The Library will be closed Monday, May 27th for Memorial Day.
Happy Bee Day! The UN has chosen May 20th as World Bee Day. This date "coincides with the birthday of Anton Janša, who in the 18th century pioneered modern beekeeping techniques in his native Slovenia and praised the bees for...
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May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, which makes it a great time to check out the 2019 Asian Pacific American Literature Award Winners for all ages. These awards are...
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May the Fourth Be With You! It's always a great time to visit a galaxy far, far away but this weekend is especially good. If you want more Star Wars stories than you can find in the movies, the Force is with these recent books and comics from the Star Wars universe.
Stop by the 1st floor exhibit case to see our spring display about the life and work of Edna Adelaide Brown. Miss Brown, as she was affectionately known, served as Memorial Hall Library's second Head Librarian from 1906 until 1939. Born in Providence, R.I. to a prominent merchant family with...
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Do you have a baseball player in your family history? Or, are you just a baseball history fanatic? A new record set available through our Ancestry Library Edition subscription is ...
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William Shakespeare's exact date of birth is unknown, but he was baptized on April 26th, 1564. (However, April 23rd is generally accepted as his birthday, and it...
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¡Recientemente comenzamos una nueva colección de libros en español en MHL! La colección tiene ficción y no ficción para adolescentes y adultos. La colección es para hablantes nativos de español o para estudiantes de español que desean ampliar sus habilidades. Visite el segundo piso para conocer...
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The eighth and final season of Game of Thrones premiered this week and there's only a handful of episodes left to answer all of our questions! Who will sit on the Iron Throne? Who will survive? Why wouldn't the showrunners include Lady Stoneheart, this librarian's favorite character, in the show...
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In honor of National Library Week, we've put together a fun quiz to test your knowledge of our favorite library, MHL. Click here to find out how well you know MHL!
