Adult Books

Autumn in the Library

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A Applesauce Season U Ugly Pumpkin T Twelve Haunted Rooms Of Halloween U Uninvited M Maine Ghosts & Legends N Nature And Science Of Autumn I It’s Halloween N Night Of The Pumpkinheads T Till Year’s Good End H Hello, Harvest Moon E Every Autumn Comes The Bear L Leaf By Leaf I I Know It’s Autumn B Boo And Baa Have Company R Run, Turkey, Run A Autumnblings R Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits Y Yankee Magazine’s Ultimate Guide To Autumn In New England All of the above titles are available through the Gardiner Public Library.  Click on the title …

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Salad Time!

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 Summer time is salad time . . . . and nothing beats the comfort foods of Maine like those featured in the cookbooks of Marjorie Standish.  Cooking Down East was published in 1969; Keep Cooking – The Maine Way was published in 1973.  Both books are available at the Gardiner Public Library.  Try the recipe that follows for macaroni salad or check out one of the titles to look for other down home comfort foods from Maine. MACARONI SALAD 2 cups elbow macaroni ½ cup mayo 1 tbl lemon juice 1 tsp salt 1 tsp sugar ¼ tsp diced pimiento …

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How to Keep Children Reading During the Summer

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Summer is a great time to get your children excited about reading and sharpen their reading skills at the same time!   Relax a little bit — try not to worry about a daily time requirement or minimum number of pages; instead, let them choose what, when, and where they read. There are lots of ways to keep kids reading this summer. Read aloud   Take turns reading aloud with your child. You can each read a page, or for older readers, you can take turns reading chapters. Kids never get too old to be read aloud to, and listening …

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New Books in the Library

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FICTION: Almost famous women by Megan Bergman.  Here are stories that explore the lives of unforgettable women in history such as Beryl Markham and Edna St. Vincent Millay’s talented sister, Norma. The alphabet house by Jussi Adler-Olsen.  A psychological thriller set in World War II Nazi Germany mental hospital and in 1970s London. Black River by S.M. Hulse.  A tense Western that tells the story of a man marked by a prison riot as he returns to the town – and the convict – who shaped him. Crash and burn by Lisa Gardner.  The investigation of an accident in New …

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The Return of Poirot

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I read my first Agatha Christie book when I was 10 years old and “upta camp” for the summer at Tacoma Lakes. I was hunting for a book to read, and came across a large print book of my grandmother’s. It was The Body in the Library and I was hooked from page one!   Having died in 1976, Agatha Christie is still the most prolific mystery writer, the most translated author, and is arguably the best-selling author of all time. (I am quite the Christie nerd and can easily spout all kinds of factoids.) In fact, I am such …

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Turning the Page

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In keeping with the New Year, our thoughts often turn to resolutions. It’s a time to turn the page, start over, start fresh, and begin anew. Following are five recent additions to our collection you may want to check out.      The 3 Promises by David Pollay   The author shows how to make your life more positive by making three promises to yourself: “to find joy every day, do what you love, and to make a difference”.     Click here to reserve       The Swift Diet by Kathie Swift   Devised by a holistic nutritionist, this …

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