MBTS PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS & EVENTS Celebration and Stories: Ron Borel & Cookie Jamboree SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17 at 2:00-3:30PM For this month's cookbook throwdown we are tossing the cookbooks out the window and bringing in our favorite, shareable holiday treats in commemoration of former resident and patron Ron Borel. “Celebration and Stories: Ron Borel and the Manchester by the Sea Public Library” will take place at 2:00pm on Saturday, December 17th. Ron Borel has given an amazing gift to our library to benefit the people of Manchester by-the-Sea and Cape Ann. Please save the date as we celebrate Ron's generosity and remember fondly his life and gifts to the community. Stories will be shared, and stories read, as Ron sponsored many books in the Children's Room. Refreshments will be served that honor Ron's love of homemade cookies and capture the spirit of the season. Please join Ron's family, friends, library staff and community leaders in honor and celebration of Ron Borel. All ages are invited to the festivities. Virtual Events All virtual events require registration. Click on the events to register. The Deviant's War: The Homosexual vs. The US, with Author Eric Cervini WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7 AT 7-8:30PM Join us for a Zoom discussion with award-winning author and historian Eric Cervini on his painstakingly researched and engagingly written book, The Deviant’s War: The Homosexual vs. the United States of America. A New York Times bestseller and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, The Deviant's War uncovers the secret history of the fight for gay rights that began a generation before Stonewall, told through the life and unprecedented legal efforts of astronomer Franklin Edward Kameny. This discussion will be moderated by Jasmine Allen of PBS NH. An Evening With Mystery Writers Sulari Gentill, Hank Phillippi Ryan, and Eva Jurczyk THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8 AT 7-8:30 PM "She's on the Case" Join us on Zoom for an evening with authors Sulari Gentill, Hank Phillippi Ryan, and Eva Jurczyk moderated by Rachel Raczka of the Boston Globe. Everything was fine until it wasn’t—a scream in the library, books gone missing the first day on the job, a secret threatening to tear apart a perfect life. We’ll discuss intriguing mysteries with these critically acclaimed authors. SULARI GENTILL is a USA Today bestselling author who has officially captivated readers and librarians with her “elegantly constructed, funny, and profound (PW starred)” mystery-within-a-mystery, THE WOMAN IN THE LIBRARY. HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN is a USA Today bestselling author of 13 psychological thrillers, Hank has won multiple prestigious awards for her crime fiction. National reviews have called her a "master at crafting suspenseful mysteries" and "a superb and gifted storyteller." EVA JURCZYK is a debut novelist and Toronto librarian. THE DEPARTMENT OF RARE BOOKS AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS is “a valentine to librarians that doesn’t shy away from their dark sides” (Kirkus Reviews). Best Bike Rides in New England WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14 AT 7-8PM IN-PERSON & HYBRID EVENTS FOR ALL AGES Hearthside Book Group TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6 at 4-5PM Join us in person at the library or on Zoom to discuss "Caleb's Crossing" by Geraldine Brooks. Contact Lori Dumont at ldumont@manchesterpl.org or at 978-526-7711 for further information. Copies of this book are available at the circulation desk or as an ebook or digital audiobook from the Libby app. Program for adults. Read to Gus, a Certified Reading and Therapy Dog THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8 APPOINTMENTS 3:30, 3:45, OR 4:00PM Registration is required. Please only register for 1 session per reader. Program for kids. Teen Writers Workshop FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9 AT 5:30-7PM Come write! Anyone in grades 7-12 is welcome to join the Teen Writers Workshop. Play games, write to prompts, share your stuff, and become a part of the local writing community. Snacks provided! Registration is required. Click Here to register. Early Childhood Partners presents: Seaside Saturday with Julie Arthur SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10 AT 10-11AM Join Ms. Julie for Seaside Saturday at the Library every 2nd Saturday, where participants will enjoy themed stories, activities and crafts! This program will be outside or in the Children's Room depending on the weather. Please register on our partner's website or call: www.EarlyChildhoodPartners.com / 978-468-5489. This program is sponsored by our friends at Early Childhood Partners CFCE, who offer FREE playgroups, workshops, community events, advocacy, and support for families and children age 0-8. A Tree In Dock Square: An Author Vist With Jean Woodbury + Info on Pre-Orders SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11 AT 2-3PM We are delighted to invite you to join Jean Woodbury author of The Tree in Dock Square, the award-winning picture book in the first Cape Ann Reads Contest. Jean will share her book with her granddaughters and signed copies will be available for purchase. She has gifted all proceeds to the Friends of the Manchester Library. If you are unable to attend the event you can pre-order your copy through December 8. Click Here to Pre-Order. Program for kids and thier caregivers. Diversity Book Group : "Invisible Child" TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13 AT 5:30-6:30PM We will finish our discussion of "Invisible Child" by Andrea Elliott. "Invisible Child" was named a best book of the Year by the New York Times Book Review, Time, Atlantic and NPR. Both devastating and illuminating, it is a tale of poverty in an American family through the eyes of a precocious and amazing child. Physical book copies available to whomever picks up first at the circulation desk or put a copy on hold for pickup. Program for adults. Made By Hand: Turkish Flat Weave Bracelet THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15 at 5:30—6:30 PM The best gifts are made by hand. Join crafters Penny Boling and Maddy Willwerth as we walk you through making your own Turkish flat weave bracelets. You can also follow along with Creative Bug, which you have free access to with your library card. We will have all the supplies including gift boxes and ribbon to wrap them up when you are done. Can't make it? Put a kit on hold to be picked up after the event. Only 16 spots available for the in person event and 10 kits available after the event so don't wait! This event is appropriate for Ages 8 - Adults. Weekly Events Craft Circle by the Hearthside SUNDAYS AT 2-3PM Digital Advice MONDAYS: APPOINTMENTS AT 11AM and 11:30AM & DROP-IN FROM 12-1PM Registration is required for the 2 appointment. Click Here to register. Dungeons and Dragons TUESDAYS 3:30-5PM For Ages 11-18. Most Tuesday and registration is required. Click Here for more details and to register. Tai Chi Class WEDNESDAYS AT 9:45-10:45AM Safety Registration Form must be completed before 1st session. Fill out the form here. Shut Up and Write! WEDNESDAYS AT 10:30 AM-12PM Virtual over Zoom and registration is required. Email mblack@manchesterpl.org for the zoom link. Stories & Songs in the Children's Room WEDNESDAYS 10:30-11AM For our youngest patrons and thier caregivers, ages birth-6. Registration is required and space is limited. Click Here to register. MBTS Literary Libations Writing Group THURSDAYS AT 7-8PM Registration is encouraged but not required. Click Here to register or for more info.
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