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Pembroke Public Library Online Newsletter April 21, 2020 |
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Virtual Workshops: Three New England Poets In honor of National Poetry Month, virtually join former English Department Head and current poet Roz Kubek in a Zoom workshop series that celebrates New England ingenuity with some quality poetry, thoughts, and laughter. Each workshop is a lively presentation focused on one New England poet. - Emily Dickinson: Thursday, April 23rd at 3 p.m.
- Edna St. Vincent Millay: Thursday, April 30th at 3 p.m.
- Robert Frost: Thursday, May 7th at 3 p.m.
Email Roz at rkubek@sailsinc.org to sign up for one or more of these sessions! |
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Pembroke Public Library Virtual Book Club The April selection for our new virtual book club is The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson (available for instant download on hoopla), historical fiction based on the true stories of the Kentucky Pack Horse librarians of the 1930s and the blue-skinned people of Kentucky. Be sure to join our Virtual Book Club Facebook group if you would like to participate! Discussion will open on April 30th, and our next book will be announced on May 4th. |
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"Pantry Recipes" from Random House Random House has made a recipe from each of their Spring 2020 cookbooks available to download for free; these "pantry recipes" include ingredients that people may already have stocked in their pantries. Recipes include Classic Buttermilk Pancakes; Eggplant, Chickpea, and Tomato Bake; Chocolate and Sea Salt Cookies; and more! Download the full recipe collection here. |
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Nerdy Nummies Bake some "Nerdy Nummies" along with YouTube star Rosanna Pansino as she creates elaborate desserts like Super Mario truffles, Spiderman candy apples, and rainbow cakes. |
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New Victory Arts Break Explore the arts at home! New Victory Arts Break is offering a series of free activities for kids with topics like juggling, magic, and puppetry. |
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Jello Play Dough Whip up a batch of homemade play dough! This recipe uses Jello mix, which adds beautiful color, smooth and silky texture, and a yummy smell! Kids can help with the mixing and kneading, and then everyone can play with the finished batch! Stamp with Legos, form numbers and letters, create aliens... let your imagination run wild! |
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Pangaea Puzzle Hundreds of millions of years ago, the Earth didn't have seven separate continents. There was only one supercontinent called Pangaea! Print a world map and cut out all seven continents. Can you put it back together like a puzzle? Do the continents fit like they were in Pangaea? |
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This week's pick comes from Brian and is available as both an eBook and audiobook in our OverDrive and Libby collection. Under the Wide and Starry Sky by Nancy Horan tells the story of Robert Louis Stevenson's marriage from the point of view of his wife, Fanny. Brian says: "I got so caught up in the details of their life as recounted in the novel and based on historical fact. He was Scottish, Fanny was American and they lived in many places in the world including England, America, and the Pacific Islands. The details of their trials and tribulations, sickness, money problems, the good and bad of relationships with friends and with each other were all spelled out in rich detail. I got so caught up that I actually felt sorrow at Stevenson’s death in 1894 at the age of 44." |
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The Gown: A Novel of the Royal Weddingby Jennifer RobsonYearning to know more about her grandmother's past, Heather travels to London to unravel the mystery of a set of embroidered flowers, a legacy from her late grandmother, that closely resembles the motifs on Queen Elizabeth II's wedding gown.
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The Royal Nannyby Karen HarperFollows nanny Charlotte Bill as she, in April of 1897, arrives at the ancestral estate of the Duke and Duchess of York and cares for a generation of royals, who need the steadfast loyalty and unconditional affection she gives them, as their parents never could.
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Katherine of Aragon: The True Queenby Alison WeirSpanish princess Katherine of Aragon, after being widowed from the future King of England, marries his brother and shares a happy marriage that is overshadowed by her failure to bear a healthy son and the king's growing obsession with another woman.
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A Man Called Ove Read the book on OverDrive/Libby, then watch the movie on hoopla! A Man Called Ove is the story of a grumpy yet loveable man who finds his solitary world turned on its head when a boisterous young family moves in next door. Click here to borrow the book and here to borrow the movie (in Swedish with subtitles). |
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Looking for inspiration for your Instant Pot? We have plenty of online cookbooks available for you to check out today! Get started with The Essential Instant Pot Cookbook by Coco Morante or browse our OverDrive and hoopla collections for many more Instant Pot ideas. |
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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 Country Living, with issues available from April 2019-present. The May 2020 issue includes tours of a renovated farmhouse and a cottage by the sea, antiques experts weighing in on readers' finds, ideas for throwing a Derby party, and tips on hot collectible items. You can explore all our online magazines here. |
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Witchy: In the witch kingdom Hyalin, the strength of your magic is determined by the length of your hair. Those that are strong enough are conscripted by the Witch Guard, who enforce the law in peacetime and protect the land during war. However, those with hair judged too long are pronounced enemies of the kingdom, and annihilated.
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Cucumber Quest: GiGi D.G.’s videogame–esque tale follows adorable Cucumber the bunny and his sister Almond as they go up against a series of baddies.
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The Fable Cottage presents bilingual tales recorded by native speakers. Each tale is available in English, French, Spanish, German, and Italian with illustrations throughout the translations. |
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Getting stuck while doing research can be frustrating, but there are a few simple things you can try to help get yourself back on track. If you’re having a hard time finding a specific person you can try tweaking the spelling of their name. Most census takers in the past were not very precise. They would sometimes spell a first or last name based on how it sounded to them. For example the name Henderson could come up under Hendersen or even Handerson. Get creative with some spellings and see what kind of doors it opens; it could be the key to getting you out of your jam!
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Listening to music has really been helping me to stay calm and to keep in a positive mindset during this stressful time. Use your library card to access hoopla for a wide range of musical selections from Kenny Chesney and Taylor Swift to Yo-Yo Ma and the Hamilton soundtrack. Whatever your mood is, hoopla has the music to match it! If you are missing the bright lights of Broadway, a new YouTube channel 'The Shows Must Go On!' has been created to showcase a different Andrew Lloyd Webber live show every Friday night during the Broadway closure. Each show is available for 48 hours after its upload. This week's show will be Love Never Dies. - Carly |
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