Mark your calendars for the next three Wednesdays. The library is sponsoring Music in the Park at the Town of Berne Park starting at 7 p.m. Be entertained by A Bunch of Guys and Some Girls on August 4. The Three Js are playing on August 11 and Over the Edge along with other high school bands are scheduled for August 18. Admission is free. Refreshments will be available for purchase. Come join the fun.
The library is sponsoring a trip to the Zoom Flume in East Durham on Monday, August 2. The library will pay for the school bus and arrange for group rate tickets. Registration and payment are due by Thursday, July 29. Summer reading participants and their families have preference. Others may come if there is room. The cost is $14.00 for ages 3-7 and $17.00 for ages 8 and older. All children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult. The bus will leave B-K-W at 9:30 a.m. and return to the school at 5:00 p.m.
Title: Scuba Diving/Treasure Hunting
Location: Berne Library
Description: Certified Scuba Diver, Nathan Stempel will discuss treasure hunting. All ages welcome.
Start Time: 6:30
Date: 2010-07-30
End Time: 7:30
Plan on making a Cartesian diver and going on a treasure hunt. Nathan will be explaining some things but there will also be hands-on activities.
The library has bee asked by a patron to sponsor the American Red Cross babysitting course at the Berne Public Library. Young adults, ages 11 and up, may take this 8 hour class to become a certified babysitter. The cost is $63.00 per person for the day. At least 10 students are needed in order for the Red Cross to send an instructor to our area. Please call the library if you are interested. 872-1246
The Berne Public Library Board of Trustees is having a special meeting on Thursday, July 29 at 6:30 p.m. All interested parties are invited to attend.
Due to a resignation, the Town Board will be appointing a new library trustee. If you are a resident of the Town of Berne and would like to commit to a four year term for a nonpaid position on the library board, please call the library at 872-1246.
There is still time to register for the summer reading program. Click on the icon in the right-hand column to begin your registration or to log in your time, books and reviews. Look for messages on your page. Check for upcoming events on this website.
For youth ages 0-18, keep track of reading minutes in order to earn reading bucks to buy prizes at the end of the program.
For adults, log in each book and a review in order to be entered in a weekly raffle for prizes.
