MBTS PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS & EVENTS
Manchester Reads 2024
Nasa Ambassador, educator, mathematician, computer scientist, beekeeper, swim instructor, parent, and grandparent, Benadette Manning will be sharing a hands on, all ages, Mars discovery program on Wednesday, May 29 from 5:00-6:00PM. Best to know as much as possible about a planet before we consider moving there! Register for Explore Mars with a NASA Ambassador by clicking here.
Read our Manchester Reads 2024 keynote book: “A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space and Have We Really Thought this Through?” and register to meet one of the authors, Kelly Weinersmith on Tuesday, May 28 at 6:00PM during the Manchester By The Sea Friends of the Library's Annual Meeting. Register here. All May discover the stars together with a space-themed Manchester Reads. Check out books, movies, programs for all ages, crafts and even a telescope!
The keynote book for adults “A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space and Have We Really Thought this Through?”, a NY Times bestseller and Scientific American’s #1 book for 2023. Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away—no climate change, no war, no Twitter—beckons, and settling the stars finally seems within our grasp. Or is it? Kelly and Zach Weinersmith set out to write the essential guide to a glorious future of space settlements, but after years of research, they aren’t so sure it’s a good idea. "A City on Mars" investigates perhaps the biggest questions humanity will ever ask itself—whether and how to become multiplanetary. Discuss the book over Zoom or in-person, before the author visits, on Friday, May 24 from 4:00-5:00PM. Register here so we know how many snacks to bring.
Check out the YA department's pick: Star Splitter by Matthew J. Kirby. This taut, characterization-rich novel imagines a future in which travelers get from point A on Earth to point B in deep space by running themselves through a 3D printer. What could possibly go wrong??? On Thursday, May 30 at 4:00PM teens can come grab some pizza and talk about "Star Splitter"! Copies of the book are available at the library's circulation desk. Please register as space is limited.
The youth book is Packing For Mars For Kids by Mary Roach. Get answers to important questions like: "How do astronauts use the bathroom in space?" "Why would it be dangerous to bring your own sandwich onto the shuttle for liftoff?" and "What is it like to be weightless?"
Find out more by clicking on the links below.
Manchester residents can check out the library's telescope.
Book Group: A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space and Have We Really Thought This Through?
FRIDAY, MAY 24 AT 4:00—5:00 PM
Author K. Weinersmith Discusses "A City on Mars" and Annual Meeting of the FOL
TUESDAY, MAY 28 AT 5:30—7:30 PM
Graphic Novel Club: Reading "Red's Planet" Grades 4-7
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 AT 4:00—4:45 PM
Explore Mars with a NASA Ambassador
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 AT 5:00—6:00 PM
Teen Book Group: Star Splitter
THURSDAY, MAY 30 AT 4:00—5:00 PM
Library Closed Monday, May 27 for Memorial Day
The library will reopen at 10AM on Tuesday, May 28. The virtual library is open 24/7 from anywhere at manchesterpl.org/resources
A Message from the Friends of the Manchester Library
Next drop off is June 15
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