The Pember Book Club will be reading The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown. From http://www.readinggroupguides.com : Daniel James Brown’s robust book tells the story of the University of Washington’s 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic … Read more
Another day of bad roads. The school is closed, so we are closed.
The library will be closed today due to the poor condition of roads in the area. We apologize for any inconvenience and will make adjustment for items that might become overdue.
To help you plan your library trips: We will be closed December 24, 25 & 31 and January 1. Through the winter, we will also close if the schools are closed or if the roads get bad. We will put the closing on School Closing Network, this page and on the library and museum Facebook … Read more
Granville’s First Friday at the Museums will be in conjunction with the Village’s Tree Lighting Ceremony, Santa in the Park, Airborne Luminaries to light up the sky, lighted holiday displays & hot chocolate, cookies, and roasted marshmallows in the park! This year’s theme is “The Polar Express.” The Pember will host the work of nearly … Read more
Due to the forecasts for a major snow storm this morning and afternoon, we have decided to close for the day. Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving.
Please help us by donating your newspapers. We are collecting them for recycling. Kudos to Earth Waste & Metal for helping us with this fundraiser. We are working on getting a container for collecting cardboard also. Contact us with any questions.
A meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Pember Library and Museum will be held on the third Thursday of each month at the Pember. This is a regular meeting and open to the public.
And the winners are: 1st place ~ Pies: Katie Poczobut 2nd Place ~ Pies: Kristin Gibson _______________________________ 1st Place ~ Cakes: Nadine Kaprelian 2nd Place ~ Cakes: Florence Rudio _______________________________ 1st Place ~ Breads: Edie Riker 2nd Place ~ Breads: Susan Billow _______________________________ 1st Place ~ Creativity & presentation: Florence Rudio 2nd Place ~ Creativity … Read more
The book club will be reading Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver. Meet with them on Tuesday to discuss the book. from GoodReads: Flight Behavior Flight Behavior transfixes from its opening scene, when a young woman’s narrow experience of life is thrown wide with the force of a raging fire. In the lyrical language of … Read more