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Aksara concert to help a worthwhile cause

March 18, 2010 Do you know an adult in the Manchester area who would like to improve their literacy skills? Learn To Read is an accredited nonprofit program with an office on the second floor of the library. They offer free, one-to-one tutoring in re... read more

3/11/2010 7:43:48 PM

Learn Create Share @ Your Library during Teen Tech Week 2010

Learn Create Share at Your Library March 7 – 13! Libraries are chock-full of tech toys like CDs, DVDs and video games, and they’re a great place to get connected to homework help, research resources, gaming, music, the Web and more. Stop by the... read more

3/3/2010 4:00:41 PM

Spring newsletter!

It may not be spring quite yet, but the spring newsletter is here! It has news and information about everything happening at the main and west libraries from now through the end of May. If you’d like to receive the next newsletter via ema... read more

3/1/2010 8:30:02 PM

The Reference Desk Project – Say Amen somebody . . .

With the completion and installation of the “Welcome to the Manchester City Library” power point presentation greeting customers at the Rotunda desk, the work of the Reference Desk Task Force is finished. With few exceptions, we accomplished what we ... read more

2/18/2010 10:42:05 AM

Children’s Room rearranged

With everyone moving things around, the Children’s Room didn’t want to be left out so, we made some changes. Bev, Alicia, Amy and I have been very busy the past couple of days. We have weeded some collections (Audio CD’s, VHS, magazines and Fiction... read more

2/16/2010 3:15:56 PM

Life in Paris: Pictures and Stories This Saturday!

There will be chocolate at this event. Now that I have your attention: Just in time for Valentine’s Day, take a trip to Paris on Saturday, Feb 13 2010 from 1:00p-3:00p in the Main Library’s Hunt Room! This presentation is a collection... read more

2/11/2010 5:43:38 PM

Reference Desk Project – Phase III

Everyone’s abuzz , or a-Twitter if you do, about the new reference desk. We are finally in our new home, and we’re working on something for the rotunda to make it easier for newbies to understand where everything is and how to get around in the libra... read more

2/6/2010 11:27:21 AM

Book Sale a resounding success

Always nice to start the week with some good news. Saturday’s book sale was a huge success! We had a line of people waiting to get in by 9:15 am! My thanks to Eileen for her excellent organizational skills and all our volunteers who helped to... read more

2/1/2010 8:32:30 AM

Robert Parker remembered.

The evening of May 17, 2006 was a very special night for the library. Robert Parker was the speaker at the Library Foundation’s annual fundraiser, and those of us who were fans looked forward to finding out what he was really like. After being ... read more

1/21/2010 5:11:12 PM

Next weekend! $5 Bag Book Sale

Start the new decade off the right way, check out the $5.00 Bag Book Sale on January 30, 2010 (Saturday) from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM. It will take place in the Library’s Winchell Room. Many types of books and materials for all ages are available. ... read more

1/20/2010 8:42:55 AM

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