Berne Library Notes for Thursday, August 15, 2013
In 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt proclaimed August 19 as National Aviation Day in celebration of the development of aviation. The day is significant because it is the birthday of the first pilot, Orville Wright. National Aviation Week includes this day and promotes the education, awareness, and celebration of aviation.
How should you celebrate? Go for a flight, build a model airplane, or visit the Berne Public Library for a book on aviation. The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin, The Wright Brothers: how they invented the airplane by Russell Freedman or The Astronaut Wives Club: a true story by Lily Koppel are all excellent choices.
Lego League canceled
There is no Lego League in August. Let's plan on making flying crafts at the next Lego League event on Saturday, Sept. 21.
Story time
Airplanes are the focus of story time on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Come fly with Kathy at 11 a.m. and enjoy stories, activities, and a craft. This program is designed for pre-school children and their caregivers.
Adult program
One of the concerns of space travel is how to carry enough food and water for the trip. Sustainable living is the last topic for the adult summer reading program. Choose a book from the selection at the library or pick your own. Write a short book review, and be entered in a drawing to win prizes. The program ends on Sunday, Sept. 8 with a program on promoting a sustainable food economy.
Fireworks
Look to the skies on Saturday, Aug. 24 for fireworks. The town of Berne is sponsoring the Berne Summer Celebration from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., at the Berne town park. The rain date for this event is Sunday, Aug. 25.
Enjoy the car show, listen to music, and plan on having lunch at the Friends of the Library food booth. Help support the library by purchasing a ticket for a children's author signature, or a quilted wall hanging made by Peg Hoagland. Drawing tickets are available at the park during the celebration or during hours at the library.
Library renovations
The new library renovations are progressing and it will soon be time to set up the bookcases. We had additional bookcases made to match the cases we purchased from Borders when they closed. The new shelving needs to be stained and finished by volunteers. If you are interested in helping, please let us know by calling 872-1246 or e-mailing Judy at [email protected].
Orville Wright said, "If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true is really true, there would be little hope of advance." If he had done that, he would have never flown.