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Pembroke Public Library Newsletter December 2025 |
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Gingerbread House Painting (For Families)Wednesday, December 10th from 4:00-5:30pm All ages (youth + family members) can join us in turning terra-cotta pots into miniature gingerbread houses! Paint, brushes, and other supplies will be provided. This event involves acrylic paint so please wear clothing that can get messy. Registration required; visit this link or call 781-293-6771 to sign up.
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Winter Storytime (ages 4-8)
Saturday, December 13th from 1:30-2:30pm
Ages 4-8 can join Miss Kiki in a cool storytime featuring “Mother Winter” by James Carroll followed by a snowman craft. |
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Nutcracker Dance and Craft (ages 4-8)
Saturday, December 20 from 1:00-1:30pm
Ages 4 - 8 and their caregivers can join us as the dancers of Pembroke School of Performing Arts bring the story of “The Nutcracker” to life through dance and spoken word. Siblings of all ages are welcome! This program is generously provided by the Pembroke School of Performing Arts. |
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Craft Night: Holiday Card Workshop
Thursday, December 4th, at 6 p.m. Come join the library’s very own Sarah Nelson to make beautiful cards for the Holiday season! All supplies included. Registration is required, call the library or click here to sign-up. |
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Art for your Mind: Celebrations and Holidays in Art
Wednesday, December 17th at 1 p.m. Join local art historian Jill Sanford for an enjoyable hour of challenging yourself to see old traditions in new ways! Enjoy a collection of lighthearted images from medieval times to present day, offering a colorful backdrop to a discussion about the many ways artists have represented important traditions over time. |
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Teen Take-And-Make: Winter Sticker Scenes Available beginning Dec. 1st while supplies last. We know teens are busy with school, work, chores, and more so we're giving you an opportunity to craft on your own time. This month's craft is a Winter Sticker Scene. These crafts are kindly sponsored by the Friends of the Pembroke Library. |
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Storytime Mondays and Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Ages 2 to 5 and their caregivers can enjoy an interactive storytime with songs, dances, and a story that encourages language development and social skills. Each themed storytime is followed by a craft. There will be no Storytime December 22 - 23 or December 29 - 30. |
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Baby Lapsit Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Babies and toddlers, from 6 to 24 months, and a caregiver can enjoy stretches, songs, and rhymes followed by an open play time that allows little ones to play and grown-ups to chat. There will be no Lapsit on December 25 or January 1. |
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LEGO Club Tuesday, December 9th from 4:00-5:00 p.m. Kids, ages 4 and up, are welcome to visit and build with the library LEGOs. This month's theme is “Tundra Tycoon." Bring your neighbors, big siblings, and school friends! LEGO Club is a STEM-based program designed to give kids a safe, creative environment in which they can solve problems, interact with peers, and express themselves. |
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T(w)een NightThursday, December 11th from 4:15-5:45 p.m. Ages 11 -16 are invited to a night all about THEM! Choose to play a Switch game or a classic board game; craft with buttons, beads, paper, or slime; snack on something sweet or salty; or do a little of everything. Suggestions from our attendees are always welcome.
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Chess Club Wednesday, December 17th from 4:00-5:00 p.m.Youth and families can learn and play chess at the Library. Whether you've been playing for years or want to start playing for the first time, you’re welcome to join us! |
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Puppy Dog Tales Thursday, December 18th 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. Our dogs and trainers provide a supportive environment to practice reading aloud. |
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Monday Movie Matinee: Poms Monday, December 1st at 1:30 p.m. Martha is an introverted woman who moves to a retirement community and is befriended by Sheryl, and they decide to form a cheerleading squad with their fellow residents. As the two women hold auditions, they soon learn that it's never too late to follow your dreams, even when the odds are stacked against you. Starring: Diane Keaton, Jacki Weaver, and Celia Weston. 90 minutes. Rated: PG-13 Monday Movie Matinees are generously sponsored by the Friends of the Pembroke Public Library. |
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Pembroke Public Library Book Club Tuesday, December 2nd from 6:30-7:30 p.m. For our December meeting the PPL Book Club is reading Time of the Child by Niall Williams, a compassionate, life-affirming novel about the Christmas season that transforms the small Irish town of Faha. New members are always welcome! For more information or to request a copy of the book, call the library at 781-293-6771. |
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Yoga Every Wednesday at 10 a.m. Led by Kim Norton and other instructors from the YogaConnection in 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 purchase an eight-class punch ticket for $80, which is valid for three months. Feel free to reach out to Kim at 781-588-5545 if you have any questions! There will be no class on Wednesday, December 24th or Wednesday, December 31st. |
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Acoustic Music NightWednesday, December 3rd and 17th at 6 p.m. Come join like-minded musicians to share and play music together at Pembroke Public Library's Acoustic Music Night. All acoustic string and wind instruments are welcome and others will be considered, but please no electronics. The genre focus will be on Folk, Pop, Americana, Soft Rock, R&B, and Blues. Please bring some songs you like to play with sheet music so others can join in, everyone will have a chance to play a few songs.
Acoustic Music Night meets the first and third Wednesday of each month. We hope you'll stop by!
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Monday Movie Matinee: The Best Christmas Pageant EverMonday, December 8th at 1:30 p.m. The Herdmans are six siblings who have a reputation for being the worst kids in the world. However, when they take over the local church pageant during the holidays, they just might teach a shocked community the true meaning of Christmas. Starring: Stanlee Arches, Vanessa Benavente, and Mariam Bernstein. 99 minutes. Rated: PG. Monday Movie Matinees are generously sponsored by the Friends of the Pembroke Public Library.
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Monday Movie Matinee: Downton Abby - The Grand FinaleMonday, December 15th at 1:30 p.m. When Mary finds herself in a public scandal and the family faces financial trouble, the household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. The Crawleys must embrace change with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future. Starring: Marilyn Cutts, Dominic West, and Lorna Nickson Brown. 123 minutes. Rated: PG. Monday Movie Matinees are generously sponsored by the Friends of the Pembroke Public Library.
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Board Game Night
Monday, December 15th from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The Pembroke Public Library is thrilled to announce it's first monthly Board Game Night! Come play a game or two in good company at the library. Games from the library’s collection will be available for all comers, but feel free to bring in your own to share. |
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PPL Mystery Book Club Thursday, December 18th from 1:30-2:30 p.m. This month's selection is The Note by Alafair Burke: Growing up, May Hanover was a good girl, always. Well-behaved, top of her class, a compulsive rule-follower. But even good girls have secrets. And regrets. When a drunken prank with childhood friends - Lauren and Kelsey, reunited after years apart - goes horribly wrong, May finds herself at the center of an urgent police investigation. And it seems like her old friends are keeping secrets from her… Join us every month to read and discuss a different book in the Mystery Genre; new members are always welcome! For more information or to request a copy of the book, call the library at 781-293-6771. |
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Baking Club Saturday, December 20th at 11:00 a.m. Please join us for Pembroke Library’s monthly Baking Club! Bake a sweet or savory treat of your choosing and bring it to the library. Meet other bakers and enjoy a delicious treat made by other members in your community. This month we are having a Cookie Swap Party. Bring in any cookies you made to share with other bakers! |
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Monday Movie Matinee: Carol (2015) Monday, December 22nd at 1:30 p.m. An aspiring photographer falls for an older woman stuck in a loveless marriage in 1950s New York. The two women develop a fast bond that becomes a love with complicated consequences. Starring: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, and Kyle Chandler. 118 minutes. Rated: R. Monday Movie Matinees are generously sponsored by the Friends of the Pembroke Public Library. |
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Monday Movie Matinee: The Roses Monday, December 29th at 1:30 p.m. A tinderbox of competition and resentments underneath the façade of a picture-perfect couple is ignited when the husband's professional dreams come crashing down. Starring: Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Kate McKinnon. 105 minutes. Rated: R. Monday Movie Matinees are generously sponsored by the Friends of the Pembroke Public Library. |
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Pembroke Public Library Book Club Tuesday, January 6th from 6:30-7:30 p.m. For our January meeting the PPL Book Club is reading The Jackal's Mistress by Chris Bohjalian, historical fiction inspired by a real-life friendship across enemy lines in which the wife of a missing Confederate soldier discovers a wounded Yankee officer and must decide what she’s willing to risk for the life of a stranger. New members are always welcome! For more information or to request a copy of the book, call the library at 781-293-6771. |
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Genealogy Club Will Return Thursday, January 29th, at 1:30 p.m. Are you interested in finding out more about your genealogy? Do you have a cool story about one of your ancestors you want to share? Join in our monthly Genealogy Club to chat with other family history buffs! All are welcome to attend, from experienced researchers who would like to share tips or stories about great finds, to beginners who want to learn more about the research process and online resources. Library laptops will be available to explore Ancestry Library Edition. |
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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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Murder on the Christmas Express by Alexandra BenedictRecently retired Met Detective Roz Parker boards the Christmas Eve sleeper to head home for the holidays, anxious and dreading her new role as grandmother upon arrival. Violently thrown from her thoughts when the train derails, Roz finds herself stranded on the snowy tracks, where she discovers a fellow passenger suspiciously murdered in a locked cabin. With the train stuck in snow in the middle of nowhere, a killer stalks its carriages, picking off passengers one by one. Unexpected alliances emerge as the passengers realize that those who sleep on the sleeper train may never wake again. Can Roz identify the killer before anyone else is lost? And will she have to miss the birth of her first grandchild to solve the mystery?
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Merry Murder Season by Lynn CahoonJill Gardner— or as she's now known, Jill King— is working to provide gifts for needy kids this Christmas. But someone's about to puncture the holiday spirit. Jill's store, Coffee, Books, and More, is co-sponsoring a charity dart tournament on Thanksgiving weekend with Chip's Bar, where toys and cash will be collected. She and her new husband, Greg, will be competing as well. That is, if Greg's brother and his girlfriend don't ruin the evening. But the event leads to something much worse than a family squabble when the bar owner is found dead the next morning after being used as a human dartboard... Jill and her police-detective hubby both aim to find the killer, but scoring a bullseye will be hard since the place was packed with a rowdy crowd of locals and a platoon of stuffed-animal-toting, very competitive motorcyclists. And with the night's big haul of cash donations left untouched, what could possibly be the motive for this murder?
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The Twelve Days of Murder by Andreina CordaniTwelve years ago, eight friends ran an exclusive group at university: the Masquerade Murder Society. The mysteries they solved may have been grisly, and brilliantly staged, but they were always fictional. Until, that is, their final Christmas Masquerade, when one of the group disappeared, never to be seen again. Now our young, privileged cast of old university friends are summoned to the depths of Scotland for a Christmas-themed masquerade party. But all are hiding something deep below the surface that could make or break their careers. When they arrive, each is assigned a new identity themed around the Twelve Days of Christmas: Lady Partridge or Mr. Gold, Lord Leapworth or Doctor Swan. The game begins, and it feels just like old times, until the next morning, when Lady Partridge is found hanging, dead, from a pear tree. It quickly becomes clear that in this game the murder will be all too real, and the story is bringing long-hidden secrets to the surface. If the group hopes to win the game and survive until Christmas morning, they will need to face the truth about their history together and who they have become, and what really happened on that fateful night twelve years before.
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Gone Before Goodbye by Harlan Coben. Maggie McCabe, a highly skilled and renowned Army combat surgeon, is teetering on the brink. After losing everything, she is thrown a lifeline by a former colleague— an elite plastic surgeon whose anonymous clientele demand the best care money can buy, as well as absolute discretion. Halfway across the globe, sequestered in the lap of luxury and cutting-edge technology, one of the world's most mysterious men requires unconventional medical assistance. Desperate, and one of the few surgeons in the world skilled enough to take this job, Maggie enters his realm of unspeakable opulence and fulfills her end of the agreement. But when the patient suddenly disappears while still under her care, Maggie must become a fugitive herself in order to survive. |
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The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman. Who's got time to think about murder when there's a wedding to plan? It s been a quiet year for the Thursday Murder Club. Joyce is busy with table plans and first dances. Elizabeth is grieving. Ron is dealing with family troubles, and Ibrahim is still providing therapy to his favorite criminal. But when Elizabeth meets a wedding guest who’s in trouble, kidnap and death are hot on their heels once more. A villain wants access to an uncrackable code, and will stop at nothing to get it. Plunged back into action once more, can the gang solve the puzzle and a murder in time? |
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