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YAfter School Program

February 14, 2022January 21, 2017 by Gardiner Public Library

Once a week the library listens for the sound of twenty or more middle-schoolers eagerly bounding through the doors of the library and heading for pizza in the Hazzard Room. A bus from the Gardiner Area Middle School brings them down to socialize, do homework and experience the library in new ways. While chatting with the students, I learned that they come for a variety of reasons but being able to chat with friends they don’t see during the school day is a big reason to come. After the pizza is devoured, they roam the library and enjoy the freedom …

Teen Time at the Library

February 14, 2022September 20, 2014 by Ginni Nichols, Children's Librarian

We had a wonderful group of students visit Thursday, Sept. 18th. This was the first day of our new after school program geared toward the middle and high school students of MSAD # 11. The bus will drop them off every Thursday, we’ll feed them a snack, give them time for homework and socializing. Sometimes there will be a small program like an author visit or an inside scavenger hunt. Students read books, used computers and gotused to what we have to offer. Everyone seemed to have a great time and enjoyed themselves. We are looking forward …