Author: KDesantis

Bridging Communities through Letterwriting & Creative Expression Workshops and Community Pen Pals

Bridging Communities through Letterwriting & Creative Expression Workshops and Community Pen Pals

NOTE: A second class has been added at the Pember for September 9 at 6PM. Beginning this August in Washington County & SoVT, The Gold Trout of Manchester Vermont is launching free programs at the Manchester Community Library in Manchester, Vermont and the Pember Library in Granville, New York. The on-site programs at the library this month will allow students to explore the tradition of letterwriting, learn calligraphy and expression through art using watercolor mediums. The theme of the library …
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First Friday ~ Roy Egg Wild Animal Paintings, Blues Harmonica at September First Friday

First Friday ~ Roy Egg Wild Animal Paintings, Blues Harmonica at September First Friday

It’s not every day that the Pember can bring a bonafide celebrity local artist to First Friday.  So we are very proud to have our very own, twinkle-eyed Roy Egg, for a solo show! Roy is best-known for his painted roosters, hens, and eggs, but he also paints other barnyard creatures, and actually, no subject is banished from his brush!  To bring awareness to world hunger, he once did over forty paintings of food and the animals that provide it.  …
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A Good Yarn Program

A Good Yarn Program

  Beginner and experienced knitters and crocheters are encouraged to meet at the library between 3:30 and 5:00 PM on Wednesdays to teach each other and to learn from each other. The library will provide space for crafters to meet and to socialize while working on their yarn projects. The library will have a limited amount of yarn, crochet hooks, and knitting needles for people to try the crafts before they invest money in needed equipment. Basic stitches will be …
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Pember Presents: Digging up History

Pember Presents: Digging up History

Join us at the Pember Library at 6pm on Thursday, August 20, to hear David Starbuck talk about his work as an archaeologist in the Lake George area. Much 18th century military history took place in this part of New York. Starting about 1755, British and French troops along with Native Americans battled to gain control of what was to become the United States. Summertime archaeological digs by professionals and students have unearthed some interesting clues to what happened here …
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First Friday

First Friday

Bad art has been flowing steadily into the Pember, and our second Annual “Dreadful Art” show, scheduled to open at August First Friday, promises to outdo last year’s event! Together with “Tacky Taxidermy” from the Pember Museum’s vaults, and a glorious sampling from MOBA’s (the Museum of Bad Art) permanent collection, we now have over 30 works of ‘art so bad, it’s good’ on hand to wow and delight First Friday goers. “MOBA’s works are must see and ‘Sweet Lips’ …
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Stories about Personal Safety

Stories about Personal Safety

Stories about Personal Safety! When: 11 am, Tuesday, August 4th. Where: Pember Library 33 West Main St Granville Come join the Youth Services Coordinator from the Domestic Violence Project for story time! We’ll be reading “Telling isn’t Tattling” by Kathryn M. Hammerseng to help encourage kids to talk to their parents about things that make them feel uncomfortable and unsafe. For more info. contact: Delaney Rives, 518-793-9496 or the Pember Library 518-642-2525
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