The Friends of the Pember Library will meet at the library to discuss the Book Sale and other fund-raising activities.
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Two more classes are planned for May. Pat Oathout will be leading the group. The folks that come in have a good time and have made some beautiful quilled pieces. Quilling is an art form that involves the use of strips of paper that are rolled, shaped, and glued together to create decorative designs. Pre-registration is not required, materials provided. Beginners welcome. For information, call 518-642-2525. UPDATE: We have had to reschedule the May 27 class. The next class will …
In May, our Fireside stories will be May 1 – Mother’s Day May 8 -Be kind to Animals May 15 -May Flowers May 22 – Fairy Tales May 29 – Gardening Programs are subject to change.
It is taking me longer than planned to put together the panels for the “lapghans.” As usual, there are too many other obligations… We will continue to provide a space for those who want to get together with their yarn projects, get a little help or some encouragement, or maybe just have a chat while you are working. Alice is working on another baby afghan, Peggy is making more chemo hats and I am still on the same granny afghan.
Barb Young will be teaching another session of computer classes for Senior Citizens (age 49 or over) at the Pember Library. Classes will run from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM Mondays and Fridays from May 10 through May 28. Classes will cover internet and email, word processing, and using the library card catalog with databases. You must pre-register for the series of classes. Class size is limited to eight people. Please call the library to register or for more information …
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. This month the Friends of the Library will be guests of the Pember Board. After meeting together, each group will have a separate meeting.
The Pember Book Club will be reading Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls. Join us for a discussion about a book listed as “true life novel.” The subject of the book is the author’s maternal grandmother. Walls set out to tell the story of this grandmother as a biography but found that she needed to fill in too many places for it to be really nonfiction.
Barb Young will be teaching another session of computer classes for Senior Citizens (age 49 or over) at the Pember Library. Classes will run from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM Mondays and Fridays from April 19 through May 7. Classes will cover internet and email, word processing, and using the library card catalog with databases. You must pre-register for the series of classes. Class size is limited to eight people. Please call the library to register or for more information …
April 3 – Monkeys April 10 – Stars / Astronomy April 17 -“if you give a mouse a cookie” April 24 – Learn with Linda – April Showers / Arbor Day
The Friends of the Library will be meeting at 1pm on April 13. Items up for discussion are the book sale and other ways to raise money.