Berne Library Notes for Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Several members of the Word of the Month Club are in the throes of their unpaid vacation at Letchworth State Park, enjoying scenic waterfalls, miles of hiking trails, multiple games of scrabble, and mafficking to their heart’s content.
While trolling about, Roxanne, Guinevieve, Cindy Leigh, and Eric were having some rousing chatter about new words they’ve encountered.
One word stood out. When they got back to the cabin, it was time to offer it up to the group.
Gathering around the firepit, Guinevieve stood up.
“I think you’re going to like this one.” Guinevieve glanced over to Roxanne as she struck the mini gong. “And the winner is — quackadoodle.”
“Maybe a quackadoodle is part wackadoodle,” Eric chimed. There was a chuckle swirling around the firepit. Quinevieve continued with a quick explanation.
“A quackadoodle is a person who thinks they know everything but they really don’t. Quakadoodles often talk to themselves and join conversations without being asked to join in. As you know, a wackadoodle is a person who is eccentric or fanatical so maybe the lines do cross a bit.”
“Anyway, keep your radar sharp for quackadoodles over the next month. It will be a fun observational exercise.”
“Here’s to the quackadoodles,” Roxanne said as she lifted her glass to a “Here, here.”
“The Chelsea Girls”
“The Chelsea Girls,” by Fiona Davis, is on the reading table for the Sunday book club. With the famous Chelsea Hotel in Manhattan as a backdrop and the Red Scare gaining momentum across America with McCarthyism, Davis handily walks the reader through the crazy politics of the time, targeting many of those in the entertainment industry with blacklisting, ruined lives and crushed dreams.
Follow playwright Hazel Ripley and actress Maxine Mead as their friendship travels from the 1940s to the 1960s, tripping through the landmine of political pressures and friendship.
Join the discussion group on Sunday, Oct. 2, at 5 p.m.
Financial Workshops
The first of six Financial Workshop Zoom meetings takes place Tuesday, Oct. 4, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Sign up and join the Personal Budgeting; Debt Management workshop here at the library or at home.
At home, this workshop can be accessed on Oct. 4 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. or from 10 to 11:30 p.m. and Friday from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Access registration from the library’s website at www.bernepubliclibrary.org. Click on the red READ MORE button and then click the RSVP address icon: tinyurl.com/TinaWorkshopRSVP.
Questions? Call the library at 518-872-1246.
Homeschool Hangout
All you homeschoolers, join the Homeschool Hangout at the library on Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 11 a.m. Meet, share ideas, chat.
Cemetery Walk
A Candlelight Cemetery Walk at Woodlawn Cemetery is planned for Friday, Oct. 7, at 6:30 p.m. Learn about some of Berne’s descendants as local community members portray different residents residing in the cemetery. All are invited to join the walk about.
New art
A new artist, Tammy Liu Haller, will be on the art wall for October. Details next week. See you on the trail!