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Happy New Year

February 14, 2022December 29, 2018 by Gardiner Public Library

Ever wonder about the tradition of the ball dropping in Times Square? The website www.timeanddate.com says, “A particularly striking aspect of the New Year’s Eve festivities is the ball drop in Times Square in Manhattan, New York City. The ball is made of crystal and electric lights and is placed on top of a pole, which is 77 feet, or 23 meters, high. At one minute before midnight on December 31, the ball is lowered slowly down the pole. It comes to rest at the bottom of the pole at exactly midnight. The event is shown on television across the …

New Year’s Resolutions – Archivally Inspired!

February 14, 2022December 31, 2016 by Dawn Thistle, Special Collections Librarian

Whether or not you’re committing to New Year’s Resolutions (or Intentions) this year, here are some great photos from our Community Archives Room that might help inspire us all to stick to our ideals in 2017…. Lose Weight Gardiner’s 1911 Police Force collectively weighed 2,800 pounds, winning a nationwide contest! Save Money Now Camden Savings Bank, Gardiner Savings Institution built their ultra-modern facility in the 1950s. Eat Healthier MacDonald’s Bakery opened in 1921 and operated for over 70 years where the Craft Beer Cellar is now. Spend More Time Outdoors Shown here in the 1920s, Spring Cove on …

Movies for New Year’s Eve!

May 31, 2017December 29, 2012 by Gardiner Public Library

Ah, New Year’s Eve! The promise of a fresh start in a new year! There are many movies we can think of right off that deal with the Christmas holiday season, but how well has Hollywood dealt with the holiday of New Year’s? Quick – what movie comes to mind when I say “Happy New Year!“? Not much comes to mind, does it? So, in the spirit of the holiday, here are a few movies that have New Year’s as the background for important plot lines: Poseidon Adventure (1972) – At midnight on New Year‘s Eve, the SS Poseidon is …