Berne Library Notes for Monday, June 18, 2018
There’s a new art exhibit adorning the south wall of the community room at the Berne Public Library. Colleen Skiff, Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School art teacher, is sharing her watercolor paintings for visitors to enjoy.
Flowers, an icy winter road, and a bicycle pop out from the varied selections. Other subjects of interest include familiar structures and a snowy mailbox. Swing by to revel in the details of this month’s wall of art.
Summer reading program
“Libraries Rock!” is our 2018 Summer Reading program. A specially prepared flyer listing Berne Public Library’s rockin’ summer events is ready for pick-up, so everybody start your reading engines and grab the checklist. Adults, teens, wee ones and tweens are all invited to take up the reading challenge. Special packets for each group of readers are mustering near the library’s circulation desk.
Starting June 17 through Sept. 7, adults can choose books with “MUSIC” in the title, watch a DVD musical or how about a memoir of your favorite musician. Each group owns a special list of options to get those summer reading minutes in and grab the acclaim of being a certifiable reading superstar.
Special event
Pen in June 25 at 7 p.m. on your library event planner for the summer reading kick off party. Details of the Bells & Motley “15 Miles on the Erie Canal” performance which will be held at the Community Center (Senior) coming at you soon.
Knit Wits
The monthly Knit Wit ensemble assembles Sunday, June 17 at 7 p.m. in the community room. Bringing current projects to share and click about shakes up the hour with relaxing tomes waiting in the wings. “The Friday Night Knitting Club” by Kate Jacobs, available from the stacks, may hit the buzzer just right.
Story time
Story time visitors settle in at 10:30 a.m. on June 19 for a look at top ranked engineers in the animal kingdom. Beaver’s splash into view as Kathy Stempel leads a session on New York’s official state animal. Beavers build their dams from sticks, logs, stones and mud. Kids 5 and under will be “busy as beavers” while they listen, move and create during this Tuesday’s storytime. Caregivers join in the fun with a coloring sheet especially for you.
Speed dating
Just a quiet reminder to bring your favorite book to ‘Speed Dating’ this Friday, June 15 at 7 p.m. in the community room. Conversations rally around the tables of 18 and older adults connecting the dots of “So what do you do for unboredomville?”