The library will be closed today due to the bad weather. We apologize for any inconvenience.
We received this information from the US Department of Education: During the past several years the U.S. Department of Education has produced a variety of free information on the topics of safety, crime and violence in the Nation’s schools. The intended audience for this information is educators, administrators, safety officials and parents. All of the information is available at no cost from the ED Pubs website at http://www.edpubs.gov. From the homepage of this site, select the link marked FIND PUBLICATIONS …
UPDATE: as of 12-18-12 ~ The Toys for Tots collection has been picked up. Check with your local church if you still have items to donate. We are a collection station for Toys for Tots. Bring new, unwrapped toys to the Pember. The mission of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community …
The Pember Library will be closed December 22 through December 25. We will have regular hours December 26-29 and be closed December 30-January 1.
The Pember Book Club will continue their discussion of 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann. BookBrowse.com’s summary says: A groundbreaking study that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans in 1492. Traditionally, Americans learned in school that the ancestors of the people who inhabited the Western Hemisphere at the time of Columbus’s landing had crossed the Bering Strait twelve thousand years ago; existed mainly in small, nomadic bands; …
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This is a silent auction of gift-able items which may include Christmas decorations, store-bought or handmade items, artist pieces and who knows what else. Bidding on the items will run from 6:00-7:00pm. However, they will be displayed at the library in the previous week(s) and you will be able to bid on them then. This auction will be different from our summer auction. Usually we have a bid sheet where you can see the current bid amount but this …
December 6, 6:00 PM Join Linda at the Pember Library for a childrens’ holiday craft followed by Tales ‘n Tunes performing “Holly Jolly Holiday,” a festive combination of music and storytelling excitement that will spark kids’ imaginations and get everybody in a holiday mood. Do you hear sleigh bells jingling? Come and sing along!
The Library will be closing at 6:00pm on Wednesday, November 21 and will be closed for Thanksgiving. We will reopen on Tuesday, November 27 at 9:00 AM for our regular hours next week.
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.