This past Thursday, several staff members of the Gardiner Public Library attended the 25thReading Round-Up Conference in Augusta. This wonderful event highlights books that have been published in the past year as well as bringing together librarians from all over the state to share new ideas, and exchange information from their respective libraries.
One of the highlights is the announcement of the winners of the Lupine Award. This award “honors a living author or illustrator who is a resident of Maine, or who has created a work whose focus is Maine, as shown through the work’s characterization, plot, or setting.”
This year’s winners include Kimberly Ridley and Rebekah Raye for The Secret Pool and Maria Padian for Out of Nowhere.
Honor books by Michelle Markel and Melissa Sweet for Brave Girl: Clara and the ShirtwaistMakers’ Strike of 1909 and Megan Frazer Blakemore for The Water Castlewere also announced.
The Gardiner Public Library has copies of these titles & welcomes you to come in and enjoy these and many other “winning” titles.
Charlene Wagner, Children’s Librarian