The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss It’s that time of year again. It’s Banned Books Week! The time to celebrate banned and challenged books. Most books are challenged or banned to protect others from what a person […]
Entries Tagged as 'Main Branch'
Banned Books Week
September 27th, 2020 · No Comments · Banned Book Week, Books, City Library, Main Branch, West Branch
Tags: Banned Book Week·freedom to read·manchester·Manchester City Library·N.H.·new hampshire
Remembering the Notorious RBG
September 23rd, 2020 · No Comments · Books, City Library, Main Branch, News, West Branch
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a prominent force for women’s rights long before her appointment to the US Supreme Court in 1993. Ginsburg attended Cornell University, Harvard Law School, and Columbia University, but despite having top grades, she could not find work as a lawyer after graduating and turned to teaching instead. As a professor of […]
Tags: manchester·Manchester City Library·N.H.·new hampshire·RBG·Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Oktoberfest
September 19th, 2020 · No Comments · Books, City Library, Main Branch, West Branch
Oktoberfest, started in 1810 as a celebration of the marriage between Ludwig I, the crown prince of Bavaria, and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, has been cancelled twenty times in over 200 years: In 1813 for the Napoleonic wars, In 1854 for a cholera epidemic, In 1866 for the Austro-Prussian War and 1870 for the Franco-Prussian […]
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Read Around the World
September 15th, 2020 · No Comments · City Library, E-Books, Main Branch, West Branch
Climb aboard one of these historical fiction novels set around the world for an adventure from the comfort of your own home.
Tags: armchair travelling·manchester·Manchester City Library·N.H.·new hampshire·reading
These books have an eye on you!
September 14th, 2020 · No Comments · Books, City Library, E-Books, Main Branch, West Branch
September’s Thriller selection is here for check out or download.
Happy 100th Birthday American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
September 11th, 2020 · No Comments · Books, City Library, Government Documents, Main Branch, West Branch
The ACLU has been at the forefront civil rights issues since its founding in 1920.
Tags: ACLU·American Civil Liberties Union·manchester·Manchester City Library·N.H.·new hampshire
Financial Literacy: Budgeting Bootcamp
September 8th, 2020 · No Comments · City Library, Main Branch
Manchester City Library and St. Mary’s Bank team up to bring you this 4-part series designed to help you review your financial health!
Tags: budgeting·financial literacy·Manchester City Library·N.H.·new hampshire
MCL Where am I? Photo Challenge Week 4
September 4th, 2020 · No Comments · City Library, Main Branch, West Branch
It’s the final week of the Manchester City Library Where am I Photo Challenge!
Tags: manchester·Manchester City Library·N.H.·new hampshire·photo contest
Labor Day
September 4th, 2020 · No Comments · City Library, Main Branch, West Branch
The Manchester City Library will be closed on Monday, September 7th, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. We will reopen on Tuesday at our normal times. We hope you all have a safe and happy holiday.
Tags: Labor Day·manchester·Manchester City Library·N.H.·new hampshire
Votes for Women: A Virtual Poster Exhibit and Create-Your-Own Adventure
September 3rd, 2020 · No Comments · Books, City Library, E-Books, Main Branch, West Branch
In honor of the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment, take a trip through time and relive what it took to pass this historic amendment.
Tags: 19th Amendment·Library of Congress·Manchester City Library·N.H.·new hampshire·Smithsonian·suffragists
