Upcoming Events

Event	Date/Time
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
Nutmeg Lunch Bunch Manross Room	07/1/2013 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Patriotic Concert with Phil Rosenthal Manross Room	07/2/2013 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Summer Story Time Manross Library Children’s Area	07/2/2013 10:00 am - 10:45 am
Dig Into Reading Magic Show Manross Room	07/2/2013 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Library Closed See Event Description	07/4/2013 All Day
Nutmeg Lunch Bunch Manross Room	07/8/2013 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Summer Story Time Manross Library Children’s Area	07/9/2013 10:00 am - 10:45 am

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Recent Manross News

• ☀ Summer Hours Are Here ☀ Bristol Public Library and its branch, F.N. Manross Memorial, will be closed on Saturdays, from June 29 through August 31. The Library and its branch will resume normal Saturday hours on September 7. ♦ This Saturday, June 22, is the last Saturday we will be open until September 7 ♦ Main Library Summer Hours Monday – Thursday: 8:30 ...
• New Computers Are Coming! The City will begin replacing all computers at Bristol Main on June 20 (F.N. Manross Memorial beginning June 19), so computers will not be available to you. We do not know how long this process will take, but we will let you know as soon as the new computers are ready. The computer lab at Bristol ...
• New Salem Press Resources We’re pleased to announce we have added eighteen new resources to our online and print Salem Press collection. If you prefer print, physical editions are shelved in our Reference collection. Digital editions are available 24/7 from our Research & Information page with your valid Bristol library card. What we’ve added: Salem Press Health Addictions and Substance Abuse Salem Press History Defining ...
• Come, Meet Our New Computer Lab Instructor We’re pleased to say the Computer Lab has been reopened under the guidance of our new Computer Lab Instructor, Chris Soper! Chris previously worked at Manchester Public Library as a Library assistant who specialized in helping the public with computers. He is currently working on his Master’s of Library Science at Southern Connecticut State University. Chris ...
• 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 ...

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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.