May 2016

New Fiction

• A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman
• The 14th Colony - Steve Berry
• Chicago - Brian Doyle
• Bryant & May and the Burning Man - Christopher Fowler
• The Murder of Mary Russell - Laurie R. King
• No Safe Secret - Fern Michaels
• Chasing the North Star - Robert Morgan
• Miller's Valley - Anna Quindlen
• Miss Julia Inherits a Mess - Ann B Ross
• The Fugitives - Christopher Sorrentino
• Journey to Munich - Jacquelyn Winspear
• Family Jewels - Stuart Woods
  

New Non-Fiction

• What to Feed Your Baby: a Pediatrician's Guide to the 11 Essential Foods to Guarantee Veggie-Loving, No-Fuss, Healthy-Eating Kids - Tanya Altman, MD
• The National Parks Coast to Coast 100 Best Hikes: Easy Day Hikes, Multiday Trips, and Everything Between - Ted Alvarez
• The Woodburner Handbook: a Practical Guide to Getting the Best from your Stove - Anthony Bailey
• Between the World and Me - Ta-Nehisi Coates
• The Complete Photo Guide to Home Repair - Black & Decker
• Parent Hacks: 134 Genius Shortcuts for Life with Kids - Asha Dornfest
• Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business - Charles Duhigg
• Canada - Eyewitness Travel
• Warman's Antiques & Collectibles 2017 - Noah Fleisher
• Frommer's Easy Guide to Cancun and the Caribbean Coast of Mexico
• Mother Earth News: A Guide through the Seasons
• The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports - Jeff Passan
• The Famr on the Roof: What Brooklyn Grange Taught us about Entrepreneurship, Community, and Growing a Sustainable Business - Anastasia Cole Plakias
• The Pediatrician's Guide to Feeding Babies & Toddlers: - Antony F. Porto
• Family Meals: 250 Recipes for Bringing Family, Friends, and Food Together - Weight Watchers
• Deliciously Ella Every Day: Quick and Easy Recipes for Gluten-Free Snacks, Packed Lunches and Simple Meals - Ella Woodward
  

New Audio Books

• The Innocence of Father Brown - G.K. Chesterson

New Large Print

• Miller's Valley - Anna Quindlen
• Journey to Munich - Jacquelyn Winspear

New DVD's

• And Then There Were None - Sam Neill, Charles Dance, Miranda Richardson, Aidan Turner
• Concussion - Will Smith
• Grace and Frankie, season 1 - Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Martin Sheen, Sam Waterson
• The Lady in the Van - Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings
• The Revenant - Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy
• Son of Saul -a film by Laszlo Nemes, 2015 Winner Academy Award: Best Foreign Language Film
  
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver
• Youth - Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz, Paul Dano, Jane Fonda

Recently Donated DVD's

• Absolutely Fabulous Series 2
• Arthur - Dudley Moore, Liza Minelli, John Gielgud
• The Bank Job - Jason Statham
• Beyond the Fringe - Dudley Moore, Peter Cook, Alan Bennett
• A Bit of Fry & Laurie - Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie
• Blow - Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz
• Breaking Bad - seasons 1, 2, 3
• Dangerour Liasons - Glenn Close, John Malkovich
• Dexter - seasons 2, 3, 4, 5
• Firefly - Nathan Fillion
• Georgia O'Keeffe - Joan Allen, Jeremy Irons
• Get Him to the Greek - Jonah Hill, Russell Brand
• Hunger - a Steve McQueen film
• The Italian Job - Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton
• The Mentalist - seasons 1, 2, 3
• The Mists of Avalon - Anjelica Huston, Julianna Margulies, Joan Allen
• The New Adventures of Old Christine - seasons 1, 2, 3
• The Witches of Eastwick - Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer
• Workaholics - season 1
• The X Files - season 1

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BOOKLISTS

Every month in this spot we feature reading suggestions. Visit the Library to pick up a copy of the booklist-of-the-month brochure and check out a book from our current display.

Pleasant & Gentle Reads

(for the most part)

• Cottage Tales series by Susan Albert
• Pride and Prejudice ; & others by Jane Austen + DVd
• The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
• An Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
• A Week in Winter & others by Maeve Binchy
• The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
• A Thread so Thin & others by Marie Bostwick
• Remarkable Creatures ; The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier
• Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker ; the Elm Creek quilts novels by Jennifer Chiaverini
• The Persian Pickle Club ; & others by Sandra Dallas
• All the Light we Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
• Prairie Nocturne by Ivan Doig
• A Guide to the Birds of East Africa by Nicholas Drayson
• The Amateur Naturalist (574Dur) ; A Bevy of Beasts (500D) ; Beasts in my Belfry (590.74Dur) ; My Family and Other Animals ; & others by Gerald Durrell +DVD
• The Walk ; & others by Richard Paul Evans
• The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion ; Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle-Stop Cafe ; & others by Fannie Flagg
• Room with a View - E.M. Forster +DVD
• The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
• Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons + audio, DVD
• Wickett's Remedy by Myla Goldberg
• Nuala Anne Mcgrail series by Andrew Greeley
• Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon
• All Creatures Great and Small (Bio Her) ; & others by James Herriot + DVD
• Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman CD
• About a Boy by Nick Hornby + DVD
• The Friday Night Knitting Club novels by Kate Jacobs - CD
• The 100-Year-Old Man who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
• At home in Mitford & others by Jan Karon
• The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd - + audio, DVD
• Bryson City Tales : Stories of a Doctor's First Year of Practice in the Smoky Mountains ; & others by Walt Larimore - LP
• The Soldier's Wife by Margaret Leroy
• The Forever Girl ; La's Orchestra Saves the World ; No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novels by Alexander McCall Smith + audio, DVD
• Cedar Cove series by Debbie Macomber
• Empress Orchid ; Pearl of China by Anchee Min
• Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford - DVD
• The Hundred-Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais + DVD
• Northern Borders by Howard Frank Mosher
• One Plus One ; Sheltering Rain by Jojo Moyes
• Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
• Love Comes Softly ; Love's Enduring Promise by Janette Oke - DVD
• The Tea House on Mulberry Street by Sharon Owens - LP
• September ; Winter solstice & others by Rosamunde Pilcher
• No Fond Return of Love ; & others by Barbara Pym
• Farewell to Fairacre ; & others by Miss Read
• Miss Julia series by Ann B. Ross
• The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
• Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
• Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
• I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith - DVD
• The Help by Kathryn Stockett + audio, DVD
• Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout + DVD
• Irish Doctor series by Patrick Taylor
• The Shoemaker's Wife by Adriana Trigiani
• The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim + DVD
• Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland
• Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson + DVD
• The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
• A Sensible Life & others by Mary Wesley
• Bertie Wooster and Jeeves series ; & others by P. G. Wodehouse + audios
• Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth + DVD
• The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
• The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

LIBRARY FAIR

Saturday, June 11
10am to 3pm on the Library Lawn

BAG SALE

Sunday, June 12
10am to 2pm on the Library Lawn

Join us for the 70th Annual Stone Ridge Library Fair on Saturday, June 11 from 10 am to 3pm, rain or shine on the Library grounds.

In keeping with tradition, we welcome the community to gather for our favorite celebration to ring in the good old summertime. All the familiar favorites—food, plants, gifts, music, kids' games and activities—will be part of the day's festivities.

The main character of the event is the Books! Books galore. You will find them under the large striped tent, with a wide variety of selections to please everyone, from novels to history, cooking to mystery, biographies, poetry, and a nice collection of art and specialty "coffee table" books.

On Sunday, June 12th from 10am to 2pm, we will host the popular "day after" bag sale, where you can grab a whole bag of books for $8.

Under the Plant Tent you will find everything from flowering annuals, to perennials, herbs and heirlooms. Add to that the divisions donated by our botanically gifted patrons, and you will have a great start to the growing season. And then there are the Lilies! In bags, with variety, height, color and growing preferences clearly marked on their labels. All of these at such great prices!

Eleanor's Emporium will be laden with gently used table ware, jewelry, stationery and other gifts to wrap for presents or keep for yourself. And the Saturday Knitters will have their beautiful wares for purchase while they demonstrate their craft.

No doubt you will work up an appetite with all this book buying and gift shopping! Good to know that our traditional picnic menu of hot dogs, hamburgers, and sausage and peppers will be available.

Allison Reidy of Cherries will join us this year as "chef du jour." She will also prepare vegetarian dishes to round out the day's offerings.

Save room for Strawberry Shortcake! Local berries will be picked and our strawberry crew will hull and bake to assure that this mouth-watering treat will be ready for everyone to indulge. And of course we will have lemonade, coffee and tea, root beer floats, home baked cookies, and artisanal bread for everyone to enjoy with friends or take home.

In keeping with tradition, we are fortunate to have music donated by talented musicians to entertain us on Fair Day! Cheryl and Kurt will play at 11, Bloom Women's Ensemble led by Debbie Lan will perform at Noon, and Breakaway with Robin Baker are on board at 1pm. The Rondout Valley High School Jazz Band under the direction of Randolph Loder will once again wrap up the entertainment, starting at 2pm. Steve and Terri Mossardo will provide sound this year.

Children's activities will be provided all day and a selection of children's books and toys will be on sale as well.

The Library Fair is our biggest fundraising event of the year with proceeds going to the operating budget, for books and supplies, heat and other essentials. Thanks to all the wonderful volunteers who make the Fair possible, and to the community that has supported the event for…69 years and counting!

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Poetry Reading

Friday, May 6 at 6pm in the Reference Room.

Works by local poets Tina Barry, Pat Carlin and Lisa St. John... Please check the Library's Facebook page for samples of these poets' work. A reception will follow the reading. Please join us!

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TEA TIME BOOK GROUP

Wednesday, May 11
4pm in the Biography Room

The selection this month is The Lady in Blue by Javier Sierra. A curious exploration of the legend of the Lady in Blue, a seventeenth-century nun who, while in a trance state, would (or so the story goes) appear to people far away. The novel focuses on a modern-day Spanish reporter, who, while investigating a story involving the shroud of Turin, discovers a convent founded centuries ago by the Lady in Blue. Join us in the Biography Room for lively Discussion and light refreshments.

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HOLMES & CO.
Mystery Lovers Book Group

Wednesday, May 18
4pm in the Biography Room

The selection for this meeting is Don't Look Back by Karin Fossum. At the foot of the imposing Kollen Mountain lies a small, idyllic village, where neighbors know neighbors and children play happily in the streets. But when the body of a teenage girl is found by the lake at the mountaintop, the town's tranquility is shattered forever. Annie was strong, intelligent, and loved by everyone. What went so terribly wrong? Doggedly, yet subtly, Inspector Sejer uncovers layer upon layer of distrust and lies beneath the town's seemingly perfect façade.

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CLIO'S MUSE
A History Reading Club

Wednesday, June 15
7pm in the Biography Room

The reading selection for June is SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard. World-renowned classicist Mary Beard narrates the unprecedented rise of a civilization that even two thousand years later still shapes many of our most fundamental assumptions about power, citizenship, responsibility, political violence, empire, luxury, and beauty.

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Conversational Spanish
with Cliff Rockmuller

Tuesday, May 3, June 7
1:30-2:30 in the Bio Room

Basic conversational ability is a pre-requisite for these sessions that provide participants with an opportunity to practice and hone their Spanish language skills in a comfortable and enjoyable setting. Cliff Rockmuller, former language teacher at the Rondout Valley School District, leads the conversation. This program is held on the first Tuesday of each month.

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A New Conversational Spanish Offering
with Heidi Ehrich

Tuesday, May 24, 1:30-2:30
Biography Room

For those of you who would like an opportunity to practice your Spanish language skills at a slower pace, Heidi Ehrich will be facilitating a second Conversational Spanish session every fourth Tuesday at the Library at 1:30. Cliff Rockmuller's group will continue to meet on the first Tuesday at 1:30. Patrons are welcome to participate in one or both groups, the only pre-requisite being a basic conversational ability in Spanish.

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Conversational French
with Claudine Brenner

Tuesday, May 17, 1:30-2:30pm
Biography Room

Want to brush up or improve your French with a conversation hour? Claudine is a native French speaker, born in Paris and raised in Europe; following a 30 year Government career abroad, she chose Stone Ridge to retire in. Culture, medicine, travels, and anything/everything culinary are favorite subjects—which she would love to share and exchange in French. The program is offered on the third Tuesday of each month.

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Stone Ridge Library
Writers' Group
with Cathy Arra

Monday, May 2, 16
4:30-6:30pm

A writers' group meets every other Monday at the Library, with a maximum of 10 participants. This program is designed for people who are already in the process of writing and publishing work and want to participate in a structured feedback process. Cathy Arra, a poet, writer and former teacher of English and Writing in the Rondout Valley School District facilitates the group. If you are interested in participating, please contact Diane DeChillo at the Stone Ridge Library (687-8726) to place your name on the wait list.

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POETRY
with Rosemary Deen

Thursday, May 12, 26
1.30-3:30 in the Biography Room

Join us for an afternoon of poetry with Rosemary Deen. Our meetings are held twice a month, on the second and fourth Thursdays.

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KNITTING GROUP

Every Saturday
10am-noon

The Stone Ridge Library Knitters meet every Saturday morning from 10am - 12noon. All ages and experience levels can join us and drop-in knitters are also welcome. We each bring our own supplies and do our own work, but one of the best things about us is that whatever obstacle or confusion you might encounter, you're likely to receive as much comment and advice as you need to get where you're going with a project. Some of us can help toward the repair of knitted or crocheted items too.

The group is sociable and lively, and our conversation and sharing is just as wide-ranging as our projects. We are especially interested in the UFOs (Un-Finished Objects) that members bring in and love the show and tell of projects under way and being finished, new or old, simple or complex. Though knitting is our love and mainstay, we graciously adapt ourselves to stray crocheters and those of us who simply must take to the hook when the spirit moves. We share articles, magazines and books on knitting. Donations of yarn to the Library get made up into items for sale at the Library Fair and during the winter holidays for the benefit of the Library. Some of us also knit things for local hospitals or for the U.S. troops.

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Movies Based on Books Opening in Theaters

May 6, 2016

Movie Title: Captain America: Civil War
Where: Theaters
Based on: Jack Kirby, Marvel comic books
Director: Anthony Russo
Cast: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson

May 8, 2016

Movie Title: Wallander, The Final Season
Where: TV Limited Series - PBS
Based on: Wallander mystery series by Henning Mankell
Director:
Cast: Keneth Branagh

May 13, 2016

Movie Title: Love & Friendship
Where: Theaters
Based on: Lady Susan by Jane Austen
Director: Whit Stillman
Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Chloe Sevigny

May 27, 2016

Movie Title: Alice Through the Looking Glass
Where: Theaters
Based on: Alice in wonderland: Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
Director: James Bobin
Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Matt Lucas, Mia Wasikowska, Stephen Fry,Alan Rickman, Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen, Rhys Ifans

May 30, 2016

Movie Title: Roots
Where: TV Limited Series - A&E
Based on: Roots: The Saga Of An American Family by Alex Haley
Director: Allen Hughes
Cast: Malachi Kirby, Laurence Fishburne, Forest Whitaker, Rege Jean-Price, Anna Paquin

Construction Updates

John Saldi has been working on the windows in the upstairs Local History Room. more

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GREAT WEBSITES!

SYNC Audiobooks for Teens

SYNC is a free summer audiobook program for teens. Starting May 5th 2016, SYNC will give away two complete audiobook downloads a week - pairs of high interest titles, based on weekly themes. Sign up for email or text alerts and be first to know when new titles are available to download. more

Rawstory

Tired of the usual news websites (CNN, Fox News, et al.)? Then you might want to look at rawstory.com. This site additionally covers underreported news and investigative news stories. more

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