Our September crossword is extratricky If you want a leg up the following articles each contain a clue word somewhere in their textand its a chance to see some of the content you can find in our databases After all its not cheating if you know some answers because you just happened to read about them right…
August 2020 Mid-Month Sudoku
Whether youre a sudoku novice or a seasoned pro try your hand at MHLs midmonth sudoku A new puzzle will be released on the 15th of each remaining month in 2020 as a complement to the crossword released on the 1st of each month as part of our Elect to Connect series You can learn more about…
Artist of the Month: August 2020 – Virginia Guazzaloca Photography
Virginia Guazzaloca is a Library Assistant at Memorial Hall Library She is a photographer based in New England who has been taking photos since she was a young kid She won an award for her photography at Salem State University where she graduated with a BA in English and a minor in Photography Artist Statement Whenever I…
August 2020 Puzzle
Our August puzzle hints atsummer reading theme Imagine Your Story and summer reading in general If you havent signed up for our summer reading challenge its not too late It goes all the way until September 1 this year with prizes for adults teens and kids Click here to sign up…
July 2020 Mid-Month Sudoku
Enjoy Julys midmonth sudoku to complement our release of a new crossword puzzle on the first of each month as part of our Elect to Connect series We hope you enjoy this logic puzzle If youre new to sudoku or you want tips to refine your technique click here check outMeeting the Challenge of Sudokualways available with…
Artist of the Month: July 2020 – Sakshi Nandan
Artist Bio Sakshi Nandan is a 16 year old aspiring artist attending Andover High School Her passion for art sprouted at a young age and she has continued to express herself through lines and colors ever since She has attended classes at Acton Art and Essex Art and has taken online art courses at Udemy She was…
July 2020 puzzle
The theme of this months puzzle is pen names aka noms de plume Did you know that nom de plume in French literally means name of feather and that feather in that term refers to the quill that people used to write with For some reason the German Schriftstellername didnt take hold among English readers quite as…
June 2020 Mid-Month Sudoku
By popular demand MHL will now offer a midmonth sudoku to complement our release of a new crossword puzzle on the first of each month as part of our Elect to Connect series We hope you enjoy this logic puzzle If youre new to sudoku or you want tips to refine your technique click here check outMeeting…
June 2020 Puzzle
Our June puzzle features several characters from books and movies How many are stories youre familiar with How many are things you havent yet tried See if you can find them as ebooks or eaudiobooks on Hoopla or Overdrive or see if you can find the movies on Kanopy You can also explore British television using Acorn…
Artist of the Month: May 2020 – Johanna Kerrigan Photography
Johanna Kerrigan Artist Statement To me photography is an expression of capturing a story without words Every picture has its own unique backstory but only one frame is captured It makes us think why was this moment in particular so important What can we gain from what we see Bio Ive always had an interest in photography…