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Net Cetera

Do you love being online but worry about your childrens’ surfing habits? Pick up your free copy of Net Cetera: Chatting with Kids About Being Online at the Pember Library. This booklet gives advice for keeping young kids, tweens and teens safe while they are online. From Avatars to Cyberbullying to Webcams, help your children learn what is appropriate behavior for the internet as well as cell phones.

Dear Reader

The Art of Social War by Jodi Wing, Audio The Personal Credibility Factor by Sandy Allgeier, Business The Last Queen by C. W. Gortner, Fiction Tour De Force by Elizabeth White, Good News Trust Me by Peter Leonard, Mystery Promises I Made My Mother by Sam Haskell, NonFiction The Significant Seven by John McEvoy, PrePub Dancing with the Devil by Laura Drewry, Romance Duplicate Effort by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, SF Front and Center by Catherine Murdock, Teen Blood and Ice …

Amnesty Days

If you have been dreading returning that long overdue copy of Twilight or the GED Study Guide that’s been on your bookshelf for months, now is your chance! And as long as it’s in good condition, it won’t cost you a cent in late fees. The Pember Library is holding “Amnesty Days” starting today and running through March 5. During this stretch, library patrons can return materials without incurring any fines. Library users can return any overdue materials belonging to …

Check it out!

Check It Out with the Adirondack Phantoms! Phantoms Partner With Southern Adirondack Library System GLENS FALLS, NY – The Adirondack Phantoms, proud AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, announced today that they have partnered with the Southern Adirondack Library System to present Check it Out. Check it Out! is a program that offers Southern Adirondack Library System cardholders $2 off an adult ticket, and $1 off a child’s ticket for the remaining Wednesday home games at the Glens Falls Civic …

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.

Dear Reader

Dear Reader books for the week of February 15: CATS: The Nine Lives of Innovation by Stephen C. Lundin, Business City of Strangers by Ian MacKenzie, Fiction Rose House by Tina Ann Forkner, Good News First Family by David Baldacci, Mystery The Lassa Ward by Ross I. Donaldson, NonFiction The Murderers’ Club by PD Martin, Romance On Beale Street by Ronald Kidd, Teen If you use Dear Reader and have 5-minute reads delivered to your inbox, please let the Friends …

Black History Month

As Morgan Freeman says, “Black history is American history.” I found this blog post with a list of books to celebrate Black History Month. Many are available at the Pember and others can be requested from other local libraries. A recent addition to Granville is the Haynes House of Hope. But how many people actually know the history of Lemuel Haynes (1753-1833) for whom the Haynes House is named? The Haynes House was built on the site of the home …

Add your voice to SnapShot NY

On Wednesday, February 17, from 1:00 to 8:00 P.M. the Pember Library will be taking part in “Snapshot: A Day in the Life of a Library” by collecting statistics, comments, and photographs from one day to provide tangible proof that libraries consistently provide invaluable services to our communities. All statistics will be forwarded to the New York Library Association to help them advocate for reducing funding cuts to library services statewide. Join us at the library on Wednesday to show …

Worst Book Ever

Many people have a love-hate relationship with books. People tell me “oh, you HAVE to read insert title here ” and I know full well that it just isn’t for me. Nearly anything on Oprah’s list is too gut-wrenching for me. There is enough sadness in the world without reading more. Many people use reading to escape from their problems. I recently read a Publisher’s Weekly blog titled Worst Book Ever. People are definitely enthusiastic about the books they like …

Dear Reader upcoming titles

This wonderful service is provided by the Friends of the Pember Library. We would love to have your feedback on this. Have you read books you would never have picked up otherwise? What is your favorite genre? Have you shared these books with friends and family? If you haven’t tried it yet, click on the online book club link to the left to get started getting five-minute reads in your email. Voluntary Madness by Norah Vincent, Audio Inside Drucker’s Brain …

Dear Reader

The Friends of the Pember Library sponsor this service. If you want to sign up to get a short read in your daily email in any (or all) of several categories, click on the ‘book club’ icon in the left panel of the page. This week’s titles are: Putting the Public Back in Public Relations by Brian Solis & Deirdre Breckenridge, Business Lovesick by Alex Wellen, Fiction A Passion Denied by Julie Lessman, Good News Dixie Divas by Virginia Brown, …