Each year, the Rise Feminist Book Project selects the best books with feminist content for readers 0-18. Here's the Rise 2023 Top Ten list. You can see the full list of titles and learn more about Rise on their website.
Artist of the Month: March 2023 – Will Putnam, Deanna O’Neill
Will Putnam is an Andover, MA, based photographer who focuses on creating images that he hopes will inspire the viewer — to appreciate beauty, to wonder, to think, perhaps to be moved emotionally.
March 2023 Book of the Month
Witty, charming, and heartwarming, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine is an award winning, New York Times bestseller and a favorite of many MHL staff. Pick up your copy today, you won't be disappointed! Check out your copy today!
March 2023 Puzzle: Unusual Measures
This month's crossword features units of measure that you don't hear about every day. Have you ever needed to measure something but don't have the right tool? See if you can borrow it from our Library of Things collection!
Celebrate Black Authors
Looking for a good book? Check out one of these recent books--contemporary fiction, historical fiction, romance, science fiction, mystery, and more--written by Black authors.
Presidents’ Day
MHL will be closed on Monday, February 20th in observance of Presidents' Day. We'll be open on Saturday and Sunday, though, so you have plenty of time to come pick up one of these recent biographies of presidents, First Ladies, and other White House inhabitants.
Courageous Conversations: Rise in Hate LGBTQ+ Panel Discussion
This Courageous Conversation aims to correct misinformation and provide an overview of approaches that community members and allies can use to improve conversations about LGBTQ equality, with a focus on illustrating the concrete harms and hate that LGBTQ people face here in Andover and across Massachusetts, helping straight, cis-gender people see those harms through their own eyes, and avoiding missteps that can create roadblocks to successful discussions.
February 2023 Mid-Month Sudoku
With this month's Sudoku we kick off a series of INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT NUMBERS. This first installment is all about the number 1.
New Romances for 2023
Love is in the air! Enjoy these new and recent romances in multiple genres.
Black Memoirs
February is Black History Month, which makes it a particularly great time to celebrate Black voices. Here are 15 recent memoirs representing a variety of Black experiences, including the recent EGOT Viola Davis (who won a Grammy for the audiobook recording of her memoir) as well as athletes, artists, and activists.