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Book Club

We are reading any book by John Updike. Those available at the Pember are: The Best American short stories of the century. New York : Houghton Mifflin, c1999. Updike, John. A child’s calendar. New York : Holiday House, 1999. Updike, John. A helpful alphabet of friendly objects : poems. New York : A. Knopf, 1995, c1994. Updike, John. Licks of love : short stories and a sequel. New York : Alfred Knopf, 2000. Updike, John. Odd jobs : essays and …

Discussion group planned

Please join us at the Pember Library for a new discussion group. Coffee, tea and cookies will be available for participants. Those who come to our first discussion group will be able to decide when and how often they want to meet and what topic(s) they would like to talk about. Our first discussion will focus on Abraham Lincoln since 2009 marks 200 years since his birth. I will have several Lincoln books available before the group meets and we …

Thursday Tall Tales

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

We the People

Pember Library awarded We the People Bookshelf Collection from National Endowment for the Humanities Granville, NY – The Pember Library is one of 3,000 libraries across the country selected by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA) to received free hardcover editions of 17 classic books from the first We the People Bookshelf. The theme of this year’s bookshelf is “Created Equal.” The We the People Bookshelf on “Created Equal” contains the following books: …

Download Audiobooks Anytime, Anywhere

Download Audiobooks Anytime, Anywhere Enjoy popular titles from the comfort of home Pember Library is proud to offer you popular downloadable audiobooks, accessible 24/7 starting today, April 8, 2009. Joining top rated libraries like Boston, Denver, New York, and Cleveland, we are excited to announce this at-home service for a new way to enjoy your library. With hundreds of popular and classic titles to select from, our digital collection is guaranteed to have something for everyone. Offering popular fiction and …

Easter Fun

Linda’s program will feature stories, crafts, an egg hunt and goodies!

Computer Classes

Our computer classes for seniors have filled up quickly. If you still want to take a class with Barb, call us at the library or send an email. We will put you on a waiting list. We are trying to come up with new ideas for funding and would like to be able to do the classes more often than we have been able to schedule them. I got this photo of Lucy this morning waiting for computer classes to …

The Sap is Running

UPDATE: I removed some of the photos to make it easier on folks with slow connections. The photos are still available if someone wants to see a pic of one of the buckets. The fund-raiser was very successful using only 17 of the 30 buckets that were donated. Thank you to everyone for your continued support of the Pember. _______________________________________________________________________________ Here are photos of the sap buckets donated to the Pember for the fund-raising auction which will be taking place …

Three Different Styles

The first book is for dog owners and/or dog lovers. The story of Chet and Bernie is at times funny, other times sad, and still other times endearing. Chet and Bernie are investigating the disappearance of a teen-age girl, either a runaway or the victim of a kidnapping. The story moves along quickly, going from the dark tunnels of a mine, to a biker’s bar, to the hot desert. Of course, what makes this more interesting is the fact that …

Pember Presents: the Great American Tractor Wars

The Pember Library presents “From Muscles to Motors on the Farm: Henry Ford and the Great American Tractor Wars, 1910-1930” The Pember Library will present a lecture by Dr. Milton Sernett on “From Muscles to Motors on the Farm: Henry Ford and the Great American Tractor Wars, 1910-1930”. Free and open to the general public, the event begins at 6:30 PM on April 9 at the Pember Library in Granville. This event is made possible through Speakers in the Humanities, …

Spring Book Sale

The Friends of the Pember Library will host a spring paperback book sale Saturday, April 25 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM in the main room of the Pember Library. All paperback books will be $.25. Paperbacks for adults and children will be available. Donate your gently used paperbacks to the library. Now is the time to clean out your paperback shelves so you will have room for all the books you will find at our sale! Donations are accepted …