Pember Library – Page 68 – 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. Here are some samples of cards it’s possible to make using quilling.

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.

JobNow

UPDATE: The New York State Library regretfully announces that its subscription to the JobNow™ database, including the Adult Learning Center made available as part of the online resources available through the NOVELny platform, ended on April 30, 2013. obNow, also available through the NOVELNY Portal and funded by federal ARRA funds through the State Library’s Broadbandexpress@yourlibrary BTOP Project, is an online service for job seekers that features the following services: live interview coaching; resume/cover letter assistance, and access to …

NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY ANNOUNCES ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS FOR NOVELNY

Bernard A. Margolis, Assistant Commissioner for Libraries and State Librarian, is pleased to announce the selection of electronic products to constitute the NOVELNY (New York Online Virtual Electronic Library) statewide collection through June 30, 2013. In 2012/2013, NOVELNY offers an encyclopedia, strong general reference and periodicals content, business, news and health concentrations, an interface and content for children, and author information. Products were competitively selected to provide the broadest array of desired content for the best value given current resources. …

Book Club

The book club decided to read more of Mark Kurlansky's books. They are well-done and interesting. They also plan to read 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann for their November meeting. More info will posted. The book club will discuss books written by Mark Kurlansky. He has had 23 books published including fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books. Cod, Salt, 1968, and Food of a Younger Land were all New York Times Best Sellers. His …

New Stuff!

Here’s a link to the New Stuff added. Some highlights:

Fall Sale at the Pember

We have lots of VHS movies and audio books on cassette that didn’t make it to the summer sale. We will have a special sale of these items on September 29, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. There may also be some paperbacks for sale. All proceeds will benefit the Pember book acquisition fund.

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.

Friends of the Library to meet

There will be a meeting of the Friends of the Pember Library at 2:00 PM September 18. We will evaluate the book sale, plan future fundraising and hopefully have a volunteer to take the position of treasurer.

Pember Presents: Night Visitors

Taradiddle will once again entertain us with songs and stories following our summer reading theme of “Dream Big: Read” and “Own the Night” From the slightly spooky Strange Visitor to the definitely unpleasant Terrible Nung Guama, you never know who—or what—might come calling in the still of the night. (Don’t be overly alarmed—Santa is the most famous night visitor of all, you know!) Storytelling duo Taradiddle will bring tales and tunes of Night Visitors to the Pember Library on Thursday, …

New Books for Children

The Pember Library received 67 new books for toddlers through high school in July. The books were awarded to the library through the Libri Foundation of Eugene, Oregon “Books for Children Grant.” The grant is a matching funds grant in which the library can receive up to $1050 worth of books provided they raise one third of the cost outside of the library’s regular budget process. The Friends of the Pember Library gave the $350 needed to receive the full …