As the cold winter wind begins to blow and snow comes down in inches. We stay inside more to read, watch movies, and enjoy the warmth inside our houses. Sitting by the fireplace with a great read with the dog at your feet. Or a favorite chair by the window. To escape the happenings outside our unique state. The colorful world comes alive in our minds. So visit your library today to see what you can find. Ginni Nichols, YA Librarian
The children’s room of the Gardiner Public Library has recently received a large quantity of new LEGO building pieces through the largess of the LEGO Company & distributed by the Maine State Library Emergent/Family Literacy and Children’s Services Department. We plan to sponsor a monthly club giving children (adults too) a theme or idea of something to create using the blocks. Our first creations were “Giraffes”. We have 7 delightful examples on display & hopefully more will be built during the month of November. Come on into the library and make a giraffe to join the others. And …
. Photos by Ginni Nichols, Young Adult Librarian
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A is for Alphabet B is for Books C is for Community D is for Dreaming E is for Enjoyment F is for Friendship G is for Gardiner H is for Happy I is for Ideas J is for Juxtaposition K is for Kennebec L is for Laughter M is for Meeting N is for Neighbors O is for Oppurtunities P is for People Q is for Quiet (?) R is for Reading S is for Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious T is for Thinking …
For a change, I thought I would showcase some postcards that are in the Archives Room. These postcards, from around 1906, show some of the ships that went up and down the Kennebec River with supplies and people. If you have old postcards of the Gardiner area that you are willing to donate, the Gardiner Public Library would love to have them. These postcards are just one of the things that the Archives Room at the library has to show our customers. Archive Hours – Tuesday – 10:30 – 7:30 Wednesday – …