Berne Library Notes for Thursday, April 30, 2020

They celebrated their one-year anniversary. That’s 12 months in most regions of the world. April 2019 launched the Word of the Month Club at the Berne Public Library.

With April 2020 a mere wink ago, members made at-home celebration magic. Some created vision boards, others baked up a storm, and the majority spent time penning reflections.                                                                            

Starting the club’s journey was excellent. The most recent word, adapt, led April’s mantra as the library landscape changed dramatically in mid-March. The physical building remains closed to the public. Sigh. But all your checked-out library material has been renewed through June. Smile.

So here it is, the turning of another calendar page with a new word waiting to spring. Cindy Leigh set members up with a Zoom meeting to present May’s to-look-for and have-fun-with word.                                                                                         

Sharlee Ann took the lead. “Greetings everyone. How are y’all doing?”

Screen after screen showed their glass raising A-OK sign.

“It’s wonderful to see everyone. Outstanding set-up, Cindy Leigh. Thank you so much! And many thanks for sharing all the creative celebratin’ y’all did with our one-year anniversary.”

“Now for the moment of truth.”

Sharlee Ann carefully opened the purple folder and beamed to the team: “The watch word for May is million. Look for it coupled with other words like: ‘Thanks a million,’ ‘Have a million-dollar day,’ ‘May a million kindnesses come your way,’ ‘You are one in a million.’”

Smiles and cheers of mission million in May erupted all around.

Sharlee Ann closed with a reading:

“Million” by Cindy Leigh

How are you doing?

Excellent you say

Or outstanding or awesome

Or maybe OK

But if asked how you’re feeling

And you just answer:

“Million”

It makes little sense

So try it again

How ya feeling, old friend?

I’m alive and I’m kicking

I shelter in place

With my books and my pens

As a matter of fact

You might even say

I’m feeling like having

A million-dollar day

Look for “million” in your readings, “million” on your screens, and look for the million best moments unfolding around you.

Here’s a couple thinkers for you. If you walked 5,555 steps per day, how many days would it take you to reach one-million steps? How many pennies would you need for one-million dollars? When is a million not a million?

Virtual story time continues each week, starring the library’s director, Kathy Stempel

WiFi is available 24/7 in the library parking lot.

Many e-resources are available through Hoopla, Overdrive, Flipster, and Libby. Check for updates on facebook and the library’s website at www.bernepubliclibrary.org.                                                                

Keep reading, k? 

Director’s note

Please visit the Little Free Libraries at the Knox Town Hall, the Berne Town Hall, and the Westerlo Town Hall. They are open all the time. If you see Liam Hanley, thank him for building the little book houses.

You can still do your census questionnaire at the Berne-Knox-Westerlo hotspots or in the library parking lot. Everyone needs to be counted.