Join us for some basics about making your own cards. Get creative with paper and glue and you’ll have a work of art you can be proud of!
A Long and Happy Life, by Reynolds Price, is a story of North Carolina rural life featuring Rosacoke Mustain as she grows into a young woman. The story examines themes of love, identity and birth. To think about while reading: The people in this novel live in a rural area with electric lights and telephones, but they possess not much more in the way of modern conveniences. How would the story have been different if they had the technology available …
The library will be closed today due to the bad weather. We apologize for any inconvenience.
March 5: in honor of National Noodle Month, we will have stories about noodles. March 12: Learn with Linda about St Patrick’s Day with stories, crafts and snacks March 19: the swallows return to Capistrano. We will be reading about swallows. March 26: Will spring finally be here? No Story Time today. The Friends will be having a paperback book sale.
One of my favorite books, Jane Eyre, is being made into a movie again! Book Review I watched the clip from the movie that is included as part of this review and it looks like it is going to be every bit as good as the George C. Scott version that is my favorite.
Join us on Thursday evening for some basics about making your own cards. Get creative with paper and glue and you’ll have a work of art you can be proud of!
We have “Consumer Reports” magazine available at the Pember for you to check out. But did you know that you can access it online at home when you need some buying guide info? I need to buy a new vacuum cleaner and I am able to look at the ratings online at home! Follow the steps here to get to the information you need to make an informed choice when you need to buy something. Go to the Pember homepage …
On Sunday, Feb. 27 at the Pember Library, Town Historian Edith Sparling will present “Granville Women — Their Story” – a show and tell about the life of an acclaimed local photographer, an artist and writer, a nationally honored Cornell graduate, and a community- minded woman whose wealth and generosity have enriched Granvilie. Sparling will speak about Nellie Sykes Lewis, Nina Van Shaik Butler, Stella Wilson Butler, Lydia Beulah Independence Jones, and Ellen Wood Pember and exhibit artifacts of their …
Recommendation: Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown is just hitting the NYT fiction best seller list. Description: “Unwillingly brought together to care for their ailing mother, three sisters who were named after famous Shakespearean characters discover that everything they have been avoiding may prove more worthwhile than expected.” The sisters’ motto; “There is no problem a library card can’t solve.”
The winners of our Chocolate Lovers’ Contest: tied for fourth ~ Teresa Loomis – Butter Crunch Bar tied for fourth ~ Dale Bucciero – Chocolate Cherry Fudge third ~ Jeanine Morelli-Cary – Raspberry Jellies with dark Chocolate second ~ Tammy Casey – Dark Chocolate Mints & Raspberry Candies first ~ Bo Young – “Death by Chocolate” (Flourless Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Sauce)
