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There are large town parking lots located on Barnard and Main Streets, Main Street at Olde Andover Village, and Memorial Hall Library at 2 North Main Street. The Barnard and Olde Andover lots are "pay and display," which was a controversial change from meters. The Memorial Hall Library lot is still metered.
Miriam Putnam, 1904-1996, served as director of Memorial Hall Library for 28 years from 1939-1967. A 1925 graduate of Radcliffe College, Ms. Putnam went on to receive a Library Science degree from Columbia University. She worked at the Newton Free Library before coming to Andover. Miss Putnam served as Chairperson of the American Library Association Subcommittee on Adult Education, a board member of the Public Library Association and as President of the Massachusetts Library Association. She frequently contributued to national publications for librarians and educators.  


A parking lot for municipal employees was created on Pearson Street in 2011. The 19th century house formerly located on the site at 16 Pearson Street was purchased by Peter and Shirley Schwarz for $9,088. They relocated the historic building to 1 Shaw Drive to make way for the lot.  It is the third home the Schwarzes are renovating.
During her tenure, Andover became the headquarters of one of the seven subregions in the Eastern Massachusetts Regional Library system. The contract was signed on June 11, 1967.  
Miss Putnam retired from Memorial Hall in 1967 but went on to work as Assistant Librarian at Talledega College, the oldest historically black college in Alabama.  


Miss Putnam was a member of the NAACP, the ACLU and the Alabama Council on Human Relations.
[[Image:Miriam_Putnam.jpg|thumb|...''Miriam Putnam at groundbreaking, 1965''.... click to enlarge|left]]
[[Image:MiriamPutnamRadcliffeRepublicanClub.JPG|thumb|..."Miriam Putnam '25 new leader of the Radcliffe Republican Club. Boston Post November 17, 1924|center]]
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[[Image:16_Pearson_Street.jpg|thumb|...''The house at 16 Pearson Street''.... click to enlarge|left]]


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*''Miriam Putnam was librarian extraordinaire''  Andover Townsman  October 4, 2018 [https://www.andovertownsman.com/news/townspeople/miriam-putnam-was-a-librarian-extraordinaire/article_9bd56057-2fd1-5847-a6c6-d09edd476fe8.html ]
*Having the First Shovelful. (photo) (groundbreaking for library's 1960's addition) ''Andover Townsman'' September 2, 1965, p.1


*Reading Room Named for Town Librarian. (photo) ''Andover Townsman'' November 23, 1966, p.1,16.


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*Miss Putnam Leaving Memorial Hall. (photos) ''Andover Townsman'', September 14, 1967, p. 1,2.


*"Meter feeders unite," ''Andover Townsman'', August 7, 1997, page 27.
*''Miriam Putnam obituary ''Andover Townsman'''', March 28, 1996
*"Selectmen stick with downtown parking plan," ''Andover Townsman'', January 8, 1998, page 26.
*"'Visionary' parking garage presented to selectmen," ''Andover Townsman'', April 16, 1998.
*"Downtown parking could get easier in high turnover areas," ''Andover Townsman'', July 15, 1999, page 1.
*"Main Street parking changes not enough, say some selectmen," ''Andover Townsman'', July 22, 1999, page 5.
*"Cost of parking pass doubled for businesses," ''Andover Townsman'', January 8, 2004.
*"Parking lot: $26,000 in potential revenue lost," ''Andover Townsman'', January 8, 2004.
*"New town-lot pay system confuses, angers drivers," ''Eagle Tribune'', May 23, 2004, page C1.
*"New pay stations: Money saver, shopper aggravator," ''Andover Townsman'', May 27, 2004, page 6.
*"Will beat go on for pay-and-display?," ''Andover Townsman'', February 3, 2005, page 1.
*"Pay and display parking: 'It doesn't make sense'," ''Andover Townsman, May 5, 2005.
*"Town set to replace homes: Buildings to be demolished for parking lot," ''Andover Townsman,'' June 25, 2009.
*"Historic home to make way for parking," ''Andover Townsman,'' July 15, 2011.


* Here are a few charming diary pages that Ms Putnam left behind when she retired.  AJA refers to A.J. Anderson, her successor. [[File:Miriamputnam.pdf ]]
*Putnam, Miriam ''Film Forums an Adventure in Adult Education'' [[Media:The_educational_screen.pdf ]], volume 22, 1956
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Miriam Putnam, 1904-1996, served as director of Memorial Hall Library for 28 years from 1939-1967. A 1925 graduate of Radcliffe College, Ms. Putnam went on to receive a Library Science degree from Columbia University. She worked at the Newton Free Library before coming to Andover. Miss Putnam served as Chairperson of the American Library Association Subcommittee on Adult Education, a board member of the Public Library Association and as President of the Massachusetts Library Association. She frequently contributued to national publications for librarians and educators.

During her tenure, Andover became the headquarters of one of the seven subregions in the Eastern Massachusetts Regional Library system. The contract was signed on June 11, 1967. Miss Putnam retired from Memorial Hall in 1967 but went on to work as Assistant Librarian at Talledega College, the oldest historically black college in Alabama.

Miss Putnam was a member of the NAACP, the ACLU and the Alabama Council on Human Relations.

...Miriam Putnam at groundbreaking, 1965.... click to enlarge
..."Miriam Putnam '25 new leader of the Radcliffe Republican Club. Boston Post November 17, 1924



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  • Miriam Putnam was librarian extraordinaire Andover Townsman October 4, 2018 [1]
  • Having the First Shovelful. (photo) (groundbreaking for library's 1960's addition) Andover Townsman September 2, 1965, p.1
  • Reading Room Named for Town Librarian. (photo) Andover Townsman November 23, 1966, p.1,16.
  • Miss Putnam Leaving Memorial Hall. (photos) Andover Townsman, September 14, 1967, p. 1,2.
  • Miriam Putnam obituary Andover Townsman', March 28, 1996

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