A meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Pember Library and Museum will be held on the third Wednesday of each month at the Pember. This is a regular meeting and open to the public.
from GoodReads: The bestselling author of Truman and John Adams, David McCullough has written profiles of exceptional men and women past and present who have not only shaped the course of history or changed how we see the world but whose stories express much that is timeless about the human condition. Here are Alexander von Humboldt, whose epic explorations of South America surpassed the Lewis and Clark expedition; Harriet Beecher Stowe, “the little woman who made the big war”; Frederic …
The Pember Library will be closed December 22 through December 25. We will have regular hours December 26-28 and be closed December 29-January 1.
The library closed early today because of inclement weather and poor road conditions. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Ecology of a Cracker Childhood by Janisse Ray will be up for discussion at December’s book club meeting. Goodreads says: Janisse Ray grew up in a junkyard along U.S. Highway 1, hidden from Florida-bound vacationers by the hedge at the edge of the road and by hulks of old cars and stacks of blown-out tires. Ecology of a Cracker Childhood tells how a childhood spent in rural isolation and steeped in religious fundamentalism grew into a passion to save the …
A meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Pember Library and Museum will be held on the third Wednesday of each month at the Pember. This is a regular meeting and open to the public.
The Library will be closing at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, November 27 and will be closed for Thanksgiving. We will reopen on Tuesday, December 3 at 9:00 AM for our regular hours next week.
Today’s world is more interconnected than ever before. Yet, for all its advantages, increased connectivity brings increased risk of theft, fraud, and abuse. Week four of National October Cyber Security Awareness Month highlights how people can protect themselves against cyber crime and how to get help. What Can Be Done to Avoid Becoming a Victim of Cyber Crime? 1. Secure your computer. If your computer does not have proper security controls, it is vulnerable to access by criminals, who may …
A meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Pember Library and Museum will be held on the third Wednesday of each month at the Pember. This is a regular meeting and open to the public.
The Pember Book Club will meet November 19 at 1:00 PM to discuss The Round House by Louise Erdrich. from goodreads.com The Round House by Louise Erdrich National Book Award Winner One Sunday in the spring of 1988, a woman living on a reservation in North Dakota is attacked. The details of the crime are slow to surface as Geraldine Coutts is traumatized and reluctant to relive or reveal what happened, either to the police or to her husband, Bazil, …