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Friends of the Pember Library Chicken Barbecue June 1

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Ardyce BresettMay 24, 2019

This fundraiser will take place at the VFW pavilion on North Street.

Includes chicken, baked potato, cole slaw, a roll. Desserts are separate.

Take-out only, $10

Pember Board Meeting May 16, 6PM

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Ardyce BresettMay 8, 2019

May 16, 6PM A meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Pember Library and Museum will be held on the third Thursday of each month at the Pember. This is a regular meeting and open to the public. See Upcoming Events Calendar for dates of meetings.

Paint & Sip at the Pember June 18

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Ardyce BresettMay 4, 2019

The cost will be $35. Also included will be snacks and “Pember Punch” (non-alcoholic).

More details and how to sign up will be added as we get closer to the date.

Pampered Chef Party May 22

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Ardyce BresettMay 9, 2019

Join the fun . . . draiser!

Date May 22, 2019 Time 6-7:30PM

Support the Pember

You’re invited to a sensational time of food, fun and friends. It’s sure to be a delicious experience. Plus, you’ll learn great tips to help make preparing dinner quick and easy.

Please respond as soon as possible so we can plan our party. We’re looking forward to seeing you. Have a friend who likes to cook (or eat)? Bring them along!

Link to online catalog

PeePs entries

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Ardyce BresettMay 4, 2019

Camp out and roasting marshmallows by our friends at the Granville Post Office

The Greatest Peeps Show on Earth by Giselle Zeitler

GALC 40th anniversary by the Granville Area Lioness Club

Little Peeps on the Prairie by Jo-Ann Nadeau

Ms Peep’s Story Time by Frank & Linda Newman

Making S’More Memories with your Peeps by Ardyce Bresett

Mr & Mrs Peeper Present the Peeper Museum by Bernadette Hoffman
(Winner of the PEEPles’ Choice Award)

Old McPeep’s Farm by Jodie Prouty

PEEPS Diorama Contest @ First Friday

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Bernadette HoffmanApril 26, 2019

What would you call a roomful of art dioramas made of dressed up marshmallows and cardboard? We’re calling it the First Annual Pember Peeps Contest and it’s happening on Friday, May 3 for First Friday at The Pember Library and Museum in Granville, NY.

There are a dozen creations already submitted by members of the community, and more coming in daily. Peeps artists will be competing for the “PEEPle’s Choice” Award along with a twenty five dollar gift certificate for Edwards Market. A ballot box will be available for the public to cast their votes. To name a few of the themes: Peeper Museum, Story time with Miss Peeps and Peep-pei.

“Peeps art is very popular nationwide, and it’s really amazing how ordinary marshmallow figures get sculpted, dressed, back dropped and creatively arranged to express a theme,” said Ardyce Bresett, Pember Library Director. “It is family-friendly fun for all ages. Be sure to mark your calendar. Power to the Peeps…”

First Friday is May 3, from 7 to 9 pm and is a free event. A music play list will be provided.

Nifty Thrifty Craft Sale

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Ardyce BresettApril 13, 2019

We all have those crafts we thought we’d love and bought all the supplies for, then discovered it wasn’t as much fun as we thought it would be.

Just some of the wonderful items that have been donated!

Please donate your gently used or new craft items to the Pember by April 17. You will have the opportunity on April 24, 4-7 PM, to purchase items you didn’t realize you couldn’t live without. Prices will range from $.10 up to $10.

Crafts from Acrylic Painting to Zentangle are acceptable. Let us know if you have any questions. ThePember.com , 518-642-2525. The Pember is located at 33 West Main St in Granville.

Pop-Up Luncheon

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Ardyce BresettApril 13, 2019

The Washington County Office for Aging Nutrition Program invites you to join nutritionist Kristin at the Pember Library, 33 West Main St in Granville, for a pop-up luncheon, April 18 at 11 AM. She will also help you plant a salad garden to bring home and enjoy! A tour of the Pember Museum will follow our luncheon. The Friends of the Pember Library will cover the $3 suggested donation for people over 60.

Please call 518-746-2420 X 3440 for a reservation at least one day in advance.

How to Talk to Your Doctor

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Ardyce BresettApril 13, 2019

Join us for a discussion April 26, 11 AM, at the Pember Library about how to talk to your doctor and take an active part in your health care decisions. Marlene Bryant and Brenda Tyler from Granville Family Health will lead the discussion.

(I sent the wrong date to the Granville Sentinel. Friday, April 26 is the correct date.)

April First Friday

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Bernadette HoffmanMarch 28, 2019

Birds of Spring at The Pember

Pigeons on the grass at last…Calling all bluebirds, doves, hawks, chickadees and snowbirds. Spring is here and birds of the Northern Hemisphere are gathering for April First Friday at the Pember. New and historical images of birds will be on display downstairs at the library, along with mounted specimens from museum archives, close-up videos on the big screen of birds in their natural habitats as well as interactive bird watching games for all ages and levels.

Upstairs, the museum will be open for visitors to browse and use our new self-guided tour app on their phones. There will be a play list of music for the occasion and peeks at our new elevator addition.

First Friday is April 5, from 7 to 9 pm. Admission is free.

April Events at the Pember

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Ardyce BresettApril 4, 2019

Weekly
Tuesdays 10 AM ~ Pember Peapods
Wednesdays 3-4:30 PM ~ A Good Yarn
Wednesdays 5-7 PM ~ Book Sale
Saturday 10 AM – Noon ~ Book sale

Tuesday through Saturday during open hours: for all ages: build with LEGOs, Keva Planks, K’Nex, games and puzzles

These programs will be held at the Pember @ 33 West Main Granville

Apr 3, 6 PM ~ Quilling
Apr 4, (rescheduled) Pember Board Meeting
Apr 5, 7-9 PM ~ First Friday
Apr 17, 6 PM ~ Quilling
Apr 18, 12 Noon Pop-up Luncheon (and plant your own salad!) reservations required
Apr 24, 4-7 PM ~ Craft Sale
Apr 25, 2:30 PM ~ Journaling and Sketching workshop
Apr 26, 11 AM ~ How to talk to your doctor

These Museum programs (except 4/22) will be held at the Pember Library @ 33 West Main Granville

After School Programs 3:30-4:30 PM (Visit the Museum’s Programs page)
Please register 1 week in advance

- - 4/10 Nature’s Art ~ Shells
- 4/24 Nature’s Art ~ Pinecones
Spring Break Programs (Visit the Museum’s Programs page)
- 4/22, 9:30-11:30 AM ~ Bird’s Nest Hike at the Nature Preserve
- 4/23, 10-11 AM – Flower Power/Here Comes the Sun
- 4/24, 10:00-11:00 – Photosynthesis
- 4/26, 10:00-11:30 – Live Reptiles!

Read it and Eat Book Club

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Ardyce BresettMarch 19, 2019

This year’s book club will feature stories from the Adirondacks and other nearby places. Our first get together will be April 12 at 5PM. The book we will read is “A Northern Light” by Jennifer Donnelly. Order your copy through the library catalog, or call/come in to the library.

Goodreads says: “Sixteen-year-old Mattie Gokey has big dreams but little hope of seeing them come true. Desperate for money, she takes a job at the Glenmore, where hotel guest Grace Brown entrusts her with the task of burning a secret bundle of letters. But when Grace’s drowned body is fished from the lake, Mattie discovers that the letters could reveal the grim truth behind a murder.
Set in 1906 against the backdrop of the murder that inspired Theodore Dreiser’s An American Tragedy, Jennifer Donnelly’s astonishing debut novel effortlessly weaves romance, history, and a murder mystery into something moving, and real, and wholly original.”

The group can decide during that meeting how often we will meet and what books we will be reading the rest of the year.

Change in Pember Board meeting

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Ardyce BresettMarch 8, 2019

April 4, 6PM

The Pember Board of Trustees usually meets the third Thursday of each month at 6 PM. We will not have a meeting on March 21 or April 18. Instead, our meeting will be held Thursday, April 4 at 6 PM at the Pember.

PEEPS Contest

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Ardyce BresettMarch 7, 2019

2019 Pember Peeps Diorama Contest RULES

The PEEPS contest will take place First Friday, May 3 from 7-9 PM. All participants and the public are invited to attend, where they will be able to see the entries on display and vote for the PEEPLES CHOICE AWARD!

Your diorama display may have any theme as long as it is “family-friendly” (suitable for all audiences).

Diorama parts should all fit inside a box (maximum size 15x24x15). You may remove one or more sides of the box if you wish.

All visible parts of your diorama should be decorated.

All characters in your scene should be made using Peeps .®

Limit one entry per person or team.

Registration forms (available at the Pember) should be received by April 26. Dioramas should be dropped off at the Pember between 9AM and 4PM on May 3. They will remain on display the following week and must be picked up by May 15.

Pilcrow Foundation

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Ardyce BresettMarch 6, 2019

Here are the 100 children’s books that were donated to us by the Pilcrow Foundation with the help of the Friends of the Pember Library. Look for them in various places in the library. Most are in the children’s room on top of the bookcase. Nonfiction for older children is in the window in the main room. And fiction for older children is on top of the book case near the copier. Please come in and “check them out.”