@ Your Library April/May 2019 Manchester Public Library Library Resource Spotlight: Spanish Collection

Children’s Board Games Are Here!

Children's board games are in and ready to be checked out!

The Children's Room at Mary Cheney has joined in on the fun and added to MPL's extensive board game collection. From Catan Junior to Kitten Klash, there is something for everyone. These games are sure to bring your family hours of fun and all you need to get Did you know that at Mary Cheney we started is your library card! Games can be checked out have a collection of Spanish items in our for three weeks and can be placed on hold, but are Reference room? There are a variety of not renewable. For more information ask one of our types of materials in the Spanish Children's librarians or call 860-645-0577. language, including books (fiction and non-fiction), audiobooks, magazines, reference materials, movies, and more. New – Walking Book Club! Stop by to check them out. Please join our new seasonal book club, which celebrates both books and the great outdoors. Continued on page 2 From April through October 2019 at 1 p.m., Mary Cheney’s last Sunday attendees will meet in the lobby of Mary open will be April 7, 2019. Cheney. Rain or shine, we will take a two-mile Sunday hours will resume walk from the library to South Methodist in October. Church and back, making stops for discussion. For dates and book titles, click the Special Programs link under the “Adult Programs and Services” section of our website or stop in the library for more information.

April /May 2019 Manchester Public Library April is National Poetry Month

In 1996, the Academy of American Poets designated April as National Poetry Month, in an effort to increase awareness and appreciation for poetry. Below are some books of poetry to inspire, provoke thought and purely for enjoyment, all available at the library. Please also check our April calendar of events for poetry programs within the month.

The Poetry of Robert Frost: The Collected Poems by Robert Frost (811.52 FROST) A comprehensive volume of poems by American poet Robert Frost, best known for his classic poems “The Road Not Taken” and “Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Tell Us Your Story Evening”. In celebration of National Library Week, which is April 7-13, 2019, we invite you to become part of a new oral history initiative that documents how The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes libraries change lives. Come to Mary Cheney on by Langston Hughes (811.52 HUGHES) April 9th, 10th and 11th from 6-8 p.m. to record on Called by some the “poet laureate of African-America” and a leader in the Harlem video your favorite Manchester Public Library Renaissance, this comprehensive collection story. From reading in the stacks to checking out of Hughes’ poems includes annotations for your favorite DVDs, we want to hear what you additional explanation. love about our library. The compiled video will be on our website and other media sources after completion. Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver by Mary Oliver (811.54 OLIVER) This 2019 release consists of poems selected by the author, National Book Manchester Public Library Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Mary 586 Main St., Manchester, CT 06040 Oliver, who passed away in January 2019 library.townofmanchester.org after more than 50 years of writing. Front Desk: 860-643-2471 Reference: 860-645-0821 Children’s: 860-645-0577 The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur Hours: (811.6 KAUR) Monday-Thursday: 9am-9pm The follow-up to her debut, Milk and Honey, Friday-Saturday: 9am-5pm which spent over a year on the New York Sunday: 1-5pm Times Bestseller list, this collection also includes illustrations by the author. Whiton Branch 100 N. Main St., Manchester, CT 06042 Phone: 860-643-6892 Wade in the Water: Poems by Tracy K. Hours: Smith (811.6 SMITH) Monday-Thursday: 10am-8:30pm The most recent book of poems by current Friday: 9am-5pm U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith focuses on class, environmental issues and

America’s often painful history. Also library.townofmanchester.org available on Hoopla as an audiobook read Find us on Facebook by the author. @ManchesterPublicLibraryCT and Instagram @manchesterpublib

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