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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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
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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!
Tags: Books·Brown Bag Book Club·Carson McCullers·Library·manchester·Manchester City Library·Manchester West Branch Library·N.H.·new hampshire·reading·The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
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.
Tags: Black Rodeo·Black Rodeo: A History of the African American Western·Books·Library·manchester·Manchester City Library·Manchester West Branch Library·Mia Mask·N.H.·new hampshire