Ann Russell, Technology Librarian

Reading Challenge 2017

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Are you looking for something different to read? Feel like you’re in a “reading rut”? Willing to try a new author? Or two? Have we got an idea for you!  We are trying something a little different this year – a READING CHALLENGE! Gardiner Public Library READING CHALLENGE 2017 A graphic novel An author whose name contains a set of double letters The first book you see in the library A book written by a Maine author A book that is becoming a movie this year Reread a favorite book from your childhood Two books on the same topic – …

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Happy Holidays!

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H ~ Here Comes The Easter Cat A ~ Animal Holiday P ~ Presidents’ Day P ~ Picture Book Of Hanukkah Y ~ Yuckiest, Stinkiest, Best Valentine Ever H ~ Hooray For St. Patrick’s Day! O ~ Orange You Glad it’s Halloween L ~ Long-Long’s New Year I ~ Independence Day D ~ Double Trouble Groundhog Day A ~ April Foolishness Y ~ Year Of The Perfect Christmas Tree S ~ Story Of Kwanzaa Ann Russell, Technology Librarian

A Thanksgiving Feast

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Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and I thought it might be fun to FEAST on a variety of books. Run, TURKEY, run All I know learned about animal behavior I learned in Loehmann’s DRESSING room If MASHED POTATOES could dance The SWEET POTATO Queens’ book of love Lucky and SQUASH A little story about a big TURNIP The ugly VEGETABLES The monster who ate my PEAS Gimme cracked CORN & I will share Buried ONIONS Dry BEANS in the snow CARROT in my pocket Onions and GARLIC APPLESAUCE season In a PICKLE OLIVE Kitteridge 44 CRANBERRY Point Sharing the …

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Fall Events at the Library!

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We still have a few more events associated with the Voices Of The Kennebec grant.  Deb Gould will be here on Tuesday, October 11th from 7:00pm – 8:30pm to discuss her historical novel The Eastern, set in Pittston, Maine.  Gay Grant will be here on Tuesday, October 25th from 7:00pm – 8:30pm to discuss her book Destination Unknown, a biography of a World War II evacuee. There is still room available in the Writing Workshop with Brian Evans-Jones, to be held on Saturday, October 22nd from 10:00am – 4:00pm.  Call the library – 207.582.3312 – if you have any interest …

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What’s Happening In The Library

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As we roll into fall, school starting, apple picking, falling leaves, etc. etc., I took a few minutes to reflect on how busy we were over the summer months. And it has been a busy summer here at the Gardiner Public Library.  We had 18,793 people walk through our doors. That’s up from 16,489 last summer between June 1stand August 31st.  735 people attended 59 different programs in 2016.  That’s up as well – 683 people attended programs during the summer of 2015.  I wish I could give you accurate statistics about the Summer Reading Programs – both children’s and …

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Library “Chain Verse”

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Summer at the lake Lake of dreams Dreams of paradise Paradise sky Sky full of stars Stars in my eyes Eyes of darkness Darkness before dawn Dawn over the Kennebec Kennebec County wildflowers Wildflowers across America America America America the beautiful Beautiful mystery Mystery woman Woman of the inner sea Sea glass Glass castle Castle in the sky Sky so close Close your eyes, hold hands Hands that are not there There goes Maine! Maine and her people