You didn’t even have to swim to Make a Splash at the Manchester City Library this summer. Children and teens alike participated in our annual summer reading program. The theme for children, pre-school to fifth grade was Make a Splash-Read! This summer we saw a huge increase in participation with 414 children with over half [...]
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What a summer!
August 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Ages 0-2, Ages 2-3, Ages 4-5, Ages 6-13, Children, City Library, Events, Friends of the West Manchester Community Library, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-12, Grades K-2, Main Branch, Summer Reading Program, Teens, Uncategorized, West Branch
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Kids Bingo Night at West
July 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Ages 0-2, Ages 2-3, Ages 4-5, Ages 6-13, Children, Friends of the West Manchester Community Library, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-12, Grades K-2, West Branch
Bingo!
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Family Fare 2010
July 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Ages 0-2, Ages 2-3, Ages 4-5, Ages 6-13, Children, City Library, Events, Family Fare, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-12, Grades K-2, Main Branch, News, Teens
Our Family Fare series in the park has been sponsored by the community and the Library Trustees for the past 18 years. The series is for families to come and enjoy entertainment for 6 weeks during the summer. This year’s programs are sure to please all ages. All programs will be held in Victory Park [...]
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The Book Sale is coming!
June 23rd, 2009 · 3 Comments · Ages 0-2, Books, Events, Main Branch, Movies, News
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 [...]
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And Summertime means Family Fare!
June 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Ages 0-2, Children, City Library, Events, Family Fare, Main Branch, Movies, News, Teens, West Branch
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 [...]
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Judy Pancoast Performance May 16 at 2 PM at West Manchester Community Library
May 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Ages 0-2, Ages 2-3, Ages 4-5, Ages 6-13, Children, Grades 3-5
Award-winning children’s entertainer Judy Pancoast will perform at the West Manchester Community Library, 76 N. Main St., on Saturday, May 16 at 2 PM. Judy has been described as a singer/songwriter who “fills a void between Barney and Britney.” She delights both children and parents with her musical ability, sense of humor and [...]
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It was a smashing evening
March 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Ages 0-2, Books, City Library, Events, News, Teens
NH kicked off The Big Read in style last Friday night with a An Evening at Jay Gatsby’s, hosted by the Currier Museum.
Our own Mayor Guinta was among the celebrants and toasted the event:
Dear Friends,
I would like to thank you all for attending The Big Read this evening and for your continued support of libraries [...]
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Save the books
February 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Ages 0-2, Ages 2-3, Books, City Library, Grades 3-5, Grades K-2, News
As librarians, one of our responsibilities is to manage the items in the collection. We have to decide if a book is too damaged, too outdated, or not popular enough to keep. It’s not the most anticipated chore around here, but it is necessary, and one of the benefits is you find some [...]
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365 Days of the Library, come and gone
December 31st, 2008 · No Comments · Ages 0-2, Ages 2-3, City Library, News, Technology
It’s hard to believe it was one year ago that I committed the Library to joining the 365 Days of the Library project. Participating libraries take one photo for every day of the year and post it on Flickr. It doesn’t sound like much, but it’s quite a task, actually. I’m [...]
A Cookie Swap
December 18th, 2008 · No Comments · Ages 0-2, Ages 2-3, City Library, Events, Main Branch, News
For the past five years the library staff has embraced a new holiday tradition: the cookie swap. It began as an event planned by the TQM Committee as a way to help improve staff morale and has become one of those events that staff members have kept asking for–and so it has continued. The [...]
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