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Genealogy 101

Please join us for a series of workshops: April 29, 6-8 PM. Join us at the Pember Library, 33 West Main St in Granville, for a free series of genealogy programs by Kathleen Moore. The first course, Genealogy 101, explains how to begin a genealogy search — without spending money. It highlights the excellent free sites available, and the subscription sites available at many libraries. Kathleen will also go over the basics for starting searches in different countries. Pre-registration is …

Computer Classes

Beginning computer classes for senior citizens (over age 55) will once again be offered. Barbara Young will teach six 1 1/2 hour sessions (Wednesdays and Fridays for three weeks) beginning April 15. Pre-registration is required. Sign up now to get a place in the class. The class size is limited to six people (or 8 if some people bring in their own laptops). Classes will cover internet and email, word processing, and using the library card catalog. For further information …

Book Club

The Pember Book Club is reading In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larsen. Join us for a discussion of the book on April 21 at 1:00 PM Berlin,1933. William E. Dodd, a mild-mannered academic from Chicago, has to his own and everyone else’s surprise, become America’s first ambassador to Hitler’s Germany, in a year that proves to be a turning point in history.

Game Night at the Pember

Board Meeting

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.

Quilling

Every other Wednesday (and occasionally on a Thursday), 6-8PM at the Pember Library, 33 West Main, Granville: Pat Oathout will teach quilling. Pre-registration is not required, materials provided. For information, call 518-642-2525.

March First Friday

Kids’ Art and Robotics Team at Pember First Friday The Pember is proud to present the first-ever Pre-School Art Exhibit at a First Friday! Children from four pre-schools will have their creations on display on Friday, March 6, from 7 to 9 PM. And for the second year in a row, the Granville High School Vex Robotics Team is scheduled to have their robots take over the floors of the Pember for a live demonstration. This is the …

Take Your Child to the Library Day (TYCttLD)

Find out what the Pember Library offers on Saturday, February 7, from 10 AM to 3 PM. Make a bookmark, get a library card, check out a book, read a book to your child in our reading corner, make a valentine to be sent to a soldier (10 AM until noon), decorate your own cupcake (noon) or complete our library treasure hunt to be entered into a drawing for a special prize. A special Saturday Morning story time will be …

Fun Erupts at the Pember

February through May, the Pember Library and the Pember Museum will present several joint programs. Each program will feature books, science and a fun project or video. On February 18, 3:30 to 4:30 PM, “Fun Explodes” at the Pember. There will be a volcano competition between the library and museum. Vote on your favorite and watch them erupt. Touch real volcanic glass; see a short video on volcanoes and find more information using books available in the library. This discovery …

Closing Early

The Pember Library will be closing at 7PM this evening. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Board Meeting

JANUARY Board Meeting CHANGED. It will now be January 22 at 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.