This project can be used as a trivet or as a stained glass window display. Craft kits will be available to pick up the week of November 16th to go along with the recorded “How To” instructions (along with book reading).
StoryWalk
The Next StoryWalk is set up on the O&W Rail Trail on Leggett Road heading toward High Falls. (You will need to cross Leggett Road, be careful). Walk, Read, and Enjoy We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom and illustrated by Michaela Goade.
Masks for Sale at the Library
We have masks for sale! Two different styles of masks in a range of fabrics – Whimsical, Geometric, Colorful. All made with quality and care by Elaine. $20 for one; $35 for two.
All proceeds go to the Library. Be stylish, stay safe & support the library simultaneously.
Early Bird Knitting Sale
This year we are offering something new for the Saturday Knitters’ Sale—the Early Bird Knitting Sale. Kind of a take off on curbside book delivery, but with knit goods made by our Saturday Knitters, to benefit the Library! This sale is in addition to the traditional in-house knit sale to take place after Thanksgiving.
Library Resumes Regular Hours, Announces Improvements
The Coronavirus pandemic forced a New York lockdown, including of the Stone Ridge Library, but behind the scenes, carefully and quietly, the Library was at work improving its 222-year-old stone building. The results are now on display as the Library has opened again—with some cautionary changes—for regular public hours.
SRLF Online Auction
Thanks to our generous community, our recent Online Auction was a great success! We are thrilled to report that your donations and bids helped us raise nearly $5,800 for the Library. We appreciate your participation and your generosity!
We are OPEN and continuing CURBSIDE
Browsing in the Library: maximum capacity in the building at one time will be 12 people.
Visit should be limited to 15 – 30 minutes.- Face Masks: Please wear over your nose and mouth, in the library and while waiting in line to enter
- Please maintain 6’ social distancing while in the library and while waiting in line to enter.
Welcome Back – a Video Tour
Stone Ridge Library joins Ulster County Libraries in “Food Fight” to support local food pantries
Fall Book Discussion Series (Zoom) — Focus on Women – Fran Sutherland, Facilitator
Artist and retired high school teacher Fran Sutherland will lead us in a three-part book discussion featuring stories about women in various times and locations, creating a rich and relevant theme for our times.
Thursday, December 17, 11 amPachinko by Min Jin Lee
A young Korean girl marries a minister who brings her to 1900s Japan.
TEA TIME Book Group
Wednesday, December 9
a Zoom meeting at 11am
a Zoom meeting at 11am
In December we will be reading The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Phillip Sendker. The first book in the Art of Hearing Heartbeats series, this is a passionate love story, a haunting fable, and an enchanting mystery set in Burma.
HOLMES & CO. Mystery Lovers Book Group
Wednesday, December 16
an 11am Zoom meeting
an 11am Zoom meeting
This month we are reading The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz. She planned her own funeral–but did she arrange her murder? A wealthy woman strangled six hours after she’s arranged her own funeral.
CLIO’S MUSE – A History Reading Club
Zoom Meeting Wednesday, December 16 at 7pm
The December book is The Earth is Weeping: Epic Story of Indian Wars for the American West by Peter Cozzens. With the end of theCivil War, the nation recommenced its expansion onto traditional Indian tribal lands, setting off a wide-ranging conflict that would last more than three decades.KNITTING GROUP
Every Saturday
10am-noon in the Library yard
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.
POETRY with Rosemary Deen
Every Thursday
1:30 – 3pm on Zoom
Join us for an afternoon of poetry with Rosemary Deen.
Please contact Rosemary at rmdeen@gmail.com if you’d like to join the group.
Writers’ Group with Cathy Arra
Book Donations
Coronavirus Information
Some helpful links:
Ulster County Covid 19 Hotline:
Monday-Saturday, 9am-5pm 845-443-8888
Monday-Saturday, 9am-5pm 845-443-8888
Ulster County Dept. of Health Facebook
New York State Dept. of Health Information
NYS Coronavirus Information Hotline:888-364-3065
CDC – Centers For Disease Control
The Mid-Hudson Library System has put together a couple of informative PDFs:
CoronavirusCOVID-19Resources
Coronavirus-COVID19SmallBusinessGuidanceAndLoanResource
Online Services
Electronic services are posted on the Library’s website listed under Services/Online Resources. At each logo, there is an explanation of what it provides. Whether you are using a phone (See MENU) or a computer (Find the logos on the left-hand side of the screen), these sites provide a variety of resources.