Skip to content

Search our website or catalog

In the Spotlight - Page 11 of 39

July 2024 Puzzle: Good Sports

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!

Read More

From the Page to the Stage

Each year, the American Theater Wing presents the Tony Awards to honor the best of Broadway. This year the award for Best New Musical went to The Outsiders, based on the classic novel by S.E. Hinton. It was a big year for stage adaptations of books--here are some of the books that inspired some of this year's nominees. And if you'd rather listen than read, you can listen to some Broadway cast recordings--including this year's winner for Best Revival of a Musical, Merrily We Roll Along and also this year's winner for Best Play, Stereophonic--on MHL's music service Freegal. 

Read More

Staff Pride Picks of June 2024

At our last staff Lunch & Learn we shared our favorite 2024 Pride books, audiobooks, TV shows, movies, and podcasts. Borrow any of these favorites (new and old) from either MHL, MVLC, or the Massachusetts state catalog, ComCat. Please call (978-623-8430), or email (rdesk@mhl.org), or chat online with a Reference staff member for help with placing a hold for any item.  

Read More

2023 Nebula Awards

Each year the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association presents the Nebula Awards to the best works of science fiction and fantasy from the previous year. Here are this year's top winners. You can see the full list of nominees (and also read the nominated short stories online for free) at the SFWA website.

Read More