Books

To all our readers with Kindles or Kindle apps,

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The Library has just learned from a blog post on the Library Journal website that the publisher, Penguin Group USA, is no longer making available for public library users any Kindle format eBooks (article available here). Kindle format editions of Penguin eBook titles had recently been made available to Southern Adirondack Library System (SALS) users … Read more

Holiday Book Sale

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UPDATE: There are a few books left from the sale. Please come in by Saturday and get a great deal. Mark your calendars now for the second annual Friends of the Pember Library Holiday Book Sale. The sale will be held Saturday, December 3, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Pember Library, 33 … Read more

Happy Birthday, Margaret Mitchell

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http://pac.sals.edu/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=80.1033.0.0.6&type=Keyword&term=mitchell,%20margaret&by=AU&sort=MP&limit=AB=80&query=&page=0 Have you read Margaret Mitchell’s books? or seen the movie Gone with the Wind? I first read the book in December 1969 and have reread it a couple of times. I also love the movie which I first saw in a drive-in probably in the ’70s. My favorite quotes: Scarlett: I can’t think about … Read more

Pember Book Club

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Join us as the Pember book club discusses Saint-Exupery: A Biography by Stacy Schiff. Product description from Amazon: From a master biographer, the life story of the daring French aviator who became one of the twentieth century’s most beloved authors Antoine de Saint-Exupéry disappeared at age forty-four during a reconnaissance flight over southern France. At … Read more

Kindle now available on SALON OverDrive

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Here is the process for checking out a library eBook for Kindle: Visit your library’s ‘Virtual Branch’ website SALON. Browse and check out a Kindle book. Click the ‘Get for Kindle’ button. This opens the Amazon.com website. You may be required to sign in with your Amazon.com account if you are not already logged in. … Read more

Pember Book Club

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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 … Read more

Book Club

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Note: this has been rescheduled for August 18. The Pember Book Club will be discussing Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.

New eAudiobooks and eBooks to Download

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Information from SALS: Check out our new eAudiobook or eBook titles Having trouble finding something that is in?  Try an advanced search and click the checkbox for “Only show titles with copies available” How do I get started? Learn how to browse, download and check out materials watching a tutorial or head over to our … Read more