Marbletown voters passed the Library’s 2020 Budget of $277,964 by a margin of 45/1 in a vote held on August 12, 2019.
Trustees Ethan Plank, Sig Hack, and Victoria Schulte were each re-elected to a four year term.
Your donated items will help to raise funds for the Library!
What can you donate? Here are a few ideas:
ITEMS
event tickets, gift certificates, art, jewelry, instruments, electronics, handbags
SERVICES
music lessons, house cleaning, child care, landscaping, pet sitting, handyman services
EXPERIENCES
a stay in your vacation home, a yoga retreat, a cruise on your sailboat, a weekend at an inn
* Due Date for Donations: SEPTEMBER 6th *
To make a donation please contact Aimee Bowe
foundation@stoneridgelibrary.org
845-687-7023, ext.
We are excited to welcome Marilynn Rowley to the Library as the summer artists. Her show, Celebrating Wildlife with Mixed Media will be on view during July and August throughout the Library. The show focuses on nature, and in particular, birds.
We will be reading Historical Fiction this month: The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton. Engaging the services of a miniaturist to furnish a cabinet-sized replica of her new home, 18-year-old Nella Oortman, the wife of an illustrious merchant trader, soon discovers that the artist’s tiny creations mirror their real-life counterparts in eerie and unexpected ways.
Tuesday, August 20, September 17
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.
On hiatus until October
1:30-3:00
Reference Room
Spanish is on hiatus until October. 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.
Thursday, August 8, 22, September 12, 26
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.
GROUP I:
Monday, August 5, 19, September 9, 23
4:00-6:30pm
GROUP II:
Monday, July 29, August 12, 26, September 16, 30
4:00-6:30pm
Two separate writers’ groups meet on alternate Mondays in the Activity Room of the Library, with a maximum of 10 participants in each group.
Every Saturday
10am-noon
in the Activity 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.
Every Friday at 10am
in the Activity Room
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.
The Library welcomes book donations. Books donated are re-sold at the annual Library Fair, which is scheduled for Saturday, June 13 2020. Proceeds from the Library Fair are used for the operating budget—computers, books, salaries, supplies, etc.
“We are thankful for book donations from the community,” said Library Director Jody Ford.