Programs & Services

Saturday at the library!

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The Gardiner Public Library is a great place to spend your winter!  The library staff wants you to spend some time enjoying the great programs we have booked.  Last Saturday the library was bustling in all the rooms.  We had Story Hour up in our Children’s Room.  We offer Saturday Story Hour the first Saturday of every month and Babies Love Babies Play Time every Friday from 10-11AM.  We had a Henna Happy Hour in our teen section and we also scheduled a Fireside Chat with State Representative, Gay Grant.  Look for more of these chats in the future. Are …

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Start your own book discussion group!

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For more than 10 years, staff at the Gardiner Public Library has conducted monthly book discussion groups.  We have a group that meets once a month to read an assortment of titles.  Our other group fondly labels themselves the RIP-pers (Readers Into Paranormal titles) and they also meet once a month.  If you wish to join either of these groups, please contact a staff member. Because the library purchases multiple titles for these discussion groups, we end up with lots of books with the same title.  Staff had the great idea of bundling these titles together and offering them out …

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Education Month at the Gardiner Public Library!

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Education is our theme for September!  Those who are taking part in our “Year of Reading” we hope you read a book, watch a movie, listen to an item, read a magazine, that somehow pertains to education.  As you all know, we are VERY relaxed about the relationship of your item to our theme, so enjoy something today.  Our September sponsor is Gardiner Family Chiropractic, so thank them next time you have an adjustment! Since “Banned Books Week” runs from September 30 – October 6 this year, we’re offering our readers a “deal” – read or listen to a Banned …

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Enjoy Vacationland on us!

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Enjoy Vacationland on us….with a little help from our friends!  We (the staff of the Gardiner Public Library) would like to thank GEPTA (Gardiner Elementary Parent Teacher Association) for their generous donation to the library.  Because of their support and input, the library has purchased free or discounted passes to many of central Maine’s parks and museums.  All you need is a valid Gardiner Public Library card and a sense of adventure! The following passes are available on a “first come, first served basis”.  Sorry we cannot take any reserve requests but we would be happy to hold them for …

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From the Children’s Room

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Several months ago the Children’s Room started a 1stSaturday of each month story hour. Time 10 AM to 10:30AM New books are introduced with an old favorite added in now & then. Come join us June 2nd for our next Saturday story hour. The American Library Conference has been held in New Orleans several times in the past so when I read a review for a book about Jean Lafitte, the hero of New Orleans I was curious. Jean was raised by his Jewish grandmother after his mother died and from her he learned how their family suffered for practicing …

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Battle of the Book

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Do you think that you are smarter than a 5th grader?  I am not so sure this is a true statement for me anymore.  I am a judge for the Battle of the Book over at Pittston Consolidated School and part of my duty as judge is to read 5 YA titles.  Okay, what is YA?  YA is a fairly new genre to the publishing world that concentrates on the teen and pre-teen audience.  Please think of the Harry Potter series and the Twilight series…. very large audiences and huge profits for the publishers.  Though these blockbusters are not titles …

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