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Memorial Hall Library has a long history of lending non-book items to its patrons. In the 1950s, under Library Director Miriam Putnam, MHL began circulating artwork, LP records and film strips. In the 1970's a sewing pattern exchange was started under Director Nancy Jacobson. In the early 2003, under Library Director Jim Sutton, MHL was the first Massachusetts public library to circulate downloadable audiobooks in MP3 format on mobile devices called Otis Audio Players sold by Audible.com. The Memorial Hall Library Seed Library was | Memorial Hall Library has a long history of lending non-book items to its patrons. In the 1950s, under Library Director Miriam Putnam, MHL began circulating artwork, LP records and film strips. In the 1970's a sewing pattern exchange was started under Director Nancy Jacobson. In the early 2003, under Library Director Jim Sutton, MHL was the first Massachusetts public library to circulate downloadable audiobooks in MP3 format on mobile devices called Otis Audio Players sold by Audible.com. The Memorial Hall Library Seed Library was launched in January 2016. | ||
Revision as of 10:03, 29 March 2022
Memorial Hall Library has a long history of lending non-book items to its patrons. In the 1950s, under Library Director Miriam Putnam, MHL began circulating artwork, LP records and film strips. In the 1970's a sewing pattern exchange was started under Director Nancy Jacobson. In the early 2003, under Library Director Jim Sutton, MHL was the first Massachusetts public library to circulate downloadable audiobooks in MP3 format on mobile devices called Otis Audio Players sold by Audible.com. The Memorial Hall Library Seed Library was launched in January 2016.
See
- "Pattern Exchange Begins," Andover Townsman Nov. 3, 1977 page 33
- Road Trip Reading Memorial Hall's Digital Books Andover Townsman June 19, 2003 page 19
- More than books Andover's Library of Things Andover Townsman Thursday March 24, 2022, page 1.
- What's Happening at Memorial Hall Library Seed Library Takes Root Andover Townsman Dec. 22, 2015