L.C. Bates Museum Archives - Gardiner Public Library

Children’s Events ~ February 2018

February 14, 2022January 26, 2019 by Ginni Nichols, Children's Librarian

Just letting you know some of the upcoming events in the Children’s Room for the month of February. Ms. Jenn and the Nutrition Detectives will visit twice this month ~ Tuesday, Feb. 5th and Friday, Feb. 22nd We will have a story, songs and a craft at 10:00am for preschoolers. Maine’s Amazing Mammals presented by LC Bates Museum on Tuesday, Feb. 19th at 10:00am during school vacation week. Art @ the Library on Tuesday, Feb. 12th from 6:00 to 7:00 pm. We will be making Valentines. Story Time & Crafts every Tuesday at 10:00 am. Babies Love Toddlers on Fridays …

Children’s Events ~ Spring 2018

March 31, 2018 by Ginni Nichols, Children's Librarian

Just letting you know some of the upcoming events in the Children’s Room this spring. Ms. Jenn and the Nutrition Detective will visit us three more times ~ Tuesdays, Apr. 3rd, May 1st and Jun. 5th. We will have stories, songs and a craft at 10:00am for preschoolers. Wetlands: Habitats presented by LC Bates Museum on Tuesday, Apr. 17th at 10:00 am during school vacation week. KVCAP Child Abuse Prevention event Friday, Apr. 20th 10-11:30 am. There will be a book read by a local police officer, snacks and a craft. Art @ the Library on Tuesday, Apr. 24th, from …

Winter Events in the Children’s Room

February 14, 2022February 24, 2018 by Ginni Nichols, Children's Librarian

Children’s Events ~ Winter 2018 Just letting you know some of the upcoming events in the Children’s Room this winter. Ms. Jenn the Nutrition Detective will visit us two more times ~ Tuesdays, Mar. 6th and Apr. 3rd. We will have stories, songs and a craft at 10:00am for preschoolers. Art @ the Library on Tuesday, Mar. 27th, from 6:00 to 7:00pm. Wear your pajamas to the library this evening. We will have stories and a craft. Story Time & Crafts every Tuesday at 10:00am. Babies Love Babies on Fridays at 10:00am. Adults and children are welcome to attend these …

Children’s Events ~ Winter 2018

February 14, 2022January 20, 2018 by Ginni Nichols, Children's Librarian

Just letting you know some of the upcoming events in the Children’s Room this winter. Ms. Jenn and the Nutrition Detectives will visit us three times ~ Tuesdays, Feb. 6th, Mar. 6th and Apr. 3rd. We will have stories, songs and a craft at 10:00am for preschoolers. Nocturnal Animals presented by LC Bates Museum on Tuesday, Feb. 20th at 10:00am during school vacation week. We will show a Movie on Thursday, Feb. 22nd at 10:00am. Stay tuned, we will announce the movie as the time gets close. Upstream will join us for Art @ the Library …

Children’s Programs

February 14, 2022August 13, 2016 by Ginni Nichols, Children's Librarian

On Thursday, Aug. 4th, we hosted an Outreach Program from the L.C. Bates Museum at Good Will-Hinckley in Hinckley, Maine, titled “Life in the 1900s” at the library. They had clothing to try on, games to play and crafts to do. It was a very hands-on program and they showed what items were used in schools in the 1900s. Here are some of the pictures from that day: Our next event for children is an Ice Cream Social on Tuesday, Aug. 16th, at 11:30 bringing our Summer Reading to a close. In September we will have Ms. Jenn the Nutrition …

Summertime At The Library

February 14, 2022July 2, 2016 by Ginni Nichols, Children's Librarian

We have had some wonderful summer events already and have more to come. Summer Reading Program has started, and if you have not picked up your chart, please come in and pick it up. We have a chart for Readers and a chart for a Listeners. After August 3rd you will be able to pick up your free paperback book after filling up your chart. Teens have a different program where they get a ticket when they check out items. Check with the YA librarian about this program. Monday, June 27th, we had a Chewonki program here in the library …