The Manchester Public Library is excited to announce that the annual Manchester Reads is back and will be focusing on the state of Maine as this year’s theme!
Come by the library and check out some wonderful books about Maine available to borrow such as “The Field House: A Writer’s Life Lost and Found on an Island in Maine” by Robin Clifford Wood for adults,
“Almost, Maine” by John Cariani for teens and the children’s book “Handful of Stars” by Cynthia Lord.
Monday, April 21st at 6:00 PM
To register for this online program please click HERE
Nick Lund from the Maine Audubon Society will share an online presentation on the Common Loon, a bird that is an iconic denizen of the state of Maine. This program will look at the physiology and habits of the Common Loon, how it's body is built to be an effective underwater hunter, and the timing of its arrival on Maine breeding lakes. In addition, the presentation will explore threats faced by loons, and how the Maine Audubon has worked for more than 35 years to count loons in the state, and to examine the causes of loon mortality to help inform policies necessary to protect loons.
On April 26th at 6:30 PM
To register for this online program please click HERE
Join the 2021 recipient of the Maine History Society’s Neal Allen Award Bob Greene for his online presentation of the Black history of Maine to explore and celebrate this often hidden side of Maine’s history. A native of Portland, Greene describes Maine’s Black history which goes back to at least 12 years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, and how the history of the Pine Tree State includes many Black builders, farmers, fishermen, ship captains, educators, and more whose lives have often been forgotten or ignored.
On Thursday, May 12th at 6:30 PM
To register for this online program please click HERE
Join the Chief Curator of History and Decorative Arts at Maine’s largest history museum, the Maine State Museum, for a discussion on the rich history of quilting in Maine and America and how its popularity has surged in recent years as people return to traditional handcrafts. Maine State Museum curator’s Laurie LaBar will discuss the tradition of quilting in Maine and how the quilts represent lesser-known aspects of the state’s history, ranging from surviving Colonial-era quilts to more recent creations.
Saturday, May 21st at 11 AM
To register for this in-person program please click HERE
Robin Wood of "The Field House: A Writer's Life Lost and Found on an Island in Maine" will be visitng the library to give a presentation on her memoir about her time spent in the home that once belonged to Rachel Field, a National Book Award–winning novelist, a Newbery Medal–winning children’s writer, a poet, playwright, and rising Hollywood success in the early twentieth century. Light refreshements will be served.
