This Week @ Your Library...
Drop-In Knitting Group from 10:00AM-Noon
If your hobby is knitting crocheting, cross-stitch or any other kind of stitching, bring your project to the library and stitch with our group! Perfect for all skill levels--even beginners. In Stitches meets the 1st, 3rd and 5th Tuesday of each month.
Thursday
Library Closes @ 2:00PM
Get in early to check-out your last minute movies, books and magazines!
Friday and Saturday
Library Closed for the New Year Holiday
See you on Tuesday!
Check Out What Our Book Groups are Reading!
All Booked Up, AM & PM: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Book of the Month Club: A Small Indiscretion by Jan Ellison
Book Bunch: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
Page Turners: The Hunchback Assignments by Arthur Slade
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Kid's Book Group Reads Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library for January 20th
Copies of the book are available in the Young Readers' Room on the the lower level of the library.
About the Book
Kyle Keeley is the class clown and a huge fan of all games—board games, word games, and particularly video games. His hero, Luigi Lemoncello, the most notorious and creative gamemaker in the world, just so happens to be the genius behind the construction of the new town library. Lucky Kyle wins a coveted spot as one of twelve kids invited for an overnight sleepover in the library, hosted by Mr. Lemoncello and riddled with lots and lots of games. But when morning comes, the doors stay locked. Kyle and the other kids must solve every clue and figure out every secret puzzle to find the hidden escape route!
Labels: book bunch, book discussion for kids, events/activities for kids, KiDS' RooM News
This Week @ Your Library...
Preschool Story Time @ 10:30AM Join Miss Carrie-Anne in the Young Readers' Room for stories, songs and fun!
Wednesday
Preschool Story Time @ 12:30PM Join Miss Carrie-Anne in the Young Readers' Room for stories, songs and fun!
Closed for the Holiday, Thursday - Saturday
Check Out What Our Book Groups are Reading!
All Booked Up, AM & PM: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Book of the Month Club: A Small Indiscretion by Jan Ellison
Book Bunch: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
Page Turners: The Hunchback Assignments by Arthur Slade
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This Week @ Your Library...
Kid's Make 'n Take Craft
Bring your kids to the Young Readers Room this week for our Abominable Snowman craft.
Note: Make 'n Take crafts are not available during Story Time.
Tuesday
Drop-in Knitting Group from 10:00AM-Noon
If your hobby is knitting crocheting, cross-stitch or any other kind of stitching, bring your project to the library and stitch with our group! Perfect for all skill levels--even beginners. In Stitches meets the 1st, 3rd and 5th Tuesday of each month.
Preschool Story Time @ 10:30AM
Join Miss Carrie-Anne in the Young Readers' Room for stories, songs and fun!
Wednesday
Preschool Story Time @ 12:30PM
Join Miss Carrie-Anne in the Young Readers' Room for stories, songs and fun!
Kid's Book Group @ 4:00PM
Book Bunchers in grades 3-5 meet to discuss Honey by Sarah Weeks and complete a short activity. New faces are always welcome!
Tween Tabletop Drop-In Game Night from 6:00PM-8:00PM
Drop-in on the 3rd Wednesday of each month and play a variety of games.
Thursday
High School Drop-In Role Playing Game Night from 6:00PM-8:00PM
Drop-in on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month. For more information, email or call Alex at 424-4044.
Friday
Book Babies Story Time @ 10:30AM
Book Babies is a lap-sit story time for babies (newborn to 18 months) and their caregivers. The 20 minute program includes simple board books, rhymes and songs, plus literacy tips for parents.
Tiny Tales Story Time @ 11:30AM
Tiny Tales is a lap-sit story time for toddlers (ages 18-35 months) and their caregivers, bridging Book Babies and Preschool Story Time. This 20 minute program includes simple stories, rhymes and songs, plus literacy tips for parents.
Check Out What Our Book Groups are Reading!
All Booked Up, AM & PM: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Book of the Month Club: A Small Indiscretion by Jan Ellison
Book Bunch: Honey by Sarah Weeks
Page Turners: The Hunchback Assignments by Arthur Slade
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Tween Book Group Reads The Hunchback Assignments for January 14th
About the Book
The mysterious Mr. Socrates rescues Modo, a child in a traveling freak show. Modo is a hunchback with an amazing ability to transform his appearance, and Mr. Socrates raises him in isolation as an agent for the Permanent Association, a spy agency behind Brittania’s efforts to rule the empire. At 14, Modo is left on the streets of London to fend for himself. When he encounters Octavia Milkweed, another Association agent, the two uncover a plot by the Clockword Guild behind the murders of important men. Furthermore, a mad scientist is turning orphan children into automatons to further the goals of the Guild. Modo and Octavia journey deep into the tunnels under London and discover a terrifying plot against the British government. It’s up to them to save their country.
Read the rest of the series
- The Dark Deeps
- Empire of Ruins
- Island of Doom
Labels: book discussion for tweens, events/activities for tweens, KiDS' RooM News, page turners, TeeN RooM News
Get Our Millyard Museum Pass!
About the Museum
The Millyard Museum is housed in Mill No. 3 at the corner of Commercial and Pleasant Streets in the historic Amoskeag Millyard. The Museum features the permanent exhibit, Woven in Time: 11,000 Years at Amoskeag Falls, that tells the story of Manchester and the people who have lived and worked here.
The Millyard Museum also features the Discovery Gallery, a multi-purpose space used for school groups, family programs, lectures, temporary exhibits and other activities.
The museum is open Tuesday-Saturday 10:00AM-4:00PM. Special upcoming closings include Christmas Eve Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Call or check website for other holiday closings.
Read more about the library's activity pass program.
Labels: activity passes, ReC RooM News
Join us Tonight (12/9) for our Holiday Coffee House with Harpist De Luna
Labels: events/activities for adults, events/activities for kids, events/activities for teens, events/activities for tweens, programs, ReC RooM News
Adult Book Discussion Groups Read We Were Liars for January 6th or 8th
All Booked Up's selection for January is We Were Liars by E. Lockhart. Join the Wednesday evening group on January 6th at 6:30PM or the Friday afternoon group on January 8th at 1:00PM.Copies of the book are available on the Upper Level of the library.
About the Book
Cadence Sinclair Eastman, heiress to a fortune her grandfather amassed “doing business I never bothered to understand,” is the highly unreliable narrator of this searing story from National Book Award finalist Lockhart (The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks), which begins during her 15th summer when she suffers a head injury on the private island Granddad owns off Cape Cod. Cady vacations on Beechwood every year with her mother, two aunts, and—most importantly—the other liars of the title: cousins Mirren and Johnny, and Gat Patil, the nephew of Aunt Carrie’s longtime boyfriend. The book unfolds two summers later, with Cadence trying to piece together the memories she lost after the accident while up against crippling headaches, a brain that feels “broken in countless medically diagnosed ways,” and family members who refuse to speak on the subject (or have been cautioned not to). Lockhart’s gimlet-eyed depiction of Yankee privilege is astute; the Sinclairs are bigoted “old-money Democrats” who prize height, blonde hair, athleticism, and possessions above all else. There’s enough of a King Lear dynamic going on between Granddad and his three avaricious daughters to distract readers from Lockhart’s deft foreshadowing of the novel’s principal tragedy, and even that may be saying too much. Lockhart has created a mystery with an ending most readers won’t see coming, one so horrific it will prompt some to return immediately to page one to figure out how they missed it. At the center of it is a girl who learns the hardest way of all what family means, and what it means to lose the one that really mattered to you. (Publisher's Weekly starred review by Elizabeth Kaplan, 2-17-14)
Labels: all booked up, book discussion for adults, events/activities for adults, ReaDiNG RooM News, reading suggestions
This Week @ Your Library...
All WeekDrop Off Entries for the Annual Holiday Gingerbread Contest
Drop off your creations in all age categories in the Young Readers' Room any time this week. Winners will be announced on December 17th.
Tuesday
Preschool Story Time @ 10:30AM
Join Miss Carrie-Anne in the Young Readers' Room for stories, songs and fun!
Wednesday
Preschool Story Time @ 12:30PM
Join Miss Carrie-Anne in the Young Readers' Room for stories, songs and fun!
Drop-in Holiday Coffee House with Harpist De Luna from 6:30PM-8:00PM
Put yourself in the right frame of mind for the holiday season. Drop-in for coffee, tea, goodies and the lovely music of harpist De Luna.
Thursday
Tween Book Group @ 2:30PM
Page Turners in grades 6-8 meet to discuss The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin, along with a snack and short activity.
Drop-in Knitting Group on Thursday from 6:00PM-8:00PM
If your hobby is knitting crocheting, cross-stitch or any other kind of stitching, bring your project to the library and stitch with our group! Perfect for all skill levels--even beginners. Unraveled meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month.
Kid's Drop-in Tabletop Game Night from 6:00PM-8:00PM
You may drop-off** kids age 8-13 or stay and play with them! Led by Nick Ozmore, the tabletop game group meets the 2nd Thursday of each month and involves a wide selection of games on rotation. **Note: For children under 10 years of age, a parent or caregiver age 14 or older must remain in the building.
Friday
Book Babies and Tiny Tales Resume Next Week
Check Out What Our Book Groups are Reading!
All Booked Up, AM & PM: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Book of the Month Club: A Small Indiscretion by Jan Ellison
Book Bunch: Honey by Sarah Weeks
Page Turners: The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
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Abominable Snowman Make 'n Take Craft for Kids
Don't have time? Just pick up a kit to take home and craft!
Note: Make 'n Take crafts are not available during Story Time.
Labels: events/activities for kids, KiDS' RooM News, make 'n take
2015 Holiday Gingerbread Contest
It's time for the Friends of the Library's annual Holiday Gingerbread Contest!
Making sure all the materials are edible, create a unique house or other structure from homemade gingerbread or from a kit.
Bring your creation to the Young Readers' Room at library between December 8th and 12th.
Winners will be announced in all 6 categories on December 17th!
Check out previous years entries here: 2014 2013 2012
Labels: FRieNDS' CoRNeR News, rec room
A Small Indiscretion is the Book of the Month in December
About the Book
At nineteen, Annie Black trades a bleak future in a washed-out California town for a London winter of drinking and abandon. Twenty years later, she is a San Francisco lighting designer and happily married mother of three who has put her reckless youth behind her. Then a photo from that distant winter in Europe arrives inexplicably in her mailbox, and an old obsession is awakened.
Past and present collide, Annie’s marriage falters, and her son takes a car ride that ends with his life hanging in the balance. Now Annie must confront her own transgressions and fight for her family by untangling the mysteries of the turbulent winter that drew an invisible map of her future. Gripping, insightful, and lyrical, A Small Indiscretion announces the arrival of a major new voice in literary suspense as it unfolds a story of denial, passion, forgiveness—and the redemptive power of love.
Labels: book of the month club, ReaDiNG RooM News, reading suggestions
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