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First Friday

Watercolors, Fly-tying and Bluegrass at Pember May First Friday What could be better than having a self-described lover of the Pember Museum of Natural History as featured artist for May First Friday? Jean Mackay, who is a serious watercolor artist of natural subjects, is returning to First Friday with new works of birds, insects, and other beings from the natural world. Jean has used the Pember’s collection of natural specimens as resource material for her paintings on numerous occasions, …

Book Club

The book club will be reading Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo. From Goodreads : From Pulitzer Prize-winner Katherine Boo, a landmark work of narrative nonfiction that tells the dramatic and sometimes heartbreaking story of families striving toward a better life in one of the twenty-first century’s great, unequal cities.In this brilliantly written, fast-paced book, based on three years of uncompromising reporting, a bewildering age of global change and inequality is made human. Annawadi is a makeshift settlement in …

Genealogy 101

Please join us for a series of workshops: April 29, 6-8 PM. Join us at the Pember Library, 33 West Main St in Granville, for a free series of genealogy programs by Kathleen Moore. The first course, Genealogy 101, explains how to begin a genealogy search — without spending money. It highlights the excellent free sites available, and the subscription sites available at many libraries. Kathleen will also go over the basics for starting searches in different countries. Pre-registration is …

Pennies for Pember

Your pennies are still adding up nicely to help support the Pember. Thanks to all who donate!

Computer Classes

Beginning computer classes for senior citizens (over age 55) will once again be offered. Barbara Young will teach six 1 1/2 hour sessions (Wednesdays and Fridays for three weeks) beginning April 15. Pre-registration is required. Sign up now to get a place in the class. The class size is limited to six people (or 8 if some people bring in their own laptops). Classes will cover internet and email, word processing, and using the library card catalog. For further information …

Book Club

The Pember Book Club is reading In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larsen. Join us for a discussion of the book on April 21 at 1:00 PM Berlin,1933. William E. Dodd, a mild-mannered academic from Chicago, has to his own and everyone else’s surprise, become America’s first ambassador to Hitler’s Germany, in a year that proves to be a turning point in history.

Pember Presents

Presentation: Long Term Care – What it is and How to Access Services Speaker: Stephanie Ball from Washington County Office for the Aging Date: April 2, 2015, 3:00 PM Place: Pember Library, Granville NY At one point either you or a loved one may need long-term care services. Long-term care is a variety of services and supports to meet health or personal needs over an extended period of time. Care can be provided in the community or a facility and …

Game Night at the Pember

Board Meeting

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.

Quilling

Every other Wednesday (and occasionally on a Thursday), 6-8PM at the Pember Library, 33 West Main, Granville: Pat Oathout will teach quilling. Pre-registration is not required, materials provided. For information, call 518-642-2525.

March First Friday

Kids’ Art and Robotics Team at Pember First Friday The Pember is proud to present the first-ever Pre-School Art Exhibit at a First Friday! Children from four pre-schools will have their creations on display on Friday, March 6, from 7 to 9 PM. And for the second year in a row, the Granville High School Vex Robotics Team is scheduled to have their robots take over the floors of the Pember for a live demonstration. This is the …