— Photo by Kathy Stempel
DVDs dry at the Berne Library after being decontaminated. Items from the drop box are quarantined for seven days then decontaminated. Requested items are placed on a table outside the library.
The Word of the Month Club had to do some fancy tech work to hook members in for April’s reveal. There were many entries and a long series of text messages but, after all the hoopla, one word kept rising to the top.
Thanks to Cindy Leigh’s excellent computer skills, everyone is ready with glasses raised. Roxanne is doing the honors.
“A toast to Cindy Leigh for making this digital connection happen for us,” beamed Roxanne. Clinking glasses were heard all around. “After less than a teardrop of fuss, our group unanimously lasered in on its word for April.”
After a slight pause, Roxanne raised her glass with a gleam in her eye saying, “Here’s to ADAPT for April and standing tough in these unique conditions we are experiencing.” Following everyone’s “Here, here,” Eric shared a short reading:
Although our library’s closed right now
We adapt and look for e-content
With Overdrive, Libby, and Flipster
While meetings are suspended
We adapt and make future plans
As weekly programs stay in limbo
We adapt and blueprint more
Humans have been adapting
For oh so many years
Keeping forward movement
Vital
We adapt and carry on
A round of applause led into greeting each other with weekly progress updates and agreements to keep check-ins with each other going strong. Let’s hear it for adapting in April.
Time to plant
Seeds in the library are calling you. However, you may have to wait a while until curbside service starts up again.
Broccoli Spear of Berne Library’s Seed Library fame shares a few tips. Find a sunny window and sow your own seedlings. It’s time. If you are a novice and want to get more involved in the zen of growing, start small.
Container gardening is a perfect beginning. Two or three containers with a few tomato plants and some herbs. Or simple 3 x 3 raised beds may be a good option.
Garden layout on paper is a way to organize what seeds you may want to try. Many gardeners keep journals each year, charting what plants worked well, and those that flopped. A big plus, besides having fresh food harvested and grown by you, is the relaxing and de-stressing caveats of time spent with your garden.
If you have room, plant some pumpkins this year. There could be a pumpkin-growing contest in the works.
How did you adapt this week?
Thank you to all who participated in the library’s winter reading challenge and Get Cozy@Your Library programs in January through March. Lots of minutes read, health stories experienced, and gatherings enjoyed. Kathy Stempel, director, and the staff look forward to more reading challenges together with you soon.
Please hold on to all checked-out library items until after the library re-opens. You’ll be happy to know that all checked-out items have been renewed until May 5. Put that smiler in your pocket and write up a paragraph or two from your recent readings. Challenge on!
How did you adapt this week? Inquiring minds want to know.
The Berne Library’s mission statement is: “Meet the needs of the community for life-long learning and entertainment.” The library may be closed to the public for now, but learning and entertainment shall flourish. Please, read on.
Over the weeks to come, look for trivia challenges, entertaining morsels and snippets of developing library programs in the works.
The Word of the Month Club gave us fascinating times for March so challenge yourself to flip on your observation switch and be fascinated. Search for smilers as you navigate your day. Write it down, post it, share. Look for good and good you will discover.
One delightful surprise coming from libraryland is the automatic renewal of all checked-out library items until April 1. That’s a definite smiler.
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Now for the question on everyone’s mind. “Do you have enough toilet paper?”
As any library supporter knows, there are a variety of items you can borrow with your library card. Toilet paper is just not one of them. You simply can’t check out toilet paper and return it when you are done. Those are the rules. No exceptions.
All for you
So what’s a small library in the Hilltowns to do? Offer free wifi from the parking lot. Done.
How about small scale curbside pick-up for seeds from the seed library, books from the stacks, music CDs or movies hanging on the racks? Done, done, and done.
Then there is the huge selection of E-Content you can download with the free Overdrive app. Please call 518-872-1246 to place an order for library items and a cartwheeling library staff member will fill it.
Daily activities
For a healthy dose of daily family activity ideas, check out the DayByDayNY Family Literacy Calendar link at bernepubliclibrary.org. It sits on the right-hand side under ReadSquared.
Programs mentioned recently include “Journeys on the Page” and “Express Yourself.” Two new writing groups inviting you to get writing. A couple of books for inspiration with your page journeys:
— “Bird by Bird” by Anne Lamont; and
— “The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity” by Julia Cameron.
Start penning those stories. Interested in joining? Send an e-mail to sandra@bernepubliclibrary.org or call 518-872-1246.
Challenge
This week’s trivia challenge:
— 1. How many James Patterson books does the Berne library have?
— 2. Where was the first library of books housed in Berne?
— 3. Name three non-book items you can check out with your library card.
Life-long learning and entertainment. Give it a go and see where it takes you. Stay safe, everyone.
News from the library’s director
“I want you to know we are wiping all items with disinfectant wipes after which we put the items into quarantine for four days,” says Kathy Stempel. “We will fill orders for library items the best we can.
“Please leave a message on the answering machine and we will get back to you as soon as possible. There is no physical contact at all. Items will be placed on a table outside the library at a certain time.
“Reading a book or watching a movie is one of the best ways to de-stress yourself. Stay safe and healthy.”
“Where’s the Dragon” by Jason Hook with illustrations by Richard Hook is one of many books about dragons at the Berne Library.
You’re looking to do some research. You want to expand your knowledge base. In your mind’s eye, you visualize yourself forging ahead using a method relying on words inside the covers of physically held books. Maybe your search could include movies as well. Your fascinating subject of choice: Dragons.
Fade into the Berne Library where you can jumpstart your Dragon adventure. Everything from wee readers to adult books to sink your teeth into. Here’s a peek at a few availables:
“Where’s the Dragon” by Jason Hook, illustrations by Richard Hook; “Dragons Love Tacos” by Adam Rubin, illustrations by Daniel Salmieri; and “Dragon Night” by J.R. Krause. All items are located in the picture book quadrant.
In the Readers you can find “The Dragon and the Wild Fandango” by Patty Wolcott, illustrated by Bill Morrison. Junior Fiction offers “The Dragon of Cripple Creek” by Troy Howell; “Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher” by Bruce Coville; and “Dragon’s Milk” by Susan Fletcher. Just a small sampler waiting to sharpen your new dragon obsession.
Young adults, how about “Talking To Dragons” by Patricia C. Wrede or “Eragon” by Chris Paolini? “Eragon” is part of a series started by Paolini in his teens. A movie by the same name was released in 2006. There’s a movie to get acquainted with.
Hopping over to adult non-fiction you’ll notice “Dragons: A Natural History” by Dr. Karl Shuker. And in adult fiction, look for “A Dance with Dragons” penned by George R.R. Martin. That’s Book Five in ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ series. Book one, “A Game of Thrones,” was published Aug. 1, 1996. The fantasy came to life when HBO aired its first Game of Thrones episode on April 17, 2011. Lots of research hours in that lot.
Puff the Magic Dragon; Pete’s Dragon; How to Train Your Dragon; the Donkey’s love interest in Shrek, who is simply called Dragon. Movies featuring Dragons to study and learn from. Expanding your dragon knowledge one book, one movie at a time from the treasure trove housed at your local library.
All this Dragon talk owes its inspiration to Carrie Needham’s chosen story-time theme of Dragons for the March 24 story-time party. However, due to recommended “social distancing” in the present health situation, the Berne Library trustees have suspended all in-house library programs until further notice.
Regular library hours remain open at this time. Programs stay on the shelf, ready to spring free when they say it’s a go. Questions? Please call 518-872-1246.
Census
In other news, the census timeline. Turn up the lights starting March 12 to the official count closing of July 31. Being counted helps funding in your area.
Three ways to participate in the census: online, over the phone ,or through the postal service. A census-designated computer is being made available at the library throughout the time period mentioned. Check out 2020Census.gov.
While investigating this month’s health slices, prepare your plates for a sizable dose of celery. That’s right, March is National Celery Month. Celery generally requires more calories to process than the crunchy bites have in them.
Celery juice, celery soup, celery smoothies, celery a la mode. How many fascinating ways can you prepare celery? Something to think about while awaiting the arrival of spring and visions of hiking float in your head.
Speaking of walking and moving more, Get Cozy@Your Library with Health Stories weighs in for its last session on Friday, March 13, at 4 p.m. Last week, participants designed their health booklets amidst laughter, cookies, drawing, and idea volleying.
After percolating a week, the group is ready to pour their final drafts onto the page. Exploring ways to tell unique medical woes and whoops in words and pictures — the finished booklets will be on display here at the library.
Storytime
Top of the mornin’ to ya with Leprechauns, rainbows and pots filled with gold. St. Patrick’s storytime is on a rolligin for March 17 at 10:30 a.m. Find your flashiest green and dress for the scene as the 5 and under plus caregivers gather round. After a touch of leprechaun story mischief, go on a wee treasure hunt in search of the pot of gold hiding in the stacks. Then do a hoppity jig over to the craft table before the program is done.
Knit Wits
March 15 at 7 p.m., Knit Wits are joining yarns of many colors and themes. Working through projects and sharing tips, this group welcomes new members at their once monthly meetings.
Pokemon
Pokemon fans, it’s another Saturday afternoon get together on March 21 at 1 p.m. Collect your cards, call your friends and be ready for Pokemon fun. Refreshments guaranteed.
Pottery Monday continues for 2 more weeks. Sign up at the library for one or both sessions on March 16 and March 23 from 3:40 to 6:30 p.m. in the BKW Elementary Art Room. Instructor Colleen Skiff leads you through the steps of making, carving and glazing a pottery bowl. Finished bowls will be sold at the Friends “Bowls for Books” event on April 25.
Friends’ Sale
In other March events, please note on your library-events calendar, the Friends’ annual Book, Jewelry, Media Sale coming up on Saturday March 28, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and March 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The sale is held at the Berne Senior Center at 1360 Helderberg Trail in Berne.
Any donations may be dropped off on Saturday, March 21, between 9 a.m. and noon at the Berne Senior Center. Do you need more books or less? Drop ’em off or pick up a few deals? Either way you’re a winner.
— Photo by Kathy Stempel, Berne Library director
Preparing for the March 1 deadline for stores to stop dispensing single-use plastic bags, the Berne Library held a Sew a Reusable Shopping Bag session.
“Laughter is the Best Medicine” and it doesn’t hurt to throw in a couple bicep curls while you’re at it. The Get Cozy@Your Library with Health Stories group gathers on Fridays, March 6 and the 13, for workshops in drawing their way to health.
Booklets, zines, graphic narratives, speech bubbles, ripping pictures from the page, fascinating imaginings jumping to life. Choose variety, get results.
Tom Payne, illustrator and cartoonist, takes the lead to draw your mind away from the stressors of your day. If you are 50 years or more, you are invited to come along. That’s Fridays, March 6 and 13, at 4 p.m. Relax and enjoy the ride.
Book Club
The Berne Sunday BOOKclub will be discussing “Lost Roses” by New York Times bestseller Martha Hall Kelly on Sunday March 8 at 7 p.m. This prequel to “Lilac Girls” sits in the shadow of World War l. Author Kelly delves into the lives of Sofya, Eliza and Varinka during this unsettling darkness. The twisting and intersecting of the women's lives plays out in St. Petersburg, Paris and New York City. Next up on the reading list: “Becoming” by Michelle Obama.
Storytime
Lion storytime climbs to Berne’s library mountain this Tuesday March 10 at 10:30 a.m. for the 5 and under earthlings and their caregivers. A favorite in the Fun/Fanciful section of picture books at the library, “Library Lion” by Michelle Knudsen, could be just the ticket. Experience sharing a book, moving about in a mysterious stance and building a take home masterpiece of your own creation.
Trustees meet
After the lions finish their visit, the Trustees will be banging the gavel on another edition of the Library Board of Trustees on March 12 at 6:30 p.m. These meetings are open to the public.
Writing Groups
Express Yourself, a new writing group, is in the throes of construction at the library. Everyone has a story to tell. What’s yours? Join and develop your unique voice.
Journeys On the Page, another group, is also being developed. Two new start-ups to stir the creative pot. Which direction do your writing passions bend? Memoir? Fiction? Poetry? Children’s books? The possibilities are rich. Both groups will begin meeting in April. Interested? Call 518-872-1246 and add your name to the “I’m interested” list.
Exhibition Prizes
The Friends have tallied all the votes on the pictures entered in their Juried Photography Exhibition. Prizes have been given and ribbons are placed. Take a wander through the gallery of photos to discover People’s Choice. You have the month of March to check out the display before the next show moves in. Happy gazing.
— Photo by Kathy Stempel
“Thirteen chefs and four brave judges participated at The Berne Public Library's sixth annual Jr. Chef Challenge,” reports Kathy Stempel, the library’s director.
Donations are being sorted, categorized, dusted, boxed, and piled. It’s a short few weeks before the Friends of the Berne Library’s book, multimedia, puzzle, and jewelry fundraising sale.
Mark your calendars for this annual two-day shopping blitz at the Berne Senior Center on March 28 and 29.
A drop-off date for donations is set for Saturday, March 21 from 9 a.m. to noon.
Interested in getting involved? Stop by the Friends meeting on March 4 at 7 p.m. to learn more of their library-support story. Join as a member or just volunteer. All hands are appreciated.
Reading Celebrations
The National Education Association started the “Read Across America” movement in 1998. After choosing Theodor Seuss Geisel’s (aka Dr. Seuss) March 2 birthday for the annual starting date, reading celebrations kicked off across the country in libraries, schools and homes.
Are you familiar with Dr. Seuss books about cats and things, and sneetches and whos and hortons wondering or running a zoo?
With all this in mind, March boots Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss storytime into the starting gate for March 3 at 10:30 a.m. Be a part of the positive reading experience for the 5 and under kids and their caregivers. Along with movement and a take home craft, the formula’s a winner week after week. Join in and be a part of “Read Across America” day.
March Mondays
Bowls to make, carve and glaze during March Mondays. Four pottery workshops are being offered by BKW art teacher Colleen Skiff from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the BKW Elementary art room on the first four Mondays in March. Sign up for one, or sign up for all. Each class can accommodate 23 bowl shapers. Please register at the Berne Library or call in to reserve your spot 518-872-1246.
Prepared bowls will be part of the Bowls for Books fundraising event on April 25. This annual feast fills the library with enticing soup aromas and brightly colored pottery bowls to sample the offerings.
Census program
“Count Me In!” at 6 p.m. on March 5 in the library’s community room. You are invited to listen in on a census program facilitated by Robert Scardamalia, a Partnership Specialist for the United States Census Bureau. Learn what to expect when you receive the invitation to be counted in the 2020 census. Bring your questions and Mr. Scardamalia will have the answers.
Seed Library
While your garden plans are floating in your dreams, remember the Seed Library is open and ready for the picking. String Bean has filled the drawers with seed packets to get your plants ready and growing. Broccoli Spear has raked in several new donated varieties from amaranth to zucchini. The drawers are bursting with promise for your 2020 gardens. It’s time to rock those dreams to life.
— Photo from Carrie Needham
Crafty: All the kids at a recent Berne Library story time have a place at the table while their elders stand behind them to help with their projects.
Swoosh! Claire shot through the door with the other members falling in behind.
Leigh, giddy with excitement, helped Eric splay out the finishing touches for The Word of the Month Club’s Leap Day celebration.
“Okay y’all, it’s time. Gather round, please.”
Everyone folded into chairs and grabbed their virgin mimosas for the toast. Just then a paper plane sailed down from above. Claire sprang for it and March’s word leapt out.
“Raise your glasses to a March of Fascination,” Claire smiled, as everyone’s glasses clinked.
Listen intently with fascination, plan a fascinating pocket garden, explore a fascinating new hobby — become, in a word, fascinated.
Incline your thoughts toward fascination as March slides you closer to spring.
Create
Knit Wits, Knit Wits tell a little tale
Purl one, drop three, add a drop of green
Hanging from the door frame
Seven skeins of blue
Cast off, bind on, yarn it, wrap and turn
The normal Sunday meeting
Was delayed for just one week
Time to now get busy
And create, create, create
On Sunday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m., the Knit Wits welcome any interested yarners to their regular monthly meeting.
Shining story time
Robot story time unfolds its shiny arms at 10:30 on Tuesday, Feb. 25. “Take me to your oil can,” Robot Dan says to the maître d’.
Listen to “Ultrabot’s First Playdate” by Josh Schneider. A charming tale of friendship and sharing.
Meet some books, move and play, transform a craft into a take-home treasure.
Spanish
Spanish for Beginners, session cuatro, meets at 6 p.m. on Feb. 25. A lively hour of teaching, learning and sharing the language and culture of Mexico will include word sheets, practice, and take-home tools to reinforce those basics.
Sew smart
Are you thinking of alternate grocery-lugging containers? With the plastic-bag ban just around the corner, starting on March 1, a workshop is scheduled at the library.
This Thursday, Feb. 27, at 4 p.m., sew yourself a reusable grocery bag. On-the-street reporter, Cindy Leigh, asked a local shopper what she plans to do when the plastic bags go away: “Just put it all back in the cart, thank you.”
Sign up for the workshop with Claire Nolan and have a reusable grocery bag ready for packing. Better yet, make one to donate to the resource center.
“Bowls for Books”
Flip open your calendar-events page to March. You have the opportunity to sign up for one of four pottery workshops being held at the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Elementary art room.
This is in conjunction with the Friends annual “Bowls for Books” event happening April 25. Workshop dates are March 2, 9, 16, and 23 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Learn the fascinating art of making, carving, and glazing pottery bowls.
Also happening in March is the Friends annual “Book, Jewelry, Media and Game Sale” on Saturday, March 28, and Sunday, March 29. Donations are greatly appreciated toward this yearly fundraiser.
Helllllooooo Valentine’s Day weekend. Wear a swizzle of red, a splash of purple, or a whisper of gold while visiting the library on Feb. 14, 15, and 17. Colorize your trip and add some flair to the library’s Fine Free February celebration. Dig out any overdue Berne library items hanging around corners or under piles. Then, return them to the library fine-free.
While you’re here, check out over 50 new photos on display in the community room. The Friends of the Library are asking you to vote for your absolute favorite in both the adult and junior slate of entries. Winners to be announced at the 10 a.m. photo reception on the 29th.
Healthy Families Story Time
Moving to Healthy Families Story Time on Tuesday, Feb. 18, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This special collaborative event invites parents or caregivers and youth to a multi-topic interactive educational program.
Be part of a hands-on food demo and taste-testing. Bring home new recipe ideas.
There will be a sharing of activities for whole family participation.
Also, get a clear picture on calming the storms that includes healthy self-care planning tools.
Finally, find out how to safe zone your house and your family. Lunch and a Healthy Family Giveaway bag is included in the program.
Learn Spanish
Tuesday evening, session three, Spanish for Beginners, takes hold from 6 to 7 p.m.
From learning the Spanish alphabet to greetings and word development, take advantage of this free class. Gracias and buen dia.
Junior Chef Challenge
Junior Chef Challenge is bracing for a wholly creative session of foods you may never thought to combine. Using a secret ingredient, aspiring future chefs are challenged to throw out their best efforts to tantalize the judges.
Sign-up sheets are at the front desk for the Feb. 20 event. Questions? Call 518-872-1246.
Get Cozy
Get Cozy@Your Library participants will be meeting on Feb. 21 at 4 p.m. to view three short TedMed Talks. Geared toward health topics and engagement, a reaction discussion follows. Healthy refreshments will be served.
Reading Challenge
The 2020 Winter Reading Challenge is at the halfway mark. There is still time to sign up on READsquared, which can be accessed via the library’s website at www.bernepubliclibrary.org. Challenge yourself to the 500 minutes reading goal by March 31. Then kick it for another 500. Earn badges, gain a completion certificate, and slide into the end game for prizes at the wrap-up event.
Museum passes
Museum passes are one of the many items available with your library card. Berne has two MiSci museum passes and it is a popularly borrowed item. From Feb. 15 to April 19, the “Butterflies and Blooms” exhibit comes to life at MiSci. There is an extra $2 per admittance to experience this special setting.
— Photo from Sandra Kisselback
Books about Valentine’s Day are ready to be read at the Berne Library.
Another week is dawning at the Berne Public Library. The magic think board is activated and ready to launch programs of inconceivable delight. Lower the lights, raise the curtain, and run the film.
Book Club
An oopsie doodle dropped last week when someone thought the book club members would be meeting on Feb, 2. That was Super Bowl Sunday! Of course the meeting had to be moved to the following Sunday.
Same book- “Educated” by Tara Westover, same time 7 p.m., same place the library, different date- Feb. 9. Glad that’s been straightened out.
Next month’s selection takes on “Lost Roses” by New York Times bestseller Martha Hall Kelly. Happy reading.
Storytime
Valentine storytime features hearts of many flavors waiting for the five and under sweethearts and their caregivers. Valentine books are ready to share, the bubble machine’s been filled with care and moving to the craft table is a noisy action packed affair. Wear your best shade of red and join your friends for Valentine storytime on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 10:30 a.m.
Spanish for Beginners
Hola! Moving toward evening, on Tuesday Feb. 11 at 6 p.m., is the second installment of Spanish for Beginners. Open your hearts and enlarge your world as instructor Mary Hass shares different facets from her home culture.
Soak up new words, phrases and sentences throughout the month of Febrero. Aplaude a todos! Cheers all!
Board meets
It’s that time again. Trustee Thursday is set for Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. All Library Board of Trustee meetings are open to the public.
Special Activities
Now open up your library events calendar to pencil a couple of special activities happening in a couple weeks during school vacation. There’s a family education program coming on Tuesday Feb. 18 called “Healthy Starts at Home.” This healthy family event is brought to you by Cornell Cooperative Extension/Albany County and Blue Fund.
The talk centers around food, activity games, relaxation and safety. Parents, caregivers and youth are invited. Lunch will be provided at this gathering from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Look for more details next week. A sign up sheet stands ready at the front desk.
Jumping over to Thursday, Feb. 20 the annual Jr. Master Chef challenge. This is where the youths whip up a specialty with ingredients provided. Generous creativity sprouts abundantly during this event. Questions? Call the library at 518-872-1246. That’s it for now folks. Roll credits.
Will you be part of the $1.8 billion in chocolate sales on Friday the 14th?
— Photo from Sandra Kisselback
Little people hold up the mustaches they made at the Berne Library.
Belvedere rolls in, waving her purple flyer. “Yoo-hoo! Everyone!” she sings. “There’s an extra 24 hours of play time this year. Hats off to Leap Year and cheers to the 29th.”
Laughter bubbles as everyone settles in to hear Word of the Month February. Clink, clink clink. Pause. And the winner is: Inconceivable. Try the ease of throwing it into conversation for all 29 days this month.
“It’s inconceivable so many people are storming the library for Fine Free February on Fridays when every February day is inconceivably Fine Free.”
Search low and high for those overdue Berne items and take advantage of Fine Free February. A dose of “Princess Bride” anyone?
Celebrate with your child
Take Your Child to the Library Day, Feb 1 A celebrated day locally and internationally to share the joy of library with a child. Special crafts for the youngsters. Books, magazines, music and DVD’s for the grownups.
Book Club
Berne’s Sunday Book Club members recently read the memoir, “Educated” by author Tara Westover. Westover shares her life intervention by pushing beyond what she was raised to believe about the world. A journey from ignorance to earning a PhD. Join the discussion Sunday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m.
Storytime
Welcome to Shadow storytime on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 10:30 a.m. Puppet shadows, Groundhog Day shadows, shadow escorts across the lane. Chase your shadow at storytime after listening to a shadow speak. What will the shadow reveal?
Spanish for Beginners
On Tuesday, Feb. 4, from 6 to 7 p.m. a Spanish for Beginners class is being offered to all interested participants. Classes will be held for four consecutive Tuesdays in February. Guiding you along is Mary Hass who has an expert command of the language. Sign-up at the front desk, por favor. Gracias.
Friends meet
The Friends of the Berne Library are forging ahead with plans for their 2020 fundraisers. Interested in helping the library shine but not sure how? Join them at their next meeting Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. Come discover the joy of volunteering.
Community Room display
The final days for viewing Noreen Powell’s art in the community room are counting down. Enjoy the blasts of color and quiet nature Powell has captured in her 18 featured paintings. Now through Wednesday morning.
Historical Presentation
Ah yes, history. On Feb. 6 at 6 p.m., Ted Shuart, Schoharie County historian, shares knowledge gleaned from the diary of Civil War United States Army Signal Corps, 2nd Lieutenant William H. Hill. Hear details recounting the day to day of a company officer and Lieutenant Hill’s personal insights on the battlefield. The diary’s entries begin January 1, 1862.
Everyone becomes part of history once each day turns anew. All interested are invited to attend.