Pember Board Meeting
A meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Pember Library and Museum will be held on the first Wednesday of each month at the Pember. This is a regular meeting and open to the public.
Pember Book Club
The book club is reading “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson. Join them for a discussion of the book and find out why this book has become so popular. See this link for a reading group guide.
WATER Your Mind: Read!
Some dates have changed. Summer reading for Adults! Rotary Club “Pure Water” June 30, 3:30 PM Water Jeopardy, July  14, (rescheduled) Fishing, July 21, 6:00 PM Water Music, Karen Gallagher, August 4, 6:00 PM Water Color, August 11, 6:00 PM Lore and Legends of the Lakes, Ray Gaylord, August 25, 6:00 PM Pick up your registration packet at the library on June 30 or after. There will be weekly prize drawings. The Pember Library’s summer reading program is brought to …
Water Jeopardy
UPDATE: We will reschedule this.  Let me know if you want to be a contestant. Our adult summer reading program continues this evening. We are going to try “Water Jeopardy.” We haven’t done anything like this before so not sure that it will work out. We have two rounds of answers ready. Do you think you might have the right questions? Come on over and be a contestant. We’ll try to make it fun!
Make WAVES @ Your Library
Some dates have changed: Be Prepared! Any week you may get wet! Teen summer reading kick-off June 12, 12:00 PM Rotary Club “Pure Water” June 30, 3:30 PM Help with library book sale, meet at the library, July 7, 9:00 AM Aquatic Mammals, July 14, 3:30 PM Water Music, Karen Gallagher, August 4, 6:00 PM Water Color, August 11, 6:00 PM (tie-dye a t-shirt, please bring one that fits!) Fishing, August 18, 6:00 PM The Pember Library’s summer reading …
Make a SPLASH @ Your Library
Linda Newman will lead the summer programs for pre-school and elementary age children: Splash into New York State Water Science, June 19, 10:30 AM PBS Kids Raising Readers with WMHT, June 26, 10:30 AM Make a Splash, June 29, 10:30 AM Domino the Great, magician, July 1, 6:00 PM Make a Splash, July 6, 10:30 AM Make a Splash, July 13, 10:30 AM Make a Splash, July 20, 10:30 AM Dive into Reading! Tales ‘n Tunes, musical storytelling, July 22, …
Making Ends Meet
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Washington County will present a 2-hour Money Management Workshop at the Pember Library. Come share some ideas on: setting financial goals getting the most for your money developing a spending plan ways to reduce your utility bills All attendees will receive an assortment of money management tools. The two-hour class will be presented twice on July 15. Please preregister by calling 746-2560. Individuals with special needs requiring accommodations who wish to attend this program should let …
Pember Presents: Tales ‘n Tunes
Splish! Splash!  Tales ‘n Tunes invites young readers to wade in with stories and songs about the sea and all the characters and creatures encountered there. Come to the Pember Library at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 22 to enjoy a sing-along, clap-along high-participation program. Tales ‘n Tunes will chart the waters, sail over the ocean and explore the bottom of the sea in story and song. Audience members can catch the reading wave, then drop anchor for some fishy …
Friends’ Book Sale continues
The Friends sold LOTS of books yesterday and the tables have been refilled and they are ready for today! For the best selection, be there from 9 am – noon. The $1.00/bag sale starts at 1:00 PM. Still a little bit of everything to choose from.
July children’s story times
Because of the book sale, we will not be having story time on July 10. We will have stories on the other Saturdays in July as follows: July 3 – Independence Day July 17 – Ice Cream! July 24 – Finances for Children. Theresa Macura from TD Bank will be here for a special story time and will explain the bank’s summer reading program. Get $10 for reading 10 books! (kids 18 and younger). July 31 – Linda will have …
PBS Kids Raising Readers Library Corner
Join us June 26 at 10:30 AM for the grand opening of the Pember Library’s PBS Kids Raising Readers Library Corner. The Pember Library has joined forces with WMHT through the NYS Ready To Learn Statewide Planning Project to install a special, permanent spot in the library that gives children and families the opportunity to strengthen literacy skills through fun, engaging multi-media platforms. Representatives from WMHT will be at the library June 26 at 10:30 AM to demonstrate the library …