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Resilient Raptors: Developmental Stages

March 28th, 2023 · No Comments · City Library, Events, Main Branch, West Branch

Learn about what makes Bald Eagles great survivors!

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

February 27th, 2023 · No Comments · Books, City Library, Events, Main Branch, Virtual Programs

The Manchester City Library, in partnership with the Rockport Library, invites you to a program about the history of the kitchen! This program will be held via Zoom on Monday, March 20th at 7pm. Come sink your teeth into a fascinating history of the heart of the house!From the colonial period to the present, the […]

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February’s Brown Bag Book Club Pick:

February 11th, 2023 · Comments Off on February’s Brown Bag Book Club Pick: · Book Group, Books, City Library, Events, Main Branch, West Branch

February’s brown Bag Book Club Pick!

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

February 8th, 2023 · Comments Off on Tangled Lives: Native People and English Settlers in Colonial New England · Author Talk, Books, City Library, Events, Main Branch

The Manchester City Library invites you to a live performance of ‘Tangled Lives’ by Jo Radner on Wednesday, January 4th at 6:30pm. This event will be held in the auditorium.

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