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Miriam Putnam, 1904-1996, served as director of Memorial Hall Library for 28 years from 1939-1967. Ms. Putnam received a library degree from Columbia University and had also worked at the Newton Free Library.  
(Not to be confused with Shawsheen School in neighboring Wilmington, Massachusetts)
The Shawsheen School is located at 18 Ann's Lane in Andover on land donated from William Wood, President of American Woolen Company.


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.
The school opened in 1924 as an elementary school. The school ceased to operate for a short time beginning in 1980 when it served as school administration offices.  
Miss Putnam retired in 1967 but went on to Talledega College in Alabama as Assistant Librarian to continue to be socially active and work with young people in this inter-racial college.


[[Image:Miriam_Putnam.jpg|thumb|...''Miriam Putnam at groundbreaking, 1965''.... 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.


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


*''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.


--[[User:Stephanie|Stephanie]] ([[User talk:Stephanie|talk]]) 10:25, 30 March 2021 (EDT)
--[[User:Glenda|Glenda]] 10:26, June 14, 2007 (EDT)<br>--[[User:Leslie|Leslie]] 11:23, May 31, 2012 (EDT)
--[[User:Eleanor|Eleanor]] 15:39, March 13, 2012 (EDT)
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*''Shawsheen Elementary through the years'' [https://www.andovertownsman.com/news/shawsheen-elementary-through-the-years/article_cc2b6fe8-d9ef-5a2f-8a4e-a5c2e24a9b7c.html Andover Townsman] June 24, 2015
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*''18 Ann's Lane'' [https://preservation.mhl.org/18-anns-lane Andover Preservation Commission Database ]
 
--[[User:Stephanie|Stephanie]] ([[User talk:Stephanie|talk]]) 10:21, 2 April 2021 (EDT)

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(Not to be confused with Shawsheen School in neighboring Wilmington, Massachusetts) The Shawsheen School is located at 18 Ann's Lane in Andover on land donated from William Wood, President of American Woolen Company.

The school opened in 1924 as an elementary school. The school ceased to operate for a short time beginning in 1980 when it served as school administration offices.





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--Stephanie (talk) 10:21, 2 April 2021 (EDT)

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