Ginni Nichols, Children's Librarian, Author at Gardiner Public Library

New Children’s Books for September

June 4, 2017September 17, 2016 by Ginni Nichols, Children's Librarian

Picture books The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles by Michelle Cuevas. Illustrated by Erin E. Stead. The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles has a job of the utmost importance. It is his task to open any bottle found at sea and make sure that the message is delivered. He loves his job, although he always wishes that one of the letters would someday be addressed to him. Then one day he finds a bottle with the most intriguing note inside, and no name attached. As he devotes himself to solving the mystery, he ends up finding what his heart wanted all along. …

Children’s Programs

February 14, 2022August 13, 2016 by Ginni Nichols, Children's Librarian

On Thursday, Aug. 4th, we hosted an Outreach Program from the L.C. Bates Museum at Good Will-Hinckley in Hinckley, Maine, titled “Life in the 1900s” at the library. They had clothing to try on, games to play and crafts to do. It was a very hands-on program and they showed what items were used in schools in the 1900s. Here are some of the pictures from that day: Our next event for children is an Ice Cream Social on Tuesday, Aug. 16th, at 11:30 bringing our Summer Reading to a close. In September we will have Ms. Jenn the Nutrition …

Summertime At The Library

February 14, 2022July 2, 2016 by Ginni Nichols, Children's Librarian

We have had some wonderful summer events already and have more to come. Summer Reading Program has started, and if you have not picked up your chart, please come in and pick it up. We have a chart for Readers and a chart for a Listeners. After August 3rd you will be able to pick up your free paperback book after filling up your chart. Teens have a different program where they get a ticket when they check out items. Check with the YA librarian about this program. Monday, June 27th, we had a Chewonki program here in the library …

Summer Reading Program 2016

February 14, 2022May 28, 2016 by Ginni Nichols, Children's Librarian

School Vacation Week at the Gardiner Public Library

February 14, 2022April 23, 2016 by Ginni Nichols, Children's Librarian

We had a wonderfully full school vacation week here in the library. Story time & crafts were on Tuesday morning at 10:30, then a Bugs, Bugs, Bugs program & craft with L.C. Bates Museum in the afternoon funded by Crossroads Youth Center and through a generous grant received by the Maine Community Foundation. Thursday was an Origami Fish Folding Workshop. Each program had a great number of people in attendance. Other things happening were Legos, as well as the train set, doll house, and Puppet Theater. We were so happy here with all the participation for each event. This is …

News From the Children’s Room

February 14, 2022March 24, 2016 by Ginni Nichols, Children's Librarian

I would like to tell you about some of the new things in the Children’s Room. I have started an “I can read shelf” for patrons to make it easier to find this type of book. Look for this area to grow as we get all the books for this area together. I have started a Parenting shelf in the Children’s Room. This will help busy parents find a book for themselves while they are up here. They are near the train station and the puppet theater. I also did two sessions on Library Lessons for homeschoolers in the area. …