The Pember Library will present a lecture by Hallie Bond titled Common Threads: Adirondack Quilts Tell Their Stories. Free and open to the general public, the event begins at 6:00 PM on September 9 at the Pember Library. This event is made possible through Speakers in the Humanities, a program of the New York Council … Read more
September 4: Picnics – Join Phyllis for stories, crafts, games and more! September 11: Grandparents – Johanna will help you prepare for Grandparents’ Day September 18: Lance Armstrong’s Birthday – Johanna will read to you about Lance Armstrong and the history of bicycles September 25: Apples – stories, crafts and apple snacks!
Beth Elam has been quilting for over ten years and has her own quilt company, Star Quilts. She became interested in quilting from reading the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder. Join us on Saturday as Beth shows kids some of the fundamentals of quilting while Pat Oathout reads some stories that follow the theme.
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.
Tom Sieling, widely acclaimed singer and songwriter from Newfield, New York, will perform a free, very participatory family program called “Take a Tromp Through the Swamp and a Break by the Lake” at the Pember Library at 6:00 PM on August 26. The show consists of humorous children’s songs that are guaranteed to engage everyone. … Read more
The book club will be discussing Agatha Christie. Read any Christie mystery and come chat about it. Mary Frances suggests you might want to supplement your reading by attending the Dorset Theatre Festival’s production of her Murder on the Nile, July 28-August 15. http://www.dorsettheatrefestival.org/
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Washington County will present a two-hour Money Management class at the Pember Library. Topics to be discussed: ways to establish good credit how to make credit work for you understanding your credit report common pitfalls to avoid strategies for paying down debt The class will be presented twice on August 12. … Read more
Storytelling duo TaraDiddle will be at the Pember Library on Saturday. Hear tales about foolish frogs, wide-mouth frogs, big blue frogs, and a little frog who made a difference. Linda will present awards from the summer reading reading program and will have a special treat for everyone!
The teen summer reading group, Make Waves @the Library, will be holding a bake sale at the Pember Library 33 West Main St in Granville. All proceeds will be donated to the Rotary Club’s “Pure Water” fund to support a water filtration system in a third world country. Donations of baked goods may be dropped off … Read more
Storyteller Karen Pillsworth says: Come listen and you will hear about growing up in a small town, the jewelry box with the dancing ballerina, and how things come to be in your “permanent record.” You DO remember the permanent record, don’t you? It’s summer time, a time for sitting back and listening deeply, a time … Read more