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 … Read more
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. … Read more
This week’s titles are: When Growth Stalls by Steve McKee, Business East of the Sun by Julia Gregson, Fiction The Bride Backfire by Kelly Eileen Hake, Good News The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry, Mystery Mr. Gatling’s Terrible Marvel by Julia Kelle, NonFiction Whisper of Warning by Laura Griffin, Romance Blood Ninja by Nick … Read more
Sometimes you learn new things just by accident. I have been using the computer or online card catalog for the Pember since about 1994. It has changed several times during those years. I tried to look up some books a couple of weeks ago for a library theme and got way too many hits to … Read more
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 … Read more
I needed something to read when I went to the doctor’s office the other day so I grabbed the paperback “Poisoned Pins,” a Claire Malloy mystery by Joan Hess. I have read other mysteries by Joan Hess and enjoyed them. Claire has a teen-aged daughter and they both seem to have attitude. There is some … Read more
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 … Read more
Titles for the upcoming week: The Rose Labyrinth by Titania Hardie, Audio All Customers Are Irrational by William J. Cusick, Business The Good Mayor by Andrew Nicoll, Fiction Sisterchicks in Wooden Shoes! by Robin Jones Gunn, Good News Can’t Never Tell by Cathy Pickens, Mystery Lucky Girl by Mei-Ling Hopgood, NonFiction Black Horse by Veronica … Read more
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. … Read more
Titles available through Dear Reader this week are: Retail Superstars by George Whalin, Business The Sorrows of an American by Siri Hustvedt, Fiction The Gabon Virus by Paul McCusker & Walt Larrimore, M.D., Good News Smoke & Whispers by Mick Herron, Mystery Bicycle Diaries by David Byrne, NonFiction Ask Anyone by Sherryl Woods, Romance Night … Read more
What is an eBook? A digital, onscreen version of a published physical book. The format of the title is text-based, and some eBooks are interactive, with sound and hyperlinks. How can I read an eBook? The Kindle is not compatible with their library’s collection but that there are other compatible devices , such as your PC … Read more