The library will close Wednesday, July 3rd, at 5 pm and remain closed Thursday, July 4th, for Independence Day
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“A poem begins with a lump in the throat, a homesickness or love-sickness. It is a reaching out toward expression; an effort to find fulfillment.”
-Robert Frost...
On Thursday, July 28 at 7pm, join other adults for an overview presentation on 'green' burials, co-hosted by Candace Currie of the Green Burial Council and Mount Auburn Cemetery, Ruth Faas, owner of Mourning Dove Studio of Arlington...
Read moreOn Wednesday, July 20 at 7pm, Don Robb will explore how Hitler used the 1936 Olympics as a public relations attempt to spread propaganda and hide the truth about his Third Reich. His presentation will cover topics such as, why Germany was ripe for Hitler to take power in the 1930s; how his Nazi...
Read moreOn Wednesday, July 13 at 4pm, the library will screen Leni Riefenstahl's controversial film, Olympia, in Memorial Hall. About the 1936 Olympics, the film was mentioned in The Boys in the Boat. Running time is 3+ hours. The film is in German with subtitles and contains...
Read moreOn Thursday, July 14 at 7pm, learn how to relax through meditation with MHL staff member, Amy Martin, a certified yoga teacher. She'll explain the body's system of life energy, the practice of vipassana, which trains the mind to focus awareness on one thing at a time, and she'll lead a guided...
Read moreDowntown Andover is full of clues this July, with three scavenger hunts for families and children. The Children's Room is sending Jungle Gym Giraffe, our Bruins-clad summer reading mascot, to a different downtown location every week. Kids who spot him can come to the Children's Room to fill out...
Read moreThe library has a new pass to Imajine That Museum in Lawrence, courtesy of the Friends of MHL. The unique 12,000 square foot play space includes a child sized Whole Foods® grocery store, a HUGE dinosaur climbing structure, Between the Lions® literacy area, Peep and the Big Wide World® Science...
Read moreOn Monday, June 27 at 7pm, World Champion rower, US Paralympic coach, and Lawrence native, Ellen Minzner...
Read moreIt may not seem like the time to think about next spring’s seeds, but if a particular vegetable, herb, or flower has done well this year, try saving your own seeds! On Thursday, June 23 at 7pm, Jen Valentine of Valentine & Sons Seed Company will share the best ways to save seeds. Detailed...
Read moreAndover Reads presents the feature film Race on Monday, June 20 at 6:30pm. It chronicles Jesse Owens' quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history, which thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Stars Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis...
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