Events

Canasta

Starting June 14

Fridays from 10-12

Registration Required

The Library is adding Canasta to our group game offerings. Join our volunteer Jane to learn how to play this card game. Canasta is a for or rumme that uses two full card decks.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 we have limited registration.

*New Book Group* Morbid History Book Group

First meeting, Friday, October 25 7-8pm

Activity Room 

Join us for our newest book group The Morbid History Book Group as we read through the darker aspects of history. Our first book is Death Makes A Holiday: A Cultural History of Halloween by David Skall. We will meet after hours in the library activity room on the 4th Friday of each month. Please be sure to register.

Saturdays, October 12-November 16

9:30-10:30

Rondout Municipal Center

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.

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.

¿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 in the Activity Room and on Zoom, every 4th Monday of the month from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. All levels are welcomed. ¡Hasta entonces!

Contact Sarah Robertson at: programs@stoneridgelibrary.org to join the group and get the Zoom link sent to you.

Writers Group 2 meets every other Monday, in the Activity Room from 4-6:30

Group 2:
June 10 &24
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

Every Tuesday
at 10am 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!

Tuesday, October 29      3:00-4:00      

grades 4th and up 

Sew a little felt zombie. All sewing skills welcome. Patience required. 

Be sure to register, spaces are limited! 

A simple snack will be provided before we begin.

The Escape Club

The last 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

Our After School Story Hours will take a look at Science. 

Learn about electricity, air, polymers, acids & bases, and carbon dioxide.

Story Hours for Kindergarten- Third grade 

Wednesdays 3:30-4:30 

October 9, 16, 23, 30 November 6, 13

If you are taking the bus from Marbletown Elementary School 

be sure to fill out the District’s Alternative Transportation Form

A simple snack will be provided.

Register by visiting our online calendar at www.stoneridgelibrary.org, 

or email Julianna at julianna@stoneridgelibrary.org

NOTE: Library programs will follow Rondout School weather cancellations. If school is closed or after school programs are canceled the library programs will be canceled too. 

Once again, the library is happy to offer 3, hour-long, after-work yoga classes. Classes will be held at the Municipal Center, 1925 Lucas Ave. in Cottekill (old Rosendale School).

We will be in the cafeteria (formerly the Blackboard Bistro) or on the lawn above the playground, weather permitting. These classes will be taught by Laura Brown and we are thrilled to be working with her. Registration for this event will open on September26.

Wednesday, October 30, 5:30-6:30

This adorable duo delight preschoolers with stories, songs and crafts during their storytimes 

October 24, November 7 & 21,  December 5, 12, 19

10:00 – 11:00 in the children’s room!

Register by visiting our online calendar at www.stoneridgelibrary.org,

For babies 0-12 months and their parents

Every Thursday 12:30-1:30

Community building supportive playgroup. Connect with other parents and bring your little one for play, books, and more. 

Register by visiting our online calendar at www.stoneridgelibrary.org, 

Saturdays, October 12-November 16

9:30-10:30

Rondout Municipal Center

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.

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.