Pembroke Public Library gets $500 boost from local volunteer

Pembroke Public Library gets $500 boost from local volunteer

A familiar face at the Pembroke Public Library has stepped forward with a contribution to help improve the facility. Derrick Nearing, a longtime volunteer and former library board member, recently donated $500 toward the cost of a new book return drop box. The project is expected to cost about $10,000 in total. Nearing, who holds a master’s degree as a physician assistant and his working on his master’s in art therapy, said his gift was inspired…