Pember Library – Page 63 – Tuesday 10-5, Wednesday 1-5, Thursday 1-5, Friday 10-5 and Saturday 10-1

Quilling class

Pat O will teach us more quilling or feel free to join us if you have a project you are working on and just like to chat while you are crafting. Quilling is an art form that involves the use of strips of paper that are rolled, shaped, and glued together to create decorative designs. Pre-registration is not required, materials provided. Beginners welcome. For information, call 518-642-2525. This will be the last class until fall. Bring in your projects to …

Pember Board Meeting

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.

Intermediate Genealogy ~ Problem Solving / Immigration

New researchers tend to hit a dead end, which discourage them to the point where many of them give up. In this course, Kathleen will solve (or explain how researchers can solve) these problems for them. As Kathleen solves each problem, the entire class will learn how to handle it when they hit it. Other programs in this series are Genealogy 101 ~ March 28 Heritage Quest Training (a webinar by Heritage Quest, not put on by Kathleen Moore) ~ …

Children’s Garden

Here are pics of the raised bed garden that the children will be planting next week and looking after for the summer. There are buds on those potato plants! The lumber was donated by Curtis Lumber, some of the soil was donated by Mandy Springs, more soil was donated by various other people, the labor was donated by Mary Frances and Robyn.

Dig into Reading

Dig into Reading This is a short video showing a little about the summer reading program. The page will open to a youtube video.

Mystery of Book Island

Join The Puppet People at 1:00 PM on May 25 at the Pember Library at 33 West Main St in Granville and “Dig Into Reading” to solve the mystery of Book Island in this puppet pirate adventure! The Puppet People are husband and wife team Mark Carrigan and Michelle Smith-Carrigan who have been entertaining people for over 20 years. The program will kick off our Summer Reading programs, one for preschool, one for school-age children and a third for teens. See …

Pember Board Meeting

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.

Summer Reading 2013

Heritage Quest Training

The Friends of the Library fund our subscription to this database. Spend about an hour learning how to best navigate these resources. Heritage Quest may be accessed from your home computer using your Pember library card. HeritageQuest® Online is a comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids. 18th Century or 20th Century. European or Native American. Farm or Factory. East Coast or West Coast. Where does your American past …

Book Club reading “Last Call”

The Pember Book Club will meet on May 14 at 1:00 to discuss Last Call The Rise and Fall of Prohibition by Daniel Okrent. Here’s a link to the NY Times Sunday Book Review of Okrent’s book. Learn about politics & American history during the Prohibition era.