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Friends Meeting – Thursday, May 17

May 17th, 2012 Posted in Library Events | No Comments »

The Friends of the Berne Library will be meeting on Thursday, May 17 at 7:30 at the Ralph Miller pond house(1136 Helderberg Trail), weather permitting.   Fundraising ideas will be discussed.  All members and interested persons are invited to attend.

Questions?  Contact Jan Miller @ralph11@aol.com

Hugo – movie on Friday, May 18

May 17th, 2012 Posted in Library Events | No Comments »

The movie, Hugo, will be shown at the library on Friday, May 18 at 7:00 p.m.     Rated PG; 127 minutes.

An orphaned boy secretly lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station and looks after the clocks. He gets caught up in a mystery adventure when he attempts to repair a mechanical man.

Based on the Brian Selznick novel -  The Invention of Hugo Cabret.

Lego League – Saturday, May 19

May 17th, 2012 Posted in Library Events | No Comments »

Start building your own Lego creation now and bring it to the library on Saturday, May 19 at 11 a.m..  We will display your creations in the library display window during the month of June.

During Lego League,  each participant will receive an identical bag of Legos.  Create your best with what you are given.  Observe the creative talent of others.

This program is designed for grades 2-8.

Storytime – Tuesday, May 22

May 16th, 2012 Posted in Library Events | No Comments »

Storytime is every Tuesday at 11 a.m.  Pre-school children and their caretakers are invited to attend this free program that develops literacy skills while having a lot of fun.  This week we have some amateur magicians who will be performing.  Come and enjoy the show along with stories, activities and a craft.

New York Times Best Sellers at Your Library (May 6)

May 5th, 2012 Posted in Library Events | 2 Comments »
The Berne Public Library has the following New York Times Best Sellers (May 6, 2012) in our collection. If the book is less than 6 months old, it can not be requested on-line from our library but you may take it off the shelf when you come to the library. You may want to call (872-1246) to see if it is available.
Fiction – Print, Hardcover
1.  The Innocent by David Baldacci
2.  The Witness by Nora Roberts
3.  Calico Joe by Joh Grisham
5.  Guilty Wives by James Patterson and David Ellis
6.  The Lost Years by Mary Higgins Clark
8.  Come Home by Lisa Scottoline
12.  Betrayal by Danielle Steel
13.  Stay Close by Harlan Coben
16.  The Beginner’s Goodbye by Anne Tyler

 Nonfiction

6.  Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
8.  Wild by Cheryl Strayed
 
10.  Killing Lincoln by Bill O’Reilly
12.  Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

Survey for PEW for e-book users

April 13th, 2012 Posted in Library Events | No Comments »

Have you ever checked out an e-book from your public library?

The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, a non-profit research organization in Washington, DC, is conducting an online survey of public library patrons who borrow e-books. If you have checked out or downloaded e-books from a public library, please consider taking Pew Internet’s survey, available at the link below. All responses will be confidential, although your answers may be quoted anonymously in a future report. The survey should take about 15 minutes.
The survey is open from April 16 to May 18.  Thanks for your help.

To learn more about the Pew Internet Project’s research on e-reading and public libraries, which is entirely free and available to the public, visit http://libraries.pewinternet.org .