In the Library throughout the month of December, this annual favorite will feature work created by Library staff and the Saturday Knitters. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Library.
Last Day for Book Donations: Dec. 1st
The Library will not be accepting book donations during the Winter, the last day to donate is December 1. We will begin taking books again on April 1.
CLIO’S MUSE – A History Reading Club
Saturday, December 15
12:45pm in the Activity Room
The reading for December is Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann. In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma.
HOLMES & CO. Mystery Lovers Book Group
Wednesday, December 19
3pm in the Activity Room
The reading selection for December is Promised Land by Robert B. Parker. Spenser is good at finding things. But this time he has a client out on Cape Cod who is in over his head.
Tea Time Book Group
Wednesday, December 12
3pm in the Activity Room
The reading selection for December is Master of the Prado by Javier Sierra. A grand tour of the Prado museum in this historical novel that illuminates the fascinating mysteries behind some of the greatest paintings in the world–complete with gorgeous, full-color inserts of artwork by Raphael, Boticelli, and other masters.
Fall Artist – John Currie
Through December 15
John Currie is showing his photographs of “The Other Half.” Images he has taken from several trips through India and South East Asia.
Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum Pass
The Library now has a membership with the Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum. Patrons can check out a pass that allows for free general admission during public hours for an entire family, which consists of two adults and their children under 18 years old from one household.
POETRY with Rosemary Deen
Thursday, December 13, 27
1.30-3:30 in the Bio Room
Join us for an afternoon of poetry with Rosemary Deen. Our meetings are held the second and fourth Thursdays of the month.
KNITTING GROUP
Every Saturday
10am-noon
in the Activity Room
The Stone Ridge Library Knitters meet every Saturday morning from 10am – 12noon. All ages and experience levels can jo in 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.
MAHJONG
Every Friday at 10am
in the Activity Room
Beginners are welcome to join our Mahjong group. Register on line on the calendar or at the Circulation Desk in the Library, or just walk in. We will be meeting every Friday at 10am.
Stone Ridge Library Writers’ Group with Cathy Arra
GROUP I:
Monday, November 19, December 3, 17
4:00-6:30pm
GROUP II:
Monday, November 26, December 10
4:00-6:30pm
Two separate writers’ groups meet on alternate Mondays in the Activity Room of the Library, with a maximum of 10 participants in each group.
Conversational French with Claudine Brenner
Tuesday, December 18
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.
Conversational Spanish
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
1:30-3:00
Reference Room
Conversational Spanish is held on the fourth Tuesday of every month, from 1:30 – 3:00 in the Reference Room. Basic conversational ability is a pre-requisite for these sessions.
Bradford Graves Sculpture
Visitors to the Stone Ridge Library will now be greeted by a beautiful limestone sculpture that has been installed amongst the plantings that line the bluestone walkway at the entrance to the 1798 stone building. The sculpture, titled Magnus I, was created in 1995 by Bradford Graves, and was recently donated by Verna Gillis in memory of her late husband.
Stone Ridge Library goes around the world!
1. Pick up a bag at the Library (proceeds go to the library!)
2. Take a trip
3. Take a photo with your Library bag and post it on social media using this hashtag: #SRLaroundtheworld
Make your mark and spread the word about the Stone Ridge Library!