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Gardiner Public Library: October 2014
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Saturday, October 25, 2014. Autumn at the Gardiner Public Library! Photos by Ginni Nichols, Young Adult Librarian. Saturday, October 18, 2014. Gay Grant Publication Launch Party! Please plan on joining the staff of the Gardiner Public Library as they celebrate the publication of a new book by Gardiner author Gay Grant on Tuesday, October 28. At 7PM at the Gardiner Public Library. Destination Unknown: An Evacuee’s Story. Is the story of a young girl just coming of age when war breaks out. Arcadia Publishe...
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Gardiner Public Library: June 2015
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Saturday, June 20, 2015. Waterfront Park at about 6:45 this morning - the food vendors have arrived, and continue to arrive and set up for the RiverFest. You can see the stage being erected (blown up) on the right. Assigned spaces waiting to be filled. Some of the craft vendors setting up at around 8:00. 8:00ish - you can really see the stage now! I think this will be a "Bounce House.". A couple of spot filled now! Setting up on Water Street. More vendors displaying their wares. Saturday, June 13, 2015.
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Gardiner Public Library: Dr. Seuss - A Poem From The Shelves
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Saturday, August 1, 2015. Dr Seuss - A Poem From The Shelves. The following “poem” uses only titles written by Dr. Seuss! My Many Colored Days. I Am Not Going To Get Up Today. Because A Little Bug Went Ka-Choo! Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! Oh, The Places You’ll Go! Thidwick The Big-Hearted Moose. Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? Horton Hatches The Egg. Green Eggs And Ham. Ten Apples Up On Top. The Butter Battle Book. I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! The Shape Of Me And Other Stuff. Colby Col...
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Gardiner Public Library: Things are Shaping up in the Archives...
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Friday, August 7, 2015. Things are Shaping up in the Archives. Slowly, but steadily, progress has been made on the renovations of the Community Archives Room! We are still a few weeks away from moving out of the reading room and back downstairs, but here are a few hints at what the big picture will look like - and soon! From top to bottom. Fresh Ceiling Tiles and Efficient, Non-Damaging LED Lights. Dimmer Controls for the LEDs. An HVAC System to Control Temperature, Humidity, and Dust. Body in the Library.
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Gardiner Public Library: January 2015
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Saturday, January 31, 2015. Movie Scenes In The Library! I’m thinking of movies with key scenes that were set in a library. Can you come up with others? 1984) – The beginning of the movies has a female specter wrecking havoc on an old card catalog. 1985) – School detention is held in the library. The Day After Tomorrow. 2004) – Survivors of a world disaster take refuge in the New York Public Library. Gone With The Wind. 2004) – Where else would the world’s mysterious treasures be kept. Sometimes it is di...
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Gardiner Public Library: Salad Time!
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Saturday, July 25, 2015. Summer time is salad time . . . . and nothing beats the comfort foods of Maine like those featured in the cookbooks of Marjorie Standish. Was published in 1969; Keep Cooking – The Maine. Was published in 1973. Both books are available at the Gardiner Public Library. Try the recipe that follows for macaroni salad or check out one of the titles to look for other down home comfort foods from Maine. 2 cups elbow macaroni. 189; cup mayo. 1 tbl lemon juice. 188; tsp diced pimiento.
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Gardiner Public Library: August 2014
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Saturday, August 30, 2014. September may mean back to school but it also means it’s time for town and country fairs! The air is crisp, the harvest is wrapping up, and everyone heads to the fair to relax with their friends and neighbors. Here are a few movies that celebrate those good times in one way or another:. Totally charming fable has intelligent piglet Babe being raised by matriarch sheepdog Fly, and learning the art of sheep herding along with his new canine brothers. Starring James Cromwell.
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Gardiner Public Library: April 2015
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Saturday, April 25, 2015. April is Poetry Month. April is National Poetry Month—hope you’ve stopped by to see our “Poet-tree” at the main desk! Even for avid readers, poetry is often thought of as being hard to read or understand. I’ll admit it’s been a while since I’ve read a poem. But being the word nerd that I am, I thought I’d share some of my favorites. My grandmother gave me Robert Louis Stevenson’s A Child’s Garden of Verses. Where “The Road Not Taken” can be found. Along with “Stopping by W...
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Gardiner Public Library: March 2015
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Saturday, March 28, 2015. What's Checked Out On Your Library Card? It’s been a while since I really looked to see what is currently on my library card. Hmmm ten items currently checked out, and two of them are overdue – YIKES! I’d better fix that. Yes, I can do that here in the library, but did you know you could renew items from home? Take a few minutes, and check the status of your items. Go to the minerva.maine.edu website. Click on the icon that says Patron Record. I have renewed that book. As to wha...
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Gardiner Public Library: May 2015
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Saturday, May 30, 2015. Summer Destinations in Maine. In honor of the beginning of summer, I am featuring several destinations featured in the book ,. Off the Beaten Path: Maine, a guide to unique places. If the places piqué your interest, you can find more by checking the book out of the library. I’ve also included web sites for the destinations featured in this blog. Http:/ www.gwh.org/lcbates/LCBatesMuseum.aspx. Http:/ www.colby.edu/museum/. Http:/ www.arnoldsmarch.com. Century houses. “. 8220;The Ham...