Pember Presents: Let Loose the Dogs of War: New York in the American Civil War

Pember Presents: Let Loose the Dogs of War: New York in the American Civil War

The Pember Library will present a lecture by Robert W. Arnold III on “Let Loose the Dogs of War: New York in the American Civil War”. Free and open to the general public, the event begins at 6:30 PM, Thursday, June 10 at the Pember Library in Granville. This event is made possible through Speakers in the Humanities, a program of the New York Council for the Humanities. Robert W. Arnold III is a career public historian now retired from …
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SPLASH! into Summer Reading

SPLASH! into Summer Reading

Splash into New York State Water Science will kick-off the kid’s Summer Reading Program at the Pember Library. Join us for this free program June 19 at 10:30 A. M. Space is limited! Call the Pember Library at 518 642-2525 to sign up. Presenting the program is Carol Parenzan Smalley, a children’s author who has written creative nonfiction science materials for leading educational publishers, a teaching artist who creates programs for the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the …
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Donations and Volunteers needed for the book sale

Donations and Volunteers needed for the book sale

The annual Friends of the Pember Library Book Sale will take place at the Mary J Tanner School on Route 22 in Middle Granville Friday and Saturday, July 9 and 10, beginning at 9:00 A.M. each day. There will be thousands of books available. Most hardcover books will be $1.00 and paperbacks for $.25. Newer or special books will be individually priced. On Saturday from 1pm to 3 pm will be our $1.00 per bag sale using bags we provide. …
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Dear Reader

Dear Reader

The Cost of Bad Behavior by Christine Pearson and Christine Porath, Business Book Club The Actor and the Housewife by Shannon Hale, Fiction Book Club The Pravda Messenger by Robert Cornuke & Alton Gansky, Good News Book Club A Drunkard’s Path by Clare O’Donohue, Mystery Book Club Muffins and Mayhem Recipes for a Happy–if Disorderly–Life by Suzanne Beecher, NonFiction Book Club Fallen Rogue by Amy Rench, Romance Book Club Once a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough, Teen Book Club
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Dinner & Auction tonight!!

Dinner & Auction tonight!!

Today is the last day to get your bids in for the wonderful items up for auction. Final bids will be accepted at the dinner tonight. It looks like we will have a full house for dinner and dancing at the Lake St Catherine Country Club.
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More items for Auction

More items for Auction

Additional items have come in for the auction. We don’t have photos to go with these. Item #57: Three bottles of cider form Slyboro CiderHouse valued at $40; opening bid is $25. Item #58: Three bottles of cider form Slyboro CiderHouse valued at $40; opening bid is $25. Item #59: Berry picking donated by Gardenworks Farm, Salem. The value is $30 and opening bid will be $10. Item #60: Cooking class by Wilson Homestead valued at $90; the opening bid …
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Early Closing

Early Closing

The library will be closing at 5:00PM this Thursday so that we may attend the annual dinner and silent auction fund raiser.
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Status of Auction items

Status of Auction items

The fundraiser auction and dinner will be held at the Lake St Catherine Country Club on June 3.  Items up for auction will be on display at the library. The Auction is complete for this year! Barb is making calls to people who weren’t at the dinner last night but had winning bids. Thanks to everyone for your wonderful support for our fundraiser!! To see the items follow these links: Elvis Telescope casual Framed Art Framed Art 2 More Art …
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Auction Items (clocks)

Auction Items (clocks)

We have a slate clock donated by Earth & Time in Wells VT with a matching slate trivet valued at $52.50. The opening bid will be $20. Williams Hardware of Poultney donated a patio clock valued at $65. The opening bid will be $25.
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