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Kabloom is a floral chain store which is headquartered in Boston, MA. They have a location at 16 Main Street in Andover.
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.  
When Kabloom closed Kokee flowers moved into the location.


In the 1970's Hughes Pharmacy was the store on the corned on Main and Park Streets. It was one of three pharmacies on Main Street at that time along with Hartigan's amd Simeone Drug Store.
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.  


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Miss Putnam was a member of the NAACP, the ACLU and the Alabama Council on Human Relations.  
*"Kabloom founder delivers 'local marketing' message", ''The Eagle Tribune'', January 30, 2009.
 
*[http://www.kabloom.com/ Kabloom website]
[[Image:Miriam_Putnam.jpg|thumb|...''Miriam Putnam at groundbreaking, 1965''.... click to enlarge|left]]
*Past and Present, ''Andover Townsman'', December 28, 2006.
 
*[[Andover Business - Sweet Mimi's]]
[[Image:MiriamPutnamRadcliffeRepublicanClub.JPG|thumb|..."Miriam Putnam '25 new leader of the Radcliffe Republican Club. Boston Post November 17, 1924|center]]
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[[File:Kabloom.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Kabloom in 2006]]
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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.
*Miss Putnam Leaving Memorial Hall. (photos) ''Andover Townsman'', September 14, 1967, p. 1,2.
*''Miriam Putnam obituary ''Andover Townsman'''', March 28, 1996
* 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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