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Author Mia Mask Discusses “Black Rodeo: A History of the African American Western”

March 22nd, 2023 · No Comments · Books, City Library, Events, Main Branch, Virtual Programs, West Branch

The Manchester City Library in conjunction with Ashland Public Library are proud to bring you Professor and author Mia Mask discussing her new book Black Rodeo: A History of the African American Western on Wednesday, March 29th, 2023 from 7:00pm to 8:00 pm.  The book examines the African American western hero within the larger context […]

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Klara and the Sun

March 16th, 2023 · No Comments · Book Group, Books, City Library, Events, Hybrid Programs, Main Branch, News

Here is the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass on the street outside. She remains hopeful that a customer will soon choose her.

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Sci-Fi/Fantasy Recommendations for March 2023

March 16th, 2023 · No Comments · Book Recommendations, Books, City Library, Main Branch, West Branch

Grab your fuzziest blanket and relax with these cozy reads!

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The History of America’s Kitchens from the Colonial Period to the Present

March 13th, 2023 · No Comments · Books, City Library, Events, Main Branch, Virtual Programs, West Branch

From the colonial period to the present, the kitchen has been a source of nourishment and comfort.

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Pi Day!

March 10th, 2023 · No Comments · Books, City Library, Events, Library Displays, Main Branch

Celebrate π Day with one of our delicious pie cookbooks.

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March’s Brown Bag Book Club pick:

March 7th, 2023 · No Comments · Book Group, Books, City Library, Events, Main Branch, West Branch

March’s Brown Bag Book Club pick!

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Spring 2023 Library Newsletter – MCL Notes

March 5th, 2023 · 1 Comment · Children, City Library, Events, Main Branch, News, Newsletter, NH Room, Teens, West Branch

The spring edition of MCL Notes is now available!  Find out what’s new at the Manchester libraries and see what we have happening as the weather gets nicer. For your convenience, you can also sign up to receive this quarterly newsletter by email. MCL Notes – Spring 2023

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Vanderbilt: the Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty

March 2nd, 2023 · No Comments · Book Group, Book Recommendations, Books, City Library, E-Books, Events, Hybrid Programs, Main Branch, News, West Branch

The Commodore’s great-great-great-grandson Anderson Cooper joins with historian Katherine Howe to explore the story of his legendary family and their outsized influence.

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Tangled Lives: Native People and English Settlers in Colonial New England

March 1st, 2023 · No Comments · Books, City Library, Events, Main Branch

“Tangled Lives” blends and juxtaposes material from Abenaki and English tradition, tracing some of the intertwined threads in the relationships between English settlers and Native peoples as they struggled to control the Abenaki land of northern New England – land to which each group felt entitled, land on which different cultures clashed, mingled, and merged.  […]

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Author Mia Mask Discusses “Black Rodeo: A History of the African American Western”

March 1st, 2023 · No Comments · Books, City Library, Events, Main Branch, News, Virtual Programs

We are proud to bring you Professor and author Mia Mask discussing her new book Black Rodeo: A History of the African American Western on Wednesday, March 29th, 2023 from 7:00pm to 8:00pm.  The book examines the African American western hero within the larger context of film history.

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