As Morgan Freeman says, “Black history is American history.” I found this blog post with a list of books to celebrate Black History Month. Many are available at the Pember and others can be requested from other local libraries. A recent addition to Granville is the Haynes House of Hope. But how many people actually … Read more
Many people have a love-hate relationship with books. People tell me “oh, you HAVE to read insert title here ” and I know full well that it just isn’t for me. Nearly anything on Oprah’s list is too gut-wrenching for me. There is enough sadness in the world without reading more. Many people use reading … Read more
This wonderful service is provided by the Friends of the Pember Library. We would love to have your feedback on this. Have you read books you would never have picked up otherwise? What is your favorite genre? Have you shared these books with friends and family? If you haven’t tried it yet, click on the … Read more
The Friends of the Pember Library sponsor this service. If you want to sign up to get a short read in your daily email in any (or all) of several categories, click on the ‘book club’ icon in the left panel of the page. This week’s titles are: Putting the Public Back in Public Relations … Read more
I was checking over the NY Times Best Sellers lists and comparing it to the Pember Library holdings. For the top 35 hardcover fiction, 29 are available at our library with 22 books in regular print, 7 in large text and 7 on audio book. Eight of the titles are available through our downloadable audio … Read more
This week’s titles are: The Creation of Eve by Lynn Cullen, PrePub Sing Them Home by Stephanie Kallos, Audio Find Your Courage by Margie Warrell, Business The Siege by Stephen White, Fiction Things Left Unspoken by Eva Marie Everson, Good News Death Without Tenure by Joanne Dobson, Mystery Cowboy & Wills by Monica Holloway, NonFiction … Read more
The Friends of the Pember Library sponsor this service. If you want to sign up to get a short read in your daily email in any (or all) of several categories, click on the ‘book club’ icon in the left panel of the page. Honolulu and Lavender Morning are available at our library. If you … Read more
The Pember Book Club is currently reading Stephen Carter’s The Emperor of Ocean Park. Join them for a discussion of the book.
The Postmistress by Sarah Blake, PrePub Mr. Playboy: Hugh Hefner and the American Dream by Steven Watts, Audio How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer Business Sometimes We’re Always Real Same-Same by Mattox Roesch, Fiction The Year of Living Like Jesus by Ed Dobson, Good News The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan … Read more
Who Would Have Thought It? by Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton, Classics Power Referrals by Andrea Sittig-Rolf, Business Eye of the Whale by Douglas Carlton Abrams, Fiction Red, White, and Blue by Laura Hayden, Good News Honestly Dearest, You’re Dead by Jack Fredrickson, Mystery Note by Note by Tricia Tunstall, NonFiction Summer of Two Wishes … Read more
My Abandonment by Peter Rock, Audio Escape from Cubicle Nation by Pamela Slim, Business The English Major by Jim Harrison, Fiction Jessie by Lori Wick, Good News Spade & Archer by Joe Gores, Mystery Unexpected Blessings by Roxanne Black, NonFiction The Betrayal of the Blood Lily by Lauren Willig, PrePub A Kiss To Die For … Read more