Berne Library Notes for Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Adult Kraft Korner at the Library

        By SLS

The Monthly Monday adult craft night continues its run,  

For adults to get out and craft up some fun.

January’s creation? A folksy Salt Shaker Snowperson with trimmings galore.

Sign up

Create one

Let your imagination soar.

There’s a small fee

Of just three dollar bills

To cover the cost of those extras, indeed.

Call in

Add your name for January 23.

JoAnne leads the show 

For a crew max of eight

It starts at 6:30

Try not to be late.

Sign up by calling 518-872-1246. Please bring fabric scissors, a hot glue gun, a $3 materials fee, and your creative juices. At the time of this writing, three openings remain available.

Coming events

The library is offering these programs:

— Roar! Wake up, be alert. It’s Dinosaur Story Time at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 24. How many kinds of dinosaurs can you name? A new book by Jane Yolen hitting the shelves follows a dino story titled “How Do Dinosaurs Learn to Be Kind.” Another great addition to the library’s dinosaur book section. Join Miss Kathy for Dinosaur Storytime and test out your best roar;

— Homeschool Hangout flits in at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 25. Bring your homeschool crew, visit, relax, and share ideas at the every-other-Wednesday Homeschool Hangout;

— Pokemon enthusiasts, it’s time to participate in the every-other-Saturday Pokemon Club. This month’s mingle lands on Jan. 28 and the action unfolds at 2 p.m. All Pokemon fans are invited to join in; and

— The Friends 8th annual photography contest is well underway. Have you submitted your entries yet? You have until Jan. 31st to get your winning photos to the library for the February Friends Photo Contest Art Wall display.

 Life at the Sawmill

In the meantime, visit the current array of photographs on display depicting a slice of Hilltown history: “Life, Home and a Family Business in the Heldebergs — Rudy Stempel & Family Sawmill, Inc.” 

Now being run by the second generation, encounters with mud season, blizzards, roof collapses, hazardous ice conditions, equipment failures, equipment repairs, picture perfect summer days, and all manner of obstacles and surprises seeping in over the past 60-plus years have yet to stop the Stempel family’s tenacity to keep going. 

With Rudy and Sheila at the helm, rewards were many and hardships were bearable thanks to a hidden strength they called on repeatedly. Stubborn determination runs in the family. Along with a huge support network, the saw continues to buzz its lumber-making song. 

Making a decision to invest in his first sawmill to saw lumber for a family home was a good one. View the display and share your memories of your own building projects made from Rudy’s Rough Cut Lumber.

Years of laughter, tears, and joy all wrapped up in a continuous bundle of appreciation for working with nature has proven one thing: Life at the Sawmill is good.

Director’s note

The library trustees have another opening to fill. Please call 518-872-1246 if you are a Berne resident and are interested in filling the new position.