Brief hiatus from events until Sept 19
ANDOVER – Thank you to everyone who joined us for all the fun Summer programs we held this year. We enjoyed meeting new friends and spending time with old ones too. The library will be taking a brief hiatus from special events until September 19. During this time, we will continue to have Story Times […]
After December 31, old cards will expire
aNDOVER-The Andover Libraries are going through a period of renewal and that includes our library cards! We’re asking everyone who has a library card to stop in between now and December 31, 2024, to update their contact information. It is very simple and takes about two minutes! We’ll make sure we have your correct address, […]
ANDOVER – The current issue of The New Yorker is all about humor; jokes are interwoven with real-life funny moments, and cartoonist/author Art Spiegelman draws a wonderful comic ode to Charles Schulz. Peanuts ran for 50 years and, without question, my favorite character is Snoopy. I say “is” because It’s A Dog’s Life, Snoopy sits […]
Two upcoming summer concerts in New London
Summer Music Associates presents two more concerts this summer as part of its 51st season. On Thursday, August 8, at 7 PM, at the First Baptist Church in New London, the five-member Alias Brass Company performs its extraordinary program, PRISM. The Alias Brass Company demonstrates a broad artistic range by combining diverse elements of classical […]
Fiction The Unwedding, Ally Condie Flashpoint, Catherine Coulter The Midnight Feast, Lucy Foley Flashback, Iris Johansen A Refiner’s Fire, Donna Leon Wandering Stars, Tommy Orange The Honey Witch, Sydney J. Shields The Book of Maps, Ernest Thompson The Comfort of Ghosts, Jacqueline Winspear Nonfiction Languishing, Corey Keyes Young Adult Fiction Four Eids and a Funeral, […]
Fiction The Handmaid’s Tale: The Graphic Novel, Margaret Atwood Think Twice, Harlen Coben Finlay Donovan is Killing It, Elle Cosimano Hopeless, Colleen Hoover Our Little Secret, Lisa Jackson Breaking the Dark, Lisa Jewell Nonfiction The Demon of Unrest, Erik Larson Disability Visibility, Alice Wong Young Adult Fiction and Nonfiction Dungeons and Drama, Kristy Boyce Twelfth […]
Monies donated at mini golf pay for Mess Fest
On July 11, the Andover Public Library hosted Mess Fest, an evening of messy, outdoor play for kids. We had shaving cream, Oobleck, mud, giant painting, bubbles, chalk, and water available, and children were allowed to make as much of a mess as they wanted. It was every kid’s dream! Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and […]