Without revealing too much about the theme in this month's crossword (okay—it has to do with sports), we want to remind readers that your Andover library card gives you full access to The Athletic, a sport journalism website that provides national and local coverage of more than a thousand teams across North America and the UK. While the Athletic has thousands of articles, dozens of podcasts, and a handful of email newsletters, the feature most people use its app, which can be personalized to send push notifications on whatever teams and topics interest you. Check it out by visiting https://mhl.org/nyt! We hope your enjoy this month's puzzle!
June 2024 Mid-Month Sudoku
Sudoku puzzles are all about the numbers 1 through 9. This month, just for kicks, we're throwing in a letter-based brainteaser: Why are some letters in the top row, other letters in the middle row, and still other letters in the bottom row?
June 2024 Book of the Month
Called transformative by The New York Times and deserving of a place in every library by Booklist, Sissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story by Jacob Tobias is our pick for June's Book of the Month.
June 2024 Puzzle: “Stressed” spelled backwards
Warning! Most people will find the theme entries in this month's crossword pretty sweet—they may make you hungry! If you are of a mind to make something tasty and toothsome, you're bound to find inspiration in our collection of cooking magazines (many of which are available online), or possibly NYT Cooking, which is part of New York Times | All Access. We hope your enjoy this month's puzzle!
New York Times | All Access
We are excited to announce two big updates to MHL’s subscription to The New York Times: We now have unlimited access to Wirecutter, the New York Times’s product recommendation service. (If you are a fan of Consumer Reports and are not already familiar with Wirecutter, you are in for a treat!) Before, if you wanted to access NYT News, NYT Games, NYT Cooking, and/or The Athletic, you had to redeem an access code for each of them separately. No longer! Now, all those subscriptions have been bundled into a single New York Times | All Access subscription; you only need to redeem one code in order to get 24 hours’ unlimited access all those products.
May 2024 Mid-Month Sudoku
It’s May, the shortest month of the year! Yes, we know that some people think February is the shortest month, but that’s not just so. Look:
May 2024 Book of the Month
Chosen as a best book of the year by The New York Times, Time Magazine and NPR, Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson is our pick for May's Book of the Month.
National Library Week 2024
It's National Library Week! National Library Week is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities. We're so lucky in Andover and the greater Merrimack Valley to have patrons who are passionate about reading, borrowing, and all that libraries offer. To celebrate National Library week, here are some things happening at MHL throughout the week:
April 2024 Book of the Month
Still Life by bestselling author Sarah Winman weaves a poignant tale of people united by love, war, and art, while immersing readers in the backdrop of Italy during World War II. Called poetry by The New York Times, this is our pick for April's Book of the Month.
Bring your button cell batteries to the library for safe recycling
Button cell batteries are found in all kinds of things: key fobs, computers, hearing aids, watches, and children's toys, to name a few. Many of these contain mercury, which is toxic when inhaled or ingested. So... Don't throw button cell batteries in the trash. Do recycle them responsibly by bringing them to the Reference Desk at the Library. You can also take them to the Health Department's office at Town Hall and the Municipal Services Facility at 5 Campanelli Drive.