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The Night Market Update!

8/31/2022

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We can FINALLY announce the news we've been holding in for weeks... @chillzdelights WILL BE SELLING DONUTS AT OUR UPCOMING NIGHT MARKET EVENT! That's right, Chillz and the North Manchester Public Library are once again partnering up for another amazing program. 😍🍩😍

And that's not all... popular guitarist Randy Ragan will also be at the Night Market, bringing us all the mellow musical vibes we love! 🎵

The Night Market is an event for the ENTIRE family to enjoy. We'll have lots of free things to do - such as games (like glow in the dark mini golf, and glow in the dark cornhole), activities (like glow in the dark slime and glow in the dark tattoos), and crafts (like glow in the dark rock painting and glow in the dark art)! We'll also have hot buttered popcorn for everyone to enjoy. YUM!

For those who want to spend a little, in addition to delicious Chillz donuts, we'll have craft items for sale, like hats, bookends, potholders, book art, scarves and gloves, and animal headbands. Book lovers will find a fantastic selection of used books available for purchasing for just $1 a piece.

We simply cannot wait - we think it's going to be one of our best events EVER!

Mark your calendars for Friday, September 23rd from 8pm to 10pm and get ready to enjoy The Night Market with us! 🌙

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Today: Lego Club & Teen Makers

8/31/2022

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Lego Club is today at 3:45pm and today we ​challenge you to build a bakery for the Lego people... while munching on a delicious sweet!
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Teen Makers is today at 3:45pm in the Makerspace - we'll see you there!
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NMPL TO PARTICIPATE IN "NASA'S ARTEMIS PROJECT: TO THE MOON, MARS, AND BEYOND!"

8/25/2022

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From Sep. 1 to Sep. 30, the North Manchester Public Library will participate in the “NASA’s Artemis Project: To the Moon, Mars, and Beyond!” reading challenge sponsored by the Space Science Institute. We challenge our patrons to read 300 minutes each (10 minutes a day) and to keep track of their reading during the challenge on the Beanstack phone app or on our Beanstack site at https://nman.beanstack.org/reader365. Hundreds of libraries across the nation will be reading and learning alongside us for a chance to win circulation backpacks of STEM-related resources from the Space Science institute.

NASA is readying the first mission of the Artemis spaceflight program! In ancient Greek mythology, Artemis was the goddess of the Moon and twin sister to the sun god Apollo. Much like NASA’s Apollo program, which took humans to the Moon in the 1960s and 1970s, the Artemis program will take humans back to the Moon and prepare us for traveling to Mars and beyond for the first time. 
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Participants will discover more about the Artemis program and NASA’s plans for a new generation of crewed spaceflight by completing the activity badges in the Beanstack reading and activity challenge. ​
All public libraries in the U.S. are eligible to join and participate for a chance to win backpacks filled with STEM-related materials and a telescope!

The Space Science Institute will award the circulation backpacks with STEM-related resources to top performing libraries. Winning libraries will be determined by outreach (number of registrants in relation to population size), active participation, total minutes read, community sharing (Posting about #STEAMinLIB and #BeanBlast on social media will give you a boost!) 

We invite each of our patrons to pre-register at any time and to begin reading up a storm on September 1!  Together, we can link up and read for a chance to win STEM backpacks that will benefit the entire community.  Happy reading, North Manchester!
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Today: Storytime & BeTween

8/25/2022

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Storytime is today at 10am! We'll be making a cute pop-up frog and reading a fun story!
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It's BeTween day! Meet us in the Makerspace at 3:30pm for games and snacks.
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Today: Teen Makers; Lego Club; Cookies & Canvas

8/24/2022

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Teen Makers is today at 3:45pm! We'll see you in the Makerspace. 

Lego Club is back today at 3:45pm! ​Grab a mini superhero (it’s yours to keep) and build the perfect headquarters complete with trap doors, secret entrances and crime fighting gadgets!
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Cookies & Canvas is tonight at 6pm in the Blocher Room for those who have registered! We'll be painting this beautiful cactus scene - just perfect for the end of summer!
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Today: Storytime & Informed Artist

8/23/2022

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Storytime is today at 10am! We'll be making this colorful turtle, singing songs, and reading a fun story!
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Our Informed Artist program is today at 3:45pm! Today we're learning Contour & Stippling. Stippling is a drawing technique in which areas of light and shadow are created using nothing but dots. The basic idea is simple: For darker areas, you apply a greater number of dots and keep them close together. Then for progressively lighter areas, use fewer dots and space them farther apart. Contour drawing is an artistic technique used in the field of art in which the artist sketches the style of a subject by drawing lines that result in a drawing that is essentially an outline. Come learn with us today!
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Today: Passive Craft of the Week & Evening Tales

8/22/2022

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​Happy Monday! For this week’s Passive Craft we’re all about mermaids! Stop by the table ANY time this week to craft your own one-of-kind sequined Mermaid Tale Bookmark! 🧜‍♀️🧜‍♂️
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Evening Tales is tonight at 6pm and this evening, you'll learn how to keep your house blooming all year round with these vibrant (and easy to make) paper flowers!
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Today: Teen Makers & Lego Club

8/17/2022

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Teen Makers is today at 3:45pm - we'll see you in the Makerspace!

Lego Club is at 3:45pm! Send your Lego creations careening over an abyss - it’s zip line time!
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Today: Storytime & Informed Artist

8/16/2022

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Storytime is today at it's NEW time of 10am! Join us for silly songs, a story, and this colorful fish craft!
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Our next session of Informed Artist is today at 3:45pm - today we'll study a weaving drawing technique!
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Today: Creative Writer's Retreat

8/13/2022

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Join us today at 11am in the Blocher Room for our Creative Writing Retreat!
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