Political Humor in the Children’s Room

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Books about U.S. Presidents & First Ladies that are sure to enlighten & entertain! 1.       “President Taft is Stuck in the Bath” by Marc Barnett  2.       “Hot Dog! Eleanor Roosevelt Throws a Picnic” by Leslie Kimmelman   3.       “Dolley Madison Saves George Washington” by Don Brown  4.       “George Washington’s Teeth” by Deborah Chandra & Madeleine Comora    5.       “Abe Lincoln’s Hat” by Martha Brenner   6.       “One President Was Born on Independence Day and Other Freaky Facts About the 26thThrough 43rd Presidents” by Barbara Seuling   7.       “Presidential Pets: the Weird, Wacky, Little, Big, Scary, Strange Animals That Have Lived …

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Summer ! Being outside ! Cook-outs !

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 And all hail to Marjorie Standish and her down-home Maine recipes.  Marjorie was a local resident who was the longtime food columnist for the Maine Sunday Telegram.  Her two books of collected recipes – Cooking Down East and Keep Cooking – The Maine Way – are both available to borrow from the Gardiner Public Library. Check out her delicious and classic recipes for:                 Melt-in-your-mouth blueberry cake                 Baked beans                 Barbecued chicken                 Dilled string beans                 Dump bars                 Baked stuffed lobster Now those would make a great cookout meal !

Who is who at the Gardiner Public Library?

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As the director of this wonderful institution called the Gardiner Public Library, I get to supervise some wonderful staff members.  Do you know everyone who works at the library? A library is only as good as the staff that works within the institution and Gardiner’s employees are such a dedicated bunch.  Scott Handville, our assistant director, makes me look good every day by his professionalism, his kindness and yes, his sense of humor and wonderful laugh!  Charlene Wagner passionately advocates for the kids in our community by creatively hooking them with books and making them lifelong readers, and, lifelong supporters …

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Summer Teen Events at the Library

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    Travel Back in Time at the Gardiner Public Library’s Historic Gardiner Scavenger Hunt! Throwback Thursday, July 10th, from 4-5 pm Students in Middle School and up come learn and see what Gardiner look liked in the 1800’s compared to today. Have fun learning & winning prizes! Snacks provided Hope to see you there! * * * * * * * * * * * “Soft monsters” for teens On Wednesday, July 23rd from 10am-2pm, the staff of the Gardiner Public Library is calling all little Frankensteins!  In this creature-creation workshop young adults are invited to bring their imaginary …

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FIZZ BOOM READ

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The Gardiner Public Library summer reading program for 2014 is off to a great start!   Summer is the perfect time for kids to read books just for fun.  No tests, book reports or pressure involved. Our first story hour/craft day involved making markers to identify plants that were acquired to go into our library garden as well as the actual planting of flowers, herbs & vegetables.   Unlike past years, the sun shone on our endeavor and the children worked hard to get everything planted.   Check out our calendar for future events. Everyone welcome!  

STAGE TO FILM

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Acting for the stage is very different from acting for the screen. The stage actor’s performance must reach not only the audience in the front row, but also the audience in the very last row. Consequently gestures and vocals must be a bit more exaggerated in order to translate to the entire audience. Film acting can involve anything from a long shot with the actor at a distance to an extreme close up where we may only see the actor’s eyes or mouth. Many stage plays have been adapted to film. It is the screen version that most of us …

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