Berne Library Notes for Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Check out Stellaluna and see how her little adventure forges an unusual friendship, plus learn a few things about bats to boot," says Berne library columnist Sandra L. Kisselback.
“Stellaluna,” a picture book by Janell Cannon, a view. Pip, Flitter, and Flap were joined by a visitor. The visitor was a youngster just like them.
Mother Bat was flying about one night while holding onto her baby, Stellaluna, when an owl swooped in for a tasty treat. Mother Bat lost her hold on Stellaluna and the baby bat ended up falling, phooomph, right into Mama bird’s nest.
“What was that?” cried Flap.
“I don’t know, but it’s hanging by its feet,” chirped Flitter.
“Shhh! Here comes Mama,” hissed Pip.
Follow along as Stellaluna and her new “temporary” family adjust, learn new ways, and care for each other even though they are different in so many ways. Birds with their feathers, bats with fur. Birds sleeping upright, bats sleeping upside down. Birds laying eggs, bats being mammals and giving birth to live young.
Cannon wraps up her book with a two-page write-up of Bat Notes, starting off with telling the reader that bats are the “only mammals capable of powered flight.”
Check out Stellaluna and see how her little adventure forges an unusual friendship, plus learn a few things about bats to boot.
Essay contest
If you haven’t heard, there is an essay contest in the works sponsored by the Friends and the library’s writing group — Journeys On the Page. Moving into the final month to submit your essay, by March 31, there’s a little addition to add to the mix.
When you submit your masterpiece to sandra@bernepubliclibrary.org describing “Your Ideal Library,” please include your name, contact information, and age range: 13 and under, 13 to 18, or 19 and older.
While on the subject of Journeys On the Page, the group’s monthly mingle is set for Friday, March 11, at 7 p.m. via Zoom. All interesting writers are welcome.
Book club
The Berne Sunday Book Club is discussing “The Children’s Blizzard” by Melanie Benjamin on March 6 at 5 p.m. Did you know Melanie Benjamin is a pen name for Melanie Hauser
On her webpage — melaniebenjamin.com — the author confesses to being an armchair historian. In Benjamin’s words: “History only comes alive when we remember that it was made by real people.”
Trustees meet
The Berne Library Board of Trustees meets on March 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the community room. These meetings are open to the public.
Sale
A bold reminder to mark your calendars for the Friends colossal Book, Media, Games & Puzzles Sale to be staged at the Berne Senior Center on March 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Be sure to stop by and grab some big-time bargains. Any donations you wish to pass along may be dropped off on March 19 from 9 a.m. to noon. Thank you for your support.