Please help us to buy food and kitty litter for Lucy.
There is a bank on the desk for people to put in spare change or bills if you can afford to help a little. 
Month: September 2010
Check out our display
We have a display near the front door with all the children’s books we bought with money donated in memory of Genii McRoberts.
Save Energy, Save Dollars
This special workshop presented by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Washington County will enable you to learn about
- Reducing energy bills
- Low-cost, no cost energy conservation methods
- Each participating household will receive an Energy-Saving Kit
- FREE and open to the public. Advance registration is required
The class will be presented twice on September 30.
Call to register 746-2560. Individuals with special needs requiring accommodations should specify this when registering.
Pember Book Club
The next book club meeting will be in November. We will be reading Saratoga Trunk by Edna Ferber.
According to http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk the book is “the basis for the classic film starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman. Saratoga Trunk unfolds the story of Clio Dulaine, an ambitious Creole beauty who more than meets her match in Clint Maroon, a handsome Texan with a head for business — and an eye for beautiful young women. Together they do battle with Southern gentry and Eastern society, but in their obsession to acquire all they’ve ever wanted, they fail to realize they already have all they’ll ever need — each other.”
Pember Board Meeting
A meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Pember Library and Museum will be held on the first Wednesday of each month at the Pember. This is a regular meeting and open to the public.
Book Club
Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace … One School at a Time
Publisher’s summary: One man’s campaign to build schools in the most dangerous, remote, and anti-American reaches of Asia: in 1993 Greg Mortenson was an American mountain-climbing bum wandering emaciated and lost through Pakistan’s Karakoram. After he was taken in and nursed back to health by the people of a Pakistani village, he promised to return one day and build them a school. From that rash, earnest promise grew one of the most incredible humanitarian campaigns of our time–Mortenson’s one-man mission to counteract extremism by building schools, especially for girls, throughout the breeding ground of the Taliban. In a region where Americans are often feared and hated, he has survived kidnapping, death threats, and wrenching separations from his wife and children. But his success speaks for itself–at last count, his Central Asia Institute had built fifty-five schools.
The book is available in regular print, large print, and as an audiobook. Any of these can be requested through inter-library loan. You can also get an audio copy through our OverDrive service.
HeritageQuest webinar
Do you love HeritageQuest but wish you could get a little more out of it? ProQuest is offering training webinars to help you. There is one September 17 at 2:30 PM and another October 14 at 12:00 PM.
http://www.proquest.com/en-US/support/training/webinars.shtml
From the above link, choose “genealogy.”
You can access these from home but you do need to register in advance.The webinar should take approximately two hours. To register for a webinar, click the Event name in the Upcoming Events section or view a recorded webinar in the Event Recordings section.
We are unable to offer access to these at the library because the sessions are so long. If you are like me, and are working at the time these are scheduled, you can view a recording of a previous training session.
The Friends of the Pember Library have provided funding for the HeritageQuest database and many people are taking advantage of the ability to do historical and genealogical research online using the books, magazines and records available.
Pember Presents: Common Threads
The Pember Library will present a lecture by Hallie Bond titled Common Threads: Adirondack Quilts Tell Their Stories. Free and open to the general public, the event begins at 6:00 PM on September 9 at the Pember Library. This event is made possible through Speakers in the Humanities, a program of the New York Council for the Humanities. Speakers in the Humanities lectures are made possible with the support of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the New York State Legislature, and through funds from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.
Hallie E. Bond has written extensively on regional history and material culture since joining the Adirondack Museum in 1983. Her books include Boats and Boating in the Adirondacks (1995) and “A Paradise for Boys and Girls:” Children’s Camps in the Adirondacks (2005). Ms. Bond has a B.A. in History (University of Colorado), an M.A. in Medieval Studies (University of York) and an M.A. in American History with a Certificate in Museum Studies (University of Delaware).
New York’s Adirondack region has been the home of a vibrant quilting tradition for over 150 years. These patchwork quilts record the hardships of life in the Adirondacks among close-knit families and communities, as well as the influence of a wild natural beauty. They document national quilting trends, while also displaying delight in the creation of art from bits of fabric.
In this lecture we explore the common threads running through Adirondack quilts, as well the diverse influences on the region’s quilting traditions. From plain and fancy bedcovers meant to keep families warm during long mountain winters, to the stunning art quilts of the 21st century, the audience learns how Adirondack quilts tell unique stories of life in New York’s mountains, while also holding up a mirror to national trends.
Fireside Stories
September 4: Picnics – Join Phyllis for stories, crafts, games and more!
September 11: Grandparents – Johanna will help you prepare for Grandparents’ Day
September 18: Lance Armstrong’s Birthday – Johanna will read to you about Lance Armstrong and the history of bicycles
September 25: Apples – stories, crafts and apple snacks!