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Lucy’s Holiday Adventure

Lucy has gone to stay with Bernie (museum educator) for the holidays. We’re hoping that she will take the time over the next days to tell us a few things about her holiday adventures. Bernie sent me the following photo of Lucy at her house showing her typical “cat-titude”: Be sure to read the comment below for a description of Lucy’s first day away from the library. UPDATE: Bernie has sent more pics of Lucy. I’m glad she is feeling …

Computers for Seniors

Barb Young will again be teaching the popular “computers for seniors” at the Pember Library. Classes will run from 10:00AM to 11:30AM Mondays and Fridays from February 22 through March 5. 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 518-642-2525.

Dear Reader

This week’s titles are brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of the Pember Library. Wired to Care by Dev Patnaik with Peter Mortensen, Business The Promise of Lumby by Gail Fraser, Fiction Entertaining Angels by Judy Duarte, Good News The Christmas Cookie Killer by Livia J. Washburn, Mystery The Real Wizard of Oz by Rebecca Loncraine, NonFiction A Little Light Magic by Joy Nash, Romance The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Catherine Hapka, Teen

Holiday Hours

The library will be open Tuesday 9am-5pm and Wednesday 1pm-8pm. We are closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and the following day re-opening on Tuesday December 29. Next week, the library will be open Tuesday 9am-5pm and Wednesday 1pm-8pm. We are closed New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day and the following day re-opening January 5 with regular hours that week.

Pember Board Meeting

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.

Raffle

A signed copy of Stephen King’s new book “Under the Dome” is being raffled. Tickets are $1.00. The drawing will be on Tuesday, December 22 at 4:30 PM.

Open House

The Open House was a great success. The food was good, fellowship enjoyable, music entertaining. The sap bucket auction is complete and I will be notifying people if they won on Tuesday. Thanks so much to everyone who contributed in any way to the Open House.

Dear Reader

Dear Reader titles for the upcoming week are provided by the Friends ofthe Pember Library. A Dog Named Christmas by Greg Kincaid, Audio Presenting to Win: The Art of Telling Your Story, Updated and Expanded Edition by Jerry Weissman, Business The Coffin Ship by Peter Tonkin, Fiction Journey to the Well by Diana Wallis Taylor, Good News Night Work by Steve Hamilton, Mystery The Man Who Made Lists by Joshual Kendall, NonFiction Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier, PrePub A Lady’s …

Auction Fundraiser

Please take a look at the above tab labelled “Auction.” All proceeds will benefit the Pember. The sap buckets pictured there will be up for auction with final bids due by 3pm, December 13 at the end of our Open House. These wonderful re-creations of sap buckets as art and functional items for the home have been donated by several local artisans as a fundraiser for the Pember. For each bucket there is a photo, a short description and the …

Library Closed Today

Due to the bad roads and nasty weather, the library will be closed. Any fines because of this will be waived. The craft program scheduled for this evening will be held on a Saturday in January.

It’s that time of Year…

Just a little blurb to let everyone know that if the weather is too bad to be on the roads, the library will be closed. We will do our best to let you know by posting it on the website, letting the School Closing Networks know, and changing the answering machine to reflect the closure. If the Granville Central School is closed, we will also close for that day. Thank you for your patience if we need to be closed …