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“Though it was the end of February, the day was a lazy sort of cold. The sun slipped through the cloud in bursts, reminding the landscape that it was still there, prodding snow piles to relax into puddles and stirring sleeping seeds under the ground.”
― Erika Robuck, Call Me Zelda
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February 2024 Newsletter | |
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The Library will be closed Monday, February 19, for Presidents' Day
If there are any any questions about the library being open during winter weather, please call the library at (845)687-7023 or check our social media accounts on Facebook or Instagram before heading out.
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February is Black History Month. If you'd like to learn more click here.
February is Library Lovers Month. Curious? Click here.
February begins the Year of the Dragon and celebrates Lunar New Year. Click here for some fun facts.
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After Work Yoga Continues in 2024 | |
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Wednesdays February 7, 14, 21, 28
5:30-6:30
Marbletown Community Center
Our partnership with Town of Marbletown Parks, Trails & Rec. Dept. will continue in 2024 with continued free Wednesday yoga classes. Classes will be held at the Marbletown Community Center. All classes will be taught by Laura Brown and we are grateful to be working with her and the Parks and Rec. Dept. to bring these classes to our community.
Participants must register for each class. To register click on the links below:
Laura loves bringing yoga into people’s lives, encouraging her students to welcome space, breath, and movement to reset their bodies and minds. These classes are perfect class for the absolute beginner, the curious, the seasoned yogi and everybody in-between! All are encouraged to move at their own pace in this hour-long class.
Please be sure to bring your yoga mat and any blocks or straps if you use them. The library will have extra mats and blocks if needed. As with any exercise class, be sure to check with your doctor before starting.
Questions? Contact: Programs
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Saturdays
February 10-March 16, 9:30-10:30
Rondout Municipal Center (In the former Bistro Space)
1921 Lucas Ave
Cottekill, NY
Get your Saturdays off to a great start with our 6 week session of Zumba Gold Classes. We are again thrilled to be collaborating with the Town of Marbletown Parks, Trails and Recreation Department to offer you these exercise classes free of charge.
Zumba Gold is 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.
February 10 register here
February 17register here
February 24 register here
March 2 register here
March 9 register here
March 16 register here
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Mindful Aging: Living Life Fully as an Older Woman
with Stephanie Speer
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Mindful Aging: Living Life Fully as an Older Woman
Monday, February 12, 2-3:30pm
Activity Room
*You asked and we listened! Due to the popularity of this program we are thrilled to offer a third session of Mindful Aging with Stephanie Speer. This is not a follow up session but a third session offering to those who were waitlisted.*
May I meet this moment fully. May I meet it as a friend. This is an opportunity for women over 55 years of age to come together for contemplation and connection to use the tools of mindfulness to meet the joys, sorrows, fears, pleasures and challenges of aging with greater ease, balance, and control. Our time together will include conversation, information, and participation in simple mindfulness meditation practices provided in a safe and supportive environment.
Registration is required. Register here
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As an instructor of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Stephanie Speer has been teaching mindfulness practices to individuals and groups for over 30 years. She received her Masters in Humanistic Education from Goddard College and completed her MBSR professional training from Jon Kabat-Zinn and Saki Santorelli of the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. Her professional work and personal life has been informed by 35 years of meditation practice and Buddhist studies. As a long term resident of Ulster County, she continues to enjoy the beauty, serenity, and simplicity of living in this rural area which has helped to sustain her meditation practice and enabled her to enter the busyness of the world with greater calm and ease.
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How to Steal a Masterpiece | |
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How to Steal a Masterpiece
with Mallory Mortillaro
Friday, February 16, 2pm
Via Zoom
*You must include your email address when registering in order to receive the zoom link.*
Join us as we enter the underworld of stolen art as we examine the little known stories of some of history’s greatest art heists with art historian, Mallory Mortillaro. This lecture will review some of the most significant art theft in the last century and a half, while also questioning and discussing how the legitimate art market has managed to pique the interest of so many criminals.
Mallory Mortillaro is an art historian and educator. She has ten years of teaching experience, and has worked on various art research projects for museums and organizations in the New York metropolitan area. She studied at Drew University. Mallory resides in New Jersey with her husband and daughter.
Register here
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*Let’s Move with the Library is on winter hiatus until March* | |
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Hudson Valley Landscapes
Paintings By Kate Masters
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Art Exhibit Hudson Valley Landscapes
Paintings by Kate Masters
January 10-February
Be sure to stop in after January 10 to see our new art exhibit of Hudson Valley Landscapes. This exhibit includes some of Kate’s recent work, including pieces from her “Sunflowers” and “Escarpments” series
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Kate Masters is a Saugerties resident, and has lived in the towns along the Hudson River and in the Hudson Valley for all of her life. Her work includes both abstract compositions as well as landscapes inspired by local settings.
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Thank you for making 2023 such a great year for the Library! Your support is needed and greatly appreciated. We’re kicking 2024 off with our annual
Valentine’s Raffle!
$10 buys you a chance to win one of THREE prizes:
1st Prize: a mixed case of wine
from Stone Ridge Spirits & Wine
2nd Prize: 3 bottles (red/white/bubbly)
from Bluebird Wine Shop in Accord
3rd Prize: gourmet Valentine’s Day chocolates from Lagusta’s Luscious +
6 bags of Gourmet Popcorn from BjornQorn!
Three lucky winners will be announced on Friday, February 9th.
Learn more + purchase tickets online here, visit the Library to purchase tickets in person, or Venmo us at: @StoneRidgeLibrary-Foundation (or scan this QR code to go to our Venmo account.)
No limit on number of tickets purchased. Online ticket purchase = automatic entry into raffle. You will receive a receipt via email.
All raffle tickets must be purchased by 2pm on Friday, February 9th.
Winners will be announced that evening.
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Teen Game Night
Friday, February 2, 6-8:30pm
Teens 15+
Join us for after hours game night for teens. If you enjoy group games, come and join in the fun. Games will include Flamecraft, Bring Your Own Book, Apples to Apples and more. Snacks will be provided. Registration is required. The library doors will open at 6pm and close at 6:15pm so be here on time for an evening of fun.
Register here
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Teen dumpling night
Teens 15+
Friday, February 16, 6:00-8:00
Make dumplings with Jamie D. and celebrate Lunar New Year welcoming The Year of the Dragon.
Teen program for high school and older.
Register here
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Crochet Club for Tweens and Teens
January 9, 16, and 30 3:00-4:00
Get hooked on crocheting!! For ages 9 and up.
All levels welcome! No experience needed, just bring your patience.
Heather and Julianna will be assisting participants in this crochet craze.
Please register here:
January 30
February 6
February 13
February 20
February 27
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After School Story Hours
for children in grades K-3
Wednesdays 3:30-4:30
February 7, 14, 21, 28
March 6, 13
Get a Clue at the Stone Ridge Library during our upcoming after-school Story Hours for children in Kindergarten-third grades
Stories and crafts all with a mystery theme.
*Please Note: If Rondout is closed for inclement weather, or if they close early, or cancel after school activities, then this Library program will be cancelled as well.*
Register here:
February 7
February 14
February 21
February 28
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Preschool Story Time
For children ages 3-5
Thursdays 10:00-11:00
February 15, 22, 25, March 7, 14, 21
Join Jess and Lyndsey for stories, songs and crafts in this preschool level program.
*Please Note: If Rondout is closed for inclement weather, or if they close early, or cancel after school activities, then this Library program will be cancelled as well.*
Register here:
February 15
February 22
February 29
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Reading Dragons and Friends is a card collecting, independent reading, incentive program through the library.
This is a fun card collecting & reading INCENTIVE activity where children can earn a new dragon card for every 30 minutes of reading.
How do you get started and acquire a Reading Dragon?
Pick up a free Reading Dragon tracker, instructions, and some special starter cards at the library.
The more you read, the more dragons, unicorn, and griffin cards you can collect!
Each set includes an egg, a baby, a teenager, and an adult form of your dragon, unicorn, or griffin.
Take home your tracker, READ!! Then bring your completed tracker to the front desk to choose your cards!!
Collect them ALL!
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We are starting a new book group, Rabble Readers, for those who don't want to be told what to read! Our first meeting will be Friday, February 9, from 1-2pm in the Activity Room.
Interested? Contact [email protected]
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Tea Time
Book Group
Wednesday, February 14
1pm in the Activity Room
The book for January is The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called Roscuro, who lives in the darkness and covets a world filled with light. And it is the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl who harbors a simple, impossible wish. These three characters are about to embark on a journey that will lead them down into a horrible dungeon, up into a glittering castle, and, ultimately, into each other's lives. And what happens then? As Kate DiCamillo would say: Reader, it is your destiny to find out. From the master storyteller who brought us Because of Winn-Dixie comes another classic, a fairy tale full of quirky, unforgettable characters, featuring twenty-four stunning black-and-white illustrations by Timothy Basil Ering, in an elegant design that pays tribute to the best in classic children's books and bookmaking traditions.
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Clio's Muse
History Book Group
Wednesday, March 13
7pm via Zoom
The book for January is The Story of Art Without Men by Katy Hessel
How many women artists do you know? Who makes art history? Did women even work as artists before the twentieth century? And what is the Baroque anyway? Guided by Katy Hessel, art historian and founder of @thegreatwomenartists, discover the glittering paintings by Sofonisba Anguissola of the Renaissance, the radical work of Harriet Powers in the nineteenth-century United States and the artist who really invented the "readymade." Explore the Dutch Golden Age, the astonishing work of postwar artists in Latin America, and the women defining art in the 2020s. Have your sense of art history overturned and your eyes opened to many artforms often ignored or dismissed. From the Cornish coast to Manhattan, Nigeria to Japan, this is the history of art as it's never been told before.
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Mystery
Book Group
Wednesday, February 21
11am in the Activity Room
The book for February is What Rose Forgot by Nevada Barr
Rose Dennis wakes up in a hospital gown, her brain in a fog, only to discover that she's been committed to an Alzheimer's Unit in a nursing home. With no memory of how she ended up in this position, Rose is sure that something is very wrong. When she overhears one of the administrators saying about her that she's "not making it through the week," Rose is convinced that if she's to survive, she has to get out of the nursing home. She avoids taking her medication, putting on a show for the aides, then stages her escape. The only problem is--how does she convince anyone that she's not actually demented? Her relatives were the ones to commit her, all the legal papers were drawn up, the authorities are on the side of the nursing home, and even she isn't sure she sounds completely sane. But any lingering doubt Rose herself might have had is erased when a would-be killer shows up in her house in the middle of the night. Now Rose knows that someone is determined to get rid of her. With the help of her computer hacker/recluse sister Marion, thirteen-year old granddaughter Mel, and Mel's friend Royal, Rose begins to gather her strength and fight back--to find out who is after her and take back control of her own life. But someone out there is still determined to kill Rose, and they're holding all the cards.
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Friday, February 16
12:15pm, Activity Room
Registration Required
In February we will be cooking Tapas with Penelope Casas, who introduced the classic little dishes of Spain to American cooks more than twenty years ago. Here are all the appetizer dishes that have long been a tradition in Spanish cuisine--mélanges of seafood in aromatic sauces; little ragouts of meat, sausages, beans; colorful salads and marinades; the omelets called tortillas that enclose a variety of tasty tidbits; banderillas , zesty combinations on skewers; and empanadas , savory delights encased in pastry. The new recipes Casas includes reflect the influence of the innovative cooking in Spain today--dishes seasoned with soy sauce or balsamic vinegar; ingredients wrapped in flaky phyllo pastry; accents of goat cheese and arugula; foie gras in elegant presentations. With Spanish cooking at the forefront of today's cuisine, this "exceptional book by the leading American authority on the foods of Spain" (as Craig Claiborne dubbed it in 1985) is a must for every adventurous cook in America today.
The Cooks & Books group is a cookbook group. We meet the 3rd Friday of each month and take turns choosing a cookbook or theme to cook from. Each member then makes a chosen dish to bring to the meeting where we feast and discuss the cookbook and recipes. It’s a whole lot of fun and great food.
Participation is limited so if you are interested in joining this group, please contact Sarah Robertson at [email protected] or call (845) 687-7023 ext. 8.
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Tuesday, February 20
1-2 pm - in the Activity 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. This group is meeting in-person in the Activity Room. Registration is not required. For more information contact Sarah Robertson at: [email protected].
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Tuesday, February 27
1-2 pm on Zoom
¿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 or on Zoom, every fourth 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.
Contact Sarah Robertson at programs@stoneridgelibrary.org to join the group.
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POETRY
with Rosemary Deen
Thursdays, February 1 and 15 and a bonus date: 2/29 Leap Day
on Zoom 1:30 - 3:00
Join us for an afternoon of poetry with Rosemary Deen. Poetry meets the first and third Thursday of the month via Zoom.
Please contact Rosemary at [email protected] if you’d like to join the group.
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WRITERS' GROUP
with Cathy Arra
GROUP I:
Monday, February 12
GROUP II:
Monday, February 5 and 26
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.
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MAHJONG
Every Tuesday and Friday
at 10am in the Activity Room
If you are a Mahjong player, join us Tuesdays and Fridays from 10-12 in the Activity Room. No registration is required. The group is playing with the 2023 card. All levels are welcome. Come join in the fun!
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KNITTING 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 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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New Fiction
The Atlas Complex by Olivie Blake
Harbor Lights by James Lee Burke
Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett
Family Family by Laurie Frankel
Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas
I Have Some Questions For You by Rececca Makkai
Dead Man's Hand by Brad Taylor
Harold by Steven Wright
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New Non-Fiction
Think You'll Be Happy: Moving Through Grief with Grit, Gratitude and Grace by Nicole Avant
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
The Survivors Of The Clotilda by Hanna Durkin
Grouwing up Roosevelt by Nina Roosevelt Gibson
Frommer's New England Travel Guide
5 Ingredients Mediterranean by Jamie Oliver
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New DVDs
Four Daughters
Fremont
The Holdovers
The Royal Hotel
Story Ave
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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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Address: 3700 Main Street, PO Box 188
Stone Ridge, NY 12484
Phone: 845-687-7023
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