We appreciate you. Thank you for all of the support and help you’ve given the library, it makes a difference in our community! Wishing you a wonderful holiday season. Come visit and see how much you’ve helped to accomplish!
CLIO’S MUSE – A History Reading Club
Saturday, December 15
12:45pm in the Biography 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, November 28
4pm in the Biography Room
This month we will be reading A Fine Summer’s Day by Charles Todd – prequel to the one we read already. New York Times bestselling author Charles Todd takes readers into Scotland Yard detective Ian Rutledge’s past.
Tea Time Book Group
Wednesday, November 14
4pm in the Bio Room
The book for November is Blue Diary by Alice Hoffman. When Ethan Ford fails to show up for work on a brilliant summer morning, none of his neighbors would guess that for more than thirteen years, he has been running from his past.
Fall Artist – John Currie
Through December 21
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
Reference 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
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 at the library, with a maximum of 10 participants in each group. This program is designed for those who are actively writing and publishing work and who want to participate in a structured critical feedback process.
Conversational French with Claudine Brenner
Tuesday, November 20, 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, November 27, 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!