Berne Library Notes for Thursday, May 28, 2020
Sandra Kisselback created this word-search puzzle for readers of her Berne Library column.
By June is drawing near with mini changes in sight. Gear up to flip that calendar page and reveal the Word of the Month Club’s June word submission. Take it away, Roxanne.
“Well, using our dart-board theme, five balloons are anchored to the board with one word in each. Here’s to success in 10 darts or less.” Members, with glasses raised to their monitors, smiled with a collective “Cheers!”
After three attempts, a fourth dart made contact with a resounding pop. Roxanne retrieved the slip and shared the winner.
“Kindness” is our word for June. Write kindness boldly on your notepad, share kindness in your interactions, treat yourself with gentle kindness. Raise your glasses to all the kindness we can muster this June everyone.
A tinkling of glasses and a “Here’s to kindness” spread across the airwaves.
Thinking caps sizzled
June welcomes formulas for conducting library services in the new-now, alongside the familiar-then worlds. In mid May, a new Virtual Trivia Night experiment was held. Kathy Stempel built the event using PowerPoint, Facebook, and GoToMeeting platforms.
Thinking caps were sizzling as participants typed answers into a chat box. One technological wrench tossed that night occurred when the laptop decided it was time to do computer updates two minutes before go time. Ooops. Didn’t see that coming.
All wrenches aside, the experiment successfully landed.
Summer Reading
With summer fast approaching, the library is gearing up for summer reading. “Imagine Your Story” is this year’s theme. There will be lots of new stories imagined this year. All age groups from wee readers to adults are invited to participate. Going forward, details of library launch pads are being reimagined.
Berne Library’s summer reading challenges will be using the familiar READsquared program to sign up and record reading minutes. Prizes and badges still apply. You can find READsquared on the library’s website. Activity packets are typically bundled to hand out for each age group. Stay tuned for more details.
Call 518-872-1246, check the library’s website www.bernepubliclibrary.org, email for help with any questions. The director will do her best to answer your queries.