Author: KDesantis

RATCHET AND CLANK Oddball alien Ratchet (voice of James Arnold Taylor) and his brainy robot sidekick Clank (David Kaye) embark on their biggest adventure ever in this adaptation of the video-game franchise by Insomniac Games, which explores the characters’ origin story as they work together to defend the Solana Galaxy from the evil Chairman Drek (Paul Giamatti). John Goodman, Bella Thorne, and Sylvester Stallone also lend their voices to this animated adventure directed by Jericca Cleland and Kevin Munroe.

  Thursday, September 29, 4:00PM THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES : Mark S. Waters’s adaptation of the popular fantasy novels The Spiderwick Chronicles tells the tale of the Graces, a family who must adapt to their new strange surroundings. As the story begins, twin brothers Jared and Simon, along with their sister Mallory and their mother, move away from the big city to a mansion owned by their uncle. When a series of strange happenings suggest that Jared may be causing a …

Thursday, September 22, 4:00PM RANGO: A pet chameleon who has lived his entire life in the confines of a cozy glass terrarium discovers adventure beyond his wildest imagination in this animated Western adventure from Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski. When we first meet Rango (voice of Johnny Depp), the sheltered pet chameleon is safe in his terrarium, and embarking on epic adventures through the power of imagination. Then, suddenly, his safe existence is irrevocably upended thanks to a …

Thursday, September 15, 4:00PM NANNY MCPHEE: A nanny reveals ways of making children behave that are much more effective than a time-out in this fantasy comedy based on the “Nurse Matilda” books for children by Christianna Brand. Near the dawn of the twentieth century, Mr. Brown (Colin Firth) is a widower who must tend to his business as an undertaker while looking after his brood of seven children. Brown’s offspring are a singularly ill-mannered lot who have managed to drive …

Learn with Linda ~ Fall theme for preschool and school-age children. Books, crafts, activities and snacks.  

Thursday, September 8, 4:00PM THE THREE LIVES OF THOMASINA: Based on a whimsical novel by Paul Gallico, Disney’s Three Lives of Thomasina is an imaginative tale of a resourceful cat. Thomasina is the pet of Karen Dotrice, the daughter of taciturn Scottish veterinarian Patrick McGoohan. When Thomasina falls ill, McGoohan coldly diagnoses the cat as suffering from tetanus and declares that the pet must be put out of its misery. As Dotrice and her friends sadly prepare to bury the …

Children of all ages are welcome to join our Lego Club. We will meet every Wednesday at 4PM. We have a small Lego table and several thousand Lego pieces. For our first few meetings, we will have “free build” — put blocks together any way you want. Other meetings may include a robot theme or outer space or pirates! We have books and magazines to give ideas. We hope to be able to keep creations on display until the next …

We have a huge assortment of games for you to choose from from Chess and Checkers to Monopoly, Sorry, all kinds of card games and Connect Four. Light refreshments will be provided.

The Pember Library and Museum will hold its Annual Dinner on Monday, September 26 at the Organ Barn on North Grimes Hill Road in Hebron. The Pember Board of Trustees arranges the dinner to raise funds for the general support of the Pember Library and Museum of Natural History. There are many wonderful programs and activities for adults and children at the Pember. There is a fantastic collection of approximately 7,000 objects in the museum, covering a wide variety of …