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The Great American Read

posted Jul 11, 2018 in In the Spotlight

Have you seen The Great American Read on PBS yet? It's an ongoing event to explore America's best-loved books. Here are the top 100 best-loved books, as determined by a PBS survey....

If your goal this summer is to read more widely, you're in the right place! In honor of the international spirit of the World Cup tournament, here's a book from each country represented in the top 16 teams of the 2018 World Cup. Whichever soccer team you're rooting for, all of these...

St. Mary's Church Lawrence Records Available On American Ancestors

posted Jun 28, 2018 in In the Spotlight, Andover Room Blog

This week, the New England Historic Genealogical Society database, American Ancestors introduced a new browsable image record set from the Roman Catholic Parishes of Saint Mary ...

Suicide Prevention Treatment Understanding

Resources for Suicide Prevention

posted Jun 23, 2018 in In the Spotlight

Although it's a topic that many are uncomfortable discussing, suicide has been in the news a lot lately. We at MHL want everyone to know that they are not alone and that there are resources available to people in distress.

MHL librarians actively collect information about a variety of...

World Refugee Day

posted Jun 20, 2018 in In the Spotlight

The United Nations has designated June 20th as World Refugee Day. This is a day to show public support for refugees around the world. In honor of World Refugee Day, here are some moving true stories of refugees. Walk a mile in...

Boston Public Library Abolitionist Papers Project

Citizen Archivists: Crowd-Sourced Transcription And Why Genealogists Should Care

posted Jun 15, 2018 in In the Spotlight, Andover Room Blog

The Discover Your Past Genealogy Club's June meeting focused on the important topic of document transcription. Contemporary libraries, archives and museums use crowd-sourced transcription platforms to achieve...

LGBTQ History Makers

posted Jun 14, 2018 in In the Spotlight

June is Pride Month, when we celebrate the accomplishments of the LGBTQ community. The month of June was chosen to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Riots, which are generally considered the beginning of the modern LGBTQ civil rights movement. Here are biographies and memoirs about 10 LGBTQ people...

New Museum Pass: Boston Harbor Islands Ferry

New Museum Pass: Boston Harbor Island Discount Ferry Passes

posted Jun 6, 2018 in In the Spotlight

Thanks to our generous Friends of MHL, we're excited to offer a new museum pass to Andover cardholders. Our newest pass is for...

And the winner for The 2018 Best Audiobook of the Year Audie Award goes to…..

posted Jun 1, 2018 in In the Spotlight

Lincoln in the Bardo narrated by Nick Offerman, David Sedaris and a full cast. Published by Random House Audio, the recording of George Saunders’...

Remembering Phillip Roth

posted May 26, 2018 in In the Spotlight

American author Phillip Roth passed away on May 22nd, 2018 at the age of 85. Roth was one of America's most-awarded authors, having won the PEN/Faulkner Award three times, the National Book Award twice, the National Book Critics Circle award, and received a Pulitzer Prize for Literature. Here...