There will be a meeting of the Friends of the Pember Library at 2:00 PM September 18. We will evaluate the book sale, plan future fundraising and hopefully have a volunteer to take the position of treasurer.
Month: August 2012
Pember Presents: Night Visitors
Taradiddle will once again entertain us with songs and stories following our summer reading theme of “Dream Big: Read” and “Own the Night”
From the slightly spooky Strange Visitor to the definitely unpleasant Terrible Nung Guama, you never know who—or what—might come calling in the still of the night. (Don’t be overly alarmed—Santa is the most famous night visitor of all, you know!) Storytelling duo Taradiddle will bring tales and tunes of Night Visitors to the Pember Library on Thursday, August 30th at 6:00PM in an interactive program for the whole family. Price of admission? One knock-knock joke!
Storytelling duo Jean Roberts and Daphne Bartholomew (Taradiddle) are former public librarians with over 20 years experience sharing tales and tunes in library and school settings—from a summer program in the tiniest library to a literacy celebration in a school gym. The audience is always invited to join in as Daphne and Jean weave together stories and songs from sources old and new into engaging, theme-based programs. Their goal is to reintroduce children and families to the pleasures of live performance and their favorite compliment is when a parent or child reports passing on a story first heard at a Taradiddle event.
New Books for Children
The Pember Library received 67 new books for toddlers through high school in July. The books were awarded to the library through the Libri Foundation of Eugene, Oregon “Books for Children Grant.” The grant is a matching funds grant in which the library can receive up to $1050 worth of books provided they raise one third of the cost outside of the library’s regular budget process.
The Friends of the Pember Library gave the $350 needed to receive the full amount of the grant. The Friends raise funds through their annual book sale.
The new books include both fiction and nonfiction. Historical and scientific topics are covered in the nonfiction. The fiction consists of picture books for little ones, early reader books, and juvenile and young adult fiction. There should be something for everyone. The books are processed and ready for checkout and will be on display at the library for the rest of the month. They will then be shelved with the rest of the children and youth collections.
The Libri Foundation, which awards the Books for Children Grant, was established in 1989 with the sole purpose of helping rural libraries acquire new, quality, hardcover books for children and young people. Since October of 1990, the foundation has donated over $3,500,000 worth of new books to more than 2,600 libraries in 49 states.
The Pember Library received the following books from The Libri Foundation:
Picture Books
14 Cows for America. Deedy, Carmen Agra.
17 Things I’m Not Allowed to Do Anymore. Offill, Jenny.
Actual Size. Jenkins, Steve.
All the World. Scanlong, Liz Garton.
The Bravest Woman in America. Moss, Marissa.
Bring on the Birds. Stockdale, Susan
Dog and Bear. Seeger, Laura Vaccaro.
Dog Loves Books. Yates, Louise.
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus. Willems. Mo.
The Dot. Reynolds, Peter H.
Feathers for Lunch. Ehlert, Lois.
I Wish I Were a Butterfly. Howe, James.
If Rocks Could Sing. McGuirk, Leslie.
Mail Harry to the Moon. Harris, Robie.
Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match. Brown, Monica.
Miss Bridie Chose a Shovel. Connor, Leslie.
Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! Fleming, Candace.
My Penguin Osbert. Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody.
No Two Alike. Baker, Keith.
Not a Box. Portis. Antoinette.
The Racecar Alphabet. Floca. Brian.
The Seals on the Bus. Hort, Lenny
Shark vs. Train. Barton, Chris.
Suppose You Meet a Dinosaur. Sierra, Judy.
This Plus That. Rosenthal, Amy Krouse.
The Toughest Cowboy. Frank. John.
What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? Jenkins, Steve.
What’s Up, Duck? Hills, Tad.
Wiggle. Cronin, Doreen.
Easy Readers
Amanda Pig and the Wiggly Tooth. Van Leeuwen, Jean.
Are You Ready to Play Outside? Willems, Mo.
I Broke My Trunk. Willems, Mo.
Should I Share My Ice Cream? Willems, Mo.
Juvenile Fiction
The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline. Springer, Nancy.
The Case of the Gypsy Goodbye . Springer, Nancy.
The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan. Springer, Nancy.
Christopher Mouse. Wise, William.
Cinderella Smith. Barden, Stephanie.
Clementine’s Letter. Pennypacker, Sara
The Danger Box. Balliet, Blue
Flat Broke. Paulsen, Gary.
For Biddle’s Sake. Levine, Gail Carson.
Liar, Liar. Paulsen, Gary.
Mercy Watson: Something Wonky This Way Comes. Dicamillo, Kate.
Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig. Dicamillo, Kate.
Night of the Howling Dogs. Salisbury, Graham.
Night Wings. Bruchac, Joseph.
The Princess Test. Levine, Gail Carson.
Punished. Lubar, David
A Tale of Two Castles. Levine, Gail Carson.
True (…Sort Of). Hannigan, Katherine.
Victory. Cooper, Susan.
Juvenile Nonfiction
Bones. Jenkins, Steve.
Eleanor, Quiet No More. Rappaport, Doreen.
Guyku. Raczka. Bob.
How They Croaked. Bragg. Georgia.
John Brown. Hendrix, John
Race Cars Up-Close. Abramson, Andra Serlin .
There’s a Frog in My Throat. Leedy, Loreen
Twenty-Odd Ducks. Truss, Lynne.
A Whiff of Pine, a Hint of Skunk. Ruddell, Deborah
Wild Tracks. Arnosky, Jim.
Witches. Schanzer, Rosalyn
Young Adult
Dead End in Norvelt. Gantos, Jack
The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict. Stewart, Trenton Lee.
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner’s Dilemma. Stewart, Trenton Lee
The Serpent’s Shadow. Riordan, Rick.
Movie Night
Stay tuned…
We plan to have a movie at the Pember the third Friday of each month. We may add more movie times and children’s films once the program gets established.
Due to licensing restrictions, we can’t list the titles we will be showing online but there will be posters and bookmarks in the library. We plan to alternate classics with newer releases.
Our August movie is fun for kids of all ages. You Won’t Believe Your Eye. Please call the Pember Library at 518 642-2525 for more information about our movie night.
Pember Board Meeting
A meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Pember Library and Museum will be held on the third Wednesday of each month at the Pember. This is a regular meeting and open to the public.