Manchester City Library » Children

Spring Celebration

Yvonne — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:23:58 +0000

Let’s celebrate the arrival of Spring with a celebration on Saturday, March 31, 2012 beginning at 11:00 am in the Winchell Room. We will read spring stories, make a simple craft and go on a small egg hunt on the library lawn. Children ages 2-7 years old are invited to this celebration. Registration is recommended. For more information, please call Karyn at 624-6550 ext. 335.

Make a Splash! Kids’ Summer Reading Program

Amy Graves — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:34:54 +0000

Are you looking for something free for your children to do this summer? Join us at the Manchester City Library for our annual summer reading program. This year’s theme is Make a Splash, Read! and will run from June 21st and August 6th.

To participate in the program, children are encouraged to read, or have read to them, 10 books. Librarians and volunteers will be available daily to share stories, chart books, and award prizes. Some of this year’s prizes are sponsored by Blake’s, Mel’s Funway, McDonald’s, and Ben and Jerry’s. Registration for the program will begin on June 21st.

We will be offering many weekly programs for different ages during the weeks of the summer reading program:

Mondays: Family matinée at 1:00 PM (movies are listed below)
Tuesdays: Family storytime for all ages at 9:30 AM
Wednesdays: Little Movers storytime for ages 2 to 5 at 10:30 AM
Thursdays: Summer crafts for grades K-5 at 9:30 AM
Fridays: Lap-sit storytime for 23 months and under at 9:30 AM

Many other fun activities, raffles and programs are planned. The program will be kicked off with an indoor family beach party on Monday, June 21st from 4:00 to 6:00 PM, and will end with a summer reading party on Thursday, August 13th at 2:00 PM, where the Majestic Theatre Trust will be performing Go West, a fun, adventure filled production. So jump in the library this summer and get your feet wet! For further information call the children’s department at 624-6550, ext. 328.

Family Storytime

Library — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:30:36 +0000

Children of all ages are invited to drop in to the West Manchester Community Library for a free family storytime. For more information, please call 624-6560.

Adventures, Fables, and Fantasies: Stories in Art

Library — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:46:19 +0000

Presented by the Currier Museumy, ages 5-10, explore how artists use character, setting, plot, and dialogue to tell different types of stories and how works of art can be used as a catalyst for creative writing. Free, Registration is required.

Family Storytime

Library — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:42:31 +0000

Children of all ages are invited to drop in. Free, Registration is not required. For more information, please call 624-6550 ext. 328

Children’s New Year Party!

Library — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:34:11 +0000

We will ring in the New Year at the stroke of noon with noisemakers, balloons, and confetti.
Children from 1 to 5 years old are invited to the Winchell Room for this celebration.