Zen Garden and Italian Herbs

Zen Garden and Italian Herbs

While they last, come on in a grab an Adult To-Go bag from the Main Circulation Desk. 

In the 6th century, Zen Buddhist monks created Zen gardens to aid in meditation. In today’s world, we all need time to disengage from daily stresses. We hope our DIY tabletop Zen garden will provide a few moments of peace and tranquility as you swirl sand, calm your thoughts, and rest a bit. Each bag includes a box, white sand, moss, and a small rake for making patterns in the sand. Feel free to add your own touches to make it seasonal, and yours.

Is cooking more your thing? Pick up the Italian Herb Rub, perfect for fish, pork, or poultry. Drizzle oil, then rub with a generous helping of herbs. Also great with white beans, or just add to olive oil and broil up some bread, oil and herbs, and cheese. Use your imagination, and try adding lemon zest, orange zest, or roasted garlic. 

Enjoy the longer days and create something beautiful. The joy is in the making.

 

Spring Reading

Spring Reading

Put some spring in your step and get reading! Log your books and enter tickets into our grand prize raffle drawing (the winner chooses either Food City or Paris Farmers Union gift certificate). Check out our Recommended Reading Lists, try a new kind of book or a new author, explore our how-to and nonfiction section, listen to an audiobook; so many ways to try something new!

Kids will earn small prizes for each book they read and a medium prize for each reading log page they complete.

Help us reach our Community Read 2021 Goal of 1,000 books before December 31st and we’ll have a great celebration for everyone! We are already well on our way, we have read over 300 books so far this year.

Thank you to the Friends of Bridgton Library for funding the prizes and supporting reading in our community!