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Time Loops

Time Loop Books

February 2nd is Groundhog Day, known for being the day when the nation turns its eyes to a small mammal for weather predictions. (Punxsatawney Phil said 6 more weeks of...

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February 2021 Puzzle

The theme of this month's puzzle is newspapers! Did you know you can access all the newspapers featured in this crossword from home with your Andover library card? You can also get the text from The Andover Townsman, the Eagle Tribune, Boston Globe, Boston Herarld...

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As Seen on Netflix

As Seen on Netflix

Did you know that some of your favorite Netflix series and movies started life as books? Alternately: did you know that some of your favorite books have been adapted into Netflix series and movies? Here's a list of 30 popular books whose movie/TV adaptations have either already debuted on...

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Run For Something

Run For Something

At noon on January 20th, Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. Do you have your eye on being the 47th? Or maybe you'd like to start smaller and run for a local office, or just want to learn more about how the USA's political system works. Here are some books that...

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try something new in 2021!

New Year, New Hobbies!

The beginning of a new year usually brings resolutions and the desire to start afresh. This is great but sometimes starting out a new hobby or activity can be time-consuming and expensive. You may not want to sink a lot of money into something that you may not enjoy.

Luckily, MHL is here...

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unsolved sudoku grid

January 2021 Mid-Month Sudoku

We've decided to continue MHL's mid-month sudoku series into 2021.  Enjoy the new puzzle below, and look for another puzzle to be posted on the 15th of each month.

While sudoku involves numbers, it's a game not of math but of logic--similar, in that way, to chess, which has been getting...

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Japanese Manga!

Japanese Manga from MHL

If you're familiar with manga--the small-sized comics originally published in Japanese--you probably know it can be hard to keep up with all of the issues of long-running series. Since there are so many different manga series, MHL can't order all of them. Instead, we've chosen a range of popular...

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Books for Fans of Bridgerton

Books for Fans of Bridgerton

Did you watch the spicy Regency romance series Bridgerton on Netflix? If so, you're not alone. The series was adapted by Shonda Rimes, based on the Bridgerton series of novels by Julia Quinn, so if you want more Bridgerton, Quinn's novels are a must. If you're still hungry for more historical...

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Test Prep Resources from MHL

Test Prep Resources from MHL

Getting ready for college looks a little different in the era of COVID-19! MHL is not currently offering in-person practice ACT and SAT exams, but we can connect you with other resources to get ready for these big tests. 

  • The practice exams previously offered in person at MHL were...
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January 2021 Puzzle

We've decided to continue our MHL crossword series into 2021!  While we can't predict what 2021 will bring us, we can look back at what past years have brought with our online resource Famous First Facts.  Do...

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