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Library closed on Wednesday, August 24th

admin — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:53:14 +0000

The Manchester City Library and the West Community Branch Library will be closed on Wednesday, August 24th for a Staff Development Day.

Library catalog unavailable on Wednesday, August 24th

admin — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:50:04 +0000

Our online catalog will be unavailable on Wednesday, August 24th due to an upgrade. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Limited patron parking August 24 – 26

admin — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:34:36 +0000

Due to a construction project, parking will be limited in the Library’s patron parking lot (on Concord St.) on Wednesday, August 24th – Friday, August 26th. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Museum Pass Program Changes

Library — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:09:23 +0000

Beginning on July 5th, all museum passes provided by the libraries will be available in the children’s room at the Main Branch at 405 Pine Street. This includes Museum of Science, Museum of Fine Arts and the New England Aquarium which are sponsored by our Friends of West Manchester Community Library. Due to the reduced hours at our branch, which would impact the availability of these important museum passes it was decided to make all museum passes available for pick up at the main library only. The main library has free parking in the lot next to our building and is open:

Monday 8:30 to 8:30
Tuesday 8:30 to 8:30
Wednesday 8:30 to 5:30
Thursday 8:30 to 8:30
Friday 8:30 to 5:30
Saturday 9:30 to 2:30 (year round)

If you have reserved a museum pass, you will now need to come to the children’s room with your library card to pick up your pass. If you would like to see what we offer for museum pass, please check out our list at www.manchester.lib.nh.us. To reserve a pass, you need to be 18 years and older, have a valid, fine-free Manchester City Library card. Choose the day and museum you would like to visit, make the reservation. You would then pick up the museum pass the day before your visit or the day of your visit by 10:00 am; visit the museum; then return the pass to the children’s circulation desk the next day. It is that simple. It is a great way to spend an afternoon with family and friends.

Winterfest!

Karyn — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:00:35 +0000

Celebrate Winter Break at the Library!

Looking for something to do during winter break? Check out the cool programs for all ages that are happening for free courtesy of library trust funds at the Manchester City Library.

Monday, February 21^st – Story-time in the Gallery – 11:30 am, Currier Art Museum: Join Ms. Karyn and Ms. Michelle as we read a story and discuss a related art work at the museum. For all ages.

Tuesday, February 22^nd – Musician Steve Blunt – 2:00 pm. Auditorium, Main Library: A family program for patrons of all ages featuring mostly humorous original compositions and traditional American & multicultural selections. All ages are welcome. Registration is not required. Limited seating. Call 624-6550 ext. 328.

Tuesday, February 22^nd – Lego Club – 2:00 pm. West Manchester Community Library: Kids of all ages can build vehicles, buildings & anything else they want with LEGOS provided by the Library. Registration is suggested. Call 624-6560

Tuesday, February 22^nd – Travel Club – 4:00 pm, Winchell Room, Main Library: Join us as we travel to Mexico. Learn about the culture and food of Mexico. We will also be creating some artwork by using a technique from Mexico. Refreshments will be served. Grades K-5. Registration is required. Call 624-6550 ext. 328.

Tuesday, February 22^nd – Teen Movie Series – 4:00 pm, Auditorium, Main Library: This month’s feature will be The Last Airbender. Popcorn will be provided. Grades 6-12. For more information, call 624-6550 ext. 342.

Wednesday, February 23^rd – Nintendo Wii Competition, 1:00 pm, West Manchester Community Library: For ages 6-12 years. Call 624-6560 for more information.

Wednesday, February 23^rd – Wednesday Afternoon Movie, 1:00 pm, Auditorium, Main Library: We will be showing The Indian in the Cupboard (PG). For more information, please call 624-6550 ext. 307.

Wednesday, February 23^rd – Teen Cooking Club – 3:00 pm, Winchell Room, Main Library: Teen Cooking Club is a great way to learn the basics of cooking. Teens ages 11-18 are welcome to make their favorite dishes and also explore new types of foods. All materials will be provided. Bring your appetite! For more information, 624-6550 ext. 342.

Thursday, February 24^th – Critter’n Creatures, 2:00 pm, West Manchester Community Library: This is a hands-on. Live animal show with bearded dragons, alligators, snakes, hedgehogs, turtles and many more animals. This event will take place at the Senior Center next door to the West Manchester Library. For more information, please call 624-6560.

Thursday, February 24^th – Anime Club – 2:30 pm, Winchell Room, Main Library: The anime club is open to teens in grades 6 to 12 and is an informal club where fans can gather to play cards, watch movies, discuss their favorite characters, and draw! For more information, please call 624-6550, ext. 342.

Thursday, February 24^th – Guitar Hero – 4:00 pm, Winchell Room, Main Library: Compete at the library. Registration for this event is preferred. For more information, please call 624-6550, ext 342.

Friday, February 25^th – Life Size Trivia Pursuit – 2:00 pm, Winchell Room, Main Library: Come test your knowledge on subjects such as Entertainment, Picture Books, Fiction, Folktales, and many more. For ages K-12. Registration is required. Call 624-6550 ext. 328.

Friday, February 25^th – Family Movie – 3:00 pm, West Manchester Community Library: We will be showing the movie, You, Again (PG). For more information, call 624-6560.

Friday, February 25^th – Stuffed Animal Sleepover – 4:00 pm, Winchell Room, Main Library: Have you ever wondered what happens after the library closes for the night? Bring your favorite stuffed animal and leave them overnight with us. We will take pictures of their overnight antics. You can pick them up the next morning at Family Story-time. Grades K to 5. Registration is required. Call 624-6550 ext. 328.

Saturday, February 26^th – Family Game Day – 2:00 pm, West Manchester Community Library: Play Junior Pictionary and win prizes. Sponsored by the Friends of the West Manchester Library.

Also, don’t forget about our story-times that will be happening every day during vacation week. Here is a list of dates and times:

Saturday, February 19^th – Family Story-time – 10:30 am, Winchell Room, Main Library: Come gather for winter stories and winter window craft. For all ages. For more information, please call 624-6550 ext. 328.

Tuesday, February 22^nd – Preschool Story-time – 9:30 am, Winchell Room, Main Library: Come gather for stories and a craft. For ages 4-5 years. For more information, please call 624-6550 ext 328.

Wednesday, February 23^rd – Toddler Story-time – 9:30 am, Winchell Room, Main Library: Come gather for stories and a craft. For ages 2-3 years. For more information, please call 624-6550 ext 328.

Thursday, February 23 – Family Story-time – 10:00 am, West Manchester Community Library: Come gather for stories. For all ages. For more information, please call 624-6560.

Thursday, February 24^th – Little Movers Story-time – 10:30 am, Winchell Room, Main Library: Music and movement for ages 2-5 years. For more information, please call 624-6550 ext 328.

Friday, February 25^th – Lapsit Story-time – 9:30 am, Winchell Room, Main Library: Come gather for stories and songs. For ages 6-23 months. For more information, please call 624-6550 ext 328.

Saturday, February 26^th – Family Story-time/Stuffed Animal Pick up – 10:30 am, Winchell Room, Main Library: Be reunited with your stuffed friends. Find out all about what they did at the library the night before. Listen to stories and make a craft. For more information, please call 624-6550 ext. 328.

We’re really excited by all the fun things we have planned for Winterfest and we look forward to seeing you at the LEGO Club, at a movie, competing at Wii, or listening to a neat story you’ve never heard before.

See you at the library!

What a summer!

Karyn — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:51:25 +0000

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 of them, 217 met their goal. They read a total of 2604 books in all.
At the main library, we kicked off the celebration with a beach party where we ate ice pops and created masterpieces with color sand. Many children attended our weekly theme related storytimes and programs. Thursday morning crafts and Friday’s Make a Splat outside art program were a huge success. On Wednesday mornings, we were treated to music by our budding musicians, ages 2 to 5 years old during the special Little Movers Storytime. Children’s movies on Monday afternoon were well attended and gave our youngest patrons a chance to get out of the heat and see some of their most favorite films. During July, we painted with bubbles of all shapes and sizes. We also had a visit from the Blue Ocean Society who brought tide pool animals to learn about and even touch.
Over on the West side, Magician Debbie O’Carroll kicked off the summer program with an amazing performance. Weekly events such as make/take crafts, movies and storytimes were a huge success. Family Bingo sponsored by our Friends group and a visit from the Blue Ocean Society drew huge crowds that had a blast escaping the summer heat! Children always looked forward to seeing what they could grab from the treasure chest.
The teen summer reading theme was Make Waves @ Your Library. 60 teens participated, who read a total of 125 books. Special events included Anime Club, Guitar Hero tournament, cooking club, tie-dying t-shirts, as well as a water game party.
The Majestic Theatre helped us wrap up the summer festivities by entertaining us with their performance of a western called The Taming of Katie Lou. So with lots of raffles and refreshments, we ended our summer fun. Many thanks are extended to McDonalds, Ben & Jerry’s, Blake’s Ice Cream and Mel’s Funway for their generous support.

June is National Rose Month

Yvonne — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:00:21 +0000

Did you know that the rose is America’s national floral emblem? And that June is National Rose Month? It is no wonder, then, that June is also one of the most popular wedding months, as well. Americans have always had an affection for this special flower. More often than any other flower, we hold the rose dear as the symbol of life, love and devotion, symbolic of beauty, affection, and eternity. We find roses throughout art, music, and literature. We decorate our celebrations and parades with roses. Most of all, we present roses to those we love, and we lavish them on our church altars, our civic shrines, and the final resting places of our honored dead. Fossils of roses have been found in Colorado and date back to as far as 35 million years ago! Given all this fondness it should be no surprise that many, many books, magazine articles and blog posts have been written about America’s sweetest flower.
Here at the library we have many books on growing and caring of roses as well as arranging of rose bouquets , rose identification guides, and the meaning of flowers. If you need any gardening books or have any questions about growing roses or other gardening questions please feel free to contact us or come on in and we’d be glad to help you. Happy gardening, happy summer and see you at the library!
~Yvonne~

System Upgrade

Yvonne — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:15:50 +0000

In order to better serve you we will be doing a system upgrade on our library catalogs on June 16th. Although our catalogs will be unavailable for searching we are still open for business and will be glad to help you locate library materials. For assistance in locating materials please go to or call our Reference Desk at 624-6550 extensions 319 or 320. This upgrade will not effect public Internet computers. We regret any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

Slow and Easy

Yvonne — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:21:37 +0000

Are you really busy right now? Think you’re too busy to cook? Not if you take it slow and easy! Here at the library we have some new cookbooks–just in time for the busy holiday season. So fire up your crock-pots and slow cookers and turn your ovens on to “low”.

If you have leftovers from your huge turkey dinner check out this recipe adapted from the “Everything Slow Cooker Cookbook”.

Turkey and Dressing Casserole Serves 4

Ingredients: Nonstick spray

2 cups leftover turkey
4 cups leftover stuffing
2 cups leftover gravy
2 Tablespoons heavy cream
leftover vegetables like peas and carrots (1/4 cup or to taste)

Method: Treat your slow cooker with nonstick spray. Cut turkey and dressing into bite-sized pieces. Add to the slow cooker along with the peas and carrots, gravy and heavy cream. Stir to mix. Cover and cook on low for 3 hours, or until heated through.

If you don’t own a slow cooker or crock-pot try something from “The Best Slow & Easy Recipes” published by the geniuses at Cook’s Illustrated. According to their chef’s, cooking food in an oven at moderate temperatures with extended cooking times will produce food that is more flavorful and tender with surprising and delicious flavors. It sounds wonderful and I can’t wait to try something from these books and come in from a cold afternoon of snow shovelling into a house smelling of roasting meat or warm mulled cider from the crock-pot.

If you have any wonderful crock-pot or slow recipes please reply to this post and share them or if there is a cookbook you’d like that we don’t have here at the library please let me know.

And as always, see you at the library!

Yvonne