Andover Library Celebrates Priscilla Poulin’s Retirement
By Janet Moore
Through the Reading Glasses – December and January
Library Director retires, new one hired
By Janet Moore
Priscilla Poulin has been the Andover Library director for 16 years, having taken over when Tay Clark retired. In that time, she has been the cheerful and welcoming face greeting patrons, the model for learning new technology at any age, and the enthusiastic purveyor of books. “Oh, you liked that series? Try this one.” “Isn’t […]
Andover Libraries’ Newsletter Reveals Good News
Welcoming new Andover Librarian and new Trustee
By Lee Wells and Michaela Hoover
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 […]
Preschoolers Listen Intently During Storytime at Bachelder Library
By Caroline Moulton
Bachelder Library October Newsletter
October is Banned Book Week; check out display
By Priscilla Poulin and Lee Wells
The month of September ended sadly for the Andover Libraries. Gene Poulin, Priscilla’s husband of 55 years, died peacefully on September 23. Those of us fortunate enough to know him will miss his kindness and his signature smile and wave. Thanks are due to Pat Goodwin and especially to Michaela Hoover, Gene and Priscilla’s granddaughter, […]
Bachelder Library New Acquisitions for November 2022
By Janet Moore
Adult Fiction All Good People Here, Ashley Flowers The Case for Jamie, Brittany Cavallaro Fall Guy, Archer Mayor Fox Creek, William Kent Kruger It’s a Wonderful Woof, Spencer Quinn It Starts With Us, Colleen Hoover Maybe Now, Colleen Hoover Maybe Someday, Colleen Hoover Our Missing Hearts, Celeste Ng The Rising Tide, Anne Cleeves Tender is […]
Andover Library New Acquisitions for November 2022
By Janet Moore
Adult Fiction The Molly Murphy Mysteries #11-14, Rhys Bowen Tom Clancy: Enemy Contact, Mike Maden An Ivy Hill Christmas, Julie Klassen Left to Die Series #1-4, Lisa Jackson Vince Flynn: Oath of Loyalty, Kyle Mills Lucy By the Sea, Elizabeth Strout Desperation in Death, JD Robb Fox Creek, William Kent Krueger The Winners, Fredrik Backman […]
Through the Reading Glasses November 2022
By Janet Moore
Once upon a long time ago, there lived a boy named Harry Potter. Well, not exactly. How about: once upon a time there lived two penguins, Silo and Roy, in the Central Park Zoo. That’s better, because at least they’re real, the penguins are, and they helped raise a penguin chick named Tango. But Harry […]
Through the Reading Glasses October 2022
By Janet Moore
Last month I mentioned three books I was hoping to read in August; so far I’ve only managed to complete two. “The Luminaries” will no doubt keep me occupied this fall. Annie Proulx’s “Barkskins” ticked many genre sub-category boxes, including historical fiction, environmental science, indigenous people’s history, and economic policy. From 1693 to the present, […]
Bachelder Librarian Admires the Newly Donated Orion Starblast Telescope
By Chuck Will
