Friends of the Pembroke Library in Pembroke Massachusetts

Trivia Bowl Returns

2012-01-01T22:38:00.001-05:00

Join us on February 4th at the Pembroke Knights of Columbus for the 2nd Annual Trivia Bowl. Tables for 8 to 10 players are $150. Individuals can play for $20. Liz Raven MC's the event again. Cash prize to the winning team, plus a prize for the best decorated table. Cash bar, but bring your own snacks and munchies. Raffles and more!

Come see the new laptops!

2011-09-27T17:55:00.002-04:00

The Friends are hosting an open house on Sunday Oct 2nd from 12:30 to 3 pm. Stop by to see the recently purchased laptops made possibe by a gift from the Friends. Sign up for classes! Sign up to volunteer. Learn about the Friends. Become a member and get a free raffle ticket! Also flashdrives with a picture of the Pembroke Library will be available for sale. Hope to see you there!

2011 July Silent Auction

2011-06-10T15:05:00.002-04:00

Accepting items now for the Friends July Silent Auction. New and gently used items for the auction would be greatly appreciated. You can donate larger items, but we are unable to display them in the library. You will need to take an image or images of the item and also arrange for pickup/delivery with the winner.

Skills and services are also welcomed, as well as hand made items.

Contact the Pembroke Public Library for more information.

Items so far are a decorative bowl, quilt, and jewelry.

In the past, we've had bikes, dollhouses, tables, guest DJ spot at WATD and much more.

Spring Book and Bake Sale

2011-03-30T12:29:00.002-04:00

Saturday April 9th is the Spring Book and Bake Sale. We're still looking for book donations as well as bake sale items. Also if you are interested in helping, let us know by calling the Pembroke Public Library or contact Carol at cdw855@msn.com.

Friends Board Meeting

2011-03-30T12:28:00.001-04:00

Join us April 5th for the Friends Board Meeting. 7 pm at the library in the staff room.

Jan 4, 2011 Book Group

2010-12-31T11:59:00.003-05:00

Join us Jan 4th at 7 pm for book group. We are discussing Little Bee by Chris Cleave.

Trivia Bowl 2011

2010-12-31T11:56:00.002-05:00

Mark your calendars and join us February 5th for a great night of fun! Decorate your table and win a prize. Answer the most trivia questions correctly and win cash.

More details to follow. The event will be held at the Pembroke Knights of Columbus.
Seee you then!

2010 Basket Raffle

2010-09-27T21:27:00.001-04:00

We need your help! Please consider donating a basket or asking a local business to donate one for our 10th Annual Gift Baskets Raffle. The raffle starts on October 16 and ends on November 6th, the day of the Fall Book and Bake Sale.

Annual Friends Board Meeting

2010-09-27T21:26:00.000-04:00

Please note the date change. The board will meet on October 7th at 7 PM in the library staff room. Please join us if you can!

September Book Group

2010-08-06T10:28:00.002-04:00

The book group is reading The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff. Come to the discussion on Tuesday, September 7th at 7 pm in the Pembroke Library's Trustee Room. Everyone is welcome! Also, let us know if you have suggestions for future reads. The November choice is The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein.

Silent Auction Success!

2010-08-03T16:35:00.001-04:00

Thank you so much to everyone that participated in the silent auction. The auction ended on 7/31 and we made $500 more than last year. Yeah! Whoot! Whoot!

Look for more info about our fall book and bake sale and 10th Annual Gift Baskets Raffle!

July Silent Auction

2010-05-23T07:21:00.002-04:00

It's almost June and time to start thinking about donations to the Friends July Silent Auction. The group will begin accepting items the week of June 12th, so clean out those closets, basements or garages. New items as well as used items will be accepted.

Last year we had items such as mountain bikes, antique snowshoes, a new doll house, a new leather purse, and much, much more.

Stop by the library during the month of July to see what you would like to bid on and win. And if you can please donate an item to a great cause.

Money raised by the Friends goes right back to the community through the library.

Triva Night

2010-05-07T09:45:00.002-04:00

A bunch of the Friends scoped out a Trivia Night fundraiser to see if would work as a potential fundraiser for the Friends of the Pembroke Library. Although our team came in second to last, we had a fantastic time. We felt that this would be a great fundraiser for the Friends and our looking for ideas for venues and when we should hold the event. Any local talent that can come up with trivia questions?

We'll make some decisions about holding this fundraiser at our June board meeting. Bring your ideas. If you are interested in helping out and being on the planning committee, please join us.

Looking for a November Book Selection

2010-05-03T17:12:00.002-04:00

Tomorrow night is our May book group discussion. We will also choose a book for our November read. Please email or bring suggestions.

Don't forget that we will read and discuss The Help for July. The July meeting is the 13th.

May Book Group

2010-04-29T10:49:00.002-04:00

Don't forget to join us for the discussion of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. Great discussions! Come even if you haven't finished the book.

Book Sale was great!

2010-04-25T20:22:00.002-04:00

The Spring book and bake sale held this past April was a tremendous sucess. See pictures we've posted. We made over $1700. Thank you so much to all our bakers, to everyone who donated books and also those who came to the event. Watch for more information about our Fall Book and Bake sale and Gift Baskets Raffle.

Gift Card Winner

2010-03-19T18:16:00.002-04:00

Congrats to Carol P. the winner of the membership renewal raffle. Carol won a $50 gift card to Kohl's. Thank you to all our members who renewed and anyone who joined. The Friends also want to thank all of you who made extra contributions to support the Pembroke Public Library.

Spring Book and Bake Sale

2010-03-03T13:50:00.002-05:00

The Spring Book and Bake Sale is April 10th and we need your gently used books, CD's, DVD's and videos for the sale. You can drop them off at the library. We ask that the books be in good condition. No magazines or textbooks please. Your donations help us to have a fantastic book sale and raise money to support our library. Questions? Want to help? Leave your name at the library and someone will call you back.

March Book Group

2010-02-28T20:40:00.001-05:00

Join us on March 2nd to discuss Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible. We meet at the Pembroke Public Library. The discussion starts at 7 pm. We'll be picking reading selections for July and November. Bring your suggestions!

Membership Mailing

2010-02-03T13:11:00.001-05:00

Look for your February newsletter in the mail. Send in your 2010 dues to be entered into the gift card raffle. You could win a $50 gift card just by supporting the Friends!

Friends February Board Meeting

2010-01-28T16:11:00.002-05:00

The Friends February 2010 Board meeting is Tuesday, February 2nd at 7 pm. All Friends are welcome to attend. We'd love to have new board members with new ideas.

It's Here! A New Membership Year!

2010-01-25T14:57:00.002-05:00

Join or renew your 2010 Friends of the Pembroke Library by March 15th and you are automatically entered into a raffle to win a $50 gift card.

The Friends rely on yearly membership dues as a part of their fundraising efforts. All membership dues and funds from other fundraisers help to provide many extras for the Pembroke Public Library. Your $10 individual membership or $50 business membership will help to continue the Pembroke only best sellers, museum passes, summer reading programs, music programs and much more.

The Friends of the Pembroke Library is an authorized 501-c3 non-profit organization formed to support the Pembroke Public Library. Your dues are a tax deductible contribution.

Go to pembrokepubliclibary.org for a 2010 membership form.

Fall Book/Bake/Raffle

2009-12-07T17:39:00.002-05:00

Many thanks to all who helped to make this year's Fall Gift Basket Raffle and Fall Book and Bake Sale a tremendous success. We exceeded last year's totals! Next year, 2010, will be the 10 Annual Gift Basket Raffle. Amazing.

So many people help with so many tasks and it always comes together.

Plus thank you to all who support the fundraiser by buying raffle tickets, donating books, coming to the book sale. A special shout out to our bakers who always come through with incredible baked goods. The baked good table sold out in record time this year.

Guitar Raffle

2009-07-12T19:06:00.002-04:00

Do you dream of being a rock star?
Enter the Friends Electric Guitar Raffle and you could be on your way.
3D Guitar has generously donated a Silverton SS11 Revolver guitar.
Raffle Tix are on sale from July 1st through July 31st. Buy one chance for $1 or 6 chances for $5.

The guitar is on display at the library and there is also more information available.

Silent Auction

2009-07-07T21:16:00.002-04:00

Stop by the library and look at the great items that are being offered at the Friends Silent Auction being held during the month of July. The items are on display through the 31st. There are a myriad of items to bid on, new, used, antique and hand-crafted. All items have been donated to raise funds for the many programs, materials and other funding requests for the Pembroke Public Library.

Sign up for your bid number at the front desk of the library and start bidding on some great items. Come back to check on your bid and also to see the new items that will be added during the month of July. The lucky winners with the highest final bids will be determined on July 31st.

July Book Group

2009-07-01T16:40:00.001-04:00

Stop by on July 7th at 7 pm at the library to discuss The Great Gatsby. We'll also pick a date to view the movie starring Robert Redford and Mia Farrow.

May Book Group!

2009-04-22T11:05:00.002-04:00

Join us on May 5th at 7 pm as we discuss "Tethered" by local author Amy Mackinnon. Ms. Mackinnon is joining us for the discussion. Refreshments to be served! Register at the front desk of the library. Meeting will be held in the Community Meeting Room at the Pembroke Public Library. Come for a great discussion about a novel that takes place in a local setting. See you there!

There's still time!

2009-02-19T19:53:00.002-05:00

There's still time to renew or join the Friends for 2009. Joining or renewing by March 15th automatically enters you into a drawing for a $50 American Express gift certificate. You can spend it anywhere- books, dinner or the movies. Many of you have renewed already and we thank you. Also, we've received many renewals with extra donations. Your contributions are greatly appreciated. All Friends membership dues and fundraising monies go towards your public library and the many programs and extras the Friends support. Thank you so much!

2009 Memberships

2009-01-22T16:29:00.002-05:00

It's here. A new membership year. We are getting ready to mail the Friends membership renewals, and this year a new membership or renewal will automatically enter you into a raffle for one of two gift certificates or prizes. We are still working on getting the fabulous prizes. If any of you have ideas or suggestions, please let us know. What would you like to win? What would make you become a member?

A special thank you to all of you who have been members over the years and supported the Friends. We've been able to help provide many wonderful things to our library including WiFi, museum passes, best sellers and much more.

You can join or renew by completing a membership form on-line at www.pembrokepubliclibrary.org. A year long membership for an individual is only $10.

Friends February Board Meeting

2009-01-15T12:34:00.002-05:00

The Friends February board meeting is February 3rd at 7 PM. Please join us.

We are looking for new members and new ideas. We are an all volunteer group so we all understand that everyone has other committments, and we each do what we can.

Our first agenda item is the discussion of a new fundraising idea- An on-line auction in March. We'd love to hear ideas and suggestions.

December Planning Meeting

2008-12-04T17:11:00.002-05:00

Come to a 2009 Planning meeting on December 9th at 7 pm at the library. Bring ideas and cookies! The Friends Board will meet to discuss 2009 fundraisers and events and pick dates for each. We'd love to see new faces and friends. Call Carol Watches at 781-829-9158 for more info. This board meeting will be in the library staff room or the children's craft room and we'll have food.

Thank you for Supporting the Basket Raffle and the Fall Book and Bake Sale

2008-11-10T10:56:00.002-05:00

Thank you to everyone who donated books, gift baskets and baked goods. Thank you also to everyone who offered their time and effort to help the 8th Annual Gift Basket Raffle and the Fall Book and Bake Sale.

Thank you to everyone who purchased raffle tickets and congratulations to all our winners!

We made over $2000 on the Basket Raffle and over $1600 on the Book and Bake Sale. All proceeds go towards supporting extras for the Pembroke Public Library, like programs, musuem passes, best sellers, updates to book collections and much more.

Another outstanding effort from all our volunteers and supporters!

Fall Book and Bake Sale

2008-10-20T13:33:00.002-04:00

Want to help out at the upcoming Fall Book and Bake Sale? Contact Carol Watches at 781-829-9158 or email at cdw855@msn.com or let the front desk at the library know. The book and bake sale is Saturday, November 8th from 10 AM until 2 PM. We generally arrive around 9:30-9:45- you can use the side entrance. There is a little set up to do-mainly the baked goods. We need to label and price them. The first hour is busy! At 2 PM we draw the raffle basket winners and do some clean up. Let us know if you'd like to help. It's fun. Caution- you'll end up buying books if you help out.

Also, don't forget to bring your books for our sale on the Nov 8th and the on-going book sale. Books should be in good condition, but no textbooks or magazines. We also accept and sell videos and CDs.

Thanks.

8th Annual Gift Baskets Raffle

2008-10-14T19:35:00.002-04:00

We are starting to get donations for our upcoming Gift Baskets Raffle. It's the 8th year we are doing this and it is still going strong, and still popular. This is a great fundraiser for our group and we hope you'll help us out by donating a "basket" or item to be put in a basket, or just stopping by the library from October 25th until November 8th to purchase raffle tickets.

We'd also love to have volunteers to help set up the baskets. We will probably meet either Thursday(23) or Friday (24) to pull everything together. Saturday morning the 25th we will set everything out for display.

Here's some ideas for baskets:

- Thanksgiving themed basket
- Children's games/puzzles/books
- A basket with a regional/country theme
- A craft item
- A baked good
- Gift certificate to a business

Thank you again to all our "friends" for your support!

GO GREEN- RECYCLE AND HELP THE LIBRARY

2008-09-22T12:50:00.002-04:00

Do you have empty ink cartridges that you would like to recycle? Drop them off at the Pembroke Public Library. Your printer ink cartridge will be recycled and will help raise money for the library. There's a drop off box near the copy machine in front of the library.

Got books that you've read and don't know what to do with? Have your children outgrown some of their books? Or do you just need space to buy more bookes? If yes, then bring your gently used books, CDs, DVDs and video cassettes to the library for our on-going book sale and our fall book sale. This year's sale is being held on November 8th from 10 AM until 2 PM. Mark your calendar and come early for the best selection!

What's This Treasure Worth?

2008-09-12T11:24:00.002-04:00

Want to see if you can tell the value of an item? Stop by the library and buy a raffle ticket for $1.00 and guess the value of one of five antique/collectible items and you will be entered to win a Borders Book Store gift card. The winner will be drawn on 9/27 and if your guess is exact or within $5, you'll be a winner. We will call you if you are. Good luck!
The items are on display in the front glass case at the library. It's a beautiful display with many other items to see. Thank you to Susan McDermott and Anne Roche for setting up the display.
Tickets are on sale now.

Movie Night!

2008-09-01T08:49:00.002-04:00

Join us on Wednesday, September 24th at 7 PM for Rebecca Movie Night. The book group read the book and now will view the film version. Join us even if you haven't read the book. Everybody is welcome! The movie will be shown in the Meeting Room of the Pembroke Public Library.

Museum Passes

2008-07-25T15:53:00.005-04:00

Stay close to home - save gas! Take the T!

All you need is a library card and internet access and you can reserve your passes or discount coupons to any of the following local museums and attractions:

Children's Museum
Heritage Museum and Gardens
Isabella Steward Gardner Museum
John F. Kennedy Library
Museum of Fine Arts
Museum of Science
Plimoth Plantation
South Shore Natural Science Center
Roger Williams Park Zoo
Massachusetts ParksPass

Did you also know that the Friends purchase the passes for the library? We do this in conjunction with grant from the Cultural Council. Help us to continue to provide these great passes. Sign up to be a Friend when you come in to pick up your pass.

Have fun!

Books for the Book Group

2008-07-15T17:23:00.002-04:00

Here are the book group choices for September through March 2009:

September 9th REBECCA by Daphne du Maurier (We will also schedule a movie night for this book)

November 4th BELOVED by Toni Morrison

January 6th THE GATHERING by Anne Enright

March 2009 TEAM OF RIVALS: THE POLITICAL GENIUS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Beach Reads

2008-06-30T14:04:00.002-04:00

Want to take a book to the beach and not worry about it getting wet or sandy? Buy a book from the Friends on-going used book kiosk at the front of the library. There is a great selection of gently used hardcovers and paperbacks. Hardcovers are $1 and paperbacks are $.50. For those prices, you can buy as many as you want! Then pass them along to a friend. A great way to recycle. If you have books in your home that you think others might enjoy, consider donating them to the book sale. You can drop them off anytime. We just ask that they be in good condition, and no textbooks or magazines please. Enjoy the summer! Enjoy the beach! Enjoy a great read!

July 8th Book Group Meeting

2008-06-04T15:52:00.002-04:00

The book choice for the July book group is discussion is Sue Miller's The Senator's Wife. ( We seem to be on a roll with book titles that end in Wife!) The author of the iconic The Good Mother and the best-selling While I Was Gone brings her marvelous gifts to a powerful story of two unconventional women who unexpectedly change each other's lives.

Please note the meeting is July 8th at 7 PM at the library. Not July 1st, as previously published. You don't need to be a member or a Pembroke resident to join our discussions. Just come and participate. Book group discussion attendees need to acquire their own copies of July selection.

Do you have any ideas for the September and November book group choices? On suggestion is that we choose a book that has been made into a movie. At our usual meeting we would discuss the book and then hold a "movie night" to view the film. You could come to both meetings or just come see the movie! What do you think? Any other ideas for book choices? Themes? Let us know.

Book Group Meeting

2008-04-30T13:28:00.002-04:00

Don't forget to join us on May 6th at 7 pm for our book group discussion! We are discussing The Sea Captain's Wife.

The next book group meeting is July 1st. (The first Tuesday in July) Should we move this date to the 8th? We have selected The Senator's Wife by Sue Miller as the read for the summer. Attendees will need to obtain their own copies for this discussion, as the book is too new to be available as a trade publication and affordable for the Friends to purchase multiple copies.

SPRING BOOK AND BAKE SALE

2008-04-16T10:21:00.002-04:00

The Spring Book and Bake sale was Saturday April 12th. We had a great turn out and sold over $1300 worth of books, tapes, CD's and baked goods. Watch for information about our fall book and bake sale and the famous fall basket raffle.
A special thank you to all who volunteered to help on Saturday, especially our wonderful bakers. Thank you!

MAY BOOK GROUP CHOICE

2008-04-16T10:08:00.002-04:00

The FOPL May book group choice is The Sea Captain's Wife: A true story of Love, Race & War in the Nineteenth Century by Martha Hodes. This non-fiction book was a Lincoln Prize Finalist and named one of the best books of 2006 by Library Journal.
From 500 family letters, award-winning historian Martha Hodes recreates the extraordinary life of an ordinary nineteenth-century woman. Eunice Connolly, born white and poor in New England, watched her brothers and husband fight on opposite sides of the Civil War, then fell in love with a well-to-do black sea captain from the West Indies. This story of misfortune and defiance takes up grand themes of American history: opportunity and racism, slavery and war, equality and freedom.
Please join us on May 6th at 7 PM at the Pembroke Public Library to discuss this true story.

Friends Annual Meeting

2007-09-27T13:32:00.000-04:00

Our annual meeting is this coming Tuesday, October 2nd at 7 PM in the meeting room at the library. There is alot to discuss and all members of the Friends are welcome to join us. In fact, it's important that we have a quorum for the meeting. We'd love to hear our members thoughts and ideas. At the annual meeting, we review the past year, and we also plan for 2008. We will also elect new board members. This year there is also an officer opening. Please come if you are interested in any of these positions.

Book Group Choices

2007-09-13T08:49:00.000-04:00

The Friends book group met on 9/11 to discuss The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.
The group also chose the next three books for discussion:

November 6 Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

January 8 The Last Days of Dogtown by Anita Diamont

March 4 Suite Francais by Irene Nemirovsky

At the November meeting, we plan to select a non-fiction book for discussion at our June meeting. We are looking for ideas/input for this book choice.

Fundraiser Ideas Meeting

2007-08-08T10:01:00.000-04:00

At our board meeting last night, we covered alot of topics including our 2008 budget. We are still looking for ideas for 2008 fundraisers and felt we needed a separate meeting to discuss this topic and brainstorm. We would like to meet on August 16th at 7 pm at the library to discuss only this topic. Food to be provided- maybe pizza or sandwichs and salad? More details to follow.

MP3 RAFFLE

2007-08-07T13:59:00.000-04:00

Come into the library during August and buy a raffle ticket for a chance to win 1 of two MP3 players. The Friends are raffling off two MP3 players in September. Raffle tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5.00. Watch for more information about a class how to download digital music and books, also sponsored by the Friends.

September Book Group Choice

2007-08-01T09:43:00.000-04:00

The September book group choice is The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz-Zafon. The group meets on September 11th at 7 PM at the library to discuss this international best-seller. It's the story about a boy's quest through the secrets and shadows of post war Barcelona for a mysterious author whose book has proved as dangerous to own as it is impossible to forget.

Also at the September meeting we will pick the next two books. We'd love to hear about other great books, so bring your suggestions.

August 2007 Board Meeting

2007-07-31T09:50:00.000-04:00

Join us on August 7th at 7 PM at the Pembroke Public Library for our August Board Meeting. All Friends are welcome. This meeting will focus on the 2008 Budget Review, as well as, planning for our 2008 Fund Raiser. We are always looking for new ideas and new volunteers. In lieu of the mystery next year, The Friends will host a wine tasting/silent auction. If you have any interest in helping out with this event, please contact Carol Watches at cdw855@msn.com or 781-829-9158.

Harry Potter Party

2007-07-30T15:57:00.000-04:00

Thank you to the many volunteers who helped make the Harry Potter Party a sucess. The Friends raffled off the new and final volume of the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." There were some great costumes and Deborah Wall took alot of pictures, some of which we will hopefully post on our new blog site.