Gardiner Public Library

Battle of the books!!

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Did you know that such a war could be waged?  Well, the siege is over and the clear winners of the battle are the students of Pittston Consolidated School.  Over the last two weeks, I had the pleasure to judge the third annual Battle of the Books that pitted teams from the 4th and 5th grade classes at the school.  Each team spent hours reading, dissecting, researching and pondering, 5 young adult titles.  On the day of the competition, they were battle ready with styling hats and colorful tees. The judges tried to be as prepared by reading the books …

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Ghosts in the Library?!?!

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On Sunday, April 14, 2013, we had a local group investigate the library for paranormal activity!  What did they find??? Sunday evening, I met Roger and several members of his team here at the Gardiner Public Library.  They carried in several pieces of equipment, including Infrared cameras, EVP (electronic voice phenomenon) recorders, EMF (electro magnetic field) meters, cameras – both still and video – a laser grid, as well as the more mundane flash lights.  After a fairly quick tour of the building, with a bit of history, and a bit of discussion about where and when activity might occur, …

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Left Behind In The Library

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 Left Behind by Tim LaHaye is the title of a popular book series but in the library world “left behind” has special meaning.   Like many well frequented public buildings, the library has its own left behind stories. Over the last 30 odd years our patrons have left behind the following: Glasses – both sun & vision Mittens/gloves, hats, scarves, sweaters, & jackets Cell phones Travel coffee cups along with snacks Photos & gift certificates (being used as book marks) Change purses with money inside 1 sock (size small) Stuffed animals & other toys Grocery lists Homework assignments Books – …

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Cult Films in the Library

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In discussing cult films, the website http://www.filmsite.org/cultfilms.htmldescribes them this way: “Cult Films have limited but very special appeal. Cult films are usually strange, quirky, offbeat, eccentric, oddball, or surreal, with outrageous, weird, unique and cartoony characters or plots, and garish sets. They are often considered controversial because they step outside standard narrative and technical conventions. They can be very stylized, and they are often flawed or unusual in some striking way.” The book, Cult Movies, by Danny Peary is devoted to discussing the weird, wonderful, and wacky movies that seem to demand that we watch them over and over. How …

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