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March 20, 2024Library News –
Curious to learn what’s going on at MCL? Get all the latest updates here!
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MCL Changed Joan’s Life
Help Sustain Connection, Learning, and a Welcoming Space for All by June 30th As Manchester Community Library’s fiscal year comes to a close on June 30, I’m reaching out to ask for your support. In my first few weeks as MCL’s new Advancement & Communications Director, I’ve been hearing stories that have helped me understand…
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MCL Events on Demand
Watch Pre-Recorded Library Events Anytime, Anywhere! MCL event recordings by GNAT-TV can now be accessed directly from our website! 1. Hover over the “Events” link on the main menu bar. 2. Click “Event Video Library” 3. Browse through our recorded events, or search* for an event you’d like to view! *For example: try searching for…
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Sponsor Spotlight: Birds & Beans Coffee
Thank you to our sponsor, Birds & Beans Coffee! We appreciate founder Bill Wilson’s generosity.
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Bookmark Contest! Summer Reading Program 2026: Unearth a Story
Submit Your Design by Saturday, June 13 at 4:00 pm! The Summer Reading Program is upon us again! Celebrate the end of the school year and leap into a Mesozoic summer filled with dinosaur-sized library programming by creating your very own bookmark centered on this year’s Summer Reading theme, “Unearth a Story”. Here’s what to…
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“Chick Days” at MCL This May!
April Showers Bring May… Chickens? “Chick Days” at MCL Teaches Practical Skills & Biology Concepts Leading Up to the 2026 Summer Reading Program: Unearth a Story Manchester Community Library is gearing up for a dinosaur-themed summer reading program with the closest living relative of the Tyrannosaurus Rex – the chicken. Thanks to a grant from…
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“Between Two Worlds” at MCL, in Partnership with the Yiddish Book Center
Manchester Community Library has been selected as one of 40 libraries nationwide to participate in the Yiddish Book Center’s Public Libraries Program on the theme “Between Two Worlds: Exploring Jewish Culture and Religion through Yiddish Literature.” Through this selective program, the Yiddish Book Center provides grants, resources, and training to public libraries across the country…
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A Partnership for the Future
MCL Appropriation Now to be Included in Town of Manchester General Budget Beginning this year, MCL will move from an annual appropriation request to a more stable and consistent three-year agreement with the Town of Manchester. Under this model, the Library’s funding will be included annually as a line item in the Town budget, as is…
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Annual Appreciation Report: Fiscal Year 2025
View or Download the FY 2025 Annual Appreciation Report Here:
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Donate Your Old Cameras to VCP!
Do you have old photo gear collecting dust? Help find it new life! Vermont Center for Photography is looking for donations! They will gratefully accept film, digital, antique & vintage cameras, lenses, accessories, and photo gear (working or broken). Proceeds support the Vermont Center for Photography’s nonprofit mission and help put cameras into the hands…
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Donor Spotlight: Karen & Bob Allen
Thank You, Karen & Bob Allen! Thank you so much, Karen & Bob, for your continuing support of the Library. The Allens have generously underwritten the various weekly preschool programs that the Library offers, including: We are so grateful for all of our incredible donors, who make the work the Library does possible. To view…












