Congratulations to the Andover Public Library on their new Director, Michaela Hoover! 

Michaela grew up in Andover and has been familiar with both of our libraries for many years.  One of her favorite childhood memories was when one of her favorite books, a book about bears, was removed from the collection, and the Director, Mary Sell, gave it to her. She volunteered at both libraries and one year ran the summer reading program.  Once in college, she worked at her college library and learned about all aspects of library operations. Both her aunt and her grandmother have been librarians in Andover. Over the years she has been a patron at many different libraries and learned a great deal from all of them. She has been an avid reader since her early days as a patron of the Andover libraries.

We are also welcoming a new trustee to our Board of Trustees. Julie Matz has been coming to Andover for more than 25 years to spend summers at Elbow Pond.  Julie worked for many years as a classroom teacher before becoming a librarian in 2008. She feels that the best part of being a librarian is that librarians can reach everyone in the community. She sees libraries as the only place you can go at will and have free choices once you are there.  You can find direction, get questions answered, and see friends.  Libraries are sanctuaries and a place where we can be our true selves. Libraries have always felt like a second home to her.  Now retired and building a home on Elbow Pond Road, she feels that being a library trustee is a good way for her to use what she knows and add more to the community.

Please introduce yourselves to them and welcome them to our community.

Our new telescope is ready to loan out. If you think you would like to borrow the telescope, please speak to either Michaela or Lee, and we can reserve it for you.  It may be checked out for a week at a time, and we will ask you to sign a telescope agreement.  We also ask that you read the instruction manual before using it, and that you check out the videos about the telescope in the Library Telescope Program on the New Hampshire Astronomical Society’s website. The telescope will move back and forth between the two libraries, so you will be able to go to either library to check it out.

Wishing all of you a wonderful holiday season!

Best,
Michaela and Lee