they say, is fairy tale history.

Discover the magic and wonder of wishes come true in this fairytale favorite when Cinderella meets her Prince Charming! For more information, please contact the West Branch via email or at 624-6560.

Amoskeag Fishways presents Slithery, Slimy & Scaly–Reptiles and Amphibians. For more information contact the West Branch via email or at 624-6560.

Family storytime for all ages. No registration required. Please contact the branch via email or phone at 624-6560.

When I started my job here I was most excited to bring the Library and its vibrant atmosphere online. One of the first ways I endeavored to do so was participating in the 365 Library Days Project.

Flickr is one of the premier online sites for sharing photos; it boasts a large (some say 1.5 million users) and vibrant online community. There are Flickr Groups for any interest, many of them are geographically related - there’s even a special one for Manchester! The 365 Library Days Group is just over 400 worldwide libraries, each having made the commitment to upload one photo for every day of the year. We began participating on our in-library New Year’s Day celebration and have kept it up ever since. Today we uploaded our 200th photo!

The project, within the library, is a collaboration between me and Yvonne, one of our skilled reference librarians (she blog too!). Yvonne has done a phenomenal job taking lovely photos - really capturing the beauty and spirit of the library. You’ll notice a photo banner at the top of our library webpage created with the latest five of out 365 Libs contributions. Now that we’re over halfway to our goal of one for every day of the year…. What shall we do next year to top it?