Willy Wonka at Gardiner Library
The popular Kids Drive-In Movie continues at the Gardiner Library on Saturday, January 25 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Children bring a cardboard box big enough that they can sit in and decorate it like a car. They then can drive up and watch the show. The movie will be Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. The movie is rated G and lasts 1 hr and 40 min.
The box car making craft begins at 11:30 a.m. with the movie showtime of 12 p.m. All ages welcome. The library will provide the art supplies, popcorn, and juice. Please note that the library will NOT have extra boxes, so participants need to bring their own box.
The fun will be held in the library community room, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike in Gardiner,For directions or further information call 255-1255 or visit gardinerlibrary.org or the library’s Facebook page.
Anime Club presents Spirited Away
The Gardiner Library will host another installment of Anime Club on Saturday January 25 at 6 p.m.
Attendees are invited to watch the anime favorite, Spirited Away while enjoying snacks and drawing and/or coloring characters from the movie. Drawing supplies will be provided as well as popcorn and refreshments.
The program takes place in the library community room, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike in Gardiner. For directions or further information call 255-1255 or visit gardinerlibrary.org or the library’s Facebook page.
Celebrate the Year of the Rat
The Gardiner Library will host a Chinese New Year Celebration on Saturday January 25 from 5 to 6 p.m.
Bring in the Chinese New Year 2020… The Year of the Rat at this family program for all ages. Pre-register at the library or by calling 255-1255 by January 22. Attendees can enjoy a reading of Cat and Rat the Legend of the Chinese Zodiac by Ed Young followed by fun activities to celebrate the season. Make a Dragon streamer puppet, create your own Tangrams and create a Lai See (red gift envelope & greeting). Holiday refreshments and snacks will be served.
The program takes place in the library community room, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike in Gardiner. The community room is equipped with T-coil technology for those with compatible hearing aids and cochlear implants.
For directions or further information call 255-1255 or visit gardinerlibrary.org or the library’s Facebook page.
Author explores the life of Janis Joplin
The Gardiner Library will host a book reading by author Holly George-Warren on Sunday January 26 from 2 to 3 p.m. Enjoy listening to the author while she reads from her latest book Janis: Her Life and Music a biography of Janis Joplin and long-listed for the 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence.
Holly will provide background on her research and writing of the book and will take questions from the audience. Inquiring Minds Bookstore will be selling signed books at the event.
Holly George-Warren is a two-time Grammy nominee and the award-winning author of 16 books, including Janis: Her Life and Music, the New York Times bestseller The Road to Woodstock (with Michael Lang), A Man Called Destruction: The Life and Music of Alex Chilton and Public Cowboy No. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry. She has written for numerous publications, including The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and Entertainment Weekly. George-Warren serves on the nominating committee of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and teaches at the State University of New York at New Paltz.
The program takes place in the library community room, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike in Gardiner.