Summer Reading Program

Summer Reading Wrap-up

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Eighty-two children registered into the Summer Reading Program this summer and 32 finished. We have not had numbers like this since 2014. This was the first time we participated in the Summer Food Program, sponsored by SKCDC (Southern Kennebec Child Development Corporation).  Free lunches were served on Tuesdays for those 18 or under.  We are hoping to expand this program in 2020 to lunches every weekday for our children. Our Stuffed animal sleepover was a huge success. We had 46 stuffed animals spend the night in the library. When children picked up their animals, they received a secret picture of …

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Summer Reading Program Events – 2019

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Summer Reading Program 2019 June 17th – August 16th Every Tuesday Story Hour  @ 10:00AM Crafts @ 10:30AM (ages 3-7 yrs) Special Events Tuesday, June 18th, 6:00-7:00PM Marine Mammals of Maine Wednesdays (6/19-8/14) 9 – Movies! 1 movie/week  Children’s Room Wed: 10 am-12:30pm Popcorn Included! Tuesday, August 13th Stuffed Animal Sleepover Drop off animals on Tuesday, August 13th Pick up animals Wed., Thurs., or Fri. of that same week. ______________________________________________ Pick Up Tracking Charts & Sea Dogs Game Vouchers Any Time After June 10th… Beginning August 5th Turn in a Completed Chart for a Free Paperback! Have Fun & Keep …

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Happenings in the Children’s Room

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Report on Summer Reading Program I would like to thank all the local school districts, community members, parents, and grandparents. One of my goals this summer was to get more children signed up for the summer reading program than last year. We have surpassed last year’s number and reached higher than I thought possible for this summer. We should be very proud that this has happened for all of our communities. Every little step helps our children and our future. Now if we can get more children to come in after finishing the reading, we will have hit another mile …

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Summer Reading Program ~ 2018

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Summer Reading Program begins June 18th.  Here is a list of events and how to get your charts. Looking forward to seeing you all during the summer at the library were there will be plenty of things happen. Join us Wednesdays @ 10:00 AM in the Children’s Room for 8 weeks. Free Admission and Free Popcorn! June 20th ~ Treasure Planet ~ (PG 96 min.) June 27th ~ The BoxTrolls ~ (PG 100 min.) July 11th ~ Leap ~ (PG 85 min.) July 18th ~ Gnomeo & Juliet ~ (G 84 min.) July 25th ~ Strange Magic ~ (PG 99 …

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Great Books that make Great Gifts

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Wishtree – by Katherine Applegate /* Starred Review */ Gr 4–8—Newbery Award—winning author Applegate meets high expectations in this tale told by a tree named Red, a red oak who is “two hundred and sixteen rings old.” Touching on religious bigotry and the environment, Applegate keeps the emphasis on her characters, the many animals and birds who find shelter in the tree’s branches all year round. (All the birds and animals have names and the power to talk, just like Red.) Around the first of May, people write down their wishes on pieces of cloth and hang them from the …

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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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