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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. 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.  
Architect Addison B. Le Boutillier lived in Andover from 1905 to 1931. He designed many homes in Andover, an addition to Punchard High School, Shawsheen Grade School, and Parish House Christ Church. A talented man LeBoutillier was a major figure in the budding Arts and Crafts movement, producing fine etchings, woodcuts, and beautiful pottery. Le Boutillier died October 10, 1951.


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 from Memorial Hall in 1967 but went on to work as Assistant Librarian at Talledega College, the oldest historically black college in Alabama.  
* [http://www.andovertownsman.com/community/dalton-column-addison-b-leboutillier-designer-of-two-andover-schools/article_bfe2b1d9-110c-54fc-a1a6-a0fa6d73217c.html "Addison B. LeBoutillier, designer of two Andover schools] Townsman, October 30, 2008
* [http://brierhillgallery.com/addison-b-leboutillier/ Addison LeBoutillier]
* [http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/tile-39927 Tile Pottery at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts]
* [https://archive.org/details/sim_architectural-forum_1914-08_23_8/page/n9/mode/2up?q=%22Addison+B+Le+Boutillier%22 Monographs on Architectural Renderers The Work of Addison B. Le Boutillier] Monographs on Architectural Renderers The Work of Addison B. Le Boutillier
* Obituary for Addison B. Le Boutillier Andover Townsman October 18, 1951.  


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]]
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[[Image:MiriamPutnamRadcliffeRepublicanClub.JPG|thumb|..."Miriam Putnam '25 new leader of the Radcliffe Republican Club. Boston Post November 17, 1924|right]]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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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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Architect Addison B. Le Boutillier lived in Andover from 1905 to 1931. He designed many homes in Andover, an addition to Punchard High School, Shawsheen Grade School, and Parish House Christ Church. A talented man LeBoutillier was a major figure in the budding Arts and Crafts movement, producing fine etchings, woodcuts, and beautiful pottery. Le Boutillier died October 10, 1951.

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