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Pembroke Public Library Newsletter September 2021 |
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Yoga Every Wednesday at 10 a.m. Led by Barbara Ward and other instructors from the YogaConnection of Plymouth. Open to all levels. A single-class drop-in is $12 and a four-class registration is $45 ($35 for Friends members). Friends members can also purchase an eight-class punch ticket for $80, which is valid for three months. |
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Monday Movie Matinee: News of the World Monday, September 13th from 1:30-3:30 p.m. A Civil War veteran agrees to deliver a girl, taken by the Kiowa people years ago, to her aunt and uncle, against her will. They travel hundreds of miles and face grave dangers as they search for a place that either can call home. Starring Tom Hanks. 118 minutes. Rated PG-13. |
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Musical Baseball Show Tuesday, September 14th from 6-7 p.m. Performing a unique, interactive and highly entertaining program, local singer-songwriter (and former sportswriter) Howie Newman will sing baseball songs, offer up baseball trivia, and tell stories about his days as a sportswriter on the Red Sox beat. Howie covered baseball for the Patriot Ledger, Lowell Sun, Boston Globe, and Lynn Item as well as several other newspapers and magazines. No registration required. |
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Monday Movie Matinee: Emma Monday, September 20th from 1:30-3:30 p.m. In 1800s England, a well meaning but selfish young woman meddles in the love lives of her friends. Starring Anya Taylor-Joy. 124 minutes. Rated PG. |
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Monday Movie Matinee: Land Monday, September 27th from 1:30-3:00 p.m. Following an unsettling experience in the wilderness, a grieving woman ventures deep into a remote region of Wyoming to pursue a fresh start, hoping to shift her perspective on the meaning of her life and reconcile her distress with her determination to continue living. Starring Robin Wright. 89 minutes. Rated PG-13. |
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Coyote Continent Monday, September 27th from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Is That a “Coywolf” in My Back Yard?
This photography-based workshop follows the eastward expansion and hybridization of coyotes to the East Coast. This species was never found east of the Mississippi River before 1900. Coyotes seen in New England are larger than their western cousins and look more like a large German Shepherd. Presented by wildlife photographer Robert Michelson. No registration required. |
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Pembroke Public Library Book Club Tuesday, October 5th from 6:30-7:30 p.m. For our October meeting the PPL Book Club is reading Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker, nonfiction about a midcentury American family with twelve children, six of them diagnosed with schizophrenia, that became science's great hope in the quest to understand the disease. 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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Storytime Mondays & Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Toddlers (ages 2-5) and their caregivers can enjoy an interactive storytime with songs, dances, games, and stories that encourage language development and social skills. Each themed storytime is followed by a craft and play time. |
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Puppy Dog Tales Thursday, September 9th from 4:15-5:00 p.m. Readers of all ages may read to a certified therapy dog to develop their literacy and presentation skills as well as build confidence and self-esteem. This program provides a supportive environment to practice reading aloud. This is a drop-in event. |
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Perler Bead Craft Kids (ages 6 - 12) on Wednesday, September 22nd from 4-5 p.m. Teens (ages 12 - 18) on Thursday, September 23rd from 4-5 p.m. Join us for an afternoon crafting with Perler/fusion beads! These meltable beads can be arranged on a pegboard to make almost any design; we'll melt them together and you can turn your creation into a magnet or keep it as a charm. Registration required; sign ups open two weeks before the event. Sign up through our online events calendar or by calling the library at 781-293-6771. |
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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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Golden Girl: Entering the afterlife due to a hit and run accident, a successful author learns she can observe the earthly lives of her nearly grown children and is also permitted three “nudges” to alter the outcome of events. |
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Not a Happy Family: When their parents are brutally murdered the night after Easter dinner, three siblings, who stand to inherit millions, are devastated but also wonder if one of them is capable of murder or if a stranger was responsible for tearing this not-so-happy family apart. |
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The Four Winds: A Depression-era woman confronts a wrenching choice between fighting for the Dust Bowl-ravaged land she loves in Texas or pursuing an uncertain future in California. |
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