Area teens are invited to “Make Waves @ Your Library” this summer by participating in the Manchester City Library’s teen summer reading library program from June 21 to August 6. Teens are invited to come to the Library and read for prizes as well as to take part in special events offered throughout the summer. [...]
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Teen Summer Reading Program
June 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Books, City Library, Events, Main Branch, News, Summer Reading Program, Teens
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Summer newsletter
June 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Main Branch, News, Newsletter, West Branch
Summer is here—according to the weather—and there’s no better time to come to your Manchester libraries! Read our latest newsletter, and you’ll see what we mean:
MCL Notes – Summer 2010
If you want to be among the first to know about the latest news and programs, you should sign up to receive the newsletter via email. [...]
Tags: Events·News·Newsletter·programs·summer
Save us from extinction
May 27th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Books, City Library, Main Branch, News
Dinosaurs are one of those topics that never loses its appeal. We’re fascinated by these creatures. That’s why I was surprised to find a stack of dinosaur books that no one has checked out of the Library in at least three years!
Fossils by Cyril Walker and David Ward – Nice handbook [...]
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Navigating Through Home Care and Hospice Care Choices
May 15th, 2010 · No Comments · City Library, Main Branch
When health care decisions present themselves it is important to know how to navigate the health care system to get the home and hospice care your loved one needs. Join us Saturday, May 22 at 10 a.m. as Donna Shneider, R.N., a community health care professional from Home Health & Hospice House candidly discusses and [...]
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Spring cleaning? Have you tried eBay?
May 11th, 2010 · No Comments · City Library, Events, Main Branch
Whether you’re starting your own business or cleaning out your closet, you can join the more than 1.3 million people who use eBay as a primary or secondary source of income. Our upcoming class, The Basics of Selling on eBay with Bobbi Miller, will give you the tips and tools you need to sell your [...]
Tags: antiques·auctions·Bobbi Miller·collectibles·eBay·ecommerce·PayPal
Collecting Pasta for NH Food Bank
May 1st, 2010 · No Comments · City Library, Events, Main Branch, News
It’s been a year since the library collected pasta for the New Hampshire Food Bank.
And we’re doing it again!
During the month of May, the library will be accepting donations of pasta to support the efforts of the New Hampshire Food Bank. We’ll take boxes of pasta, bags of pasta, canned pasta, whole wheat pasta, gluten-free [...]
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Newspaper Searches
April 28th, 2010 · No Comments · City Library, Main Branch, NH Room, News, Research Tip of the Week
The Manchester City Library maintains prior copies of two newspapers, Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News. The copies are on microfilm. Neither edition is indexed prior to 1989.
You are free to seach the microfilm. You should first try to determine the day, month and year. If you wish the library [...]
Tags: Manchester Union Leader·microfilm·newspapers·NH Sunday News
Cheap travel ideas
April 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Books, Main Branch
If the thought of heightened security measures and full body scans at airports isn’t enough to put you off air travel, how about the news report this week that Spirit airlines is going to start charging for carry-on bags? As if they don’t already charge too much. Will the larger airlines be far behind?
Still intrigued [...]
That Reminds Me of a Story: Yankee Humor and the New England Storytelling Tradition
April 10th, 2010 · No Comments · City Library, Events, Main Branch
Good stories never die, they evolve from teller to teller. New England has a rich and ongoing storytelling tradition from folklore to Bert and I to stories about your family, your life, or the town you live in. On Thursday, April 15 at 7 p.m., humorist Rebecca Rule will prime the pump with stories she’s [...]
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Desks at a Book Sale !!!
April 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Books, City Library, Events, Main Branch, News
There will be some unique items at the $5.00 Bag Book Sale on April 17, 2010 (Saturday) at Manchester City Library, from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM.
In addition to the many books, VHS tapes, DVDs and audiobooks, we will have some other items that just don’t fit into a grocery bag. There will be [...]
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