As many of you know, we are open with limited access. We are still open with our Pick-Up Window, at the rear of the building, as well.
Many of us (staff as well as patrons) have been keeping lists of items we would like to borrow from the library, or libraries when you include the Minerva lending system. I know that my list grew rather rapidly, and by the time the items were available for requesting, there were many other folks ahead of me in the queue.
So, that led me to . . . .
What can I find to read/watch/listen to RIGHT NOW!!
As I have worked at the Pick-Up Window over the past weeks, I know that is the same question many others have as well.
As staff brainstormed how to best answer that question for you, our users, we realized several things.
Some people just don’t care what they are reading as long as it has more content than the back of the cereal box.
And . . .
Each of us has an area of “expertise”, so to speak, of what might work for different wants and needs of our Gardiner Library Friends.
On that vein, we have begun creating what we are referring to at “Binge Bags”. Basically, it is a bag with 3 – 6 items on the same theme. The items might be all books, though there are movies, music, and audio books included as well. Some of these bags are items specific to floor – by this I mean Children’s, Young Adult or Adult floor, and some bags have a mix of age ranges.
So, what type of themes am I talking about? Let’s see, so far, I know there is a bag of items pertaining to the 1970s, a bag of Fall/Autumn items, 2 bags of School items (one Adult and one Children), gentle mysteries, as well as several others.
In the works, there are collections to include Spies ; Humor ; 1920s ; Harry Potter ; Maine ; as well as several others.
If you’re interested in one of our Binge Boxes, check at the Pick-Up Window, or give us a call – 207-582-3312 – and we’ll put together a bag of items for you.