Berne Library Notes for Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Are you a total planning machine? Or are you a free spirit unshackled by the confines of an inflexible to-do master — going about your day engaging in whatever wanders your way?

What do you think about setting your sights on an outrageous new learning project to up the neuron connections for November? Think of something you’d like to learn about and give it a whirl.

Here are  a few thoughts to splash their way into your subconscious:

— Make 1,000 origami cranes and share them with your friends.

Look for the moving life story of “Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes” by Eleanor Coerr;

— Write a short story featuring pet adventures.

Check out “Brave the Page” by Rebecca and Grant Faulkner. A writing guide for youth yet beneficial for adults also. Prompts and author tips sprinkled throughout to get your creative writing juices flowing;

— Join an adult, sip, color and mingle meetup.

The Berne Library has a sweet supply of coloring pages just for you and recently hosted a successful Adults Coloring at the Library, after hours;

— Dip into Bonsai.

Lots of Bonsai books are available through the library borrowing system, including “Bonsai for Beginners: The Art of Growing Miniature Trees” by H.J. Larkin; and

— Become a master mushroom forager. Learn how to identify mushrooms. Gain knowledge of their health secrets. Start a mushroom tea room.

On the Berne shelves you’ll find “The Beginner’s Guide to Mushrooms” by Britt A. Bunyard and Tavis Lynch. Loaded with full color pictures, detailed descriptions and recipes. Candy Cap Mushroom Cookies anyone?

Events

Now that your neurons are tingling with excitement, here’s a look at library events scheduled over the next few weeks.

— Nov. 7 at 7 p.m.: The Berne Sunday Book Club discusses “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” by Alexander McCall Smith;

— Nov. 8 at 7 p.m.: Journeys On the Page meets via Zoom and in person. New York Times best-selling author Kathleen Grissom joins the group virtually to share insights and encouragement. Kathleen talked to us in May and graciously offered to check in six months forward to see how we were doing with our writing projects; and

— Nov. 11 at 6:30 p.m.: The Berne Library Board of Trustees meets, open to the public.