September 2021 Newsletter |
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“Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.”
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Bring Food Donations
September 1 - 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. The Rondout Valley Food Pantry is in need of cereals, pasta, boxed mac and cheese, canned fruit, canned vegetables and coffee. Personal care items are also welcome and donations of shampoo/conditioner, body wash, toothpaste and baby wipes would be greatly appreciated. All donations can be brought into the library during regular hours.Thank you!
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with Dan Calabrese from The Sunrise Advisors Group
September 23, 7pm, via zoom
This webinar is an introduction to Medicare for anyone unsure of their options.
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Dan will go over the four parts of Medicare, Parts A and B (original Medicare), Part C (Medicare Advantage Plans) and Part D (prescription plans). He will discuss how Medicare supplemental plans work with original Medicare plans and the pros and cons of Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans.
Dan will also address the best way to select a Part D plan, and The Part D “Donut Hole” concerning the misleading Medicare Commercials being shown on TV today. If you are confused about plans or considering making a change to your current plan, this is a great program to answer any questions prior to the upcoming Medicare Annual Enrollment Period which is October 15 to December 7th.
This program will be via Zoom and a link will be emailed the day before the event.
Please register here:
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Saturday, October 2
9 - 11am
In the Library Parking Lot
Examples of items you may bring for on-site shredding include:
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- Papers with staples
- Papers with paper clips
- Papers with binder clips
- Check books/registers
- Sale receipt books
- Hanging folders
- DVDs/CDs
- Tabbed dividers
- Credit cards are OK
- OK to bring in paper bags
Bring up three banker-sized boxes (Dimensions: 10″ x 12″ x 15″) of shreddable material.
The shredded paper will be recycled.
Do NOT bring:
- Books
- Magazines
- Photographs
- Plastic bags
- Ringed-binders
- No top-load sheet protectors
- No painted surfaces
- No cardboard
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Hudson River Maritime Museum |
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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. The museum houses collections documenting maritime transportation, industry, recreation and natural science. It is also the home of the Wooden Boat School, the Sailing and Rowing School, and the floating classroom Solaris. The passes can be used either by individuals or a group. They should be checked out from our circulation desk and returned to library. Plan a visit to this wonderful local resource soon! A reminder: we have Mohonk Preserve passes as well.
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Little Book Shop at the Stone Ridge Library |
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New Additions to our gently used books: Art, Music, Film and Kids books
Come back and visit us - many of our topics have been completely restocked.
Saturday 12-2
Monday 3-5
Tuesday 11-2
Wednesday 3-5
Friday 1-3
Located in the small barn closest to the Library entry way
- Adult books $2 ea.
- Children's books $1 ea.
- Occupancy limited to 2 people at a time
- Masks required
- Cash or Check
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WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING BOOK DONATIONS
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Online Auction
It’s that time of year again! Our annual Online Auction will preview for two weeks beginning September 19th! Bidding will open for one week starting October 3rd. The auction is a great opportunity to support the Library and our community. Don’t miss your chance to get some fabulous deals from local businesses on all sorts of products and services!
Auction preview link will be sent via email and posted on the Library’s website and social media pages - stay tuned!
If you are interested in donating an item to our auction, or if you are a local business looking to partner with us, contact SRL Foundation Coordinator, Aimee Bowe, at foundation@stoneridgelibrary.org or 845-687-7023 ext. 7.
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Tea Time
Book Group
Wednesday, September 8
12:30 in the Activity Room
The book for September is Free food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee. Casey Han's four years at Princeton gave her many things, "But no job and a number of bad habits." Casey's parents, who live in Queens, are Korean immigrants working in a dry cleaner, desperately trying to hold on to their culture and their identity. Their daughter, on the other hand, has entered into rarified American society via scholarships. But after graduation, Casey sees the reality of having expensive habits without the means to sustain them. As she navigates Manhattan, we see her life and the lives around her, culminating in a portrait of New York City and its world of haves and have-nots.
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Mystery
Book Group
Wednesday, September 15
11am in the Activity Room
The Mystery book for September is Spider Woman’s Daughter by Anne Hillerman. Legendary tribal sleuths Leaphorn and Chee are back! The supremely talented daughter of New York Times bestselling author Tony Hillerman continues his popular series with this fresh, new mystery--her debut novel--filled with captivating lore, startling suspense, bold new characters, vivid color, and rich atmosphere. It happened in an instant: After a breakfast with colleagues, Navajo Nation Police Officer Bernadette Manuelito sees a sedan career into the parking lot and hears a crack of gunfire. When the dust clears, someone very close to her is lying on the asphalt in a pool of blood.
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Clio's Muse
A History
Reading Club
Saturday, October 16
at 12:30pm
in the Library Yard
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. July 1863. The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia is invading the North. General Robert E. Lee has made this daring and massive move with 70,000 men in a determined effort to draw out the Union Army of the Potomac and mortally wound it. His right hand is General James Longstreet, a brooding man who is loyal to Lee but stubbornly argues against his plan. Opposing them is an unknown factor: General George Meade, who has taken command of the Army only two days before what will be perhaps the crucial battle of the Civil War. |
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Tuesday, September 21
1-2 pm 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. Culture, medicine, travels, and anything/everything culinary are favorite subjects-which she would love to share and exchange in French. The program is offered on the third Tuesday of each month
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Tuesday, September 28
1-2 pm a Zoom meeting
¿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 Tuesday of the month from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. 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.
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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.
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GROUP I:
Monday, September 13, 27
GROUP II:
Monday, September 20
4:00-6:30pm in the Activity Room
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. Cathy Arra, a poet, writer, and former teacher of English and Writing in the Rondout Valley School District, facilitates the groups. If you are interested in participating, please contact Cathy Arra.
To participate in the Writers' Group all participants must be fully vaccinated.
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Mahjong
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. We do ask that people wear masks while entering the Library, but once you are in the Activity Room it is up to the groups discretion.
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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.
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Open Eyes
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 – October.
Barbara Bash is a calligrapher and illustrator who has written and illustrated numerous award-winning books for children illuminating the stories of the natural world. Barbara has traveled widely to experience the creatures and ecosystems firsthand and has shared her drawing and research process with many school children over the years. She has lived in Marbletown for many years. For more information about her work visit barbarabash.com Her visual blog is barbarabash.blogspot.com
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Virtual Story Times
During the Fall months Julianna will continue to offer virtual story times with "Take and Make" projects.
Our Fall projects and stories will explore science with hands-on experiments to try at home.
Beginning in October families can pick up a bag full of all the items you’ll need to follow along with Julianna in her recorded videos.
Email Julianna at
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Virtual Live Storytime
Thursday, September 9 at 4:30pm
Join SuperGirl this month while she reads, tells engaging stories, and plays games -- Plus, she will respond to your children's live comments by name! Join this Virtual Live Storytime for a half-hour interactive experience!
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New Fiction
The Women of Troy by Pat Barker
Another Kind of Eden by James Lee Burke
The Women's March: a Novel of the 1913 Women Suffrage Procession by Jennifer Chiaverini
The Heron's Cry: a Detective Matthew Venn novel by Ann Cleeves
The President's Daughter by Bill Clinton and James Patterson
Viral by Robin Cook
Vortex: an FBI Thriller by Catherine Coulter
Mrs. March by Virginia Feito
A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
A Song Everlasting by Ha Jin
Songbirds by Christy Lefteri
Robert B Parker's Stone's Throw: a Jess Stone Novel by Mike Lupica
19 Yellow Moon Road by Fern Michaels
Ice and Stone by Marcia Muller
Breathe by Joyce Carol Oates
The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny
Bloodless: a Pendergast Novel by Preston & Child
The Vixen by Francine Prose
Malibu Rising by Taylor Reid
Forgotten in Death by JD Robb
The Women of the Copper Country by Mary Doria Russell
China Room by Sunjeen Sahota
The Cellist by Daniel Silva
Complications by Danielle Steel
An Irish Hostage: a Bess Crawford Mystery by Charles Todd
The Coldest Case: a Bruno, Chief of Police Novel by Martin Walker
The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson
Class Act by Stuart Woods
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New Non-Fiction
The Outlier: the Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter by Kai Bird
Sheet Cake: Easy One-Pan Recipes for Every Day & Special Occasion by Abigail Johnson Dodge
Pilates for Everyone: 50 Poses for Every Type of Body by Micki Havard
Geniuses at War: Bletchey Park, Colossus, and the Dawn of the Digital Age
by David A Price
The Pivotal Season: How the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers Changed the NBA by Charley Rosen
The American Experiment: Dialogues on a Dream by David M. Rubenstein
Now & Again: Go-To Recipes, Inspired Menus + Endless Ideas for Reinventing Leftovers by Julia Turshen
Small Victories: Recipes, Advice + Hundreds of Ideas for Home-Cooking Triumphs by Julia Turshen
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New DVDs
12 Mighty Orphans - Luke Wilson, Martin Sheen
Here Today - Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish
In the Heights - Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins
Quiet Place Part II - Emily Blunt, John Krasinski
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway - Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson
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HOW TO ORDER USING THE ONLINE CATALOG |
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Go to stoneridgelibrary.org.
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Click on either Home or Books & More.
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Click on Mid-Hudson Catalog.
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Log in using red button on right.
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You will need your Library Barcode (on back of your Library Card) and your PIN. (If you don't have a PIN you can set it up yourself.)
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Search for your item.
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Click the Request It button.
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Submit your request.
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We cannot accept any book donations at this time.
Please do not put book donations in our book drop.
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Address: 3700 Main Street, PO Box 188
Stone Ridge, NY 12484
Phone: 845-687-7023
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