Berne Library Notes for Thursday, April 2, 2020

The Word of the Month Club had to do some fancy tech work to hook members in for April’s reveal. There were many entries and a long series of text messages but, after all the hoopla, one word kept rising to the top.

Thanks to Cindy Leigh’s excellent computer skills, everyone is ready with glasses raised. Roxanne is doing the honors.

“A toast to Cindy Leigh for making this digital connection happen for us,” beamed Roxanne. Clinking glasses were heard all around. “After less than a teardrop of fuss, our group unanimously lasered in on its word for April.”

After a slight pause, Roxanne raised her glass with a gleam in her eye saying, “Here’s to ADAPT for April and standing tough in these unique conditions we are experiencing.” Following everyone’s “Here, here,” Eric shared a short reading: 

Although our library’s closed right now

We adapt and look for e-content

With Overdrive, Libby, and Flipster 

While meetings are suspended

We adapt and make future plans 

As weekly programs stay in limbo

We adapt and blueprint more

Humans have been adapting 

For oh so many years

Keeping forward movement

               Vital 

We adapt and carry on

A round of applause led into greeting each other with weekly progress updates and agreements to keep check-ins with each other going strong. Let’s hear it for adapting in April.

Time to plant

Seeds in the library are calling you. However, you may have to wait a while until curbside service starts up again.

Broccoli Spear of Berne Library’s Seed Library fame shares a few tips. Find a sunny window and sow your own seedlings. It’s time. If you are a novice and want to get more involved in the zen of growing, start small.

Container gardening is a perfect beginning. Two or three containers with a few tomato plants and some herbs. Or simple 3 x 3 raised beds may be a good option.

Garden layout on paper is a way to organize what seeds you may want to try. Many gardeners keep journals each year, charting what plants worked well, and those that flopped. A big plus, besides having fresh food harvested and grown by you, is the relaxing and de-stressing caveats of time spent with your garden.

If you have room, plant some pumpkins this year. There could be a pumpkin-growing contest in the works.

How did you adapt this week?

Thank you to all who participated in the library’s winter reading challenge and Get Cozy@Your Library programs in January through March. Lots of minutes read, health stories experienced, and gatherings enjoyed. Kathy Stempel, director, and the staff look forward to more reading challenges together with you soon. 

Please hold on to all checked-out library items until after the library re-opens. You’ll be happy to know that all checked-out items have been renewed until May 5. Put that smiler in your pocket and write up a paragraph or two from your recent readings. Challenge on!

How did you adapt this week? Inquiring minds want to know.