Berne Library Notes for Thursday, May 7, 2020

Forty-two days. That’s how long it’s been. Announcements were made. Lines of reality shifted. Everyone was told to stay — home, work — from home, learn — at home, eat your meals — at home.

Amp up learning opportunities with online webinars — at home. School’s closed. Grab your chromebooks, power up your devices, and raise the bar to keep up your studies — from home.  

Story time cancelled. Check out virtual story time with Miss Kathy online — from home on Facebook. Gardening program cancelled. Plan your garden, plant seeds, find a sunny window, water, grow, feel the power of your garden — at home. 

Photography club cancelled. Checkouts cancelled. Journeys on the Page Writing group cancelled. Library closed until further notice. Everyone is told to stay — home. Forty-two days. That’s how long it’s been. But —

Is everyone doing OK? At home? With your puzzles and movies and inventive genius minds? You can take pictures, write stories, get your garden on. You can write letters to mail out and surprise all the special people in your life.

Learn to play oatmeal box drums, draw, practice kickboxing, play scrabble, paint, dance.  

You are resilient, tough, adaptable and probably baking more than you have done in a long time. Sounds like a good idea for a future library program. A baking sampler night.

Is your brain percolating with unique combinations of flour, lemon, sugar and chocolate? Write that down on the Kaizen board before all the cheesecake disappears.

While the physical library continues with lockdown mode, library-card holders are enjoying the many tools available online. Books, movies, and magazines can be borrowed through the Hoopla, Overdrive, Libby, and Flipster apps. Find information on the Berne Library website at www.bernepubliclibrary.org or call with questions at 518-872-1246. The director will get back to you. 

Check out DayByDayNY Family Literacy Calendar on the library’s website. Or Upper Hudson Library’s useful information and Old School Games for Kids links.

Bored?

“I’m bored! There’s nothing to do!” Really? There are lots of ideas to explore. Now get outside and start exploring. And remember the library’s parking lot has wifi to razz-a-mattazzle your internet connections day and night.

Mother’s Day

This weekend we salute mothers. Time to get out the card stock, crayons, markers, and magazines. Clip pictures, write a special message, and hand over that homemade card to Mom. Happy Mother’s Day 2020. Thanks a million to all the moms out there from the Berne Public Library.

It’s been 42 days. One day at a time till we meet again.  

Director’s note

Drive through the library parking lot and check out the perfect foundation to the upcoming shed. Thank you Town of Berne Highway Department.