Hudson Valley Gives Day is May 19th! This ONE DAY online fundraising event is a great way to give back to the Library and support our community.
Last year you helped us raise over $22,000! We’re counting on you to help us raise even more money for the Library this year.
We are currently allowing up to 6 people at a time into the Library, as well as one family in the Children’s Room at a time.
Saturday, June 12th
10 to 2
in the library yard
The bad news is that we have to postpone the Library Fair for one more year. But we have our fingers crossed for re-imagining the Fair in 2022.
The good news is that we are having a plant sale on June 12th , from 10 to 2 out in the library yard.
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.
The final piece to our library upgrade is now in place! While the library has been providing curbside service we have taken the opportunity to move collections, paint shelves, sand floors and clean, clean, clean. A new circulation desk was the centerpiece of our project and it is finally a reality.
Mark your calendars for Hudson Valley Gives Day on May 19th! This 24-hour, community-wide online fundraiser was a huge success for us last year. We’re counting on your support again!
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 May is Flesh and Blood by John Harvey. After his wife’s betrayal and his own retirement from the force, Detective Inspector Elder has fled as far as possible to go in England without running out of land.
We will be reading Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick R Keefe for May.
A mesmerizing book on the bitter conflict in Northern Ireland and its aftermath in a society wracked by a violent guerrilla war, a war whose consequences have never been reckoned with.
Tuesday, May 18, June 15
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, May 25, June 22
1-2 pm on Zoom
The May crafts will be a celebration of May Flowers, and Mother’s Day. Make a floral crown and lavender sachet for yourself, your mother, your grandmother, or one of the people who cares for you in your life. We will spend some time too discussing the finer points about flowers in the virtual video link.
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 Beginning May 1
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:
May 17, June 7, 21
Group 2:
May 24, June 14, 28
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.
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.
