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Pembroke Public Library Online Newsletter May 26, 2020 |
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An exciting new service is coming soon! We have been working in the virtual world, but we are planning a return to physical services in a phased approach to keep everyone safe. We are beginning curbside pick-up on Monday, June 1st. Details will be on our website and Facebook page soon. We appreciate your support and patience as we all navigate this new world! |
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...brush up on your technology skills! Did you know that Universal Class includes a Computer Training course catalog that covers 50 different subjects? You can learn about Microsoft Office products, Google Docs, Windows 10, Photoshop Elements, and many more programs. Or if you're just getting started, check out the Computer and Internet Basics courses. To start learning, create a free account and sign in with your Pembroke Public Library card number. |
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Language Group - Starting this Week!
The aim of the group is to allow people who are studying a foreign language or English as a second language to get together and share their learning experiences and their love for languages. The first meeting will take place over Zoom on Wednesday, May 27th from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. The group will be led by PPL staff member Brian, who has lived about 10 percent of his life overseas and learned Spanish, French, and Japanese. He has also taught ESL to adults in Japan. Please email smcbain@sailsinc.org to sign up for the first meeting.
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Book Club The next selection for our virtual book club is The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton (available for instant download on hoopla), a murder mystery in which one man must live the same day over and over until he identifies the killer. Be sure to join our Virtual Book Club Facebook group if you would like to participate! Discussion will open on June 1st. We will also be holding a Zoom discussion during the first week of June (date and time TBD); if you're interested in participating, please email Stephanie at smcbain@sailsinc.org. |
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Cookbook ClubDo you like to cook? Are you a seasoned chef our just getting started? Check out our virtual cookbook club, which provides a fun and relaxed community for anyone who enjoys or is learning about the culinary arts. Share photos and recipes, ask cooking questions, and share tips for anything you've been working on! Join the Facebook group here.
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Massachusetts Master Gardener Association Fact Sheets: Have you been doing a lot of work outside in your time at home? Are you looking for help or tips about gardening? The Massachusetts Master Gardeners have answers to your most urgent gardening questions! You can find dozens of fact sheets for general and local gardening including information about pests, soil testing, and backyard berries. |
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A Virtual Prom in Animal Crossing (Digital Escape Room): You are about to log on to go to your school’s virtual prom when all of a sudden, you are sucked into Animal Crossing. Tom Nook arrives and tells you that you must rescue the princess before being allowed to leave Animal Crossing and rejoin your school’s virtual prom.
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Build a Pillow Fort: Learning how to build a DIY pillow fort is the perfect way to help keep kids engaged in an adventure — without ever leaving the house. Sleep Advisor's guide even has printable signs you can use when you're done!
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Oxidizing Pennies Did you know that the Statue of Liberty – now a greenish color – was originally a copper/orangey brown hue? Over time, exposure to salt, acid and weather has changed the statue’s color, and you can perform a simple experiment to observe the chemical reaction at home! Find pennies from before 1982 (when they had a higher copper content), then place them on a paper towel soaked with vinegar and sprinkle with salt. That’s it! Watch over the next few hours and days to see how your pennies change! |
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Backyard Obstacle Course Does your family love American Ninja Warrior or Ninja Warrior Junior? There are some simple DIY obstacles that you can make at home to bring out your inner ninja, or to just burn some energy and have fun in the backyard! Check out this site for directions on how to make a balance beam, PVC hurdles, slanted steps and more. There are lots of ideas for obstacles online, or just look around your house for inspiration! Lay hula hoops to jump between. Crawl through a tunnel. Toss balls into a hoop or bucket. Draw a hopscotch board on the driveway, or maybe a series of straight and zigzag lines to follow. Move your body! Have fun! |
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This week's pick comes from Miss Melissa, who recommends Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff for fans of YA and science fiction. Melissa says: "The tagline for this book is absolutely perfect for this group of characters and general series of catastrophes that make up this action-packed adventure: They're not the heroes we deserve. They're just the ones we could find. This book quickly finds a rhythm that becomes witty dialog and chase scenes interspersed with plenty of mystery and drama to hold your attention and make you laugh out loud. Alternating narration between characters, a creative choice both of these authors have made in their individual and team works, allows readers to develop a deeper connection to each squad member while also being integral to the plot as internal thoughts become more and more important to their unexpected mission." The second book in the series, Aurora Burning, was just released this month.
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Homicide in Hardcoverby Kate CarlisleWhen she finds her mentor lying in a pool of blood, clutching a priceless and supposedly cursed copy of Goethe's Faust, book restorer Brooklyn Wainwright is accused of murder and theft by an annoyingly attractive British security officer.
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Her Royal Spyness by Rhys BowenA penniless twenty-something member of the extended British royal family, Lady Victoria, the daughter of the Duke of Atholt and Rannoch, puts her sleuthing talents to work when an arrogant Frenchman, who is determined to gain control of her family's eight-hundred-year-old estate for himself, ends up dead in her bathtub.
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Brownies and Broomsticks by Bailey CatesWhile working at her Aunt Lucy and Uncle Ben's Honeybee Bakery in downtown Savannah, Katie Lightfoot discovers that her aunt is a witch and her recipes are actually spells, which comes in handy when Uncle Ben is accused of murdering a curmudgeonly customer and they need to clear his name.
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I Capture the Castle Read the book on OverDrive/Libby, then watch the movie on hoopla! In her diary, Cassandra Mortmain wittily chronicles what happens to her eccentric family when a young American man inherits the local estate. The bittersweet love story that ensues is far more complicated than she ever imagines. Click here to borrow the book and here to borrow the movie. |
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Our OverDrive collection includes magazines that can be checked out at any time, with no holds or waits! Today's featured magazine is Outside Magazine, with issues available starting from March 2019. The June/July 2020 issue is a special armchair travel edition that features four stories of extreme adventures, from a remote Arctic island to close encounters with sperm whales in the Caribbean. You can explore all our online magazines here. |
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Comixology has paired with Amazon to offer a library of free comics! New things are added all the time so take a peek each week for something you might like. We have some recommendations to get you started. - For Kids: Solve the mystery with Scooby Doo! Where Are You? and catch the creepy crooks - who would have gotten away with it, if not for those meddling kids. Dozens of Scooby issues are available, each one featuring giggles and ghouls.
- For Teens: From Soldier: 76 to Ana, Tracer to Symmetra, discover the history behind Overwatch's heroes in the first 15 issues of this comic series. Whether you're a novice to the Overwatch game or a Grandmaster, this cast of characters offers a great story.
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