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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 13h

A deep dive at MCL this week! Mon: Revolutionary War history beneath Lake Champlain. Tue: French Conversation Group begins. Thu: The remarkable life of Fred Nicklewhite, Manchester tailor & jazz lover. All free, open to all, no registration. Meet you at the Library! mclvt.org/event-views/

Talk at Manchester Community Library about underwater archaeology of the American Revolution on Lake Champlain, Monday Oct. 12 5:30–6:30 PM, hosted with the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, showing a presenter portrait and a scanned underwater shipwreck.

Manchester Community Library poster promoting a limited-series French Conversation Group with Michelle Emery & Lizzie Lindenberg, Tuesdays 5:00–6:30 PM (5:00–5:45 Beginner, 5:45–6:30 Advanced), running October 13–November 17.

Promotional poster for a Manchester Community Library talk celebrating a local tailor, jazz lover, and village icon; shows a portrait of a man in a suit and bow tie, event Thurs Oct 15, 5:30–7pm at Manchester Community Library, with Vermont Reads and Manchester Historical logos.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Introducing MCL Sustainers! Provide reliable, year-round support so your Library can plan responsibly, respond to community needs, and keep books, programs, resources, technology, and welcoming spaces free and open to all. Choose a monthly gift that is meaningful and sustainable for you at mclvt.org

Promotional poster for Manchester Community Library urging monthly gifts to sustain programs, resources, and welcoming spaces (Become an MCL Sustainer: mclvt.org), surrounded by photos of children and adults reading, studying outdoors, and playing with wooden blocks.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Author Ethan Tapper will be at the Library THIS SATURDAY to discuss his new book, The Forest Year. Join us at 3 pm at MCL to hear from the author and be among the first to get a copy of his new book. This event is presented in partnership with the Northshire Bookstore and Merck Forest. mclvt.org

Promotional poster for a book event for "The Forest Year: Finding Hope in a World Worth Saving" by Ethan Tapper, showing a smiling man in outdoor gear, the book cover, and event details for Manchester Community Library on Saturday, October 10 at 3pm.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Join MCL and Manchester Historical Society for a seven-week journey exploring Vermont's printing and textile past. It all starts this Saturday at 11 am, when Taconic Music's String Quartet will set the tone as we prepare MHS fabric for paper-making. Learn More: linktr.ee/mclvt

Poster promoting Vermont Reads 2026 "Threads of History" series from Manchester Community Library and Historical Society, listing talks and hands-on papermaking/printing workshops with titles, dates, and times running from October 3 to November 14.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for last night's Evening of Appreciation! Your generosity helps keep MCL's collections, programs, and spaces free and open to all, covering about 70% of our operating budget. We're so grateful for this community.

Community reception in a bright, gallery-style room where a speaker addresses a seated and standing mixed-age audience gathered around tables with floral centerpieces.

Two presenters at a library podium during a talk — a man speaking into a microphone while a woman stands beside him listening, floral arrangement and framed tree artwork behind them and an audience member visible in the foreground.

Two library staff smiling and giving thumbs-up in a library; one wears a face mask and floral dress, the other holds a small cup of beer and wears a name badge.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Our Historic Zine Workshop with Manchester Historical Society starts this Saturday, September 26, 1- 3 pm! Join us to turn real Manchester Historical Society newspaper clippings into mini-comics, then come back every fourth Saturday through June. Part of Vermont Reads. We hope to see you!

Manchester Community Library and Manchester Historical Society present "True Crime, Local Lore & Comic Art," a historic zine workshop for adults and teens held fourth Saturdays, 1–3 PM, Sept 2026–June 2027 (no workshop in December).

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Your fall starts here. Our staff and Manchester Historical Society neighbors shared their fall bucket lists, and we found something on the shelf for each one: cozy reads, park passes, a soup cookbook, and Halloween fun. Plus! Join us for Threads of History starting Oct 3. buff.ly/HrZpcTz

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The Library will be closed tomorrow, September 7th, in observance of Labor Day. See you on Tuesday!

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

NEW at MCL: Rosie's Girls! Build bookshelves, birdhouses & more after school Tuesdays starting 9/8. Hands-on STEAM skills + talks from local tradeswomen. Grant-funded by VT Works for Women. Space is super limited; register now! mclvt.org/stec_event/r...

Girl in a red beret and safety goggles using a jigsaw, promoting Rosie's Girls by Vermont Works for Women: Tuesdays Sep 8–Nov 10, 3:30–5 PM at Manchester Community Library (MCL); ages 11–14, limited space—advance registration at MCLVT.org.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Big week at MCL! Burmese food at our CommUNITY Gathering, the Between Two Worlds grand finale, "Shterna and the Lost Voice," with live klezmer and shadow puppetry, and Zines & Comics Bootcamp. Dates in the graphics! mclvt.org

Shterna and the Lost Voice — an interdisciplinary live performance by Magid Ensemble; two performers lit by warm stage light beside a backlit paper-theater scene; Thursday Sept 3, 5:30 PM at Manchester Community Library, 138 Cemetery Ave, Manchester Center, VT.

Poster for a CommUNITY Gatherings Burmese cultural experience: a smiling chef cooking in a kitchen, Burmese flag, GNAT and Mystico logos, and event details — Wednesday, September 2, 4–6 PM at Manchester Community Library.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This Friday from 5 to 7 pm, explore nature through an artist's eye at MCL. Meet the artist, Carl Cascella, enjoy some light refreshments, and get a first look at our newest gallery exhibit, "Images from Vermont to Maine."

Poster for "Images from Vermont to Maine," fine-art photography by Carl Cascella; gallery opening Fri, Aug 21, 5–7 PM at Manchester Community Library, 138 Cemetery Ave, Manchester Center, VT, over a background of colorful vertical photo strips and bold decorative title lettering.

Poster promoting "Images from Vermont to Maine" exhibit showing a vivid red, yellow and blue abstract photo in a gilded frame; invites viewers to meet the artist Carl Cascella on Fri, Aug 21, 5–7 PM at Manchester Community Library (MCL).

Poster for "Images from Vermont to Maine" showing an ornate gold frame with a snow-dusted tree at sunset; text reads "Explore the natural world — Fri, Aug 21, 5–7 PM at Manchester Community Library (MCL)."

Poster for art exhibit "Images from Vermont to Maine — Through an Artist's Eye," featuring an ornate gold-framed abstract photo with red, blue, white streaks and event details: Fri, Aug 21, 5–7 PM at Manchester Community Library (MCL).

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The Annual Manchester Mah Jongg Tournament last week was a huge success! Thank you to Pat Frazer for organizing a great event, and thank you to all who participated. Together, you raised $1,870 for MCL! All are welcome to Mah Jongg open play on Wednesdays from 12 - 3 pm at the Library.

Thank-you graphic from Manchester Community Library Mah Jongg Club announcing $1,870 raised at the 2026 tournament, set over a background of mahjong tiles, racks, scoring cards, and a patterned table mat.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The ArtLords are back and ready to help us repaint our fence mural this week! Stop by the Library Friday or Saturday between 10 am and 5 pm to help us create a work of public art celebrating literature as a shared point of connection across cultures and experiences.

Poster promoting a Community Mural Painting event: three silhouetted people stand before a colorful projected mural on a fence, noting ArtLords at Manchester Community Library, Fri & Sat Aug 21–22, 10am–5pm.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Fill your Saturday at MCL tomorrow! Create fairy houses at 11 am with Merck Forest, touch and learn about real dinosaur fossils at 1 pm, then kick back and enjoy some smooth tunes and good food at 5 pm. Bring a friend, bring the family, and we'll meet you at the Library! linktr.ee/mclvt

Promotional poster for a Dinosaur Fossil Show-and-Tell at Manchester Community Library featuring real dinosaur footprint fossils, a presenter’s portrait, event date Saturday Aug 8th 1–2 PM, dinosaur skull graphic, excavation tools, and an open book on a rock-fossil background.

Manchester Community Library poster announcing a free outdoor Summer Music Series concert by Buck2Fifty on Saturday, August 8, 5–7 PM, showing a circular stage photo of a band and noting Moonwink Burmese food will be available for purchase.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

One week until the annual Manchester Mah Jongg Tournament! Are you registered? Learn more: mclvt.org/stec_event/a...

Headline announces "ONE WEEK TIL TOURNAMENT DAY"; excited woman throws up hands as mahjong tiles and fireworks float around, promoting Manchester Community Library Mah Jongg Club tournament on Aug 12, 2026 — mclvt.org.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Saturday fun at MCL! Join Dr. Rebecca Rupp at the Library tomorrow at 11 am to learn about the history (and science!) of dragons, then get ready to dance with Zak & Sarah at 1 pm as they perform an energetic set of music "for kids & kids at heart." Meet you Saturday at the Library!

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Adults, have you started to Unearth a Story? Complete Summer Reading Bingo cards at MCL to earn free-book coupons and raffle entries, including a chance to win a two-night reading retreat at Sterling Ridge Resort. Winners will be announced at the Wrap-Up Party on August 15. linktr.ee/mclvt

Manchester Community Library’s adult Summer Reading Program "Unearth a Story" promotes a bingo-style reading challenge and raffle with prizes, highlighting a grand-prize reading retreat at Sterling Ridge; background shows a person lounging on a pebbled beach reading.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Calling all American Mah Jongg players! The Annual Manchester Mah Jongg Tournament returns to MCL in just two weeks on Wednesday, August 12. Gather your table, test your skills, and enjoy a full day of friendly competition. Visit mclvt.org for registration and current event details.

Manchester Community Library Mah Jongg Club 2026 Tournament flyer: August 12, 2026, 8:30 AM–1 PM, $40 registration to benefit the library; decorative red lantern and Asian‑inspired waves and clouds; read more at mclvt.org

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

NOTICE: The Community Mural Painting with the ArtLords has been POSTPONED due to wet weather conditions. Rescheduled date TBA. Thursday's Sam Lardner concert with Green Mountain Media Group to benefit the Bennington County Multicultural Community Center is STILL ON, rain or shine!

Between Two Worlds Community mural painting event with The ArtLords at Manchester Community Library is postponed — bold "POSTPONED" banner with rain clouds and "Rescheduled Date TBD" over a photo of volunteers painting a mural.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Help create a community mural at MCL this Thursday and Friday, July 30-31, from 9 AM to 5 PM. No art experience needed! Then join us Thursday evening from 6:30 to 8 PM for an outdoor benefit concert featuring Sam Lardner. Proceeds support the Bennington County Multicultural Community Center.

Community poster inviting people to a mural-painting event at Manchester Community Library, July 30–31, 9am–5pm; shows volunteers painting a colorful wall with stenciled figures and a vintage green tractor nearby — event with The ArtLords, as a part of the Library's Between Two Worlds program series.

Benefit concert poster promoting a fundraiser for Bennington County Multicultural Community Center featuring Sam Lardner — musician in a straw hat holding a guitar beside red stage curtains — Thursday, July 30, 6:30–8 PM at Manchester Community Library; tickets $25/$35, kids under 12 free.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Got Books? Check out our book donation guide to know which books to bring and when to bring them in! Visit mclvt.org, give us a call, or stop by the Help Desk for more information. Meet you at the Library!

Accepted materials: hardcover and paperback books in good condition (intact cover, spine, and pages; no mold) and puzzles & board games with all pieces included — pictured are two book covers, a Ticket to Ride box, and a 500-piece cat jigsaw.

Items not accepted for donation: textbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries and travel guides; film or audio media (DVDs, CDs, cassette or VHS tapes); and large coffee-table or art books.

Library donation instructions: bring one box of donated items to the Help Desk for review (green check); do not put donations in the book return slot or leave them outside the library (red X); smiling person holding a stack of books pictured.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Now collecting! Clothing, household goods, and personal items are now being collected at the Library. Items collected will provide immediate relief to those displaced by last week's structure fire on Main Street. Donations can be made during open Library hours. More info: northshirecommunity.org

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Be cool as a cat in these dog days of summer at MCL! Enjoy air conditioning, free wi-fi, daily programs, private workspaces, and roughly 28,000 books, audiobooks, DVDs, and other materials on our shelves. All are welcome. Meet you at the Library!

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Update! The weekly playgroup with Northshire Day School will meet at the Rec Park this week instead of the Library. Come play with us outside tomorrow, June 11th, from 10:30 am - 12 pm!

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

We're gearing up for a fun week at MCL! Join us for a program or two, all free and open to the public. Check out our event calendar for full descriptions and a listing of weekly programs at mclvt.org/event-views/

Thursday from 4 - 6 pm will see the return of the ever-popular CommUNITY monthly gathering. This community celebration is free and open to all, dedicated to building connections and embracing diversity and inclusion. This month, join us for an early celebration of Juneteenth, featuring food from the Jamerican Cuisine Food Truck.

This week's Creativity Cave will have kids ages 8+ crafting handmade watercolor cards to give to a special grad, dad, or just someone rad. Join Laura in the Craft & Activity Room on Wednesday from 3:30 - 5 pm!

Master Gardener Kyle is back in the Library on Saturday, June 6th, at 11 am to teach kids ages 6+ and their families to make clay pinch pots and learn about olla irrigation.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Chick Days at MCL are here! We're gearing up for a dinosaur-themed summer reading program with the closest living relative of the Tyrannasaurus Rex – the chicken. This initiative has been funded in part by a grant from the Children's Literacy Foundation. Learn more: linktr.ee/mclvt

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

History & Poetry at the Library this Tuesday at 5:30 pm! Best known as the first African American poet, Lucy Prince lived in Sunderland from 1795 to 1821. In this presentation, you will learn about her life, her descendants, and her struggles to fit into a white society here in southern Vermont.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

National Poetry Month at MCL kicks off tomorrow at 11 am with the first of 4 workshops with local poet Rob Hunter! The sessions will focus on Writing the Moment and use forays outdoors to promote MCL and Merck Forest's NEA Big Read project, Building Hope and Connection Through Our Landscape.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Tonight at 5 pm! Long Trail student artists proudly present Spectrum, a vibrant showcase celebrating the breadth and depth of their creative voices. We invite you to slow down, look closely, and experience the diverse perspectives and processes that shape this compelling collection of student work.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Egg hunt! Egg hunt! Join us for an Easter Egg Hunt! This year, Manchester Parks & Rec is bringing the annual Easter Egg Hunt to MCL! Bring your baskets and join us tomorrow at 10:30 am (ages 6 and under) or 1 pm (ages 7 and up) to hunt for eggs. You'll have a chance to meet a certain magical bunny!

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Want to come to the Vermont 250 program on Saturday, but need something for your kids to do? Send them over to the Children's Library for a special story time and Corn-Husk Doll Craft! This Saturday at 1 pm.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Music in the Library! Classical Guitar Students of Brett Grigsby perform both solo and ensemble music as part of their Student Recital this Saturday at 2:30 pm.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Join us on Saturday for another Vermont 250 event with the Manchester Historical Society at 1 pm! Through this presentation, Christine DeLucia illuminates the experiences of women who strategized to protect their own and their families’ needs and goals in the revolutionary northeast. #VT250

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

There's still time to register, and seats are available! Join Taconic Music violinist Joana Genova and art educator Carol Berry at the Library this Sunday at 2 pm for a special Musical Paintbrushes workshop. This is an adult-only program. Register now at mclvt.org! #vermont #mclvt

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

This Wednesday from 3:30 - 5 pm, stop by the Children's Library to meet local artist Molly Frome, who will teach us how to fold paper cranes! The Creativity Cave features a new art style, with hands-on activities available each Wednesday after school from 3:30 to 5:00 pm for kids ages 8 and up.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Can you catch a leprechaun this St. Patrick’s Day? Find out at this special Build Quest challenge on Tuesday, March 17, from 3:30 - 5 pm! Prospective engineers ages 8 and up are invited to the MCL Children’s Library on Tuesdays after school to find out what they can make with assorted materials.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Get historical tomorrow at 1 pm with Manchester Historical Society! Based on his new book, Ira Allen: A Biography, J. Kevin Graffagnino’s lively talk will evaluate Allen’s checkered career and make the case for including him in our picture of Vermont’s formative decades.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Kids are in for a sweet treat tomorrow at 11 am! Join Merck Forest at the Library for our Second Saturdays program. This month is all about that delicious brown sauce that flows through our Vermont veins, maple syrup! Learn about it, taste it, and warm up by the campfire. Ages 6+

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Tomorrow at 10:30 am! Egg artists ages 12 and up are invited to bring three white, uncooked eggs to the Library to learn the beautiful Ukrainian style of Pysanki egg decorating with local artist Kim Ray. Register now at mclvt.org to reserve your seat!

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Join the Vermont Forest Cemetery in the Library this Saturday at 11 am to watch “From Earth to Earth: The Lost Art of Dying in America”. The film discusses natural burial, its benefits, and stories of those advocating for it in Vermont and coping with loss. A Q&A follows.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Join us Thursday at 6 pm for a free screening of Food and Country in the Library’s Hunter Community Room! Kids are welcome to attend the Garden Herb Dipping Oil workshop at the same time. This event has been made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Decompress after your work day with good company and cozy knits. This group is open to adult knitters of all skill levels. So grab your needles and yarn and meet us at the Library from 5 – 7 pm on the second Tuesday and fourth Thursday of the month for this crafty hang.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Join native Vermonter David Quesnel in the library this Thursday at 1 pm for a tour of Women’s History in Vermont. Discover the women who have influenced Dave, from his earliest days cycling around the state to those who helped build and sustain the strength of his family.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Don't forget to stop by the Creativity Cave tomorrow after school to paint your air-dry clay sculptures from last week! The Creativity Cave is open to all students (ages 8+) from 3:30 - 5 pm, featuring a new art activity each Wednesday.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Two more days! Bring your fiddles and polish your dancing shoes! Join us on Saturday, March 7, at 4 pm for our Between Two Worlds kickoff event, a Rowdy Viewing of Fiddler on the Roof. Sing, celebrate, cry, and shout with us as we view this classic movie musical.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Join us on Saturday at 1 pm for a free film screening of "Join or Die", a film about why you should join a club – and why the fate of America depends on it. mclvt.org/stec_event/f...

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Join Sedge & Soil founder Devon Snyder at the library this Saturday at 10:30 am to discuss native plants! Discover what "pollinator-friendly" means, learn key tips for natural gardening, and see which native plants thrive even with a "brownest" thumb.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Mother Myrick's annual egg decorating contest is here, and so is your chance to win a gloriously huge, candy-filled chocolate bunny. Stop by MCL between 11 am and 3 pm on any Saturday in March to decorate. All eggs and supplies will be provided, and the Library will cover contest entry fees.

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Manchester Community Library @mclvt.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Join us for An Agape Affair this Thursday at 4 pm. This will be a monthly community potluck celebrating connection, culture, and creativity. Bring a dish to share and an appetite to enjoy! Free community services at the event will include hair braiding and barber services.

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