Making Ends Meet
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Washington County will present a 2-hour Money Management Workshop at the Pember Library. Come share some ideas on: setting financial goals getting the most for your money developing a spending plan ways to reduce your utility bills All attendees will receive an assortment of money management tools. The two-hour class will be presented twice on October 8. Please preregister by calling 746-2560. Individuals with special needs requiring accommodations who wish to attend this program should let …
Fireside Stories
Themes for Fireside Stories in October will be: October 3: Popcorn October 10: Clifford, the Big Red Dog October 17: Apples October 24: Harvest October 31: Halloween
NEW downloadable audiobooks
New titles are being added on a timely schedule throughout the year. This month look for the following new titles on the SALON website Children’s eaudiobooks: The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan; read by Jesse Bernstein (WMA) Curious George Rides a Bike by H.A. Rey; read by Bruce Johnson (WMA) Doctor De Soto by William Steig; read by Ian Thomson (WMA) Great White Man-Eating Shark by Margart Mahy; read by Ray Henwood (WMA) Haunted Waters by Jerry B …
Thursday Tales
Our themes for Thursday Tales in October will be as follows. October 1: Popcorn October 8: Clifford, the Big Red Dog October 15: Apples October 22: Harvest October 29: Halloween
Dear Reader upcoming titles
The following books will be featured at next week’s Dear Reader: Silver Bullet Selling: Six Critical Steps to Opening More Relationships and Closing More Sales by G.A. Bartick, Paul Bartick,  business My Abandonment by Peter Rock, fiction Age Before Beauty by Virginia Smith, Good news Oolong Dead by Laura Childs, mystery The Midwife by Jennifer Worth, nonfiction What a Pirate Desires by Michelle Beattie, romance The Blind Faith Hotel by Pamela Todd, teen This service is generously donated to us …
lecture postponed
The  lecture 1812: New York’s War, New York’s Impetus by Robert Arnold originally planned for September 24 has been postponed until October 29. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Dear Reader titles for next week
The NumErati by Stephen Baker, audio The Ten Commandments For Business Failure by Donald R. Keough, business The Professors’ Wives’ Club by Joanne Rendell, fiction Exposure by Brandilyn Collins, Good news Eclipse by Richard North Patterson, mystery The Coolest Race on Earth by John Hanc, nonfiction ?To Be Announced??,  prepub Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie, romance Rolling Thunder by John Varley, science fiction Deep in the Heart of High School by Veronica Goldbach, teen Snakehead by Peter May, thriller Eclipse …
Knit-In
We’re going to have a “knit-in” group at the library. Beginning October 2, people can come in every Friday (2PM) and work on their knit or crochet projects and get help or encouragement or just have someone to chat with while they work. The group can work on individual projects, but should also do some projects for charity. Our first charity project will be preemie hats to donate to the Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit at Fletcher Allen. I have patterns …
Dear Reader upcoming titles
Dear Reader titles are brought to you by the generosity of the Friends of the Pember Library.  To join, click on the “Online Book Clubs, Click Here” icon to the left, put in your email address, and choose which club(s) you would like to get in your email. 33 Million People in the Room by Juliette Powell, business The Tricking of Freya by Christina Sunley, fiction Tender Grace by Jackina Stark, Good news Warning Signs by C. J. Lyons, mystery …
Meet Henry Hudson
We are participating in the Hudson River Champlain Valley Heritage Weekend http://www.ny400.org/events/hudson-river-valley-heritage-weekend On Sunday, September 13, we will have a historical interpretation of Henry Hudson as portrayed by Don Thompson. The program will start at 1pm and the library will be open from 1-5 on Sunday.