Memorial Hall Library
What's Happening
Meet author Kristen Harnisch.
posted Jul 17, 2016 in What's Happening
On Wednesday, July 27 at 7pm, author Kristen Harnisch will discuss the inspiration behind her two historical novels,The Vintner's Daughter and The California Wife. She will discuss how she made the transition from banker to at-home mom to author, and share the pleasures and...
Read more
Would you like to be the first Andover Poet Laureate?
posted Jul 15, 2016 in What's Happening
“A poem begins with a lump in the throat, a homesickness or love-sickness. It is a reaching out toward expression; an effort to find fulfillment.”
-Robert Frost...
Did you say green burial? What on (in) earth do you mean?
posted Jun 29, 2016 in What's Happening
On Thursday, July 28 at 7pm, join other adults for an overview presentation on 'green' burials, co-hosted by Candace Currie of the Green Burial Council and Mount Auburn Cemetery, Ruth Faas, owner of Mourning Dove Studio of Arlington...
Read more
Revisit the 1936 Olympics with local historian, Don Robb.
posted Jun 29, 2016 in What's Happening
On Wednesday, July 20 at 7pm, Don Robb will explore how Hitler used the 1936 Olympics as a public relations attempt to spread propaganda and hide the truth about his Third Reich. His presentation will cover topics such as, why Germany was ripe for Hitler to take power in the 1930s; how his Nazi...
Read more
Watch Olympia, the film by Leni Riefenstahl.
posted Jun 28, 2016 in What's Happening
On Wednesday, July 13 at 4pm, the library will screen Leni Riefenstahl's controversial film, Olympia, in Memorial Hall. About the 1936 Olympics, the film was mentioned in The Boys in the Boat. Running time is 3+ hours. The film is in German with subtitles and contains...
Read more
Meditation for everyone.
posted Jun 28, 2016 in What's Happening
On Thursday, July 14 at 7pm, learn how to relax through meditation with MHL staff member, Amy Martin, a certified yoga teacher. She'll explain the body's system of life energy, the practice of vipassana, which trains the mind to focus awareness on one thing at a time, and she'll lead a guided...
Read more
So many things to find in July, so little time!
posted Jun 28, 2016 in What's Happening
Downtown Andover is full of clues this July, with three scavenger hunts for families and children. The Children's Room is sending Jungle Gym Giraffe, our Bruins-clad summer reading mascot, to a different downtown location every week. Kids who spot him can come to the Children's Room to fill out...
Read more
Imajine That. You asked and we delivered!
posted Jun 24, 2016 in What's Happening
The library has a new pass to Imajine That Museum in Lawrence, courtesy of the Friends of MHL. The unique 12,000 square foot play space includes a child sized Whole Foods® grocery store, a HUGE dinosaur climbing structure, Between the Lions® literacy area, Peep and the Big Wide World® Science...
Read more
World Champion rower Ellen Minzner comes to MHL.
posted Jun 22, 2016 in What's Happening
On Monday, June 27 at 7pm, World Champion rower, US Paralympic coach, and Lawrence native, Ellen Minzner...
Read more
Learn how to save the seeds from your favorite flowers and vegetables.
posted Jun 22, 2016 in What's Happening
It may not seem like the time to think about next spring’s seeds, but if a particular vegetable, herb, or flower has done well this year, try saving your own seeds! On Thursday, June 23 at 7pm, Jen Valentine of Valentine & Sons Seed Company will share the best ways to save seeds. Detailed...
Read more