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Julia Child has been a beloved public figure since the debut of her show The French Chef in 1963 (on Boston's PBS station, WGBH!) Recently, the HBO Max show Julia has been creating more fans of the chef. (If you'd...
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August 8th is International Cat Day, which makes it the purrfect time to check out a cozy cat mystery. As you may know, plenty of fictional detectives are aided by their feline companions. Here are twelve series starters for cozy cat mystery series, which will make for great reading with or...
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The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards are presented annually at San Diego Comic-Con (or this year in a virtual ceremony) to the best comics creators of the year. You can read more about the Eisner Awards, including a full list of this year's nominees, ...
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Have you ever heard about a good book, then gone to the catalog to put yourself on hold for it, only to discover that there are already 800 people ahead of you? Next time, be one of the first to get your hold in by signing up for ...
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The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed on July 26, 1990. The ADA was a landmark bill that prohibited discrimination based on disability, as a result of decades of activism from the disability rights movement. In commemoration of the ADA, July is ...
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There's still time for readers of all ages to participate in our Read Beyond the Beaten Path Summer Reading Challenge! You can read any books you like for this challenge, but if you'd like to read about travelers actually going beyond the...
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Fancy a literary jaunt to the City of Light? Here are twenty books from a variety of genres that will take you there. And if you're lucky enough to be planning a real trip to Paris, don't forget to practice your French with ...
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Did you hear? You can now use your Andover library card to enjoy games and puzzles from the New York Times. Besides Sudoku, it has Spelling Bee, Letter Boxed, Tiles, Vertex, and the full and mini Crosswords. Visit https://mhl.org/nyt-games to get started...
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Are you a fan of Jenny Han's novel The Summer I Turned Pretty, or of the TV adaptation of the book? (The show is streaming on Amazon Prime--if you don't have access to Prime and want to watch the show, you can borrow MHL's...
Read moreIf you're thinking of traveling, be sure to get a good guidebook! We have an extensive collection of travel guides from Fodor's, Frommer's, Lonely Planet, Moon, Rick Steves, Rough Guides, Footprint, Eyewitness, Brandt, Falcon Guides, and more! Those, plus dozens of Travel DVDs, are located on...
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