Tuesday 10-5, Wednesday 1-5, Thursday 1-5, Friday 10-5 and Saturday 10-1
The Granville Heritage Society will meet at the Pember Library, Sunday, April 10 at 2PM. The guest speaker will be Marie Butler. Marie will talk about her father-in-law, Floyd Butler, his gunshop and music lessons. There will be a powerpoint presentation as well as photos and artifacts on display.
Join us for a conversation with local bestselling author, Jon Katz. Jon just released a new book in October “Rose in a Storm: A novel” and will sign your copy if you bring it in.
Reservations are not required.
Here are some scenes from the “First Friday” event held at the Pember October 1, 2010
Join us June 26 at 10:30 AM for the grand opening of the Pember Library’s PBS Kids Raising Readers Library Corner. The Pember Library has joined forces with WMHT through the NYS Ready To Learn Statewide Planning Project to install a special, permanent spot in the library that gives children and families the opportunity to strengthen literacy skills through fun, engaging multi-media platforms.
Representatives from WMHT will be at the library June 26 at 10:30 AM to demonstrate the library corner activities and to familiarize participants with PBS Island readytolearnreading.org, a Web site with games designed to help kids master literacy skills at eight different levels. The Web site measures and tracks a child’s progress and provides a report to the parent or caregiver.
The Library Corner materials are designed to help families with children ages 2 to 8 years develop early literacy and beginning reading skills and includes 30 interactive reading activities and materials featuring the friendly PBS characters children love, designed to provide an inviting place where children and their caregivers can explore words and letters together.
These activities are based on PBS KIDS Raising Readers programs Sesame Street, Word World, Super Why!, Between the Lions, Martha Speaks and The Electric Company.
The Pember Library was one of 27 in New York chosen to receive these national resources. The PBS KIDS Raising Readers Library Corner will provide area kids with new opportunities to read and engage through hands-on activities.
All activities — including self-directed worksheets, online videos, parent-led activities, and more — are based on an existing literacy framework that has its foundation in the National Reading Panel recommendations, encompassing skills such as letter recognition, print awareness, and vocabulary instruction.
This national literacy effort focuses on building reading skills at home, at school, in child care centers, and in the community.
For more information, contact the Pember Library at 518 642-2525 or visit http://pember.sals.edu.
Only a few weeks until the 2010 READ RUN 5K Run/Walk on Sunday, June 13, 2010
BONUS PRIZES AND MORE…
Register online at www.readrunforliteracy.org
Every dollar from registrations and sponsors allows Literacy New York Greater Capital Region to continue to provide free tutoring to hundreds of adults each year. We invite you to raise even more money for Literacy New York Greater Capital Region by asking friends, family and colleagues to sponsor you!
The individual who raises the MOST money in sponsorships will win a full day boat rental on Saratoga Lake compliments of Saratoga Boatworks! Valued at $350
Additionally, every registered runner/walker who raises $100 in sponsorships is entered into a raffle for a $100 gift certificate to either the Wilton Mall or Rotterdam Mall courtesy of the Macerich Corporation.
For more information please visit www.readrunforliteracy.org .
Register on or before June 5th and the registration fee is only $20!
Children 14 and under are always just $10.
REMEMBER – THIS IS A GREAT FAMILY EVENT WITH SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE INCLUDING A GUEST APPEARANCE FROM – CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG, AND A DISCOUNT AT THE GREAT ESCAPE FATHER’S DAY WEEKEND.
A meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Pember Library and Museum will be held on the first Wednesday of each month at the Pember. This is a regular meeting and open to the public.
It is taking me longer than planned to put together the panels for the “lapghans.” As usual, there are too many other obligations…
We will continue to provide a space for those who want to get together with their yarn projects, get a little help or some encouragement, or maybe just have a chat while you are working. Alice is working on another baby afghan, Peggy is making more chemo hats and I am still on the same granny afghan.
http://www.manchesternewspapers.com/gs_matblog/
Follow the link above to read the original articles from the Granville Sentinel about the dedication of the Veterans’ Clock. John Manchester located the original articles and we printed them out from microfilm here at the library. Matt has copied the articles to his blog. 
About 1000 people were there for the dedication of the clock in September 1943. I’m looking forward to a re-dedication after the clock has been restored.
For those who may want to contribute to the clock fund, send your donation to
Veteran’s Memorial Clock Fund
ATTN: Peter O’Brien
6 Main St
Granville, NY 12832
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.
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 us.