The non-profit Friends of the Pember Library is a service organization composed of volunteers. The purpose of the Friends is to acquaint the community with the library’s resources and services, to provide assistance with various programs and activities, and to raise funds to help the library with the purchase of items outside the library’s budget.  Please join! Annual dues are payable in November. Forms will  be mailed out or you can pick one up at the library.

Some purchases made with funds provided by the Friends:

• extra tables
• book cases and display racks
• air conditioner
• seasonal decorations
• computer and monitor
• large print books
• videos
• special programs
• HeritageQuest subscription for 2009-10

Volunteer opportunities through the Friends:

• assist at the annual book sale in July
• bake for the Holiday Open House
• make phone calls
• donate money
• help with the Junior Friends group
• deliver books through our Books on Wheels program

Friends of the Pember Library Book Sale:

Paperback Only Sale:
at the Pember Library originally planned for sometime in November has been postponed until late winter or early spring. Look for more information on this after the new year.

Annual Sale
July 10 & 11, 2009
This was the most successful sale to date. We had a great selection and people came from all over to get great deals. We are already planning next year’s sale.

We will happily accept donations at the library anytime during the year. Please call ahead (642-2525) if you are bringing in a large amount of donations.

Friends Notecards:

These note cards based on a watercolor by Ben Barker are available at the library desk.

Junior Friends:

The Junior Friends are a group of young people (10 years old or older) who have fun discussing what we want to do to help the Pember Library and learn about how the library works. We meet the last weekend of every month, and it is a $2.00 membership for the year. It is not just reading and sorting books. We have had a bake sale fundraiser and sold “Libraries Matter” arm bracelets. We also sell bookmarks and various other items to raise funds for the library. We have used the money to buy kid’s videos and young adult books.

We look forward to putting on another puppet show.