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New to MPL: Lynda.com

Lynda is the newest career-building tool available to you from the library. It allows you take over 4,600 courses on topics such as C++ Essential Planning, project management, marketing, Adobe Digital Publishing, CAD, and more. You can take each course at your own pace, and once you’ve finished, a certificate of completion will be automatically uploaded to your LinkedIn profile. 

Lynda makes it easy for you to search for course topics, learn new skills, and stay active in your professional development.  You can access Lynda by clicking on the link on the library’s website (www.library.townofmanchester.org) using one of the library’s computers, or at home, with a valid Manchester library card.  For more information call 860-645-0821.

"Band" Book Week

In honor of “Band” Book Week, not to be confused with Banned Book Week, MPL will be showing the film Shine a Light, on Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in the Whiton Library auditorium. The Martin Scorsese film, Shine a Light is a career-spanning documentary on the Rolling Stones, with concert footage from their "A Bigger Bang" tour.  The film is rated PG-13 and has a run time of 2 hours. The evening will feature a drawing for a Lucky Taco and Barnes and Noble gift card and the original movie poster from Shine a Light ! In addition to the film showing, “Band” Book Week will run from September 19th through September 24th and will showcase the library’s collection of books on rock, pop, folk bands, and musicians. This program is free and registration is not required.  For more information please call 860-645-0821. Also, in honor of "Band" Book Week we will be having another program called "The Songs of Pete Seeger with Phil Rosenthal". Rosenthal will perform Seeger's most popular compositions, along with providing information about each song and its place in Seeger's career. The program will take place on Monday, September 19, 2016 at 6:30pm at the Whiton Library auditorium. In the spirit of Banned Book Week, starting in late September there will be a display of books frequently banned in America available for borrowing at the Mary Cheney building. 

New in Children's Services: BookFLIX

The Library's newest addition to the online resources available in Children's Services is Scholastic's Publishing Company's BookFLIX.  BookFLIX pairs Weston Woods animated picture books with nonfiction e-books.  This online literary resource allows your child to develop and practice important reading skills and is the perfect resource for non, beginning, and reluctant readers to work on independent reading. BookFLIX has 110 video/e-book combinations, 32 Spanish combinations, the option to have the book read aloud, educational games, and web links for both parent and child. You can access BookFLIX from home using a valid Manchester library card. Look for the link on our website (library.townofmanchester.org) under  "Services for Children and Families”.  If you have any questions please contact the Children's Room at 860-645-0577.

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Indie Author Day: Calling all Indie Authors!

On October 8, 2016 MPL will be hosting an Indie Author Day! The day will start at 12:30 with local authors Dan Foley, John Valeri, Christine Church, Christopher Gay, and David Garnes speaking about their experiences with getting published, the writing process, and how to get inspired. They will also be reading from their work and selling books. The second half of the event will start at 2pm and will be a virtual conference with a panel of people working in publishing and all of the participating libraries in the country. This is a great opportunity to network and get tips from published authors and publishers. The program will take place in the Howroyd Room and no registration is required. For more information call 860-645-0821.