Winter!
Winter is upon us once again. Ice is slippery, take heed! Newly fallen snow beautifies. The books are waiting, Evening hot chocolate calls, Read to your heart’s content! Sarah Duffy, Library Assistant
Gardiner Public Library
Shirley Jackson, anyone?
It’s not a come-back. It’s not a rediscovery. It is more like delayed appreciation. Suddenly the author Shirley Jackson is back in the media press. 60 years after she was first published, her more famous pieces were collected into a volume and published by The Library of America in 2010. Last year a collection of some of her short stories never before collected was published by two of her children under the title Let Me Tell You: new stories, essays, and other writings. Of this new collection, Library Journal says, “Remember the chilling excitement of reading Jackson’s The Lottery for …
Fall Is In The Air!
The days are getting shorter and cooler, and fall is definitely in the air. Leaves are turning shades of yellow, orange, and red, carpeting the ground and changing the landscape. It’s easy to fall in love with fall and its beautiful colors! Following are some books to share with children about this beautiful season. Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn by Kenard Pak This book shows the transition from summer to fall as a young girl and her dog walk through the woods and through town, noticing the changes as one season slowly becomes the next. The illustrations are beautifully done. Wonderfall …
A 1 Diner
In 2006 a local publisher, Tilbury House, published a book by Sarah Rolph that celebrated a local diner, the A 1 Diner. The book gives a history of the diner featuring both those who work behind the counter and those in the kitchen. Many recipes that have become customer favorites are revealed in the book. Below is one of them. For more of these wonderful recipes and to enjoy the history of this local institution, visit the library to borrow the book, A 1 Diner: real food, recipes, and recollections by Sarah Rolph. Hazel Newell’s Squash Custard Pie: This pie …
Got Non-Fiction
As a teacher, I am always encouraging my students to read more non-fiction. Recently, I decided I ought to take my own advice and move away from my go-to mysteries. As I pondered what non-fiction area to delve into, I thought back to my childhood and remembered the times spent at camp making terrariums with my aunt. She patiently and carefully showed me what to do and we got busy collecting items for our terrariums. These fond memories sparked my interest and I decided to do some research into terrariums. I started looking on Minerva, the electronic “card catalog” and …
Peaks Island
My last blog of the summer encourages you to drive to Portland and take the Casco Bay Lines ferry to Peaks Island. There are several other ferry trips via Casco Bay Lines to other islands off the mainland of Portland, so do investigate those also sometime. The ferry trip to Peaks is $7.70 round trip. You can’t beat that for a day’s fun! The ferry ride to Peaks Island takes only about 20 minutes, so it is the perfect choice for a short day trip. Once you land, you can visit the shops for a short while and perhaps have …