You may have noticed some changes lately in our Periodical Room. These changes have been in preparation for the relocating of our Reference services. When all is said and done we will have combined our Reference and Periodical desks into one, located in the current Periodical Room. Be on the lookout for more rearranging as well as a repurposing of the Rotunda. Please bear with us as we make this transition.
And don’t forget, no matter where we’re located, feel free to ask us for help. That’s what we’re here for!
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Even though the Manchester libraries are closed today, it is an official city holiday, we want you to be able to find your polling locations:
- WARD 1
THE DERRYFIELD SCHOOL
2108 River Road
- WARD 2
HILLSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL
112 Reservoir Avenue
- WARD 3
CAROL M. RINES CENTER
USE REAR ENTRANCE – NOT ELM STREET ENTRANCE
1528 Elm Street
- WARD 4
MCDONOUGH SCHOOL
550 Lowell Street
- WARD 5
BEECH STREET SCHOOL
333 Beech Street
- WARD 6
ST. PIUS CCD CENTER
Candia Road and Sarto Street
- WARD 7
ST. ANTHONY COMMUNITY CENTER
148 Belmont Street
- WARD 8
JEWETT STREET SCHOOL
130 South Jewett Street
- WARD 9
BISHOP LEO E. O’NEIL YOUTH CENTER
30 South Elm Street
- WARD 10
PARKER-VARNEY SCHOOL
223 James Pollock Drive
- WARD 11
GOSSLER SCHOOL
99 Sullivan Street
- WARD 12
NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
300 Youville Street
Here’s a handy map to ward locations and another one to find which neighborhoods are in what wards. The polls are open from 6 am to 7 pm.
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Mystery fans, treat yourself to a visit with Archer Mayor, author of the highly acclaimed, Vermont-based mystery series featuring detective Joe Gunther. Mr. Mayor will be reading from and autographing his new novel, The Price of Malice, on Thursday, October 29th at 7:00 PM in the library auditorium. Copies of the book will be available for purchase, supplied by Gibson’s BookStore.
This event is free and open to the public.
Chicago Tribune has described the Joe Gunther series as “the best police procedurals being written in America.” Mayor is the 2004 winner of the New England Independent Booksellers Association Award for Best Fiction—the first time a writer of crime literature has been so honored—as well as a death investigator for Vermont’s Chief Medical Examiner, and a Deputy Sheriff for Windham County, VT.
- Sponsored by The Manchester City Library Foundation
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Already we are looking toward planning our next year’s Fall Library Card Campaign. Let us know what you think of the program, the raffle card concept or any other thoughts or comments you would like to share.
Since September seems to fly by at an unprecedented speed, we are considering alternative ideas for next fall. One thing we definitely want to do is maximize the exposure to local businesses during the course of our campaign. Here are a couple of thoughts. Weigh in and let us know, how you feel!
- Run the program for 2 months; September and October in order to allow more time for our customers to take advantage of the discounts being offered by local merchants
- Advertise wildly in September and run the program in October
We’re all ears! Start yakkin’
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If you have been waiting with bated breath to find out who the winner of our Fall Library Card Campaign’s Business Partner Raffle, it is now safe to breathe deeply. Our campaign came to a close on September 30th and the winners are: Martha L. Davies- Grand Prize winner of the Monarch’s Ultimate Package and the Second Prize went to Phyllis Otto who received a$25.00 gift certificate to Piccola Italia. The winners of these prizes hustled around our fair city throughout September flashing their library cards at 10 of the 38 businesses participating in our One Card… Endless Possibilities Program. Who knows what next year will bring! Perhaps you will be the Grand Prize winner.
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Just in time for Halloween! On Saturday Oct. 24 at 2:00 at the West Manchester Library Tyler the Terrific will amaze and astound us with his great magic act.
No registration is required.
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Read Beyond Reality @ your library, October 18-24! Stop by the Manchester City Library during Teen Read Week to read beyond reality. Check out materials to change your world, take you somewhere unlike your world, or learn about other cultures. Stop by today and pick up a page-turner that you can read or listen to, just for the fun of it!
Special events this week will include a Guitar Hero Tournament, a craft event, and an Anime Art Contest for which submissions are due October 1, 2009.
-Kate
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If your career has been downsized in our troubling economy, or you want to be prepared for the ‘if and when’, come see Susan Henry on Tuesday, October 6th at 6 p.m. in the Winchell Room. Ms. Henry is a resident of Atkinson, NH and a Certified Career Development Advisor who recently retired from a multi-faceted career.
Topics will include:
* How to survive a job loss
* Latest trends in the on-line job search market
* How to create a resume that will be read and acted upon
* Why we still need cover letters
* Creating and honing your personal network
* The best on-line search engines
* How to prepare for that crucial interview
If time permits, Ms. Henry will be glad to give you a 10 minute critique of your current resume.
Registration for this program is recommended. Please contact Steve Viggiano at (603) 624-6550 x 323 or sviggiano@manchesternh.gov to register.
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This week we are recognizing Banned Books Week by displaying some of the books that have been censored over the years. Some of them are surprising, like the dictionary, and some are not so surprising, like the Bible. What might prove to be offensive to one person may not be offensive to you or me.
The freedom to read is essential to our democracy. It is continuously under attack and if you want to continue to retain your freedoms, they must be defended. This might be just my personal opinion: but to me the freedom to chose what I read is inherent in my pursuit of happiness granted to me by the Constitution of the United States.
So join me and celebrate the freedom to read by reading a banned book. We have a list of banned books at the reference desk and we can let you know why someone tried to ban your book, where in the country and when.
See you at the library!
~Yvonne~
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