Berne Library Notes for Wednesday, March 1, 2023
At 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 4, the Friends’ photo contest reception is set for applauding all the entries received for the 2023 show.
A Best of Show and People’s Choice award will be revealed. Along with refreshments, there may be an opportunity to meet Agnes Zellin and Paul Tick. They are each photojournalists in their own right who have given of their time and keen eyes to narrow down the choices for Best of Show each year when the contest rolls around.
Agnes and Paul, if their schedule permits, will share their most recent collaboration on the book “The Photographs of Brendan Fahy Bequette,” which honors the life of a young man who lost his life to a rare cancer in 2022.
Sales of the book are set to “benefit programs to nurture young artistic talent in all forms and disciplines.” More information can be found on this project at BFBfund.com.
The Friends thank all those who helped make this eighth year of the photo contest another successful event.
Coming events
These are upcoming happenings at the Berne Library:
— On March 5 at 5 p.m., the Berne Sunday Book Club is meeting to discuss itsa most recent choice, “My Dear Hamilton — A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton,” by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie.
As revealed in the book jacket blurb, Eliza Hamilton’s broken heart stems from trying to “understand the flawed man she married and the imperfect union he never could have created without her ….” The authors are both New York Times bestsellers of historical fiction;
— An emergency-preparedness event presented by Cooperative Extension is on the docket for Monday, March 6, at 6 p.m. Please sign up by calling 518-872-1246 or dropping in and adding your name to the guest list. Emergency-preparedness kits will be handed out at the program;
— Roar goes the lion as he sits on the hill looking over his kingdom. According to a National Geographic website for kids, lions live an average of 12 to 16 years in the wild. Also, even though the lion is known as “the king of the jungle,” most wild lions actually live in the savannah or grasslands.
A lion story time is coming to the library on March 7 at 10:30 a.m. Visit with your young ones for a roaring good time; and
— On Wednesday, March 8, at 11 a.m., it’s Homeschool Hangout for all you homeschool families looking for a place to relax, share ideas, and get together.
Gardens and gardening
Some folks are serious in their pursuit of putting in a big garden, some casually put seeds in pots around the yard, and some are of the pretend-gardening persuasion. Whatever flavor gardening you do, the Seed Library is open and ready when you are.
Also, speaking of gardens, a garden tour is being launched for a tentative date of Aug. 5. Are you interested in showcasing your garden? Let the organizers know by calling 518-872-1246 or by emailing ahein6711@yahoo.com.