Berne Library Notes for Wednesday, November 16, 2022
— Photo by Sarah Needham
The Berne library is ready to put a gobbling good book in your hands.
The Friends of the Berne Library announce their 8th Annual Juried Photography Contest. Entry forms and guidelines are ready for pick-up. While the formula is the same, the 2023 themes have been changed to surprise the innocent. Submit your winning photos by Jan. 31, 2023.
Zoom in on these new categories for your picture taking pleasures:
— 1. Wacky Weather;
— 2. Nostalgia;
— 3. Frisky, Four-Legged Friends; and
— 4. Lights, Camera, Action.
Start eyeing your targets and take your best shots for the Friends photo contest. What frisky, four-legged friends have you spotted today?
500 Hats
Knit Wits are gearing up to get those handmade hats from their “500 Hats Project” into the hands of families and organizations up here in the Hilltowns. And that’s no yarn.
Do you have a passion for knitting, crochet, or loom projects? You can join the group’s monthly meeting on Sunday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m. to share and learn.
All yarn enthusiasts are welcome to stitch along.
Plump pumpkins
On Nov. 21 at 6:30 p.m., November’s Adult Craft night sparkles with a pumpkin-plumping activity. A limited seating of eight participants will enjoy an opportunity to create a stuffed decorative pumpkin.
You can use it as part of your holiday decorating scheme or pass it along as a gift. A small $2 materials fee is requested.
Call 518-872-1246 to register for Adult Craft night. Or register in person during your next Library visit.
Family Storytime
By SLS
Family storytime, what does that mean?
It’s looking at family, far away and between
There are all kinds of families
Some big and some small
Families of friends that you’ve gathered overall
A family of squirrels or a fluffle of hoppers
Families abound in all ways and all rounds
Add the date to your calendar, this Tuesday the 22nd
And meet at the gate at half past the tenth hour.
The library is pleased to offer another exciting edition of library story time for the 4-and-under crowd on Tuesday, Nov. 22, at 10:30 a.m. A teaser for next week’s storytime. Think pizza.
Sock tree
As you saw at the beginning of the riveting library news, the Friends are having their eighth photography contest coming up fast. They also have a sock tree in the library for any and all sock donations to share with the Hilltown community.
The sock tree will be on display and accepting donations through mid-December. Share your generosity and help fill the Friends sock tree if you can. Thank you for your kindness towards this community-service project.
Director’s note
Stop by the library and add your favorite author, book, or genre to a star. The star will be added to a tree to be displayed in Knox.
The library is seeking interested applicants to fill one upcoming vacancy on the board of trustees. Please forward a letter of intent to director@bernepubliclibrary.org. For more information on this and any library programs please call 518-872-1246.
P.S. The library will be closed Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24. The shelves are back open and ready for visitors Friday and Saturday.