from Bernard Cornwell’s website : THE FORT is about the Penobscot Expedition of 1779. A small British garrison had been established in what is now Maine (and was then part of Massachusetts), and the rebel government in Boston was determined to expel that garrison. Seven hundred British redcoats were in an unfinished fort, Fort George, and … Read more
These are books we added this week: American gun: a history of the U.S. in ten firearms by Chris Kyle Deadly stakes: a novel by J.A. Jance Dream eyes by Jayne Ann Krentz The kingmaker’s daughter by Philippa Gregory The last man: a thriller by Vince Flynn Midnight at Marble Arch by Anne Perry … Read more
Check these out! Dead man’s chest by Kerry Greenwood. Night moves by Randy Wayne White Night watch by Linda Fairstein This is how you lose her by Junot Diaz Family pictures by Jane Green Six Years by Harlan Coben Beautiful ruins by Jess Walter Two graves by Douglas Preston The last runaway by Tracy Chevalier … Read more
The book club will meet again in August when they will discuss The Final Confession of Mabel Stark by Robert Hough.
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 closed today. We will be open Friday 12-5 and Saturday 10-3.
Genealogist Lisa Alzo will present a two day workshop geared toward researching your Slovakian roots. Learn the skills necessary to do your own genealogical research. The workshop is a collaborative partnership with the Slate Valley Museum. She will be at the Slate Museum on Saturday August 17th at 10 am. Sign ups for both workshops … Read more
Beneath the Surface is a program for teens. SCHEDULE: Under the Earth ~ Hobbit Party May 30, 4:30 PM History ~ Historical Jeopardy June 13, 4:30 PM Subcultures ~ Survivalist June 27, 4:30 PM History ~ Fabulous Females July 11, 4:30 PM Under the Water ~ Shark Week July 25, 4:30 PM Our summer … Read more
Dig into Reading is a program for school-age children. Puppet Show ~ the Pirate of Book Island, May 25, 1:00 PM Under the Earth ~ Rocks and Minerals, June 1, 10:30 AM With Bob Isherwood from the Slate Valley Museum Burrowers ~ Burrowing Animals, June 6, 3:30 PM With Bernadette Hoffman from the Pember Museum … Read more
I Dig Summer Reading is a program for preschool children. Schedule: I Dig Gardening, May 21, 10:30 AM Puppet Show ~ the Pirate of Book Island May 25, 1:00 PM I Dig Hidden Treasure, May 28, 10:30 AM I Dig Dinosaurs, June 4 10:30 AM I Dig Getting Dirty, June 18, 10:30 AM I Dig … Read more