After School Story Hour for K & 1st
Let’s learn all about BIRDS! Each week we will explore different types of feathered friends and have fun making bird-themed crafts!
This week we will learn more about the AMAZING American Crow!
The Escape Club Book group
The Escape Club
The 3rd Tuesday of each month 7-8pm
Library Activity Room
An After Hours Library Program
Are you looking for a book group that reads just for the fun of it? This may be the book group for you. No serious tomes of 500+pages, just lighthearted escapism the group members will take turns choosing. Think beach reads but year round. If you are interested in joining this after hours library book group, contact programs@stoneridgelibrary.org
After Work Yoga with Laura Brown
The library and the Town of Marbletown are happy to offer free, hour-long, after-work yoga classes Wednesdays starting January 8 from 5:30-6:30. Classes will be held at the Rondout Valley Municipal Center Gynmasium-the Community Center is closed for repairs. Bring your yoga mat and any props you use or you can borrow from our supplies.
Registration is required for each yoga class. This is a very popular program and typically with a waiting list. If you register and then cannot make the class please cancel your registration on our website or let Sarah know in an email to: programs@stoneridgelibrary.org
Wednesday, January 22 5:30-6:30
Let's Move with the Library
Let’s Move with the Library
Thursdays each month
from 12-1pm
Various Rail Trails
All are welcome as we talk and walk, getting in our steps and getting to know our neighbors. There is no registration necessary. Just show up with your walking shoes on.
All walks are weather permitting. Any cancellations will be posted on social media by 8am and on our website.
*Please check with your doctor before starting this or any exercise program.*
Thursday, January 2, 12-1 O&W Rail Trail parking lot Rest Plaus Trailhead
Thursday, January 9, 12-1 Wallkill Valley Rail Trail parking lot at the Women’s Studio Workshop.
Thursday, January 16, 12-1 O&W Rail Trail parking lot at the Leggett Road Trailhead.
Thursday, January 23, 12-1 Wallkill Valley Rail Trail parking lot on Binnewater to walk the Trestle Bridge
*There will be no walk January 30*
After School Story Hour for 2nd & 3rd Graders
Canasta
Canasta
Fridays from 10-12
Our Canasta group meets each Friday from 10-12 in our activity room. We have experienced players as well as beginners. The group is led by our volunteer Jane. Beginners are welcome but plan to observe the game for your first session as you learn.
Canasta is a card game in which players or partnerships try to meld groups of two or three cards of the same rank and score bonuses for 7-card melds. The first player or partnership to hit 5000 points wins! Beginners are welcome but plan to observe the game for your first session as you learn.
Questions? Contact Sarah here
Zumba Gold with Donna
Saturdays, January 18-February 22
9:00-9:50am
Rondout Municipal Center Gymnasium
We are thrilled to once again collaborate with The Town of Marbletown Parks, Rec and Trails Department to offer a six week session of free Zumba Gold Classes. Classes will be held at the Rondout Municipal Center on the Marbletown side of the building(playground entrance).
Join Zumba Gold instructor Donna Ebanks for a dance fitness program suited for those needing lower impact classes. This class is slower paced and will focus on balance, coordination and flexibility. Its a great way for seniors, anyone with mobility issues or those just starting out on their fitness journey to get started.
*You should check with your doctor before starting this or any exercise program.*
Registration is required for each class.
Knitting Group
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.
Meet Our New Director
Saturday, January 25
12:30-2:30
Activity Room
Join us for a meet and greet with our new director Gabrielle Esposito. She looks forward to meeting our community.
Light refreshments will be served.
Spanish Conversation with Francisco and Varcia
¿Hablas español? If you would like to brush up on your Spanish conversation skills and meet other language lovers in a friendly and stress free environment, come join our class on Zoom, every 4th Monday of the month from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. For more information contact Sarah Robertson at program@stoneridgelibrary.org All levels are welcomed. ¡Hasta entonces!
Francisco Rivera was born and raised in Spanish Harlem in NYC and is a long term resident of Marbletown. He is a sculptor and has taught sculpture at the New School, the Educational Alliance and the Sculpture Center in NYC. Spanish is his native language. He also speaks Greek and speaks some Italian.
Varcia Venetzanos is a native New Yorker and a longtime resident of Marbletown. She has a BA and MA in the Spanish language and in education and an MA in Counseling. She taught Spanish and ESL and was a bilingual counselor in the NYC public schools. She is also a fluent speaker of Greek, which was her first language.
Writers Group 1
The Writers Group 1 meets every other Monday from 4-6:30 in the Activity Room.
Group 1:
4:00-6:30pm in the Activity Room
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.
To inquire about joining the group email Cathy Arra
Mahjong
Every Tuesday
10-12 in the Activity Room
Join us for Mahjong Tuesdays and Fridays from 10-12 in the Activity Room. All levels of players are welcome
Come join in the fun!
After School Story Hour for K & 1st
After Work Yoga with Laura Brown
The library and the Town of Marbletown are happy to offer free, hour-long, after-work yoga classes Wednesdays starting January 8 from 5:30-6:30. Classes will be held at the Rondout Valley Municipal Center Gymnasium-the Community Center is closed for repairs. Bring your yoga mat and any props you use or you can borrow from our supplies.
Registration is required for each yoga class. This is a very popular program and typically with a waiting list. If you register and then cannot make the class please cancel your registration on our website or let Sarah know in an email to: programs@stoneridgelibrary.org
Wednesday, January 29 5:30-6:30
Clio's Muse History Book Group
Wednesday, January 29
7pm on Zoom
The book for January is 1177: The Year Civilization Collapsed by Eric H. Cline
Clio’s Muse is a History Book Group that meets about every 6 weeks on Zoom. If you are interested in joining this group contact: programs@stoneridgelibrary.org
