Month: March 2019

April First Friday

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Birds of Spring at The Pember 

Pigeons on the grass at last…Calling all bluebirds, doves, hawks, chickadees and snowbirds. Spring is here and birds of the Northern Hemisphere are gathering for April First Friday at the Pember. New and historical images of birds will be on display downstairs at the library, along with mounted specimens from museum archives, close-up videos on the big screen of birds in their natural habitats as well as interactive bird watching games for all ages and levels. Upstairs, the museum will be open for visitors to browse and use our new self-guided tour app on their phones. There will be a play list of music for the occasion and peeks at our new elevator addition. First Friday is April 5, from 7 to 9 pm. Admission is free.

April Events at the Pember

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Weekly
Tuesdays 10 AM ~ Pember Peapods
Wednesdays 3-4:30 PM ~ A Good Yarn
Wednesdays 5-7 PM ~ Book Sale
Saturday 10 AM – Noon ~ Book sale

Tuesday through Saturday during open hours: for all ages: build with LEGOs, Keva Planks, K’Nex, games and puzzles

These programs will be held at the Pember @ 33 West Main Granville

  • Apr 3, 6 PM ~ Quilling
  • Apr 4, (rescheduled) Pember Board Meeting
  • Apr 5, 7-9 PM ~ First Friday
  • Apr 17, 6 PM ~ Quilling
  • Apr 18, 12 Noon Pop-up Luncheon (and plant your own salad!) reservations required
  • Apr 24, 4-7 PM ~ Craft Sale
  • Apr 25, 2:30 PM ~ Journaling and Sketching workshop
  • Apr 26, 11 AM ~ How to talk to your doctor

These Museum programs (except 4/22) will be held at the Pember Library @ 33 West Main Granville

After School Programs 3:30-4:30 PM
Please register 1 week in advance

4/10 Nature’s Art ~ Shells

4/24 Nature’s Art ~ Pinecones 


Spring Break Programs

4/22, 9:30-11:30 AM ~ Bird’s Nest Hike at the Nature Preserve

4/23, 10-11 AM – Flower Power/Here Comes the Sun

4/24, 10:00-11:00 – Photosynthesis

4/26, 10:00-11:30 – Live Reptiles!

Read it and Eat Book Club

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This year’s book club will feature stories from the Adirondacks and other nearby places. Our first get together will be April 12 at 5PM. The book we will read is “A Northern Light” by Jennifer Donnelly. Order your copy through the library catalog, or call/come in to the library.

Goodreads says: “Sixteen-year-old Mattie Gokey has big dreams but little hope of seeing them come true. Desperate for money, she takes a job at the Glenmore, where hotel guest Grace Brown entrusts her with the task of burning a secret bundle of letters. But when Grace’s drowned body is fished from the lake, Mattie discovers that the letters could reveal the grim truth behind a murder.
Set in 1906 against the backdrop of the murder that inspired Theodore Dreiser’s An American Tragedy, Jennifer Donnelly’s astonishing debut novel effortlessly weaves romance, history, and a murder mystery into something moving, and real, and wholly original.”

The group can decide during that meeting how often we will meet and what books we will be reading the rest of the year.

Change in Pember Board Meeting

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April 4, 6PM

The Pember Board of Trustees usually meets the third Thursday of each month at 6 PM.  We will not have a meeting on March 21 or April 18. Instead, our meeting will be held Thursday, April 4 at 6 PM at the Pember.

PEEPS Contest

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2019 Pember Peeps Diorama Contest RULES

The PEEPS contest will take place First Friday, May 3 from 7-9 PM. All participants and the public are invited to attend, where they will be able to see the entries on display and vote for the PEEPLES CHOICE AWARD!

Your diorama display may have any theme as long as it is “family-friendly” (suitable for all audiences).

Diorama parts should all fit inside a box (maximum size 15x24x15). You may remove one or more sides of the box if you wish.

All visible parts of your diorama should be decorated.

All characters in your scene should be made using Peeps .®

Limit one entry per person or team.

Registration forms (available at the Pember) should be received by April 26. Dioramas should be dropped off at the Pember between 9AM and 4PM on May 3. They will remain on display the following week and must be picked up by May 15.


Pilcrow Foundation

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Here are the 100 children’s books that were donated to us by the Pilcrow Foundation with the help of the Friends of the Pember Library. Look for them in various places in the library. Most are in the children’s room on top of the bookcase. Nonfiction for older children is in the window in the main room. And fiction for older children is on top of the book case near the copier. Please come in and “check them out.”