New Items ~ July 2018

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FICTION All the ever afters by Danielle Teller.  The untold story of Cinderella’s stepmother, this gives life to the brace and resourceful Agnes, better known as one of fairy tales’ most reviled villains. The atrocities by Jeremy Shipp.  Any fans of haunted houses or strange families will thoroughly enjoy this read. Beautiful music by Michael Zadoorian.  Set in early 1970s Detroit, a racially divided city still reeling from its violent riot of 1967, this novel is the story of a high school boy’s transformation through music. The captives by Debra Jo Immergut.  A riveting story of a woman convicted of …

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Independence Day Poem From The Shelves

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I ~ If you lived at the time of the American Revolution N ~ Notable American women D ~ Digging to America E ~ Eight American poets P ~ Patriotic crafts E ~ Ethnic America N ~ New discoveries in American quilts D ~ Discovering great American artists E ~ Exploring North America N ~ National Parks C ~ Celebrate America E ~ Escaping to America D ~ Don’t know much about American history A ~ Absolutely American Y ~ You wouldn’t want to be an American colonist!

Magazines! In The Library?!?!?!

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Do you feel magazines are too expensive to subscribe to or to buy individually?  Here’s a reminder that you can borrow them for free at the Gardiner Public Library.  We have a selection of over 25 titles some of which are:  Antiques & Fine Arts, Consumers Reports, DownEast, Entertainment, Kiplinger’s, Money, Nation, People, Rolling Stone, Time, and Yankee.  Check them out !

Summer Reading Program ~ 2018

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Summer Reading Program begins June 18th.  Here is a list of events and how to get your charts. Looking forward to seeing you all during the summer at the library were there will be plenty of things happen. Join us Wednesdays @ 10:00 AM in the Children’s Room for 8 weeks. Free Admission and Free Popcorn! June 20th ~ Treasure Planet ~ (PG 96 min.) June 27th ~ The BoxTrolls ~ (PG 100 min.) July 11th ~ Leap ~ (PG 85 min.) July 18th ~ Gnomeo & Juliet ~ (G 84 min.) July 25th ~ Strange Magic ~ (PG 99 …

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New Items ~ June 2018

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FICTION Adjustment Day by Chuck Palahniuk.  Young men take on geriatric politicians who are pushing the country toward a third world war. American by day by Derek Miller.  A gripping and timely novel that follows Sigrid, a dry-witted Norwegian detective, from Oslo to the U.S. on a quest to find her missing brother. Big guns by Steve Israel.  From the congressman-turned-novelist comes a comic tale about the mighty firearm industry, a small Long Island town, and Washington politics. Circe by Madeline Miller.  This tells about Circe’s evolution from insignificant nymph to formidable witch best known for turning Odysseus’ sailors into …

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Philip Roth – A Poem From The Shelves

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As many of you may know, Pulitzer Prize winning author, Philip Roth died recently. The following poem, in homage to him, uses only titles of some of his works. Reading myself and others Our Gang Everyman Deception Indignation Nemesis Shop talk The facts The plot against America American pastoral The great American novel The humbling The ghost writer Letting go Goodbye, Columbus Exit ghost