Gardiner Public Library

Fall Movies!

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September may mean back to school but it also means it’s time for town and country fairs!  The air is crisp, the harvest is wrapping up, and everyone heads to the fair to relax with their friends and neighbors. Here are a few movies that celebrate those good times in one way or another: Babe (1995)  Totally charming fable has intelligent piglet Babe being raised by matriarch sheepdog Fly, and learning the art of sheep herding along with his new canine brothers. Starring James Cromwell. Charlotte‘s Web (2006)  Faithful to E.B. White’s timeless 1952 children’s novel about a young girl …

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Meet The Authors!

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Have you had an opportunity to come to any of our local author series?  It is a great way to learn about the process of writing and to discuss the new books being written by very talented authors.  You have only 2 more events to attend before the series ends. On Tuesday, September 16th at 6PM the staff of the Gardiner Public Library is pleased to host New England author, Chip Bishop, author of Quentin and Flora-A Roosevelt and a Vanderbilt in Love during the Great War.  Copies of the book will be for sale and the author will be …

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What Are We Reading?

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In 1983 I started reading a series of books which became known as a group from the title of the first book, “Tales of the City”.  The series follows a disparate group who rent rooms from the mysterious, yet motherly, Anna Madrigal, at 28 Barbary Lane in San Francisco.  The first book was published in 1978; the last book was just published this year.  There have been a lot of social changes in America since 1978, and the lives of these characters reflect those changes throughout the decades.  As I was reading this series, there were only 6 novels in …

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Political Humor in the Children’s Room

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Books about U.S. Presidents & First Ladies that are sure to enlighten & entertain! 1.       “President Taft is Stuck in the Bath” by Marc Barnett  2.       “Hot Dog! Eleanor Roosevelt Throws a Picnic” by Leslie Kimmelman   3.       “Dolley Madison Saves George Washington” by Don Brown  4.       “George Washington’s Teeth” by Deborah Chandra & Madeleine Comora    5.       “Abe Lincoln’s Hat” by Martha Brenner   6.       “One President Was Born on Independence Day and Other Freaky Facts About the 26thThrough 43rd Presidents” by Barbara Seuling   7.       “Presidential Pets: the Weird, Wacky, Little, Big, Scary, Strange Animals That Have Lived …

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Summer ! Being outside ! Cook-outs !

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 And all hail to Marjorie Standish and her down-home Maine recipes.  Marjorie was a local resident who was the longtime food columnist for the Maine Sunday Telegram.  Her two books of collected recipes – Cooking Down East and Keep Cooking – The Maine Way – are both available to borrow from the Gardiner Public Library. Check out her delicious and classic recipes for:                 Melt-in-your-mouth blueberry cake                 Baked beans                 Barbecued chicken                 Dilled string beans                 Dump bars                 Baked stuffed lobster Now those would make a great cookout meal !

Who is who at the Gardiner Public Library?

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As the director of this wonderful institution called the Gardiner Public Library, I get to supervise some wonderful staff members.  Do you know everyone who works at the library? A library is only as good as the staff that works within the institution and Gardiner’s employees are such a dedicated bunch.  Scott Handville, our assistant director, makes me look good every day by his professionalism, his kindness and yes, his sense of humor and wonderful laugh!  Charlene Wagner passionately advocates for the kids in our community by creatively hooking them with books and making them lifelong readers, and, lifelong supporters …

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