KDesantis – Page 110 – Pember Library

Best Selling Books of the Twentieth Century

The eighth installment of best selling books of the Twentieth Century as detailed in Publisher’s Weekly: * 1970 Love Story, Erich Segal *1971 Wheels, Arthur Hailey * 1972 Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard Bach * 1973 Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard Bach * 1974 Centennial, James A. Michener * 1975 Ragtime, E. L. Doctorow * 1976 Trinity, Leon Uris * 1977 The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien; Christopher Tolkien * 1978 Chesapeake, James A. Michener * 1979 The Matarese Circle, Robert Ludlum Feel free …

Dear Reader upcoming titles

The following books will be featured at next week’s Dear Reader: Postcards From Heaven by Dan Gordon, audio The Offsite: A Leadership Challenge Fable by Robert H. Thompson, business The Summer the Wind Whispered My Name by Don Locke, fiction The Game of My Life by Jason “J-Mac” McElwain with Daniel Paisner, good news Aunt Dimity: Vampire Hunter by Nancy Atherton, mystery Against Medical Advice by James Patterson & Hal Friedman & Cory Friedman, nonfiction House by John Shors, prepub …

Pember Presents: composting

Aaron Gabriel, Extension Resource Educator for Crops and Soils from Cornell Cooperative Extension will present a program about composting. The discussion will focus on home composting, with information on other composting systems (animal manure, food wastes, carcasses) as well. He will cover how the composting process works, what can and can not be composted, how to set up bin system or home composting system, how to evaluate compost quality, how to use compost. There will be a power point presentation and probably some samples of compost.

HeritageQuest: Explore the Amazing History of You

Where does your American past begin? HeritageQuest Online provides libraries with a unique and growing collection of research materials for genealogists and historians. Join us at the Pember Library on August 12 at 6PM for a program on using Heritage Quest. This online database is available to the Pember Library through the generosity of the Friends of the Pember Library. Beginning and professional genealogists can use this powerful online resource to trace family histories and American culture from the convenience …

Best Selling Books of the Twentieth Century

The seventh installment of best selling books of the Twentieth Century as detailed in Publisher’s Weekly: * 1960 Advise and Consent, Allen Drury * 1961 The Broad Highway, Jeffrey Farnol * 1962 The Agony and the Ecstasy, Irving Stone * 1963 Ship of Fools, Katherine Anne Porter * 1964 The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, John Le Carré * 1965 The Source, James A. Michener * 1966 Valley of the Dolls, Jacqueline Susann * 1967 The Arrangement, Elia …

Dear Reader Upcoming Titles

The following books will be featured at next week’s Dear Reader: Reality Check by Guy Kawasaki, business Home by Marilynne Robinson, fiction Deep in the Heart of Trouble by Deeanne Gist, good news I Am Not a Cop! by Richard Belzer, mystery White House Ghosts by Robert Schlesinger, nonfiction Pale Moon Stalker by Shirl Henke, romance Slant by Laura E. Williams, teen To join, click on the “Online Book Clubs, Click Here” icon to the left, put in your email …

Thursday Tales

Story Time on Thursday nights will feature Tall Tales and flannel board stories. All children welcome with their caregivers.

Book Club

The book club will be reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer. The Random House blurb about the book says: January 1946: writer Juliet Ashton receives a letter from a stranger, a founding member of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. And so begins a remarkable tale of the island of Guernsey during the German occupation, and of a society as extraordinary as its name. Random House also gives …

Pember Presents: Ray Gaylord talks about Granville

Join us at the Pember Library at when Ray Gaylord will lead a discussion about the history of Granville. Ray plans to start by telling us about the Native Americans who lived in the area. We’ll talk about the Revolutionary War era and the settlers who came here then and why they chose this area. During the mid-nineteenth century, many people moved here to work in the slate quarries. Copies of some of the photographs from the Morris Rote-Rosen collection …

eMail notices

We have fixed the glitch in our email notices. People who have notices set up should now get hold notices in addition to overdue notices. SALS has also set our notices to send you an email reminder three days before an item is due. If you would like email notices set up, please ask at the desk.

Best Selling Books of the Twentieth Century

The sixth installment of best selling books of the Twentieth Century as detailed in Publisher’s Weekly: * 1950 The Cardinal, Henry Morton Robinson * 1951 From Here to Eternity, James Jones * 1952 The Silver Chalice, Thomas B. Costain * 1953 The Robe, Lloyd C. Douglas * 1954 Not as a Stranger, Morton Thompson * 1955 Marjorie Morningstar, Herman Wouk * 1956 Don’t Go Near the Water, William Brinkley * 1957 By Love Possessed, James Gould Cozzens * 1958 Doctor …