Lupine Award Archives - Gardiner Public Library

Reading Round-Up 2014

February 14, 2022April 19, 2014 by Gardiner Public Library

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.” …

Children’s Room isn’t for children any more!

June 2, 2017May 25, 2012 by Ginni Nichols, Children's Librarian

This is for those adults who do not adventure up into the children’s room, thinking there is nothing there for them. Do I have an author for you! Phillip Hoose is an amazing children’s writer who lives in Portland, Maine. He has a list of books that he have been published and one that stands out in the library world is The Race to Save the Lord God Bird (2004). This book received the Lupine Award, an award given to an outstanding children’s book with a Maine connection. Phillip Hoose has a new book coming out in July 2012 that …