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Selection of Library Museum Passes Now Available to Reserve! Several museums are now open and offering timed ticket reservations. Reserve library passes to the Cape Ann Museum, Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), Museum of Science, Peabody Essex Museum and Zoo New England. Just click HEREto go to the library's website and begin your reservation process. Click on the museum you are interested in visiting and there you will see instructions to reserve your timed ticket. If you have any questions, please call the library at 978-526-7711. With Spring vacation this month, consider reserving your passes today.
Online Library Access to Wall Street Journal The Manchester Public Library now offers online access to The Wall Street Journal! Get the latest national news, business and economy information and even access to WSJ Magazine, all from the comfort of your own home! To access the Wall Street Journal, just click HERE. You will need your library card to login and to create an account, then you will be able to start reading articles immediately! You will never run out of free articles to read. If you have any questions, please contact the library at 978-526-7711. Library Events Adult Online Tai Chi Class with Susan Halpern To register for this event please email [email protected] or register for the Zoom Login Information Here, and fill out the Safety Release Registration Form. Manchester local Susan Halpern will begin hosting a weekly series of one-hour Tai Chi class for ages 18 and older 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. Coffee Book Chat Starting on Tuesday, April 6th at 11 AM join the Manchester library staff on Zoom to talk about our favorite reads! We will meet the first Tuesday of the month for 30 minutes to take this chance to have a coffee and chat about what we've been reading. To register directly for the program on Zoom, please click HERE. You do not need a Zoom account to participate. Online Hearthside Book Group On Tuesday, April 6th at 4:00 PM join us on Zoom to discuss Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow. Contact Lori Dumont at [email protected] 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. Springy Saturdays Come by the Manchester library’s front lawn starting Saturday, April 10th from 10 AM - 11:30 AM where staff will setup a selection of library items that you can browse and checkout! Pending the weather, stop by and pick up some new reads, music, movies and more and chat with a librarian to hear about what is going on with the library! We can’t wait to see you there! April’s Diversity Matters Book Group: An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States On Tuesday, April 13th at 5:00 PM join us on Zoom and contact Sara Collins at [email protected] to register for this group. The Diversity Matters group will discuss An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz. This book describes and analyzes a four-hundred-year span of Indigenous resistance to the colonization of the Americas, and is also a 2015 Recipient of the American Book Award. 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. May’s meeting will be on Tuesday, May 11th from 5-6 PM to discuss Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong. Please join us by contacting Sara Collins at [email protected]. Additional copies of April's title are available at our front desk and May's books will be requested soon. We welcome friends, family, peers from other groups who may want to join for one meeting or more, the discussion is richer for us all weighing these issues together. The Ultimate Presentation for Red Sox Nation On Thursday, April 15th at 6:30 PM take a fun and enlightening journey through Boston Red Sox history with the author of the Ultimate Boston Red Sox Time Machine Book Marty Gitlin. This presentation features videos and photographs of the greatest and most fascinating players, teams, events and moments in franchise history. You can also enjoy some trivia questions that covers Sox history, from the Royal Rooters, who launched Red Sox Nation, all the way to the four World Series championships and beyond! To register directly for the program on Zoom, please click HERE. You do not need a Zoom account to participate. Patriot's Day Holiday The Library will be closed for Curbside Pickup on Monday, April 19th in observance of Patriots’ Day. The Library will reopen for Curbside Pickup on Tuesday, April 20th from 10 AM to 3 PM. Manchester Favorite Poem Project Sharing Program Please join us on Tuesday, April 27th at 6:00 PM for an evening celebrating poetry! In the spirit of the Favorite Poem Project created by former U.S. Poet Laureate, Robert Pinsky, you can sign up to share your favorite poem and give brief explanation of its meaning to you. Each reader will have 5 minutes and you will be eligible to win a Favorite Poem Project Anthology book! To register directly for the program on Zoom, please click HERE. You do not need a Zoom account to participate. AAA Free Virtual Driver's Safety Series AAA Northeast has a variety of FREE virtual programs specifically for new or soon-to-be-new drivers. This spring, AAA and the library bring you a six-seminar series aimed to cover a variety of topics, Thursday evenings on Zoom. Make it a family affair! All seminars are relevant to drivers of all ages. To register directly for the program on Zoom, please click HERE. You do not need a Zoom account to participate. Signing up for one seminar gives you access to all six! Weekly topics include: April 29, “Shifting Gears: The Blunt Truth About Marijuana and Driving;” May 6, “Distracted Driving;” May 13, “The AAA 12-Step Program to Better Driving;” May 20: “Under the Hood;” May 27, “The Mistakes Teen Drivers Make;” and June 3, “Dare to Prepare.” Coming up in May... Friends of the Manchester Library Annual Meeting and Author Talk Friends of the Manchester Library will be holding their annual meeting via Zoom. The meeting will be held Monday, May 10 at 7:00. We will be having a short business meeting before hearing from our guest speaker, author, Jennifer Dupee. She will be discussing her debut novel book, The Little French Bridal Shop. Jennifer grew up on the North and the setting of the book will be familiar to Manchester and Beverly Farm residents. She graduated from Brown University, receiving honors in Creative Writing. She is an active member of the Grub Street writing community in Boston. The Manchester Library has several copies of her book as does The Book Shop of Beverly Farms. In order to receive the zoom invitation, please email Becky at [email protected]. Any questions you might have for Jennifer should also be emailed to Becky.
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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 is a new online learning platform called Lynda.com with top-quality courses taught by industry experts. These courses are essential for students, teachers or anyone interested in learning. Lynda.com’s online tutorials offer a large variety of great resources 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.
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.
RBdigital is a state-of-the-art digital media platform and app that provides access to the broadest array of content services. Enjoy access to the broadest array of digital content services, including audiobooks, eBooks, magazines, newspapers, comics, entertainment, education, health and wellness, and more.
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New Additions to the Library's Collection!
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| | The Genome Odyssey: Medical Mysteries and the Incredible Quest to Solve Them
By Ashley, Euan Angus
2021-02 - Celadon Books
9781250234995 Check Our Catalog In The Genome Odyssey, Dr. Euan Ashley, Stanford professor of medicine and genetics, brings the breakthroughs of precision medicine to vivid life through the real diagnostic journeys of his patients and the tireless efforts of his fellow doctors and scientists as they hunt to prevent, predict, and beat disease. Since the Human Genome Project was completed in 2003, the price of …More
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| | The Lost Apothecary
By Penner, Sarah
2021-03 - Park Row
9780778311010 Check Our Catalog Named Most Anticipated of 2021 by Newsweek, Good Housekeeping, Hello magazine, Oprah.com, Bustle, Popsugar, Betches, Sweet July, and GoodReads
March 2021 Indie Next Pick and #1 LibraryReads Pick
"A bold, edgy, accomplished debut " --Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of …More
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| | The Barbizon: The Hotel That Set Women Free
By Bren, Paulina
2021-03 - Simon & Schuster
9781982123895 Check Our Catalog From award-winning author Paulina Bren comes the first history of New York's most famous residential hotel--The Barbizon--and the remarkable women who lived there. WELCOME TO NEW YORK'S LEGENDARY HOTEL FOR WOMEN Liberated from home and hearth by World War I, politically enfranchised and ready to work, women arrived to take their place in the dazzling new skyscrapers of …More
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| | A Captain for Caroline Gray
By Wright, Julie
2021-03 - Shadow Mountain
9781629728469 Check Our Catalog Regency London Caroline Gray's third season in London society ends as badly as her first two--no marriage proposal, no suitor, not even a glimmer of an interested prospect. She suspects it's because she is far too quick to speak her mind to men who are put off by her forthright opinions, her eager intellect backed by a formal education, and her unconventional ideas about the future. She is …More
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| | The Ten Year War: Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and the Bloodfight Over American Health Care
By Cohn, Jonathan
2021-02 - St. Martin's Press
9781250270931 Check Our Catalog Jonathan Cohn's The Ten Year War is the definitive account of the battle over Obamacare, based on interviews with sources who were in the room, from one of the nation's foremost healthcare journalists. The Affordable Care Act, better known as "Obamacare," was the most sweeping and consequential piece of legislation of the last half century. It has touched nearly every American …More
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| | All My Lies Are True
By Koomson, Dorothy
2021-03 - Quercus Books
9781472260420 Check Our Catalog 'This is devastatingly good' Heat From the bestselling author of The Ice Cream Girls comes a gripping emotional thriller of love and obsession and the nature of coercive control. 'The author plays a blinder' says the Sun. Verity is telling lies...
And that's why she's about to be arrested for attempted murder. Serena has been …More
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| | Women and Other Monsters: Building a New Mythology
By Zimmerman, Jess
2021-03 - Beacon Press
9780807054932 Check Our Catalog A fresh cultural analysis of female monsters from Greek mythology, and an invitation for all women to reclaim these stories as inspiration for a more wild, more monstrous version of feminism The folklore that has shaped our dominant culture teems with frightening female creatures. In our language, in our stories (many written by men), we underline the idea that women who step out of …More
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| | The Seed Keeper
By Wilson, Diane
2021-03 - Milkweed Editions
9781571311375 Check Our Catalog A haunting novel spanning several generations, The Seed Keeper follows a Dakh ta family's struggle to preserve their way of life, and their sacrifices to protect what matters most. Rosalie Iron Wing has grown up in the woods with her father, Ray, a former science teacher who tells her stories of plants, of the stars, of the origins of the Dakh ta people. Until, one morning, Ray …More
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| | You're Leaving When?: Adventures in Downward Mobility
By Gurwitch, Annabelle
2021-03 - Counterpoint LLC
9781640094475 Check Our Catalog From the New York Times bestselling author of I See You Made an Effort comes a timely and hilarious chronicle of downward mobility, financial and emotional. With signature sharp wit (NPR), Annabelle Gurwitch gives irreverent and empathetic voice to a generation hurtling into their next chapter with no safety net and proves that our …More
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| | The Twilight Zone
By Fernández, Nona
Translator Wimmer, Natasha
2021-03 - Graywolf Press
9781644450475 Check Our Catalog An engrossing, incantatory novel about the legacy of historical crimes by the author of Space Invaders It is 1984 in Chile, in the middle of the Pinochet dictatorship. A member of the secret police walks into the office of a dissident magazine and finds a reporter, who records his testimony. The narrator of Nona Fern ndez's mesmerizing and terrifying novel The Twilight Zone …More
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| | The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey Into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred
By Prescod-Weinstein, Chanda
2021-03 - Bold Type Books
9781541724709 Check Our Catalog From a star theoretical physicist, a journey into the world of particle physics and the cosmos -- and a call for a more just practice of science. In The Disordered Cosmos, Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein shares her love for physics, from the Standard Model of Particle Physics and what lies beyond it, to the physics of melanin in skin, to the latest theories of dark matter -- all with a …More
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| | Siri, Who Am I?
By Tschida, Sam
2021-01 - Quirk Books
9781683691686 Check Our Catalog Indie Next and Library Reads Pick
One of Cosmopolitan's "Best New Books Coming Out in 2021"
One of POPSUGAR's "Best New Books Coming Out in 2021" A Millennial with amnesia uses her Instagram account to piece together her identity in this hilarious and whip-smart comedy about the ups and downs of influencer culture. Mia might …More
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| | Water, Wood, and Wild Things: Learning Craft and Cultivation in a Japanese Mountain Town
By Kirshner, Hannah
2021-03 - Viking
9781984877529 Check Our Catalog With this book, you feel you can stop time and savor the rituals of life. --Maira Kalman An immersive journey through the culture and cuisine of one Japanese town, its forest, and its watershed--where ducks are hunted by net, sak is brewed from the purest mountain water, and charcoal is fired in stone kilns--by an American writer and food stylist who spent years working alongside …More
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| | The PostScript Murders
By Griffiths, Elly
2021-03 - Houghton Mifflin
9780358418610 Check Our Catalog Murder leaps off the page when crime novelists begin to turn up dead in this intricate new novel by internationally best-selling author Elly Griffiths, a literary mystery perfect for fans of Anthony Horowitz and Agatha Christie. The death of a ninety-year-old woman with a heart condition should not be suspicious. Detective Sergeant Harbinder Kaur certainly sees nothing out of the …More
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| | Untitled on Leadership
By Immelt, Jeffrey
With Wallace, Amy
2021-02 - Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
9781982114718 Check Our Catalog A memoir of successful leadership in times of crisis: the former CEO of General Electric, named one of the "World's Best CEOs" three times by Barron's, shares the hard-won lessons he learned from his experience leading GE immediately after 9/11, through the economic devastation of the 2008-09 financial crisis, and into an increasingly globalized world. In September 2001, Jeff …More
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| | The Dating Plan
By Desai, Sara
2021-03 - Berkley Books
9780593100585 Check Our Catalog Even with a step-by-step plan, these fake fianc's might accidentally fall for each other in this hilarious, heartfelt romantic comedy from the author of The Marriage Game. Daisy Patel is a software engineer who understands lists and logic better than bosses and boyfriends. With her life all planned out, and no interest in love, the one thing she can't give her family is …More
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| | Fourteen (Talks) by (Age) Fourteen: The Essential Conversations You Need to Have with Your Kids Before They Start High School
By Icard, Michelle
2021-02 - Harmony
9780593137512 Check Our Catalog The fourteen essential conversations to have with your tween and early teenager to prepare them for the emotional, physical, and social challenges ahead, including scripts and advice to keep the communication going and stay connected during this critical developmental window. "This book is a gift to parents and teenagers alike."--Lisa Damour, PhD, author of Untangled and …More
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| | The Women of Chateau Lafayette
By Dray, Stephanie
2021-03 - Berkley Books
9781984802125 Check Our Catalog Named one of 2021's Most Anticipated Historical Novels by Oprah Magazine ∙ PopSugar ∙ SheReads ∙ and more An epic saga from New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Dray based on the true story of an extraordinary castle in the heart of France and the remarkable women bound by its legacy. Most castles are …More
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| | Confident Women
By Telfer, Tori
2021-02 - Harper
9780063065130 Check Our Catalog A thoroughly entertaining and darkly humorous roundup of history's notorious but often forgotten female con artists and their bold, outrageous scams--by the acclaimed author of Lady Killers.
From Elizabeth Holmes and Anna Delvey to Frank Abagnale and Charles Ponzi, audacious scams and charismatic scammers continue to intrigue us as a culture. As Tori …More
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| | Every Last Fear
By Finlay, Alex
2021-03 - Minotaur Books
9781250268822 Check Our Catalog "High-energy . . . Finlay expands the puzzle and ratchets up the action." --New York Times This debut is gripping from the first bone-chilling line until the final page. --Newsweek One of the Most Anticipated Books of 2021: - Newsweek - CNN - E Online - Goodreads - …More
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