Click here to join us on Zoom this Saturday, October 23rd at 2:00pm for:
Close to Home: the Poetry of Matthew J. Spireng
A lifelong Lomontville resident, award-winning poet Matthew J. (Matt) Spireng often writes about people and places close to home.
Thursday, October 28 at 6:30pm on Zoom
Please join historian Diane Galusha for a discussion of the vision, ingenuity, and heartbreak behind the development of NYC’s water system – one of the largest and most efficient in the world. The program will feature the stories of the engineers, politicians, contractors, and laborers (many of whom were immigrants) who built the vast network of tunnels and dams and explore the extraordinary price paid by thousands of upstate residents who were displaced by the Croton, Catskill, and Delaware reservoirs.
Bring your donations through October 16
Once again the Library is participating in the Ulster County Food Fight. Our goal is to fill up the shelves of our local food pantries. This is a win for our community so please help us with your food and personal care donations.
We are excited to announce the library now has four passes available to our patrons to visit the Hudson River Maritime Museum throughout the year. The Maritime Museum is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the maritime history of the Hudson River.
Come back and visit!
All shelves restocked
Monday 3-5
Tuesday 11-2
Wednesday 3-5
Friday 1-3
Saturday 12-2
We expect to be open through the end of October.
NO donations accepted.
This Fall we will explore some hands-on science experiments with our “Take and Make” projects. The supplies you need for these projects will be available in a to-go bag your family can conveniently pick up at the library. Sign up with the calendar link to receive updates about Project pick-up information and to receive a video link for instructions and associated books.
Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 4:30pm
August – October
An exhibit of original art from a wide selection of Barbara’s books that explore the world of the desert, old growth forests, Indian banyan trees, little brown bats, black footed ferrets and urban birds. The art will be displayed – and for sale – throughout the library from August through October.
Our next book is One Amazing Thing by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. A group of 9 people are trapped in the visa office at an Indian Consulate after a massive earthquake hits in an unnamed American city.
The book for October is Raven Black by Ann Cleeves.
It is a cold January morning and Shetland lies beneath a deep layer of snow. Trudging home, Fran Hunter’s eye is drawn to a splash of color on the frozen ground, ravens circling above.
Saturday, October 16 at 12:30 in the Library Yard (rain date for Zoom, Wed, October 20 @7pm)
We will be reading The Killer Angels, a novel of the Battle of Gettysburg by Michael Shaara. This Pulitzer Prize-winning Civil War classic is unique, sweeping, unforgettable, a dramatic re-creation of the battleground for America’s destiny.
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, October 19, November 16
1-2pm in the Community 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.
Tuesday, September 28, October 26
1-2 pm on Zoom
Go to stoneridgelibrary.org.
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.
Group 1:
October 18, November 1, 15, 29
Group 2:
October 25, November 8, 22
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wednesday, October 20 at 7pm
