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First Friday June
Seascapes, Jewelry and Puppets Friday, June 3 – 7-9 pm
June First Friday at the Pember Library and Museum in Granville, NY will feature the work of artist Patti Weisser. After a career of 25 years in the healing arts, Patti recently returned to her passion for painting. “I so love to paint,” she said. “When I started spending winters in the beautiful Caribbean color of Mexico, I was inspired to paint like never before. My paintings are mostly seascapes and landscapes.”
Patti will also have some of her latest jewelry designs of semi precious stones and sterling silver at the show.
Granville sixth graders will be back with more “No Strings” stick puppets. The new puppets are the ongoing inspiration of a puppet making workshop coordinated by June Brown and Vermont’s No Strings Marionette Company. The puppets are the student’s final school project before graduating and one they all look forward to!
Musicians Stephen Havel, Mark Catman, Greg Colm and heavyweight Carl “Kitz” Weathers will be playing together as a group at the Pember, performing an eclectic mix of favorites and improvisation.
Food and refreshments will be available. Free event. Hope to see you there!
A stone’s throw across the beautiful Mettowee River, the Slate Valley Museum will be holding Fly Fishing 101 for First Friday. There will be demonstrations of fly tying and casting along with lessons and fishy crafts for the kids.
Library Lucy book debut June 15
The Pember Library is excited to present its very own children’s book featuring Lucy, the Pember’s resident library cat. Library Lucy: Sleepy Secrets at the Pember Library and Museum, written by Kristina Martin, has been a collaborative effort between the library, Granville Central School District and the author. Illustrations for the book were chosen from artwork submitted by elementary art students of GCS district. An art exhibit by the students will accompany the book launch and signing event at the Pember Library and Museum, 33 West Main St, Granville on Wednesday, June 15, 6-8 p.m. Please come join us in celebrating this special event. The book will be available at a cost of $9.95. Library Lucy can also be purchased through amazon.com.
Library Closed for Memorial Day – May 28
we’ll reopen with regular hours, Tuesday, May 31
On Your Mark, Get Set, Read!
Preschool Summer Reading program with Holly Aubrey begins June 4, 11:00 AM.
- June 4, 11:00 AM ~ 1,2,3! Numbers
- June 18, 11:00 AM ~ Father’s Day Preschool program & card making with Jo-Ann
- July 8, 6:00 PM~ Take a Tromp through the Swamp
- Tom Seiling musical program for all ages
- July 9, 11:00 AM ~ A Day Outside
- July 23, 11:00 AM ~ Dance, Dance!
- August 6, 11:00 AM ~ Move it!
- August 13, 11:00 AM Walk like a chicken
- Lili Loveday creative movement program
- August 20, 11:00 AM ~ Round and Round We Go
- End of Summer Party, August 31, 6:00 PM
On Your Mark, Get Set. Read!
Summer Reading program for school-age with Linda Newman begins June 25, 11:00 AM.
- June 25, 11:00 AM ~ Playground Fun
- July 2, 11:00 AM ~ Sports
- July 8, 6:00 PM ~ Take a Tromp through the Swamp
- Tom Seiling musical program for all ages
- July 16, 11:00 AM ~ Nutrition & Health
- July 30, 11:00 AM ~ Movement
- August 13, 11:00 AM Walk like a chicken
- Lili Loveday creative movement program
- End of Summer Party, August 31, 6:00 PM
Exercise your mind. Read!
Adults~ Exercise your Mind. Read!
- June 30, 6:00 PM~ Composting with Brian
- July 14, 6:00 PM ~ Zentangle with Bernie
- July 28, 7:00 PM ~ Special Program (To be announced)
- August 11, 6:00 PM ~ Life Hacks 101
End of Summer Party, August 31, 6:00 PM
Reading Bingo June 1-August 31 for adults. Winners will be entered into a drawing for an eReader. Directions and bingo sheet available at the library.
New Deal Book Club at the Slate Valley Museum June 29 7PM
The Pember Book Club will merge with the Slate Museum “New Deal” book for their next meeting, June 29 7PM.
The first book for the Slate Museum’s Summer New Deal Book Club is “The Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck. Goodreads describes this classic:
John Steinbeck’s masterpiece–the epic chronicle of man’s struggle against injustice and inhumanity, a struggle that is just as much a part of American life in the 70’s as it was in the 30’s. only the characters have changed–the passions and the issues remain the same.
There will be several copies of the book available for checkout.
There will also be audio copies of the book.
Pember Presents: Movie Night ~ The Green Berets
WWII movie in honor of Memorial Day.
Thursday May 26, 6:00 PM at the Pember Library.
John Wayne plays the hard-nosed rough-and-ready Colonel Mike Kirby who heads a courageous bunch of tough-as-nails Green Berets determined to capture an important enemy general. They are accompanied by a skeptical reporter who soon becomes a gung-ho red-white-and-blue patriot as the Colonel and the others lecture and show him why they must defeat the “commies.”
Pember Board Meeting
May 19 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.





