Dear Reader Upcoming Titles

Dear Reader Upcoming Titles

The following books will be featured at next week’s Dear Reader: Subliminal Persuasion: Influence & Marketing Secrets They Don’t Want You To Know by Dave Lakhani, business Oxygen by Carol Cassella, fiction Living Water by Brother Yun, good news Death by Pantyhose by Laura Levine, mystery The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop by Lewis Buzbee, nonfiction Compromised by Kate Noble, romance Beneath My Mother’s Feet by Amjed Qamar, teen To join, click on the “Online Book Clubs, Click Here” icon to the left, …
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Best Selling Books of the Twentieth Century

Best Selling Books of the Twentieth Century

The fifth installment of best selling books of the Twentieth Century as detailed in Publisher’s Weekly: * 1940 How Green Was My Valley, Richard Llewellyn * 1941 The Keys of the Kingdom, A. J. Cronin *1942 The Song of Bernadette, Franz Werfel * 1943 The Robe, Lloyd C. Douglas * 1944 Strange Fruit, Lillian Smith * 1945 Forever Amber, Kathleen Winsor * 1946 The King’s General, Daphne du Maurier * 1947 The Miracle of the Bells, Russell Janney * 1948 …
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Plant Sale

Plant Sale

Plants are on sale at the library. Prices range from $2.00 – $15.00. There are some vegetable plants (tomatoes, cabbage, etc.), a few herbs (chocolate mint, & parsley) and lovely flowers.  There’s still time to add some great looking plants to your garden or pretty up your porch with a hanging basket!
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Pember Presents: Dealing with Bullies

Pember Presents: Dealing with Bullies

Have you ever been bullied? Chances are you have. Nearly all of us run into a bully at some point; name-calling, harassment, rumor spreading, etc. Combating bullies may feel overwhelming. New York State Trooper Phil Poitier will present a program at the Pember Library on Friday, July 17 at 6 PM about dealing with bullies. He will give an overview of what bullying is, how bullies target their victims, and different types of bullies. He will offer strategies for dealing …
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New videos added

New videos added

In June we added these new videos: 30 Seconds over Tokyo Cary Grant – Indiscreet Operation Petticoat The Grass is Greener That Touch of Mink Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Lethal Weapon 1, 2, 3, & 4 (on two discs) Stagecoach Wall-E
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Dear Reader Online Book Club

Dear Reader Online Book Club

The following books will be featured at next week’s Dear Reader: Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming, audio How to Castrate a Bull by Dave Hitz with Pat Walsh, business The Night Villa by Carol Goodman, fiction Until We Reach Home by Lynn Austin, good news The Stolen by Jason Pinter, mystery Gangleader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets by Sudhir Venkatesh, nonfiction The Fitzgerald Ruse by Mark de Castrique, pre-pub Just One of the …
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Friends’ Book Sale – Starts Today!

Friends’ Book Sale – Starts Today!

The annual Friends of the Pember Library Book Sale will take place at the Mary J Tanner School on Route 22 in Middle Granville. There will be thousands of books available. Most hardcover books will be $1.00 and paperbacks for $.25. Newer or special books will be individually priced. On Saturday from 1pm to 3 pm will be our $1.00 per bag sale using bags we provide.
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Best Selling Books of the Twentieth Century

Best Selling Books of the Twentieth Century

The fourth installment of best selling books of the Twentieth Century as detailed in Publisher’s Weekly: * 1930 Cimarron, Edna Ferber *1931 The Good Earth, Pearl S. Buck * 1932 The Good Earth, Pearl S. Buck * 1933 Anthony Adverse, Hervey Allen *1934 Anthony Adverse, Hervey Allen * 1935 Green Light, Lloyd C. Douglas * 1936 Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell * 1937 Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell * 1938 The Yearling, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings * 1939 The …
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Dear Reader Online Book Club

Dear Reader Online Book Club

What do you think of DearReader so far? If you have a Pember Library card you can reply to this post or send me an email and be entered into a drawing for a copy of the new Dean Koontz book Relentless. This contest will remain open until July 9. The books that will be featured next week are : Barack, Inc. by Barry Libert & Rick Faulk, business The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick, fiction Lying on Sunday …
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New downloadable audiobooks

New downloadable audiobooks

The following new titles are available on the Salon website, our link to OverDrive audio books. Just click on the icon to the left of the blog that says “Download audiobooks OverDrive” for these and many more. If you’re reading by listening, let us know which title(s) you have enjoyed recently. Children’s eaudiobooks: Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo; read by Cherry Jones Hatchet by Gary Paulsen; read by Peter Coyote Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos; read …
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