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Dear Reader Upcoming Titles

The following books will be featured at next week’s Dear Reader: I Am Potential by Patrick Henry Hughes, audio No More Mondays by Dan Miller, business Mistress Shakespeare by Karen Harper, fiction Stand-In Groom by Kaye Dacus, good news The Pain Nurse by Jon Talton, mystery A Life in Twilight by Mark Wolverton, nonfiction Guardian of the Flame by T. L. Higley, prepub Star Bright by Catherine Anderson, romance Fall With Honor by E. E. Knight, sci-fi Antsy Does Time …

Fireside Stories

Join us on Saturday mornings for Fireside Story Time. Pat O, MaryLou O, and Robyn L will each host one of the story times in August. Anyone else who would like to volunteer some time to read to the children, please give a call to the library and we will work you in to our schedule. Stories will be read near the fireplace in the main room with plenty of room for children and their caregivers to sit on the …

New downloadable audiobooks

The following new titles are available on the Salon website, our link to OverDrive audio books. Just click on the icon to the left of the blog that says “Download audiobooks OverDrive” for these and many more. If you’re reading by listening, let us know which title(s) you have enjoyed recently. Children’s e-audiobooks: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan; read by Jesse Bernstein The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan; read by Jesse Bernstein Adult e-audiobooks: Burn by Linda Howard; …

Pember Presents: Get a clue…about Granville

A Treasure Hunt: Letterboxing, Geocaching & History combined in a family activity! Continuing its 100th Anniversary Year Celebration, the Pember Library & Museum will stage a Letterbox event July 18 – August 4 for children and adults who love treasure hunts. Participants in the treasure hunt can pick up letterbox clues at the Pember, 33 West Main Street in Granville, New York. Both children and adults can search for hidden letterboxes at various historical places around Granville. Inside each waterproof letterbox will be a …

Pember Presents: Ann Rich Duncan & Johnny Vic

Join us at the Pember Library when Ann Rich Duncan will read from the latest book in her Johnny Vic historical fantasy series. Johnny Vic’s Nautical Adventure features historical and scientific information about Lake Champlain. Duncan will also lead craft projects including creating a rubber ship for use as a game piece to play Johnny Vic’s Crazy Cargo Game. Then attendees will have a chance to create a pictorial story board, focusing on Lake Champlain. The 400th Anniversary of the …

Dear Reader Upcoming Titles

The following books will be featured at next week’s Dear Reader: Subliminal Persuasion: Influence & Marketing Secrets They Don’t Want You To Know by Dave Lakhani, business Oxygen by Carol Cassella, fiction Living Water by Brother Yun, good news Death by Pantyhose by Laura Levine, mystery The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop by Lewis Buzbee, nonfiction Compromised by Kate Noble, romance Beneath My Mother’s Feet by Amjed Qamar, teen To join, click on the “Online Book Clubs, Click Here” icon to the left, …

Best Selling Books of the Twentieth Century

The fifth installment of best selling books of the Twentieth Century as detailed in Publisher’s Weekly: * 1940 How Green Was My Valley, Richard Llewellyn * 1941 The Keys of the Kingdom, A. J. Cronin *1942 The Song of Bernadette, Franz Werfel * 1943 The Robe, Lloyd C. Douglas * 1944 Strange Fruit, Lillian Smith * 1945 Forever Amber, Kathleen Winsor * 1946 The King’s General, Daphne du Maurier * 1947 The Miracle of the Bells, Russell Janney * 1948 …

Plant Sale

Plants are on sale at the library. Prices range from $2.00 – $15.00. There are some vegetable plants (tomatoes, cabbage, etc.), a few herbs (chocolate mint, & parsley) and lovely flowers. There’s still time to add some great looking plants to your garden or pretty up your porch with a hanging basket!

Pember Presents: Dealing with Bullies

Have you ever been bullied? Chances are you have. Nearly all of us run into a bully at some point; name-calling, harassment, rumor spreading, etc. Combating bullies may feel overwhelming. New York State Trooper Phil Poitier will present a program at the Pember Library on Friday, July 17 at 6 PM about dealing with bullies. He will give an overview of what bullying is, how bullies target their victims, and different types of bullies. He will offer strategies for dealing …

New videos added

In June we added these new videos: 30 Seconds over Tokyo Cary Grant – Indiscreet Operation Petticoat The Grass is Greener That Touch of Mink Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Lethal Weapon 1, 2, 3, & 4 (on two discs) Stagecoach Wall-E

Dear Reader Online Book Club

The following books will be featured at next week’s Dear Reader: Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming, audio How to Castrate a Bull by Dave Hitz with Pat Walsh, business The Night Villa by Carol Goodman, fiction Until We Reach Home by Lynn Austin, good news The Stolen by Jason Pinter, mystery Gangleader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets by Sudhir Venkatesh, nonfiction The Fitzgerald Ruse by Mark de Castrique, pre-pub Just One of the …