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Children’s Summer Reading Program 2011

Amy Graves — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:00:32 +0000

Interested in our annual summer reading program for preschoolers through fifth graders? The Children’s Services website has all the details!

So Many Books, So Little Time

Arlene — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:00:59 +0000

What are you reading this summer?

Ahh summer. Warm days, sun, surf, crystal clear lakes, lazy days on the back porch, and books. Lots and lots of books. You know the ones on the list you’ve been compiling all year. If your list is anything like mine, summer will have to be extended to get them all in.

Let’s see, what will it be this week? A mystery. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larssen has been very popular at the library. A computer hacker who uses her skill to solve crimes. It’s part of a series. What if I really get hooked? There goes the summer. But I’ve heard it’s a really great read.

Then there’s Heresy by S. J. Parris, a medieval thriller about a monk who actually lived during the sixteenth century. – Caught reading Erasmus in the privy, he barely escaped the monastery in Italy with his life, and eventually found his way to England and became a spy for the court of Elizabeth I. His mission was to root out religious heretics at Oxford. Quite a role reversal. That could keep me up nights.

Maybe I’d like a change of pace. Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson has gotten some great press. Let me think, a retired, very proper British Major, a charming Pakistani store keeper, both widowed; a lovely English village. Sounds promising so far. But can Edgecomb St. Mary get its arms around a multicultural romance among the not so young, with intrusive family on all sides? Add a looming developer with plans to reinvent the village, and things are at the boil. I can’t wait to find out how it all turns out.

So many books … you know the rest.

See you in the Fall.

Lilly the Librarian

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.