The Andover Public Library, and the WA Bachelder Library in East Andover are happy to announce that they are now able to deliver books to housebound seniors or to anyone for whom getting to the library would be a physical challenge.

Our librarians, Gail Fitzpatrick and Priscilla Poulin, noted that some of our long-time patrons who were always great readers aren’t coming into the libraries anymore, so it occurred to them that if patrons can’t get to the library, the library can easily be brought to them.

Call the libraries at 735-5333 to request a particular book, or to ask the librarians for a suggestion on what’s new. They’re happy to make a recommendation if you tell them what kind of books you enjoyed in the past.

Here’s a short list of recent popular books:

Fiction

Spool of Blue Thread, Anne Tyler
The Nightingale, Kristin Hannah
All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr

Nonfiction

Wild, Cheryl Strayed
Being Mortal, Atul Gawande
Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand
Boys in the Boat, Daniel James Brown
Dead Wake, Eric Larson

The libraries will need volunteer drivers. If this is something you’d like to do a few times a month, at your convenience, please let us know.

Thanks so much, and happy reading!