Month: June 2020

Lucy

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Lucy arrived at the Pember November 15, 2008. This is one of the very first pictures of Lucy we shared with the world on December 16, 2008.
It included the caption: ” Lucy has been at the library for over a month now. She has done her job well: to act charming and make the library a welcoming and homey place.”

Lucy is getting older. We have recently faced several visits to the vet clinic with her, with issues that unfortunately come with aging. We find a need for extra funds for Lucy to cover vet visits, medicines and looking ahead to the end of life care. Lucy has been a faithful loving companion to many people who visit the Pember; some drop in just to spend time with her. We are asking, if you are able, to consider donating money toward Lucy’s care. Please send contributions to the Pember Library, 33 West Main Street, Granville NY 12832. Indicate your donation is for “Lucy.” Any amount will be greatly appreciated.

Edit: for those who have asked about online donations, there’s a donate button under the catalog at https://pember.sals.edu/ . Please mark any donation “for Lucy.” Thank you.

This picture of Lucy was taken May 28, 2020. She is still as beautiful as ever. 😻

“Time spent with cats is never wasted”. Sigmund Freud

Summer Reading – Activity Kit 1

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The Dahls are working on their summer reading. Our theme this year is “Imagine your Story.”

The first activity kit is story cubes. The directions are in the kit. You just cut out your story cube, fold along the lines and tape or glue each one into a cube. There are people, places, objects, and animal cubes. The combination of pictures will prompt ideas for magical and exciting stories. Younger children can tell the stories aloud and older ones can practice writing out the story. Contact the Pember to reserve a kit for your family.

Maintenance

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The SALS network including all services (Polaris, third party authentication for Overdrive, etc) will be unavailable between 9:00 pm and midnight on 6/22/2020 in order to do network maintenance.

ReadSquared Summer Reading

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Summer Reading? We all know it’s going to be different this year!
The plan we are working on is to have activity kits. Let me know either by a phone call to the library 642-2525 or an email pember.library@gmail.com if you are interested. The 2020 theme is “Imagine Your Story.” These kits are intended for school-age children. The first kit is “story cubes” and will be available beginning June 18. One per family, please.

Don’t forget to join our online summer reading: You can sign up at https://pemberny11.readsquared.com/

and keep track of your reading there. Or print out paper logs https://gralib.sals.edu/summer-reading-3/
to keep track and return to the library in September.

Grab ‘n Go Kits

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We have put together some grab ‘n go kits of childrens’ books. We currently have ten different themes. They will each check out as four or five items but they are in one bag.

The themes are Dogs, Cats, Dinosaurs, Bugs, Library, Senses, Pete the Cat, Magic School Bus, Trucks, and Birds.

The Dahl family June 5

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The adventures of the Dahl family continue:

Jennie, Ruth & Ella drank a toast to the First Friday art work last night. They were joined by Marie, Alice, & Hannah. Alice had a cola since she is only 17. They loved getting all dressed up for the occasion and remind you that the (virtual) display will be available all month at https://thepember.org/index.php/first-friday/.

Pember Board Meeting June 18 6PM

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A meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Pember Library and Museum will be held on the third Thursday of each month at the Pember. The meeting will be conducted following social distancing guidelines.

Curbside Delivery

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We are doing curbside delivery! Send us an email pember.library @ gmail .com

Or call and leave a message at 642-2525

Include your name, phone number and a list of up to 5 items (2 may be DVDs.) Currently, you may only request items available in our library.

The catalog is available online. https://pac.sals.edu/polaris/Search/default.aspx…

We have no way to access any online requests which is why we ask you to use email or leave a phone message. (I’ll let you know when this changes.)

We will call you to arrange a time to pick up your books.

June First Friday

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We are all disappointed that our regular First Friday programs have been cancelled. However, the art teachers at the Granville schools have shared some of their students’ work. Thank you to Mrs Monroe, Ms Dashef, and Mr Houston for sending us these beautiful pics. The virtual exhibit will remain on display through the month of June.

First Friday