An NPR Book of the Year, The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon is our pick for the January Book of the Month. This gripping historical mystery, inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, an 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote her own chapter in American history, is a must-read. Pick up your copy at MHL while supplies last!
January 2025 Puzzle: Noteworthy Knitters
If you have made a New Year's resolution to learn knitting or some other handicraft, be sure to check out the online videos on Creativebug. Signup is free for all Andover library card holders. All of Creativebug's classes and tutorials can be viewed anytime, anywhere. And since they never expire, you can start and stop projects at your own pace. No pressure, just possibilities!
Winter Reading Challenge BINGO 2025
Kick off 2025 with a Winter Reading Challenge! From January 1 to February 28, 2025 Memorial Hall Library will be doing a Winter Reading Challenge BINGO! The board encourages patrons to try new things in their reading habits and learn more about what Memorial Hall Library has to offer. The colder months are a perfect time to get cozy with books and activities.
2024 Staff Favorites
2024 was a great year for books! Our staff has been reading, listening, and watching to books and more all year and are ready to give our recommendations. Whether you're looking for one of the hottest hold list titles of the year, like Kristin Hannah's The Women, or something a little more off the beaten path like Wenyan Lu's The Funeral Cryer, our list of staff favorites should have something for everyone. If you're looking for titles for kids and teens, be sure to scroll down toward the end of the list for those.
December 2024 Mid-Month Sudoku
We present the last Sudoku of 2024 with another groaner from master storyteller Steven King:
Book of the Month Picks for 2024
2024 was a great year for the Book of the Month program 2023 was pretty good too Lets see what 2025 brings Borrow me January Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Borrow me February Solito by Javier Zamora Borrow me March Firekeepers Daughter by Angeline Boulley Borrow me April Still Life by Sarah Winman Borrow me May Pineapple…
C is for Cookie
Winter is a great time for baking cookies! Whether you just want an excuse to warm up your kitchen or you're looking for a new recipe to appease a jolly home invader, here are some cookie-centric cookbooks that might be just what you're looking for this season.
Artist of the Month: December 2024 – Garima Parakh
Garima Parakh Impressionist Landscape and Still Life Oil Paintings www.garimaparakh.com garima.parakh@gmail.com Phone: 339 227 2540 BIOGRAPHY Garima Parakh, born and raised in India, lives in Andover, MA. She is an Electronics Engineer and worked in the IT industry for 13 years before switching to art. Since 2011, she has been painting daily and never looked back.
2024 National Book Awards
The National Book Foundation recently announced this year's National Book Awards. You can check out the winners here through MHL, or go to the National Book Foundation website to read the long lists of of nominees in each category.