Collections and Services

Borrowing Policies

All Gardiner Public Library materials may be borrowed for three weeks and renewed once, unless they are on reserve for someone else. Interlibrary Loan materials may be renewed once. There is no limit on how many items you may borrow.

You can renew online through our catalog, Minerva. You need your library card and pin number to access your account. If you need assistance, please call us at 207-582-3312.

Library Cards

We offer library services to residents of the following communities:  Gardiner, Litchfield, Randolph, Pittston, Farmingdale, South Gardiner, and West Gardiner.

To apply for a library card, you must bring:

  • Identification with current street address
  • Contact Information

Children under age 18 also need a parent’s signature.

Reserves and Interlibrary Loan

Materials not included in our collection may be requested from other libraries free of charge through our online catalog, Minerva. Materials are held at the circulation desk for five days after notification and are limited to 15 items per library card. If you need assistance, please call us at 207-582-3312.

What’s Available at Gardiner Public Library

  • Audiobooks on CD
  • Best-selling Fiction
  • Career information
  • Children’s Picture Books
  • Children’s Easy Readers
  • Current magazines
  • DVD & Blu-Ray
  • Graphic Novels & Comics
  • Local History & Genealogy
  • Internet access
  • Large print collection
  • Local newspapers
  • Music CDs
  • Nonfiction collection
  • Reference materials
  • Teen Fiction