Berne Library Notes for Wednesday, February 19, 2020
— 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.