Snow Day
The library will be closed today due to  the poor condition of roads in the area. We apologize for any inconvenience and will make adjustment for items that might become overdue.
December Hours
To help you plan your library trips: We will be closed December 24, 25 & 31 and January 1. Through the winter, we will also close if the schools are closed or if the roads get bad. We will put  the closing on School Closing Network, this page and on the library and museum Facebook pages. We will waive any fines accrued because of being closed.
First Friday
Granville’s First Friday at the Museums will be in conjunction with the Village’s Tree Lighting Ceremony, Santa in the Park, Airborne Luminaries to light up the sky, lighted holiday displays & hot chocolate, cookies, and roasted marshmallows in the park! This year’s theme is “The Polar Express.” The Pember will host the work of nearly 20 artists & crafters at its annual Holiday Market at December First Friday. Oil paintings, carved miniatures, sterling jewelry, beaded items – many crafts and …
Closed today
Due to the forecasts for a major snow storm this morning and afternoon, we have decided to close for the day. Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving.
Recycling Fundraiser
Please help us by donating your newspapers. We are collecting them for recycling. Kudos to Earth Waste & Metal for helping us with this fundraiser. We are working on getting a container for collecting cardboard also. Contact us with any questions.
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.
Pumpkin Bake-Off
And the winners are: 1st place ~ Pies: Katie Poczobut 2nd Place ~ Pies: Kristin Gibson _______________________________ 1st Place ~ Cakes: Nadine Kaprelian 2nd Place ~ Cakes: Florence Rudio _______________________________ 1st Place ~ Breads: Edie Riker 2nd Place ~ Breads: Susan Billow _______________________________ 1st Place ~ Creativity & presentation: Florence Rudio 2nd Place ~ Creativity & presentation: Nadine Kaprelian Prizes were donated by O’Callahan’s Pub Ma & Pa’s Restaurant The Barn Restaurant JK Adams Kitchen Store Thank you to our …
Book Club
The book club will be reading Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver. Meet with them on Tuesday to discuss the book. from GoodReads: Flight Behavior   Flight Behavior transfixes from its opening scene, when a young woman’s narrow experience of life is thrown wide with the force of a raging fire. In the lyrical language of her native Appalachia, Barbara Kingsolver bares the rich, tarnished humanity of her novel’s inhabitants and unearths the modern complexities of rural existence. Characters and reader …
Pennies for Pember
    You may donate your loose change to the jar at the front desk. From June 2014 through November 2018 $11500 was donated to the Pennies for Pember.