Manchester Library Notes | May 30

Manchester teens enjoyed some beautiful henna designs and ice cream on the last half day of the school year and signed up for summer reading.
This week at the Manchester Public Library there's tons to do, including "Wicked Good Henna," reading with the Diversity Matters book group, summer reading for youth and adults, and learning to play …

Essex Library Notes | May 30

There’s so much going on this week at the Essex TOHP Burnham Public Library, including an educational session on pollinators, community book group meeting to discuss “Say Nothing,” …

Manchestester Library Notes | May 23

This week at the library join us in celebrating storytelling, kindness and community, come decorate the library pavers with chalk illustrations, knit together and much more. Library Closed | …

On Carelessness: Pick Your Poison

“The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald has long been a favorite of mine. Its portrayal of the American dream corrupted, its doomed love story, class differences, the conflict of old …

Manchestester Library Notes | May 9

This week at the library we will be painting a pot and planting seeds, along with a plant swap, you can embroider, get garden design lessons and much more.

Essex Library Notes | April 25

Essex residents enjoyed an evening of floral arranging with local floral designer Karen Bell of Something Extra Flowers.

This week at the TOHP Burnham Public Library in Essex, there's a teen workshop on candy sushi, a guitar concert with Scott Ouellette, STEAM & Stories, and much more. …

Manchestester Library Notes | April 25

Over 250 people were delighted and inspired by a presentation with author Sy Montgomery and illustrator Matt Patterson discussing their acclaimed book, “Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell” at the Shalin Liu Performance Center. Pictured on the left, librarian Audrey Carman and on the right, librarian Maddy Willwerth.

This week at the Manchester Public Library, we have the Graphic Novel Club, Exploring the Promise, Perils and Potential of AI, Discover America’s National Parks and much more. Crowell …

On Saturday, the diaramas entered for this year's PEEP Show at the Manchester Public Library were displayed for the judges.
And the Manchester Library's "PEEPle's" Choice award winners are ...
The Manchester Library reports that is was “hopping” as it capped off its annual Peeps candy diorama contest with a “Peeple’s” Choice Awards (get it?) party on this past …
Drop in during National Library Week, April 6-12 and share in words or pictures what draws you to the library.
Manchester Library Notes | April 11
This week at the Manchester by the Sea public library, there’s so much going on, including Dungeons and Dragons, Peeps Party, read to Winston and much more. National Library Week | April 6-12 …
Essex Library Notes | March 28
There are great things happening this coming week at the TOHP Burnham Essex Public Library, like the annual "Peep" diorama crafting competition, a stress management workshop, book group, and more! Check it out …
Thanks to Manchester’s local 4H, 53 attendees of all ages got to meet some sweet rabbits and guinea pigs.
Manchester Library Notes | March 28
This week at the Manchestser by the Sea Public Library, there’s so much going on, including Pajama Storytime, Hearthside Book Group, learn the Ukulele, Crowell Concert Series and much more. …
The Flower Farmers: Inspiration & Advice from Expert Growers, scheduled for release on May 6.
Gardening Books That are Perfect Right Now
I’m not much of a gardener, though I like to read about people who like gardening. It’s about this time of year, when the ground reappears from beneath its blanket of ice and snow, that it occurs …
The Flower Farmers: Inspiration & Advice from Expert Growers, scheduled for release on May 6.
Books to Cultivate
I’m not much of a gardener, though I like to read about people who like gardening. It’s about this time of year, when the ground reappears from beneath its blanket of ice and snow, that it occurs …
MANCHESTER LIBRARY NOTES | March 14
This week’s programming at the Manchester Public Library includes Shamrock snacks, author hours, digital tutorials, a “knit together,” meet thriller author and much more. …
Local children had a “whale of a good time” over February break last week, meeting and learning all about Humpback whales during a youth education program hosted by the Manchester Public Library. Manchester got a visit from the Whalemobile and the Manchester Elementary Memorial School offered up space for the life-sized inflatable humpback whale (named “Nile”) for the enrichment program.
Manchester Library Notes | February 28
This week the library is offering so many children’s programs, along with the Hearthside book group tackling the very local life of Pride Crossing's Eleonora "Eleo" Sears, needlework …
The Big Beautiful World of Trans Literature
Recently, the National Parks Service removed the “TQ+” from the website dedicated to the Stonewall National Monument, in New York City. It was the first national park dedicated to the …
Manchester Library Notes | Feb. 14
This week at the Manchester Public Library there are some great public programs. You can take tech apart, enjoy Community Game Night, join authors virtually, and much more …

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