Saturdays 12-2
Wednesdays 3-5
Located in the small barn closest to the Library entry way
Adult Fiction and Non-Fiction books only
We continue to be astounded by the support we receive from this incredible community! Thanks to you we raised nearly
Our heartfelt thanks for helping us EXCEED our goal and win several Hudson Valley Gives prizes and challenges including:
• 1st place in Ulster County: Most Money Raised AND Most Donors!
The highest achievement for a Boy Scout in America is to become an Eagle Scout. Since the Boy Scouts of America began in 1911, only 4 percent of Scouts have earned this rank. But local resident Wyatt McCloskey Sell is hoping to soon join the elite club.
The book for July is Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively. The last thoughts of a dying writer are captured in this intelligent novel by Booker Prize-winner Penelope Lively. The elderly Claudia Hampton, a best-selling author of popular history; lies alone in a London hospital bed.
Wednesday, June 16
an 11am in the Activity Room
The book for June is Saint Brigid’s Bones: A Celtic Adventure by Philip Freeman. Sixth-century Ireland was a place of magic when Druids still roamed the land and every well had healing powers.
We will be reading The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans and Our Quest to Understand Earth’s Past Mass Extinctions by Peter Brennen.
Every Tuesday and Friday
at 10am in the Activity Room
Beginners are welcome to join our Tuesday Mahjong group. Our regular group meets on Fridays. All are welcome, but beginners will get the basics on Tuesdays. Registration is not required, just walk in.
Tuesday, June 15, July 20
1-2pm on Zoom
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.
Tuesday, June 22, July 27
1-2 pm on Zoom
For June for our Virtual “Take and Make” Craft we will be examining the Bernoulli principle which helps explain why an airplane can achieve lift. We will be making two STEM crafts in this month’s packet.
RBDigital will no longer be available after May 18th. Many of the services offered through RBDigital will be found in the LIbby App. Unfortunately, AcornTV will no longer be offered. At this time they have decided to no longer offer library accounts and are focusing on personal consumer accounts.
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.
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.
Group 1:
June 7, 21, July 12, 26
Group 2:
June 14, 28, July 19
Two separate writers’ groups meet on alternate Mondays at the library in the Activity room, 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.
Masks Available for Curbside Pickup! Make your selection from the code letter & number on the photo of the mask. Call the library at 845-687-7023, tell them your selection and we will have it ready for you using curbside pickup.
Go to stoneridgelibrary.org.Some helpful links:
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
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.
