Events – Pember Library

Pember Book Club

The Pember Book Club will be discussing The Endurance: Shackleton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition by Caroline Alexander. GoodReads says: In August 1914, days before the outbreak of the First World War, the renowned explorer Ernest Shackleton and a crew of twenty-seven set sail for the South Atlantic in pursuit of the last unclaimed prize in the history of exploration: the first crossing on foot of the Antarctic continent. Weaving a treacherous path through the freezing Weddell Sea, they had come within …

Pember Board meeting

December 17 6PM A meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Pember Library and Museum will be held on the third Thursday of each month at the Pember. This is a regular meeting and open to the public. See Upcoming Events Calendar for dates of meetings.

2015 Pember Festival of Wreaths

2015 Pember Festival of Wreaths 2015 Pember Festival of Wreaths Guidelines

“No Strings” Puppets at Pember First Friday

Granville sixth graders will be showcasing their “No Strings” puppets at November First Friday at the Pember Library and Museum in Granville, NY on Friday, November 6, from 7 to 9 pm. Created last term as a project in Granville Elementary School, the puppets were the result of a puppet making workshop coordinated by June Brown and Vermont’s No Strings Marionette Company. Students and teachers will be on hand to describe the making and character of the puppets. At …

Pember Book Club November 17, 1 PM

The book club will be reading The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan by Jenny Nordberg. GOODREADS says: An investigative journalist uncovers a hidden custom that will transform your understanding of what it means to grow up as a girl In Afghanistan, a culture ruled almost entirely by men, the birth of a son is cause for celebration and the arrival of a daughter is often mourned as misfortune. A bacha posh (literally translated …

Cooper’s Cave Benefits the Pember November 16, 5-9 PM

Enjoy a great dinner, get away from the stress of the holiday rush and help benefit the Pember Library and Museum! Go to Cooper’s Cave on Sagamore Street in Glens Falls from 5 to 9 on November 16. Announce to your hostess and the server that you are there for the Pember Benefit Night and 15% of all dinner proceeds (including drinks) will go to the Pember. It’s that easy! * Reservations are not accepted. Not applicable on take-out orders …

First Friday ~ note date change

Calling All Zombies, Vampires and Ghouls – Mark Your Calendar! The night air is getting chillier and Halloween is just around the corner…The Pember Library and Museum and the Slate Valley Museum are teaming up to host their Second Annual Halloween Party and Zombie Walk. ZOMBIE WALK II will take place during the October First Friday event, this year rescheduled to the second Friday of the month – October 9, from 7 to 9 pm at both museums. “Last year’s …

Bridging Communities through Letterwriting & Creative Expression Workshops and Community Pen Pals

NOTE: A second class has been added at the Pember for September 9 at 6PM. Beginning this August in Washington County & SoVT, The Gold Trout of Manchester Vermont is launching free programs at the Manchester Community Library in Manchester, Vermont and the Pember Library in Granville, New York. The on-site programs at the library this month will allow students to explore the tradition of letterwriting, learn calligraphy and expression through art using watercolor mediums. The theme of the library …

First Friday

First Friday ~ Roy Egg Wild Animal Paintings, Blues Harmonica at September First Friday

It’s not every day that the Pember can bring a bonafide celebrity local artist to First Friday. So we are very proud to have our very own, twinkle-eyed Roy Egg, for a solo show! Roy is best-known for his painted roosters, hens, and eggs, but he also paints other barnyard creatures, and actually, no subject is banished from his brush! To bring awareness to world hunger, he once did over forty paintings of food and the animals that provide it. …

A Good Yarn Program

Beginner and experienced knitters and crocheters are encouraged to meet at the library between 3:30 and 5:00 PM on Wednesdays to teach each other and to learn from each other. The library will provide space for crafters to meet and to socialize while working on their yarn projects. The library will have a limited amount of yarn, crochet hooks, and knitting needles for people to try the crafts before they invest money in needed equipment. Basic stitches will be …