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Month: February 2016

Academy Awards

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As we gear up for the 2016 Academy Awards this weekend, let’s look back at who won the awards 70 years ago in 1947.  Have these winners held the worth of the award throughout the years?    Check them out from the Gardiner Public Library and see for yourself why they were the winners.

Best Picture:  The Best Years of Our Lives
Best Director:  William Wyler, The Best Years of Our Lives
Best Actor:  Fredric March, The Best Years of Our Lives
Best Actress:  Olivia de Havilland, To Each His Own
Best Supporting Actor:  Harold Russell, The Best Years of Our Lives
Best Supporting Actress:  Anne Baxter, The Razor’s Edge
 Scott Handville, Assistant Library Director

Finding Home: A migration story

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We would like to thank the wonderful Tina Wood (an art teacher in Richmond) who came to our library and did two programs, one for our teens and the other for our story time. She explained to each group about the alewives on Cobbosseecontee Stream and the dams. Then Tina had a craft of painting fish after the discussion time. Both groups had great turnout. I thought I would share some of the pictures of both events.

Ginni Nichols, Children’s Librarian

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Valentine’s Day

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If you’d like the history of the holiday, there are several good books in our children’s room that do a good job of presenting the information. In addition, there are some crafty books for kids to make cute Valentine crafts. You’ll also find a nice assortment of fun Valentine fiction books. For your perusal, the following is just a smattering of what we have to offer.

Presents the history of Valentine’s Day, as well as its past and present traditions; Juvenile Nonfiction 
 

 

The story of Valentine symbols; Juvenile Nonfiction

 

 
Recounts an incident in the life of St. Valentine, a physician who treated a small child for blindness.
 
 

 

Valentine crafts for kids, as well as Valentine decorations

 

 
A collection of Valentine stories, poems, and activities, by a variety of authors.