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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.
| | May 6, 2021 marked the 375th anniversary of the Town of Andover's founding. |
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| [[Image:Miriam_Putnam.jpg|thumb|...''Miriam Putnam at groundbreaking, 1965''.... click to enlarge|left]]
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| | *[[Media:AndoverTurns375.pdf|Andover Turns 375 Eagle Tribune May 9, 2021]] |
| *''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 ] | | *[https://www.andovertownsman.com/news/andover-turns-375/article_b06cc734-bb5c-530e-8d8b-2647aa50799b.html Andover Turns 375, Andover Townsman May 7, 2021] |
| *Having the First Shovelful. (photo) (groundbreaking for library's 1960's addition) ''Andover Townsman'' September 2, 1965, p.1
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| *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.
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| *''Andover Townsman'', March 28, 1996
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| Here are a few charming diary pages that Ms Putnam left behind when she retired. AJA refers to A.J. Anderson, her successor.
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| --[[User:Stephanie|Stephanie]] ([[User talk:Stephanie|talk]]) 10:25, 30 March 2021 (EDT)
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| --[[User:Glenda|Glenda]] 10:26, June 14, 2007 (EDT)<br>--[[User:Leslie|Leslie]] 11:23, May 31, 2012 (EDT)
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| --[[User:Eleanor|Eleanor]] 15:39, March 13, 2012 (EDT)
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