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Pember Book Club

Pember Book Club

The Pember Book Club will be discussing The Endurance: Shackleton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition by Caroline Alexander. GoodReads says: In August 1914, days before the outbreak of the First World War, the renowned explorer Ernest Shackleton and a crew of twenty-seven set sail for the South Atlantic in pursuit of the last unclaimed prize in the history of exploration: the first crossing on foot of the Antarctic continent. Weaving a treacherous path through the freezing Weddell Sea, they had come within …
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Pember Board meeting

Pember Board meeting

December 17 6PM A meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Pember Library and Museum will be held on the third Thursday of each month at the Pember. This is a regular meeting and open to the public. See Upcoming Events Calendar for dates of meetings.
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1000 Books before Kindergarten

1000 Books before Kindergarten

1,000 BOOKS BEFORE KINDERGARTEN SETS CHILDREN ON THE PATH TO SUCCESS . . . ONE BOOK AT A TIME Families are invited to join the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program at the Pember Library. The 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program is a nationwide challenge that encourages parents and caregivers to regularly read aloud to their children. By reading just one book a night, families can reach the 1,000-book goal in three years and provide their children essential early literacy skills. …
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“No Strings” Puppets at Pember First Friday

“No Strings” Puppets at Pember First Friday

  Granville sixth graders will be showcasing their “No Strings” puppets at November First Friday at the Pember Library and Museum in Granville, NY on Friday, November 6, from 7 to 9 pm. Created last term as a project in Granville Elementary School, the puppets were the result of a puppet making workshop coordinated by June Brown and Vermont’s No Strings Marionette Company. Students and teachers will be on hand to describe the making and character of the puppets. At …
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Our new bench!

Our new bench!

  Stop in and see this wonderful bench generously donated by Hicks Memorials. It is located in the front of our building under the apple tree.
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Pember Book Club November 17, 1 PM

Pember Book Club November 17, 1 PM

The book club will be reading The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan by Jenny Nordberg. GOODREADS says: An investigative journalist uncovers a hidden custom that will transform your understanding of what it means to grow up as a girl In Afghanistan, a culture ruled almost entirely by men, the birth of a son is cause for celebration and the arrival of a daughter is often mourned as misfortune. A bacha posh (literally translated …
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Cooper’s Cave Benefits the Pember November 16, 5-9 PM

Cooper’s Cave Benefits the Pember November 16, 5-9 PM

Enjoy a great dinner, get away from the stress of the holiday rush and help benefit the Pember Library and Museum! Go to Cooper’s Cave on Sagamore Street in Glens Falls from 5 to 9 on November 16. Announce to your hostess and the server that you are there for the Pember Benefit Night and 15% of all dinner proceeds (including drinks) will go to the Pember. It’s that easy! * Reservations are not accepted. Not applicable on take-out orders …
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First Friday ~ note date change

First Friday ~ note date change

Calling All Zombies, Vampires and Ghouls – Mark Your Calendar! The night air is getting chillier and Halloween is just around the corner…The Pember Library and Museum and the Slate Valley Museum are teaming up to host their Second Annual Halloween Party and Zombie Walk. ZOMBIE WALK II will take place during the October First Friday event, this year rescheduled to the second Friday of the month – October 9, from 7 to 9 pm at both museums. “Last year’s …
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Libri Grant

Libri Grant

  The Pember Library recently received 82 new books for toddlers through high school. The books were awarded to the library through the Libri Foundation of Eugene, Oregon “Books for Children Grant.” The grant is a matching funds grant in which the library can receive up to $1050 worth of books provided they raise one third of the cost outside of the library’s regular budget process. An anonymous donor provided the matching funds and Bill Strawbridge and Meg Wallhagen donated …
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