All of us want to know more about our past. For many people, this need-to-know takes the form of genealogical research. What you may not know is that the Pember Library has dozens of materials to help you start that research quickly and easily. How? Through WorldCat. When you use WorldCat.org online or in the library, you can see instantly what materials we have here in Granville and what’s available through interlibrary loan. You’ll find genealogy books, ship passenger lists, …
Please take a moment to fill out the patron survey to help the New York Library Association have statistics to present in their advocacy efforts with the State Legislature. The Legislature will be reconvening on April 7th to resume budget negotiations. Just click on the “Library Survey” link to the left and you should be able to complete the survey in less than a minute. Thank you.
April 3 – Monkeys April 10 – Stars / Astronomy April 17 -“if you give a mouse a cookie” April 24 – Learn with Linda – April Showers / Arbor Day
The Friends of the Library will be meeting at 1pm on April 13. Items up for discussion are the book sale and other ways to raise money.
Check out our “Wish List” page. I have added the magazines that are coming up for renewal with a price for a one year subscription. Remember, anyone who sponsors a one-year subscription to one of these magazines will have your overdue fines waived for the next year! (or extended if you previously sponsored a magazine for us). Contact me at the library or through the email link at the right of the page to find out how you can help …
Titles this week are: Smart Networking by Liz Lynch, Business Lime Tree Can’t Bear Orange by Amanda Smyth, Fiction The Carousel Painter by Judith Miller, Good News The Bone Chamber by Robin Burcell, Mystery Passing Strange by Martha A. Sandweiss, NonFiction The Accidental Family by Rowan Coleman, Romance Candor by Pam Bachorz, Teen To subscribe to Dear Reader click on the ‘Online Book Clubs’ link to the left and fill in the required information. You will get a five-minute read …
Pember Library and Woman’s Day magazine want to know why you think the library is important to the community As the economy continues its slump, libraries nationwide continue to play an important role in communities everywhere, as people turn to them for free entertainment, to connect to the Internet and look for jobs. This spring, the Pember Library, the American Library Association (ALA) and Woman’s Day magazine want to hear your thoughts on why the library is important to your …
The knit-in continues! One ‘lapghan’ is complete. I have the panels for two more; they just need to be sewn together. I will post photos when they are done. Three will be donated to the Haynes House and the fourth will be raffled off at the library. We plan to work on ‘chemo hats’ next with some patterns available at the library. Of course, everyone is welcome to come in and work on their own project and just chat with …
Come learn about and experience space travel, sunspots, craters on the moon, the planets, star clusters, nebulae, and distant galaxies. Astrophysicist Kevin Manning, a former consultant with NASA, has always been passionate about astronomy, and wants to share the excitement with you! Learn about the size and scale of the universe, the stars, and other celestial wonders.
Dear Reader titles this week are: The Kind One by Tom Epperson, Audio There’s No Elevator to the Top by Umesh Ramakrishnan, Business Sacred Hearts by Sarah Dunant, Fiction Limelight by Melody Carlson, Good News Living the Vida Lola by Misa Ramirez, Mystery Little Pink House by Jeff Benedict, NonFiction Eleanor: The Queen by Norah Lofts, PrePub At Last Comes Love by Mary Balogh, Romance The Fox Run by David Robbins, SF You Are Here by Jennifer E. Smith, Teen …