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Banned Books Week 2019

September 21, 2019 by Ann Russell, Technology Librarian

Each year, ALA (American Library Association) celebrates “Banned Books Week”. This year Banned Books Week is September 22 – 28, though, here in Gardiner, our display is up for the entire month of September. What is Banned Books Week, you ask? “Banned Books Week (September 22-28, 2019) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. It brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types — in shared support …

Whose Service Do You Honor?

February 14, 2022November 30, 2018 by Ann Russell, Technology Librarian

During the month of November, Gardiner Public Library staff and patrons, together, found a way to honor the military veterans in their lives. We had stars available for everyone to add the name, military branch, years served, active duty, whatever we thought would be appropriate. Of course, as a library we added some books and movies to the display. Our goal was to have more stars than we had books or movies – from the picture above, it looks like we made it! A HUGE THANK YOU to ALL of the Veterans out there!