Upcoming Events

Event	Date/Time
Library Closed for Memorial Day Weekend See Event Description	05/25/2013 All Day
Library Closed for Memorial Day Weekend See Event Description	05/27/2013 All Day
An Evening in Paris Manross Room	05/30/2013 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm
Zoo on the Go Manross Library Children’s Area	06/6/2013 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Book Bites Manross Room	06/11/2013 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Book Bites Manross Room	06/13/2013 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm
Books & Bagels with Pat Manross Room	06/13/2013 10:30 am - 11:30 am
The English Lady Manross Room	06/21/2013 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Afternoon Movie Manross Room	06/27/2013 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Annual Pet Parade See Event Description	06/28/2013 9:30 am - 10:30 am

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Recent Manross News

• Memorial Day Weekend Hours Bristol Public Library and its branch, F.N. Manross Memorial, will be closed Saturday, May 25, through Monday, May 27. The Library and its branch will resume normal hours on Tuesday, May 29. While we’re closed, you may still drop off items in our book drops or use the library catalogs to place holds, check your library ...
• Money Smart Week Is Coming! Being smart about money isn’t always easy. Staying smart about money can be even harder. That’s why Bristol Public Library is hosting a variety of free programs to help consumers learn to manage their personal finances during Money Smart Week®! Money Smart Week is a financial literacy campaign lead by the American Library Association and Federal ...
• Show Us the Love on March 19 In today’s tough economy, Bristol Public Library System offers free resources to help people find jobs and learn new skills. People of all ages and backgrounds borrow materials, gather for book discussions, and bring their children to storytime. By visiting Bristol’s libraries, people come to find their place in this community. Bristol Public Library System ...
• Computer Lab Closed & Where You Can Go For Help Due to the loss of our computer instructor, who has taken a position elsewhere, the Computer Lab at the Main Library is closed and will remain closed until a new instructor is hired. All classes are cancelled and one-on-one instruction will not be available. We know many of you will be inconvenienced by the closure of ...
• ★ Geek the Library: Bristol Posters ★ If you missed our fabulous Geek the Library launch party last Wednesday, here are the first batch of localized posters! Do you recognize any faces? Do you live in the Bristol/Forestville area? Would you like your face on a Geek the Library poster? OF COURSE YOU WOULD! Come to the library between 11 and 2 on ...

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The Manross Library was established on December 31, 1949, as the gift of Arthur N. Manross, who donated the former homestead of his father, Frederick N. Manross to the City of Bristol. The house was donated to replace the former home of the Forestville Library when the land it occupied was sold in 1947. The new library site, a two-story structure built in 1899, was dedicated as the F. N. Manross Library. The original building stood at the corner of Central and Garden Streets on what is now the front lawn of the current library building erected in 1975.

 

The Manross Library is an active neighborhood library offering materials, programs & resources to users in Forestville and the Greater Bristol area. As a community library Manross Library offers Notary Public services and extensive programming for both adults and children. Manross Library has also become a hub for the homeschooling community in the region. Manross library added an elevator in 2012, is ADA compliant, and is accessible for the whole community.