Great Summer Reads from Minerva!

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As you are packing for your vacation, or heading out to camp, don’t forget to take a stack of books with you! Summer is a great time to relax with a good book. Following are some great summer reads you may want to take with you! They can be reserved through via Inter-Library Loan through the Minerva catalog system. The Salt House by Lisa Duffy A beautifully written novel set during a Maine summer, about a family finding their way through grief, love, and hope after an unforgettable accident. Secrets in Summer by Nancy Thayer A young woman who works at the Nantucket …

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Summer Reading 2017

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Summer Reading Program is starting in June. 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. Gardiner Public Library Summer Reading Program 2017 June 19th – August 18th Every Tuesday Story Hour @ 10:00AM Crafts (ages 3-7 yrs) @ 10:30AM Special Events Monday, June 20th, 10:30-11:30AM Magic Show with Conjuring Carroll Space Limited! Call ahead to reserve! Wednesdays (6/21-8/16) 9 Book – Inspired Movies! 1 movie/week Hazzard Room Wed: 10 am-12:30pm Popcorn Included! Tuesday, August 15th Stuffed …

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New Books in the Library!

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FICTION: The adventures of John Carson in several quarters of the world by Brian Doyle.  A young Robert Louis Stevenson is regaled by his landlord of tales of high adventure. All grown up by Jami Attenberg.  A wickedly funny novel about a 39 year old single, childfree woman who defies convention as she seeks connection. The arrangement by Sarah Dunn.  This is about a couple that agrees to have an open marriage, for a limited time only and while adhering to certain rules, is a polished, amusing, and highly entertaining take on modern relationships, parenthood, and suburbia. The coming by …

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Spring Reads!

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While you’re waiting for WARM weather to arrive, hang out with these! Paris Spring by James Naughtie This novel takes place in Paris, in April of 1968. The cafes are alive with talk of revolution, but for a Scottish-American spy working in the British Embassy–the crisis is personal. A few words from a stranger on the Metro change his life. Spring Fever by Mary Kay Andrews Another great novel by Mary Kay Andrews! A woman truly believes she is over her ex-husband, so she has no problem attending his wedding. But when fate intervenes, she begins to wonder if she’s …

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National Library Week

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In honor of National Library Week – April 9 – 15, 2017 – how about a few titles containing the words library, book or read! N      Ninja Librarians A      ABC Book Of Early Americana T      Thomas Jefferson Builds A Library I       Inside The Books O      Once inside The Library N      Not So Quiet Library A      AD/HD book L       Libraries In New England L       Lord Of The Libraries I       I.Q. Goes To The Library B     Bats At The Library R       Raising Readers A      Alcatraz Versus The Evil Librarians Y       You Wouldn’t Want To Live Without Books! W     World’s Strongest Librarian E       …

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