The Pember Book Club will not meet for March. The book they chose for April is The Paris Wife by Paula McLain. Publisher’s Weekly reviewed The Paris Wife: McLain … offers a vivid addition to the complex-woman-behind-the-legendary-man genre, bringing Ernest Hemingway and his first wife, Hadley Richardson, to life. Meeting through mutual friends in Chicago, … Read more
Many people are bringing us books for both the upcoming paperback sale and for the annual huge book sale in July. We sort the books and store them in the basement but we are running out of boxes! If you are able, please bring in a few boxes when you come in. Remember, we need … Read more
These eBooks were recently added to the SALON OverDrive service. Let us know what you think! These titles were added due to support from the Friends of the Pember Library. Title Author Acres of Unrest Max Brand Almost Home Barbara Freethy Close to Famous Joan Bauer … Read more
Will March go out like a lamb or a lion? Regardless of the weather, the Friends of the Pember Library will hold their annual Spring Paperback Book Sale on Saturday, March 31st at the Pember Library on West Main Street in Granville. The sale will begin at 10:00 am and conclude at 2:00 pm. An … Read more
March 3 ~ Dr Seuss March 10 ~Lions March 17 ~ Learn with Linda: St Patrick’s Day March 24 ~ Let’s get moving! March 31 ~ sorry, no story time because of the Friend’s paperback book sale
Ever wonder why there are so few titles available as eBooks in our catalog? The answer is simple, but the solution is not. Read more here.
The book club’s choice for February is Gorgeous East by Robert Girardi. Kirkus Reviews says: “[A]n entertaining 21st-century variant on the classic adventure tale. Characterizations are brisk and vivid, as the story whips along toward a violent climax with a nice surprise twist…. Girardi pits the French Foreign Legion against Muslim fanatics. Since Louis Philippe … Read more
Fireside Stories January 7 ~ Glasses January 14 ~ Popcorn January 21 ~ Snow January 28 ~ Soup *Themes subject to change
Join us as the Pember book club discusses Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup. A 2014 movie is planned based on this book. Amazon book description: Twelve Years a Slave (Originally published in 1853 with the sub-title: “Narrative of Solomon Northup, a citizen of New-York, kidnapped in Washington city in 1841, and rescued in … Read more
Please be patient if you are trying to use our OverDrive service to download eBooks to your eReader. So many people are trying out their new eReaders!! We got this message from OverDrive: Dear Library Partner, This message is to inform you that we are experiencing extremely high traffic at some of our hosted library … Read more
The Holiday Wish List is up at the Pember Library. Help us add to our collection. Each item will have a special bookplate with donor’s name. The Godfather DVD $8.99 Born Yesterday DVD $14.99 Vertigo DVD $ 19.99 Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut CD $ 19.99 The Jungle by Clive Cussler CD $39.95 The Casebook … Read more