Movie Night

We will have a family film showing at the Pember on Thursday, January 17. Call the library 518 642-2525 for information on the specific movie we will be showing.  

Penguin Awareness Day

Did you know? Penguins are found in Antarctica, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Peru, the Falkland Islands, and the Galapagos Islands. Elsewhere, they are only found in zoos. Penguin Awareness Day is January 20. Learn about and appreciate this native of Antarctica. Beth from the Pawlet Library loaned us some of her stuffed penguins … Read more

Holiday Wish List

The Holiday Wish List is up at the Pember Library. Help us add to our collection. Each item will have a special bookplate with donor’s name. Supplies we need: Copy paper in Colors to make brochures and flyers $10.00 per ream Storm Door for handicap entrance $250.00 Case of Copy Paper $35.00 Tri-fold paper towels … Read more

Free Publications from the Department of Education: Information on Safety, Crime and Violence in the Nation’s Schools

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 … Read more

Toys for Tots

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 … Read more

Christmas & New Year Holidays

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.

Book Club

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 … Read more