Manchester Library Notes | Sept. 13

This week the Manchester Library starts Library Card sign-up month, there is an author discussion, Cookbook Club and many more activities. September is Library Card Sign-up Month | Manchester …
Dorie's Cookies, by award-winning cookbook author, Dorie Greenspan.

Manchester Library Notes | Sept. 6

This week the Manchester Library starts Library Card sign-up month, there is an author discussion, Cookbook Club and many more activities. Library Closed |   Saturday, September 7 due …

Novels for Living Now

I know there are readers out there who stick to the classics, or to books that are at least 20 years old and have stood the test of time.  And I get it.   If you only have so much time …

Discovering Peter Heller

A couple of weeks ago, my family took a quick getaway to our family camp in Maine and my 15-year-old announced that he’d forgotten his book. “It’s okay,” I announced. …

Manchester Library Notes | July 19

This week, the Manchester by the Sea Public Library is hosting many events, including Tai Chi in Masconomo Park, anticipation for the Friends of Library Annual Book Sale, a meeting of the the Mystery Book Group, and more.

Manchester Library Notes | June 28

This week, the Manchester by the Sea Public Library is hosting many events, including Dungeons and Dragons for Adults, an author talk on the new novel, "Jackie," Tai Chi, a meeting of the the Mystery Book Group, and more.

Essex Library Notes | June 21

Over 200 children enjoyed Root Beer Floats at the Library as they celebrated the last day of school and the start of Summer Reading.

This week, the Essex Public Library is hosting many events, including a hula hoop workshop, a meeting of the Community Book Group, an opportunity to meet with a regional social worker, and more.

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.
Manchester Library Notes | June 21
This week, the Manchester by the Sea Public Library is hosting many events, including a travel talk about Botswana and South Africa by a local couple, a meeting of the the Mystery Book Group, and more.
A Serious Look at Light Reading
The Sunday before last a roomful of people gathered to participate in a very serious discussion about light reading: what makes the perfect summer book? Because I put the event together, I made …
Elin Hilderbrand for President
As I write this, I’m about halfway through Swan Song, the newest book by Elin Hilderbrand, published June 11.   It’s called Swan Song for reasons pertinent to the events in the book …
Director Cynthia Gemmell and keynote author Kelly Weinersmith (left-right) after Kelly’s fabulous presentation about her book “A City on Mars:  Can we Settle Space, Should we Settle Space, and Have we Really Thought this Through?”
Manchester Library Notes | June 7
This week, the Manchester by the Sea Public Library is hosting many events, including children's storytime, a virtual gender lecture called "Art Across Asia," in-library Tai Chi, and more.
Manchester Library Notes | May 17
A lot is happening this week at the Manchester by the Sea Public Library, including a meeting of the Diversity Matters Book Club, educational session on NASA and space exploration, children's programs and more.
Event on May 5 Asks: Can New England Make Things Again?
Looking around at all of the old mill buildings and tanneries that have been turned into fashionable shopping areas and apartment buildings, it’s easy to think of New England’s …
Maria Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray, authors of
Manchester Library Notes | April 26
A lot is happening this week at the Manchester by the Sea Public Library, including a meeting of the Mystery Book Club, a plant swap, meditation, children's programs and more.
Bethany Groff Dorau
Book Lovers, Clear Your Calendars!
Book lovers of the North Shore, clear your calendars for the last weekend of April. On Saturday, April 27, bookstores across the country will be celebrating Independent Bookstore Day. It’s one …
Manchester Library Notes | April 12
A lot is happening this week at the Manchester by the Sea Public Library, including registration for April 12's solar eclipse viewing party, community poetry reading, book groups and more.
Essex Library Notes | April 12
This week at the TOHP Burnham Public Library, come down to see Rick Roth and the Cape Ann Vernal Pond team who will bring indigenous snakes, or join the community book group that currently reading "Dancing at the Pity Party" by Tyler Feder.
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