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Pembroke Public Library Newsletter June 2021 |
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Pembroke Public Library Book Club Tuesday, July 6th at 6:30 p.m. For our July meeting the PPL Book Club is reading The Mothers by Brit Bennett, a first novel set within a contemporary Black community in Southern California. It's a story about community, love, and ambition that begins with a secret and asks whether a "what if" can be more powerful than an experience itself. New members are always welcome! For more information or to request a copy of the book, call us at 781-293-6771. |
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Chalk the Walk Wednesday, June 30th from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Bring your imagination and creativity to the library and help us decorate our sidewalk with chalk art! Open to all ages and skill levels. Chalk and painter's tape provided. Please sign up for a time slot to help us organize this event. |
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Stuck on what to read next? We're here to help! Fill out our online reading suggestion form to get recommendations personalized just for you based on your favorite books, genres, authors, or styles. You can choose to have books selected from our collection for pickup at the library or to get a list of suggestions delivered to your email. |
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This month's pick is Dry by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman, dystopian fiction set during a drought in California. In this harrowing speculative fiction, readers are thrown into a chaotic landscape that delves into the dark and light of humanity with heart-pounding action and a group of misfits who are about to learn just how far they'll go to survive.
The authors present brutal realism without being too macabre for the intended YA audience. Readers are able to feel the desperation of each character as situations go from bad to worse, escalating quickly and keeping the story tense with uncertainty and realism. By alternating perspectives, each scenario feels personal while also exploring the many philosophies that emerge when civilization begins to crumble from altruism to avarice.
This book fits the definition of a page-turner. I couldn't stop reading once reaching a certain point, feeling I had to know what happened next, no matter if it was horrifying or reassuring. - Miss Melissa |
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Tetris: The Games People Play by Box BrownShares the dramatic origin story of the ubiquitous 1980s video game, describing how a USSR government computer scientist created the game for his fellow computer aficionados and how Tetris is connected to the software business, the nature of gaming, and the evolution of Nintendo.
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Solutions and Other Problems by Allie BroshThe creator of the award-winning Hyperbole and a Half presents a new collection of comedic, autobiographical, and deceptively illustrated essays on topics ranging from childhood and very bad pets to grief, loneliness, and powerlessness in modern life.
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Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira JacobA graphic novel memoir about American identity as it has shaped the author's interracial family in the aftermath of the 2016 elections.
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Did you know we have book recommendation newsletters for all ages? Sign up here to get a list of new releases and other suggestions for your favorite genre(s) delivered to your email every month. |
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Color Changing Flowers Try this simple science experiment with spring flowers and learn about colors, the parts of flowers, and capillary action! Record your observations. Do different flowers have different results? What if you cut the stem shorter? Mix colors? |
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Nature Calendar Make your own family calendar! Print a blank calendar grid from online, or practice those ruler skills and make your own. Fill in the dates and any holidays, family birthdays, or special occasions. Attach the grid to a larger piece of paper and then gather nature items from your yard or a favorite hike and use glue or Mod Podge to attach them to the paper. You’ll be left with a beautiful botanical calendar for your family! |
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