Learning with Linda:

One Saturday each month, Linda will present a program with crafts and stories.  This program begins at 10:30 AM. Check the Event Calendar for details.

Fireside Stories:

On the other three Saturdays each month, volunteers Robyn, Pat and Mary Lou will read stories to the children near the fireplace in the main room. This program begins at 10:30 AM. Check the Event Calendar for details.

Adult Book Club:

The  Book Club meets the 3rd Thursday of each month to review and discuss books: current titles, fiction, autobiographies and literature. Come share your opinion and enjoy meeting with friends and neighbors. Check the Event Calendar for the latest titles. The club has decided not to meet in December.

Teen Book Club:

Time to be announced. Review and discuss books, and enjoy time with friends.  We’re looking for a parent adviser for this group.  Please call the library to discuss volunteering.

Computers for Seniors:

These are computer courses aimed at providing beginner and intermediate instruction including email and the Internet for senior citizens.

There has been a huge interest in this. We have additional funding from the Friends of the Pember Library so we can offer one more class this year.  People already on the waiting list will be offered the class first. Three weeks of classes in August are already full. Please call the library or come in to to get on a waiting list for the next series of classes. Tell your friends who want to learn about using a computer.  Barb Young will again be teaching.

Summer Reading Program:

During the summer, we encourage school-aged children to continue reading by offering a NYS sponsored reading program.  There are programs for beginning readers through elementary school students and a separate program for teens.

Throughout the summer, by reading books, children earn rewards including more books, in addition to making crafts and sharing time together.

For 2010, Make a Splash @ Your Library is the theme for children and Make Waves@ Your Library the theme for teens. Additional information will be posted as we get it.

Special Programs:

The Pember also welcomes various performers and presenters, recently hosting best-selling author, Jon Katz;  children’s novelist Ann Rich Duncan; and humorous singer/songwriter, Tom Sieling.

Other upcoming Pember Presents programs include:

from Cornell Cooperative
May 20:  Radon
June 17: Save Energy, Save Dollars
July 15: Making ends meet
August 12: Exploring Credit/Debt Management Issues

date TBA: We hope to have a series of local author talks.

Postponed: new date TBA  NYS geologist William Kelly will talk about the geology of the Taconics and adjacent Adirondacks with some discussion of slate and rocks of Granville.

March 24, 31 6 – 8 PM, April 7 1 – 4 PM Cornell Cooperative Caring for Kids, a four week class for youth who may be asked to care for other children.  If you enjoy babysitting or just spending time with young children, have we got an opportunity for you!  We are offering a workshop series that will focus on ages and stages for kids, choosing toys & activities for children, discipline and child safety.  We’ll even fit in some simple snacks & toys for you to make. Minimum age 12 by April 1. $5 per youth for three class sessions.

April 13 6:30 PM – “Astronomy for Everyone: Size & Scale of the Universe” presented by retired astrophysicist Kevin Manning.

June 19 10:30 AM – SPLASH! into New York State Water Science presented by Carol Smalley.

July 1 6:00 PM - Splish Splash Summer Reading Show by Domino.

July 22 6:00 PM Dive into Reading presented by Tales & Tunes (Carol Connolly & Don Darmer.

August 19 6:00 PM Summer Night stories by Karen Pillsworth. (not a children’s program…)

August 26 6:00 PM Take a Tromp Through the Swamp and a Break by the Lake presented by Tom Sieling