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What’s Happening In The Library

February 14, 2022September 3, 2016 by Ann Russell, Technology Librarian

As we roll into fall, school starting, apple picking, falling leaves, etc. etc., I took a few minutes to reflect on how busy we were over the summer months. And it has been a busy summer here at the Gardiner Public Library. We had 18,793 people walk through our doors. That’s up from 16,489 last summer between June 1stand August 31st. 735 people attended 59 different programs in 2016. That’s up as well – 683 people attended programs during the summer of 2015. I wish I could give you accurate statistics about the Summer Reading Programs – both children’s and …

Peaks Island

June 4, 2017August 30, 2016 by Gardiner Public Library

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 …

Book Review: ‘The Miracle on Monhegan Island’ by Elizabeth Kelly

June 4, 2017August 22, 2016 by Gardiner Public Library

Recently, I was hunting at the library for my next book to read when I came across Elizabeth Kelly’s ‘The Miracle on Monhegan Island’. Typically I stick with mysteries, but the fun, summery cover caught my eye, and I love all things Monhegan, so I thought I’d give it a try. It took a whole chapter for me to realize that Ned, the narrator in this novel, is a dog. Yes, it is Ned the dog’s voice we hear as the story unfolds. I thought this was really bizarre, and to be honest, it just didn’t appeal to me as …

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 …

Library “Chain Verse”

June 4, 2017July 23, 2016 by Ann Russell, Technology Librarian

Summer at the lake Lake of dreams Dreams of paradise Paradise sky Sky full of stars Stars in my eyes Eyes of darkness Darkness before dawn Dawn over the Kennebec Kennebec County wildflowers Wildflowers across America America America America the beautiful Beautiful mystery Mystery woman Woman of the inner sea Sea glass Glass castle Castle in the sky Sky so close Close your eyes, hold hands Hands that are not there There goes Maine! Maine and her people

Monhegan, Maine

May 28, 2017July 16, 2016 by Gardiner Public Library

As I mentioned last month, one of my favorite daytrips for a beautiful summer day in Maine is to take one of the many ferries out to an island off the coast. This blog will talk about a day trip to the island of Monhegan. Monhegan has long been a destination for artists. There is something different and magical about the quality of light on the island. There have been wonderful paintings done by Edward Hopper, Jamie Wyeth, George Bellows, and Rockwell Kent among many, many others. You can access the island via ferry from Boothbay Harbor, New Harbor, …