Gardiner Public Library

MARVELous Invitational Week 5 – NoveList Plus

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    This week, we discover NoveList Plus.  This is a database I use a few times a week, so I’m looking forward to learning more! The first part of the exercise is to search for a series I am interested in.  Since I just finished one of Jude Deveraux’s Edileannovels, I type Edilean in the search bar, click the Series radio button, and then Search.  This new page gives me a link to the author, a description of the series, and the genre among other things.  Scrolling down the page I have a list of titles in the series, …

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MARVELous Invitational Lesson 4 – Hobbies and Crafts

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    This week I am exploring the Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center of the Marvel databases.  This sounds like fun!  First I watch another short and wonderful tutorial about this resource.  I have to say that these tutorials have all been concise and extremely easy to follow!  A huge thank you to those who created these learning tools. The home page for the Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center is very colorful and attractive.  I have several choices or ways to search this database.  I can browse by general categories such as Arts & Craftsor Outdoors & Nature.  I am …

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MARVELous Invitational Lesson 3 – Maine Newsstand

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    This week the MARVELous assignment involves Maine Newsstand and the ProQuest Database.  Those who have been reading along as this blog progresses, may remember that I posted about Maine Newsstand in July.  So much for my originality! The first piece of this assignment is to look at the Maine Newsstand homepage.  This page, as are most of the databases, is pleasant to look at – not a lot of extraneous things to distract the user.  The Basicsearch works really well, so enough said on that I guess. Next on my list is to watch the tutorial about Maine …

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MARVELous Invitational – Lesson 2 – Britannica!

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    My first assignment is to use Britannica – Public Library Edition and research something current. What to research???  I consider local elections but decide that might be too narrow a target, so I decide to find what is available in regards to the elderly woman who recently attempted to clean a holy painting.  Once I am in Marvel and find the Britannica Public Library Edition, I see the familiar search box near the top of the page and several interesting features on the rest of the page.  Below the Britannica title I see a Guided Tour and try …

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MARVELous Maine Invitational

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Okay, readers, for the next several weeks please follow along as I take a journey learning more and more about the MARVEL databases, which are provided to any and every one who has a valid Maine library card.  I’m looking forward to learning more, and sharing my findings with all of you. The first assignment – create a blog!  Check that piece off the list – we created this blog several months ago, and are still learning how to use it. Also part of the first week’s homework, PLAY on the MARVEL website, and watch 3 tutorials about how things …

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Start your own book discussion group!

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For more than 10 years, staff at the Gardiner Public Library has conducted monthly book discussion groups.  We have a group that meets once a month to read an assortment of titles.  Our other group fondly labels themselves the RIP-pers (Readers Into Paranormal titles) and they also meet once a month.  If you wish to join either of these groups, please contact a staff member. Because the library purchases multiple titles for these discussion groups, we end up with lots of books with the same title.  Staff had the great idea of bundling these titles together and offering them out …

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