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JUNE LIBRARY NEWS Outdoor Wi-Fi Access Updated As the days grow longer and warmer, stop by the Manchester Library and settle in on the front lawn’s comfortable outdoor chairs or by the teak table generously sponsored by The Friends of the Library where you can enjoy the library’s updated and extended Wi-Fi signal! The wireless access is now available to reach every spot of the front and side of the library. With no password necessary, the next time you visit for a picnic, or a quiet reading space, or a relaxing outdoor gathering spot with friends, you can also access your favorite videos, send emails, or search the internet from the comfort of a shady or sunny spot on the front lawn! Updated Library Browsing Hours in June Starting in June, the Manchester library has once again updated the hours patrons may come into the building to enjoy library services. While Curbside Pickup hours will continue Monday to Saturday, in addition from 11 AM -5 PM on Monday to Friday,11 AM – 7 PM on Thursdays, and 11 AM – 3 PM on Saturdays, patrons may come into the library without making a reservation. Access to a computer will require an appointment. Please call 978-526-7711. We ask that if you cannot make your appointed time to please call to cancel so others will have a chance to enjoy this service. We also ask that patrons continue to wear a mask, sanitize their hands and be aware of remaining socially distant while inside the building.
The Manchester Library is excited to announce that new birdwatching kits are now available to borrow! These kits were generously funded by the Friends of the Manchester Public Library. Birdwatching is a fun hobby for all ages, and these kits are made for adults and youths that can be checked out for one week. Inside each kit comes with a fun, lightweight bag holding binoculars and birding guides that help provide easy ways to identify North America birds. You can place a hold on a kit to borrow for seven days by going online to the library’s website at manchesterpl.org or call the library at 978-526-7711. Kits can be picked up during library Curbside Pickup hours. Dont't Forget! New Outdoor Games to Borrow! The Manchester Library is excited to announce that new outdoor games sponsored by gifts to the library are now available to borrow! You can choose from a Bean bag game, a Bocce ball game, and a Wooden blocks game! You can place a hold on a game to borrow for three weeks by going online to the library’s website at manchesterpl.org or call the library at 978-526-7711. Games can be picked up during library Curbside Pickup hours. Library Events Online Hearthside Book Group Tuesday, June 1st at 4:00 PM Join us on Zoom to discuss The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline. Contact Lori Dumont at ldumont@manchesterpl.org to register for this book group meeting. Copies of this book are available at the circulation desk, and you can use the library's curbside pickup or home delivery service to get a copy. Adult Online Tai Chi Class with Susan Halpern now Outdoors! On Thursday, June 3rd at 10 AM Manchester local Susan Halpern will be moving her weekly series of Tai Chi class for ages 18 and older to the front of the library lawn! To register for this event please email Adult Services Librarian Rachel Meneades at remeneades@manchesterpl.org and fill out the Safety Release Registration Form. Please wear loose clothing, sneakers or any other low heeled, non-slip shoes, and practice in a space about 6-8 square feet. Also, please keep a chair for resting as needed nearby. Tai Chi is an ancient form of exercise, some forms created 300 years ago. The class will focus on the Sun style which employs a more upright stance with small arm movements and short steps. Forms demand attention and stimulate good balance, attention, and stress reduction. Anyone can benefit from Tai Chi. Studies have found that regular Tai Chi practice reduces the incidence of falls. While group practice is how many have been exposed to Tai Chi, a home practice provides many benefits and will prepare everyone for meetings outside when this pandemic is in control. Your instructor, Susan Halpern has been trained and certified to teach by the Tai Chi for Health Institute and has been teaching at North Shore Medical Center outpatient clinic for 12 years. You can verify on the website taichiforhealthinstitute.org. Online Cooking Class with Simply Creative’s Rob Scott: Blueberry Cinnamon Strusel On Friday, June 4th at 7 PM The Manchester Public Library is partnering with Simply Creative's Rob Scott where he will host an online cooking class on putting together an easy and delicious desert you can use all summer long! Join us on Zoom and learn how to make a Blueberry Cream Cheese Cake with a Brown Sugar Cinnamon Streusel. You can also access the recipe ahead of time and follow along with Rob to learn his tips and tricks for putting together this delicious treat! To register for this event Zoom please click HERE. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Diversity Matters Book Group On Tuesday, June 8th at 5:00 PM Join us on Zoom and contact Sara Collins at scollins@manchesterpl.org to register for this group. The Diversity Matters group will discuss “Five Days” by Wes Moore and Erica L. Green. Call the library at 978-526-7711 to ask if copies of these titles are available at the circulation desk, and you can use the library’s curbside pickup service to get a copy. Please let any friends or neighbors, etc who might be interested, know of the readings and group. We are hoping to continue the exploration, thinking, and conversations of this important issue with more community members. AAA Bike and Safety Presentation On Wednesday, June 9th at 6:30 PM Even though Bike Safety month is in May, you can still join AAA for their online presentation! Biking enthusiasts and families can learn about the importance of wearing protective gear, staying visible when biking outside, how to use hand signals, and where to find safe places to ride and walk! The AAA presenter will also share the laws and rules of the road to help everyone have a safe and fun biking experience! To register for this event on Zoom please click HERE. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. The Cooking Gene: Tracing my African American Story Through Food with Michael Twitty On Thursday, June 10th at 7 PM The Manchester Library has partnered with the Groton Public library and 23 other public libraries to host African American culinary historian and James Beard Award winner Michael W. Twitty for an online presentation where Michael will discuss his award winning book The Cooking Gene and his journey to trace his family history through the story of Southern and American food. Using genetic research, historic interpretation, nature study, heirloom gardening and interviews with contemporary voices in food, his journey led him back to his family’s origins in West and Central Africa and a front ring seat in the debate over race and food in American life. To register for this online event please click HERE. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. AAA Real ID Program On Thursday, June 17th at 6:30 PM AAA will have an online presentation on the Massachusetts Identification Requirements for obtaining a REAL ID, a federal identification form that will eventually be required for air travel and entering federal buildings. AAA will help you understand the application process and find out what you need, including required documents, how to obtain the ID, and you can do to save time and be successful in one trip when you apply. To register for this online event please click HERE. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Mystery Book Group On Friday, June 25th at 10:30 AM The Mystery Book Group will me to discuss The Maze by Catherine Coulter. New members are always welcome. To join please contact Rachael Meneades at rmeneades@manchesterpl.org to receive the Zoom login information.
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We are always open online where you can check out our free to use digital collection! There you can find a great selection of eBooks, Audiobooks, and movies and TV shows to stream and enjoy along with many other digital resources by using your Manchester-by-the-Sea Public Library card. Check out some of the popular options below! To see more free resources visit our Virtual Library page.
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Ancestry Library is a version of Ancestry.com that is now temporarily available for free at home. This resource contains a variety of collections that can help in educational or genealogical research. These historical records include a network of resources you can search, such as census, church, court, and immigration records. Ancestry Library will guide your research from the beginning and provide downloadable forms that can help organize the content you collect.
A Boston Public Library eCard is a virtual library card that allows Massachusetts residents to instantly use all of Boston Public Library's online resources. You can read magazine and journal articles from online databases, download eBooks, Audio, Video and downloadable media. Don't have an eCard? Register for one online.
A nonprofit organization, Consumer Reports provides an easy to use guide for unbiased ratings on thousands of products and services used in everyday life. Included in the subscription are helpful tools for cars and televisions, satisfaction scores from nearly a million consumers, and expert tips on topics including health, food, tech and money. When accessing Consumer Reports from home you will need your library card’s barcode numbers. If you do not have access to your library card, please see a librarian at the Manchester Library.
Creativebug is a go-to digital resource that offers over a 1,000 high-quality online videos in arts and crafts instructional workshops and techniques. Learn how to paint, knit, crochet, sew, screen print, make jewelry and more! No matter what level maker you are, you can find a crafting medium that fuels your creative side! When accessing Creativebug from home you will need your library card’s barcode numbers. If you do not have access to your library card, please contact a librarian at the Manchester Library at 978-526-7711. Freegal is a downloadable music service from your library. All you need is your Manchester Library card number and your PIN. With access to the Sony Music Entertainment catalog, it offers hundreds of thousands of songs, over 100 genres of music, and more than 50 record labels, all without having to download software or have any digital rights management (DRM) issues to deal with. Access to Freegal is limited to patrons of the Manchester Public Library.
Hoopla, the Library’s newest downloading service, will offer you a ton of fun and new content to enjoy! Using a web browser, smart phone or tablet, hoopla is an online streaming service that offers a great selection of feature films, television shows, documentaries, music albums and audiobooks you can enjoy at home or on the go. The content is always available so you don’t have to worry about ending up on any wait-lists and you get up to 10 checkouts per month!
Check out Hoopla’s newest addition: Bonus Borrows! In order to provide relief to Libraries and to provide more content to Patrons during this difficult time of sheltering at home, we are proud to announce the hoopla Bonus Borrows Collection with more than 1,000 top titles and hoopla favorites. Each borrow from our free borrows collection is completely FREE to Libraries. Each patron will be debited zero borrows from their monthly hoopla borrows when they borrow something from the collection.
Kanopy is a video streaming service that provides instant access to thousands of critically acclaimed movies, documentaries and Kids favorites. We partner with studios like A24, The Criterion Collection, PBS and more to bring your library access to thoughtful entertainment. How can I watch Kanopy? You can stream Kanopy on any of your favorite devices! Kanopy is accessible via mobile and tablet apps for iPhone and Android. You can also access Kanopy on your Desktop, and SmartTV apps like Roku, Apple TV, and Fire Stick.
Lynda.com has now been upgraded to LinkedinLearning! All of the same great content you know from Lynda.com such as learning how to create a website, updating your knowledge of Microsoft Office, and developing business and creative skills that will increase your ability to achieve personal and professional goals will now be available to enjoy on the updated LinkedIn Learning platform. You will continue to be able to watch all the same content, bookmarked courses, and obtain certificates of completion that you had in Lynda.com will appear on your new account as a part of the upgrade. Check out their FAQ Page for more information about the upgrade!
The Manchester-by-the-Sea Public Library is happy to provide access to The Manchester Cricket’s Digital Archive up to 2009. The digitization of the Cricket was funded by an equal collaboration between the Friends of the Manchester Public Library and current owners of The Manchester Cricket Newspaper. Up-to-date physical copies of the 2019 Manchester Cricket papers are also available at the Manchester Library. The Manchester Cricket is an independent, family-owned weekly newspaper that has served the communities of Manchester and Essex since 1888.
Overdrive is used for downloading eBooks, Audio Books, Streaming Video and Magazines. To sign in, choose your library system from the dropdown menu — Massachusetts-by-the-Sea library cardholders are considered Merrimack Valley Library patrons (MVLC); use your library card number to login. Download or stream across multiple devices using the Overdrive or Libby app.
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New Additions to the Library's Collection!
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| | The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany
By Strauss, Gwen
2021-05 - St. Martin's Press
9781250239297 Check Our Catalog Utterly gripping. --Anne Sebba, author of Les Parisiennes A compelling, beautifully written story of resilience, friendship and survival. The story of Women's resistance during World War II needs to be told and The Nine accomplishes this in spades. --Heather Morris, New York Times bestselling author of Cilka's Journey The …More
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| | Park Avenue Summer
By Rosen, Renee
2019-04 - Berkley Books
9781101991145 Check Our Catalog "'Mad Men meets The Devil Wears Prada, ' which might as well be saying 'put me in your cart immediately.'"--PopSugar It's 1965 and Cosmopolitan magazine's brazen new editor in chief--Helen Gurley Brown--shocks America and saves a dying publication by daring to talk to women about all things off-limits... New York City is filled with opportunities for …More
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| | Hello Summer: Inspired Recipes for Lazy Days and Magical Nights
By Hanel, Marnie
Author Stevenson, Jen
2021-04 - Artisan Publishers
9781579659462 Check Our Catalog Here Comes the Fun Whether for cocktails and bites at the lake house or a come one, come all dinner with friends, here are more than 100 seasonally inspired recipes guided by the principle that summer cooking means keeping things loose (and the oven off when it's just too hot out). Fuel up for a surf day with a basket of Fantastic Focaccia Sandwiches, host lunch on the deck with a …More
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| | Just Last Night
By McFarlane, Mhairi
2021-05 - William Morrow & Company
9780063036857 Check Our Catalog I cannot remember the last book I loved as much... a luminous, heart-achingly beautiful love letter to friendship. Knockout -- Josie Silver, New York Times bestselling author International bestseller Mhairi McFarlane explores lifelong friendships, long-buried secrets, and unexpected love in a heartfelt, emotional new novel, perfect for fans of Evvie …More
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| | The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds
By Dunn, Jon
2021-04 - Basic Books
9781541618190 Check Our Catalog An acclaimed natural history writer follows the trail of the remarkable hummingbird all over the world. Hummingbirds are a glittering, sparkling collective of over three hundred wildly variable species. For centuries, they have been revered by indigenous Americans, coveted by European collectors, and admired worldwide for their unsurpassed metallic plumage and immense character. Yet …More
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| | A Lady's Formula for Love
By Everett, Elizabeth
2021-02 - Berkley Books
9780593200629 Check Our Catalog What is a Victorian lady's formula for love? Mix one brilliant noblewoman and her enigmatic protection officer. Add in a measure of danger and attraction. Heat over the warmth of humor and friendship, and the result is more than simple chemistry--it's elemental. Lady Violet is keeping secrets. First, she founded a clandestine sanctuary for England's most brilliant female scientists. …More
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| | Bicycling with Butterflies: A 10,201 Mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration
By Dykman, Sara
2021-04 - Timber Press (OR)
9781643260457 Check Our Catalog "A lament for our thoughtless destruction of nature and at the same time a celebration of the beauty that remains. The migration of the monarch butterflies is one of the wonders of the world--we must save it for future generations." --Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and U.N. Messenger of Peace Outdoor educator and field researcher Sara Dykman made …More
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| | The Most Fun We Ever Had
By Lombardo, Claire
2021-04 - Anchor Books
9780525564232 Check Our Catalog "A gripping and poignant ode to a messy, loving family in all its glory." --Madeline Miller, New York Times bestselling author of Circe
A New York Times Bestseller
Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction In this "rich, complex family saga" (USA Today) full of long-buried family secrets, Marilyn …More
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| | The Unfit Heiress: The Tragic Life and Scandalous Sterilization of Ann Cooper Hewitt
By Clare Farley, Audrey
2021-04 - Grand Central Publishing
9781538753354 Check Our Catalog For readers of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and The Phantom of Fifth Avenue, a page-turning drama of fortunes, eugenics and women's reproductive rights framed by the sordid court battle between Ann Cooper Hewitt and her socialite mother. At the turn of the twentieth century, American women began to reject Victorian propriety in favor of passion and livelihood …More
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| | The Last Watch
By Dewes, J. S.
2021-04 - Tor Books
9781250236340 Check Our Catalog The Expanse meets Game of Thrones in J. S. Dewes's fast-paced, sci-fi adventure The Last Watch, where a handful of soldiers stand between humanity and annihilation. The Divide. It's the edge of the universe. Now it's collapsing--and taking everyone and everything with it. The only ones who can stop it are the Sentinels--the recruits, exiles, and …More
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| | Lilyville: Mother, Daughter, and Other Roles I Played
By Feldshuh, Tovah
2021-04 - Hachette Books
9780306924026 Check Our Catalog This heartwarming and funny memoir from a beloved actress tells the story of a mother and daughter whose narrative reflects American cultural changes and the world's shifting expectations of women. From Golda to Ginsburg, Yentl to Mama Rose, Tallulah to the Queen of Mean, Tovah Feldshuh has always played powerful women who aren't afraid to sit at the table with the big boys and rule …More
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| | The Shell Collector
By Naigle, Nancy
2021-05 - Waterbrook Press
9780593193594 Check Our Catalog "A beautiful story full of love, loss, and second chances."--#1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber A touching novel of a friendship that crosses generations, and learning how even the smallest gifts can change a life for good, from USA Today bestselling author Nancy Naigle. Two years after her husband's death, Amanda Whittier has two children to …More
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| | The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War
By Menand, Louis
2021-04 - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
9780374158453 Check Our Catalog An engrossing and impossibly wide-ranging project . . . In The Free World, every seat is a good one. --Carlos Lozada, The Washington Post The Free World sparkles. Fully original, beautifully written . . . One hopes Menand has a sequel in mind. The bar is set very high. --David Oshinsky, The New York Times Book Review Named a most anticipated book of …More
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| | Ocean Prey
By Sandford, John
2021-04 - G.P. Putnam's Sons
9780593087022 Check Our Catalog 31st book in Lucas Davenport (Prey) series Fan-favorite heroes Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers join forces on a deadly maritime case in the remarkable new novel from #1 New York Times-bestselling author John Sandford. An off-duty Coast Guardsman is fishing with his family when he calls in some suspicious behavior from a nearby boat. It's a snazzy craft, slick and outfitted with extra horsepower, and is zipping along …More
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| | The Artful Dickens: The Tricks and Ploys of the Great Novelist
By Mullan, John
2021-05 - Bloomsbury Publishing
9781408866818 Check Our Catalog 'One for your Christmas list ... A feast of Dickensian knowledge' The Times
'This is a marvellous, endlessly illuminating book ... It doesn't go on the shelf alongside other critics; it goes on the shelf alongside Dickens' Howard Jacobson Discover the tricks of a literary master in this essential guide to the fictional world of Charles …More
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| | One Got Away
By Lelchuk, S. A.
2021-04 - Flatiron Books
9781250170279 Check Our Catalog "Nikki Griffin is one spectacular heroine...One Got Away is one seriously entertaining read." --USA Today
Private investigator Nikki Griffin is on a case. The reclusive matriarch of one of San Francisco's wealthiest and most private families has been defrauded by a con-man, and her furious son enlists Nikki to find the money. And find the …More
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| | Stranger Care: A Memoir of Loving What Isn't Ours
By Sentilles, Sarah
2021-05 - Random House
9780593230039 Check Our Catalog "A powerful, heartbreaking, necessary masterpiece."--Cheryl Strayed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wild The moving story of what one woman learned from fostering a newborn--about injustice, about making mistakes, about how to better love and protect people beyond our immediate kin May you always feel at home. After their decision not to …More
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| | Caul Baby
By Jerkins, Morgan
2021-04 - Harper
9780062873088 Check Our Catalog "The true strength of this book has a profound impact: in conveying the life-giving and life-sustaining power of Black women's bodies, and the blood relationships between them. . . . The women Jerkins creates do not need men or any other outsiders to rescue them; they rescue themselves." -New York Times Book …More
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| | The Ground Breaking: An American City and Its Search for Justice
By Ellsworth, Scott
2021-05 - Dutton Books
9780593182987 Check Our Catalog And then they were gone.
More than one-thousand homes and businesses. Restaurants and movie theaters, churches and doctors' offices, a hospital, a public library, a post office. Looted, burned, and bombed from the air. Over the course of less than twenty-four hours in the spring of 1921, Tulsa's infamous "Black Wall Street" was wiped off the …More
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| | Project Hail Mary
By Weir, Andy
2021-05 - Ballantine Books
9780593135204 Check Our Catalog A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this incredible new science-based thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Martian. "A novel that would have delighted Robert A. Heinlein and Isaac Asimov."--George R.R. Martin, author of A Game of Thrones
"Weir's finest work to date . . . the one book I read last year that I …More
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| | The Anthropocene Reviewed
By Green, John
2021-05 - Dutton Books
9780525555216 Check Our Catalog A deeply moving and insightful collection of personal essays from #1 bestselling author John Green. This is a signed edition. The Anthropocene is the current geologic age, in which humans have profoundly reshaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, bestselling author John Green reviews …More
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