Posts from the ‘Curiousities & Ephemera’ Category
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- And Summertime means Family Fare! 18 June 2009Our Mary has been working hard all winter bringing together some really neat stuff for our summertime family entertainment series. If you’ve never come before, it happens on Thursday evenings in the Victory Park, across the street from the Library. We took some super photos last year and this year sounds just [...]
- Software upgrade = limited services 8 June 2009This Wednesday, June 10th, we will be upgrading the Library software that manages all our customer and collection information. Our usual system will be unavailable to us and to you so we will only be able to perform limited tasks. What will continue to be available on Wednesday: Our Librarians via phone, email, and in person [...]
- It’s Manchester Green Commute Week 11 May 2009I didn’t realize it until this morning but this is Green Commute Week in NH. To participate, individuals are asked to bicycle, walk, carpool, or take the bus or train to and from work during the week of May 11th. In addition to helping the environment by reducing congestion and emissions, alternative transportation options [...]
- Libraries on msnbc 21 April 2009Denise wrote an excellent post last week about all the services we offer here that can save you a bunch of money in tough times. It’s not just us, libraries are making national news: Here are some of our statistics from 2008: 485,166 items were checked out (an 8.5% increase over 2007) 462,456 came into the buildings [...]
- Library Internet Computers Unavailable 3/18-3/20 to make way for improvements 13 March 2009Over the last decade computers have made startling inroads to our lives— libraries are no exception. Computers and the Internet are one of the most popular services libraries offer. As we all become more sophisticated computer users our needs and expectations have outpaced the capabilities of our library computers. That is why we are proud [...]
- And Summertime means Family Fare! 18 June 2009
