Best Selling Books of the Twentieth Century

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Here’s a continuation of the best seller list I found last week (it’s from Publisher’s Weekly). Best sellers for the second decade of the twentieth century were: * 1910 The Rosary, Florence Barclay * 1911 The Broad Highway, Jeffrey Farnol * 1912 The Harvester, Gene Stratton Porter * 1913 The Inside of the Cup, Winston … Read more

OnLine Book Club

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I have been reading with the DearReader online book club for several years. Recently, the Friends of the Library agreed to sponsor the club through the Pember Library website / blog. I just finished reading the nonfiction selection for the week, Write it when I’m gone : remarkable off-the-record conversations with Gerald R. Ford by … Read more

Pember Presents

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Lisa Hoyt from the Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center will present an informational program about staying safe in the outdoors. Information will be given on rabies, Lyme disease and West Nile Virus. At the end of the program, participants will know what to look for, how to protect themselves and be able to feel secure … Read more

Friends’ Meeting

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Join us for a discussion of the upcoming book sale and other events. Becoming a member of the Friends is easy. Fill out a form and decide on your level of particpation. You can volunteer once a year to help with the book sale or the annual Open House, you can join our once a … Read more

Did you know…?

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…that you can see a list of new items we have added to the Pember Library’s collection by going to the catalog link and clicking on the arrow near ‘New Stuff’ at the bottom of the left column… Your choices are Fiction, Nonfiction, Children’s Books, or Videos/DVD. There is a link to New Stuff in … Read more

Pember Presents: Jack and the Scarlet Runner Beanstalk: Gardening with Children

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Join us at the Pember Wednesday evening, when Sue Kowaleski will talk about a few options for planting a little garden with/for children. She will have a powerpoint to show with some fun vegetables for adults to grow with children. There would still be time for participants to get a little garden in the ground … Read more

Libri Grant

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The Pember Library received 78 new books for toddlers through high school in May. The books were awarded to the library through the Libri Foundation of Eugene, Oregon “Books for Children Grant.” The grant is a matching funds grant in which the library can receive up to $1050 worth of books provided they raise one … Read more