Programs & Services

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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Reading Challenge 2017

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Are you looking for something different to read? Feel like you’re in a “reading rut”? Willing to try a new author? Or two? Have we got an idea for you!  We are trying something a little different this year – a READING CHALLENGE! Gardiner Public Library READING CHALLENGE 2017 A graphic novel An author whose name contains a set of double letters The first book you see in the library A book written by a Maine author A book that is becoming a movie this year Reread a favorite book from your childhood Two books on the same topic – …

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YAfter School Program

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Once a week the library listens for the sound of twenty or more middle-schoolers eagerly bounding through the doors of the library and heading for pizza in the Hazzard Room.  A bus from the Gardiner Area Middle School brings them down to socialize, do homework and experience the library in new ways. While chatting with the students, I learned that they come for a variety of reasons but being able to chat with friends they don’t see during the school day is a big reason to come.  After the pizza is devoured, they roam the library and enjoy the freedom …

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News From the Children’s Room

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I would like to tell you about some of the new things in the Children’s Room. I have started an “I can read shelf” for patrons to make it easier to find this type of book. Look for this area to grow as we get all the books for this area together. I have started a Parenting shelf in the Children’s Room. This will help busy parents find a book for themselves while they are up here.  They are near the train station and the puppet theater. I also did two sessions on Library Lessons for homeschoolers in the area. …

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THE CHILDREN’S ROOM

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The value of the public library is often underestimated, especially with regard to the impact on education. Specifically, the public library plays a major role in helping children learn to read, as well as develop reading skills and comprehension. For example, the Children’s Room here at Gardiner Public Library offers a wealth of knowledge. The Children’s Collection is a vast assortment of print (as well as books on CD) which allows children to be exposed to a variety of fiction and non-fiction. Having such a vast collection contributes to student success beginning at an early age. Another advantage of the …

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Book discussion groups at the Gardiner Public Library

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I would like to tell you about the book discussion groups we offer here at the Gardiner Public Library. If you would like to join one of these talks, just let us know at the front desk. Copies of all the books are usually available behind the desk for each group. We have three different groups: RIP-pers (Readers Into Paranormal) Books is a group that discusses paranormal books and meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 6:00. Their next book is Relic by Douglas Preston, and they will meet Tuesday, February 3th. Our regularbook discussion group that meets …

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