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Help us help our neighboring public libraries recover from Hurricane Irene!

The Schoharie Free Library and the Middleburgh Library in Schoharie County need your help to rebuild their recently damaged book collections. Schoharie Library lost the bottom three shelves throughout and Middleburgh lost the bottom one plus shelves due to Hurricane Irene damage. Three local independent bookstores have established funds to help them purchase replacement titles. Your donations in any dollar amount will be greatly appreciated. Please call the Open Door Bookstore in Schenectady at 518-346-2719; Market Block Books at 518-328-0045 …

Calling 2-1-1 or registering with other agencies does not register you for FEMA aid

Thanks to Lakes Region Radio for sharing this information with us. FEMA is a federal agency so this info applies to people in New York also. The FEMA rep who spoke on Lakes Region Radio Friday said the contacts listed for Vermont are also good for New York. And he said people could go to whatever disaster assistance center they wanted if they needed to speak directly to a FEMA rep. The closest one to Granville right now is the …

Scrap your vacation

Scrap your vacation at the Pember Library 33 West Main St in Granville. Join us to learn how to make a scrapbook mini-album using photos from your vacation. Please bring ten pictures and scrapbooking adhesive. Other materials will be provided.

Fireside Stories

September 10 ~ “Kindergarten” September 17 ~ “Chickens” September 24 ~ “Autumn” **Themes subject to change

Quilling

Pat O will teach us more quilling or feel free to join us if you have a project you are working on and just like to chat while you are crafting. Quilling is an art form that involves the use of strips of paper that are rolled, shaped, and glued together to create decorative designs. Pre-registration is not required, materials provided. Beginners welcome. For information, call 518-642-2525.

Pember Board Meeting

A meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Pember Library and Museum will be held on the third Wednesday of each month at the Pember. This is a regular meeting and open to the public.

Readers needed for Saturday Fireside Stories

The Fireside Stories program needs readers for Saturday mornings from 10:30 to about 11:00 AM. Please forward this to anyone you think may be willing to read once a month. I need a reader for August 27. We have several books about forgiveness and saying ‘sorry.’ We also need someone for September 17, chickens and September 24, autumn. We have themes picked out for October, November & December.

Pember Presents: Karen Gallagher ~ “A Musical Trip Around the World”

The summer reading program theme at the Pember Library this summer is One World, Many Stories. Karen Gallagher is a music therapist working in hospital, group home and nursing home settings. She plays the flute with the Sage City Symphony and Washington County Band. She has been leading sing-alongs and encouraging others to make music for over 20 years. Karen will lead our sing-along on August 24 at 6:00 PM at the Pember Library; 33 West Main St. in Granville. …

Labor Day holiday

The Pember Library and Museum will be closed Saturday, September 3 in honor of the Labor Day Holiday. Any books due on that date will now be due on September 6. Thank you.

Everybody Loves Lucy Calendar

UPDATE: There are less than two weeks to get your photo to us! I know lots of people take pics of Lucy while they’re here. Find yours and forward it to us for the 2012 Lucy Calendar. Everybody loves Lucy! Enter your favorite photo of Lucy to be in the Calendar Contest. You have twelve chances (thirteen if you count a cover shot) of your picture of Lucy being included in the Lucy at the Library calendar. Send your 3×5 …

Pember Book Club

The Pember Book Club will be reading the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, a sequel to Tom Sawyer. The story takes place in Missouri in the 1840s. The main characters: Huckleberry Finn (Male), Father is an alcoholic; taken in by Widow Douglas to be taught religion and proper manners; dislikes being civilized; kidnapped by his dad; escapes on a raft on the Mississippi; determined to help a runaway slave Tom Sawyer (Male), Huck’s best friend Jim (Male), African …