New DVDs added in August and September

Abraham Lincoln [DVD] : vampire hunter. The call [DVD] Dark shadows. Fan favorites [DVD] Diary of a wimpy kid [DVD] : dog days Downton Abbey. Season 3 [DVD]. The Flock [DVD] The great Gatsby [DVD] The hobbit [DVD] : an unexpected journey I love Lucy. Season one. Volume one [DVD]. Life of Pi [DVD]. The … Read more

New Non-fiction added in August and September

American gun : a history of the U.S. in ten firearms Kyle, Chris, Does This Church Make Me Look Fat? : A Mennonite Finds Faith, Meets Mr. Right, and Solves Her Lady Problems Janzen, Rhoda Finding your Slovak ancestors Alzo, Lisa A. Proof of heaven : a neurosurgeon’s journey into the afterlife Alexander, Eben. Recovering … Read more

New Large Print added in August and September

Title Author 31 hours [large print] Hamilton, Masha. Can’t Stop Believing [large print] : a Harmony Novel Thomas, Jodi. Currant Creek Valley [large print] Thayne, RaeAnne Generous justice [large print] : how God’s grace makes us just Keller, Timothy J. Hotshot [large print] Garwood, Julie. Hunting Eve [large print] Johansen, Iris, author. Island girls [large … Read more

New fiction added in August and September

Title Author Aftershock Sorenson, Jill. Against the edge Martin, Kat. Against the odds Martin, Kat. All out of love : a Cupid, Texas novel Wilde, Lori. The Andalucian friend : a novel Söderberg, Alexander. Aunt Dimity and the lost prince Atherton, Nancy. Avenging angel Becker, Anne Marie. Bare it all Foster, Lori, 1958- The blood … Read more

New children’s books added in August and September

Title Author Amelia Bedelia’s first library card Parish, Herman. A bag of marbles Kris, 1972- Betty Bunny didn’t do it Kaplan, Michael B. A big guy took my ball! Willems, Mo. Chu’s day Gaiman, Neil. Doll bones Black, Holly. Good night! Marchon, Benoît, Lucky ducklings Moore, Eva. Murilla Gorilla, jungle detective Lloyd, Jennifer. Penny and … Read more

New audios added in August and September

Title Author 12th of never [compact audio disc (unabridged)] Patterson, James, Beautiful ruins [compact audio disc (unabridged)] : a novel Walter, Jess, Don’t go [compact audio disc (unabridged)] Scottoline, Lisa. Family pictures [compact audio disc (unabridged)] Green, Jane, The great Gatsby [compact audio disc (unabridged)] Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), The hit [compact audio disc … Read more

New Books

These are books we added this week:   American gun: a history of the U.S. in ten firearms by Chris Kyle Deadly stakes: a novel by J.A. Jance Dream eyes by Jayne Ann Krentz The kingmaker’s daughter by Philippa Gregory The last man: a thriller by Vince Flynn Midnight at Marble Arch by Anne Perry … Read more

Book Club reading “Last Call”

The Pember Book Club will meet on May 14 at 1:00 to discuss Last Call The Rise and Fall of Prohibition by Daniel Okrent. Here’s a link to the NY Times Sunday Book Review of Okrent’s book. Learn about politics & American history during the Prohibition era.

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