Fun fact about March: It is the only month with three consecutive consonants in its name. (Some have stated that it is the only month that is is verb, but others have pointed out that they may be wrong about that.)
March 2025 Puzzle: A Plethora of Pen Names
This crossword is all about well-known authors' noms de plume. If you have some favorite authors and want to get notified whenever we order new books by them, sign up for Author Alerts!
February 2025 Mid-Month Sudoku
A reminder that this year's Winter Reading Challenge continues on to the end of the month! And now, apropos of nothing, another groaner from the King of Horror:
February 2025 Puzzle: Book Parts
You know the library has books, but did you know the library also has book clubs? We host four different groups, and new members are always welcome!
February 2025 Book of the Month
Check out our pick for the February Book of the Month! Called one of the best books of the year by NPR, The New York Times and The Washington Post, The Turner House by Angela Flournoy is sure to fly off the shelves!
January 2025 Mid-Month Sudoku
As sudoku fans, you are used to working with 9 × 9 grids. For variety, try the 4 × 4 BINGO card that goes with this year's Winter Reading Challenge! It's a fun way to try new things to read and also to learn more about what the library has to offer. Plus, when you turn in the completed BINGO card, you get entered into our grand prize drawing!
January 2025 Book of the Month
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!
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…