Mrs. Jenn and the Nutrition Detectives

Children’s Events ~ Spring 2018

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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 …

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Fall Events at the Library!

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We still have a few more events associated with the Voices Of The Kennebec grant.  Deb Gould will be here on Tuesday, October 11th from 7:00pm – 8:30pm to discuss her historical novel The Eastern, set in Pittston, Maine.  Gay Grant will be here on Tuesday, October 25th from 7:00pm – 8:30pm to discuss her book Destination Unknown, a biography of a World War II evacuee. There is still room available in the Writing Workshop with Brian Evans-Jones, to be held on Saturday, October 22nd from 10:00am – 4:00pm.  Call the library – 207.582.3312 – if you have any interest …

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What’s Happening In The Library

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As we roll into fall, school starting, apple picking, falling leaves, etc. etc., I took a few minutes to reflect on how busy we were over the summer months. And it has been a busy summer here at the Gardiner Public Library.  We had 18,793 people walk through our doors. That’s up from 16,489 last summer between June 1stand August 31st.  735 people attended 59 different programs in 2016.  That’s up as well – 683 people attended programs during the summer of 2015.  I wish I could give you accurate statistics about the Summer Reading Programs – both children’s and …

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