Berne Library Notes for Wednesday, August 25, 2021

It’s starting. You can see subtle changes moving in. A few yellow leaves here, some reds over there. Daylight hours shifting. Rain drizzles every few days and August, sliding toward the finish line. 

Joining the finish line slide is the library’s 2021 Tails and Tales Summer Reading Program with two final hurrahs. 

Appearing Monday, Aug. 30, from 6 to 7 p.m. is the last Barnyard series visit with Terry’s Therapy pigs. Swing over to the library lawn and meet Albert Einswine and Tammie Swinett. If you’ve always wanted an up-close meet-and-greet with a couple of friendly oink oinks, now is your chance. See you there. 

The finale, “Reptile Adventure — Animals you can wrap your brain around,” is on Tuesday, Sept. 7, from 2 to 4 p.m. Prepare yourself to meet turtles, snakes, and reptiles of the scaly persuasion. Questions? Call the library at 518-872-1246.

 Rejuvenate

Now that you have added Terry’s Therapy Pigs and Reptile Adventure to your library calendar, how about a peek at the Word of the Month Club. The meeting is about to get underway, but out on Charlotte’s back porch, there’s a little tete-a-tete going on.

“What else did Roxanne say?” asked Charlotte.

“Oh, you know. The usual. Read. Visit the library. Explore, learn. Support your local — well, support your local everything,” said Devon.

“Yeah, that’s important stuff. Isn’t it?” asked Charlotte.

“Of course, of course. We all know the importance of reading, exploring and supporting each other in work and in play. And indeed, we know visiting the library offers limitless opportunities to discover an endless variety of topics. Especially with the added benefit of dipping into the collections of 36 different libraries in the Upper Hudson Library system.”

“So, what seems to be the problem?” asked Charlotte.

“Nothing really. It’s just that ….”

“What? What are you trying to say, Devon?” Charlotte prodded.

“It’s just that I want to ring the purple gong when we announce this month’s word,” Devon sheepishly replied.

Charlotte burst out laughing. She was laughing so hard she could barely speak. At that exact moment, Roxanne threw open the door and rolled in the purple gong.  

Charlotte greeted Roxanne with a stifled snort and a big grin. “Hey, Roxanne, Devon wants to ask you something.”

Devon stiffened.

“Before we get to that, I need to ask you something, Devon,” Roxanne said

“OK,” Devon replied nervously.

“Will you do the honors with the gong today?” Roxanne smiled and handed Devon the mallet.

Devon stood tall, and with a huge grin whaled the purple gong.

Guinevere was there with the envelope and announced, “September, go all out and rejuvenate. Breathe new life into your September goals. Rejuvenate your menus. Refresh your mind. Update those mantras. Cheers to rejuvenating.” 

Speaking of rejuvenating, popping up Sept. 1 is an all-new art show featuring the art of Betsy Whitlock, Nancy Murphy, and Joan Johnston. Tune in next week to meet these three talented artists.