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Find everything you need for your crafting pleasure! Yarn, fabric, notions, containers, canvases, paints, vases, scrapbooking materials, sewing machines, and every crafting item you can think of! Everything priced to sell. Don't miss this opportunity to stock your cabinets. |
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CFY Sale Volunteers Wanted
Join our team!
Contact Nicole at nlane@rcls.org if you can help.
No amount of time is too small! Saturday, Sept. 23 (CFY Sale) - volunteer jobs include: cashiering, answering questions, restocking and organizing, directing traffic and more! |
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Banned Book Keychain Kit
Email Nicole at nlane@rcls.org to reserve a kit.
All ages.
Get creative just in time for banned book week, October 1-7. Celebrate a favorite Banned Book with a DIY Key chain/necklace kit. All supplies included. |
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Virtual Italian Conversational Class
Wednesdays
5:30 - 6:30 PM
Register here to receive Zoom link (same one used every week).This weekly class is designed for people who have some knowledge of the Italian language and would like to improve their conversational skills. Dr. Ornella Lepri Mazzuca is a native speaker of Italian and has been facilitating the conversational class at the Gardiner Library since 2016. She graduated from the University of Urbino, Italy, with a Doctorate in English, French and Italian. She later earned an MA in Spanish and Linguistics and a PhD in Spanish Literature from the University at Albany. |
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From Start to Finish Writing Workshop Series with Grace Bialecki
Tuesdays - 3 week series meets 9/19, 9/26 & 10/3
7 - 9 PM How many unfinished pieces of writing do you have on your computer? Join us for a three-session workshop where we'll break down the drafting and revision process into specific tasks, and learn how to see a piece through from start to finish. Open to writers of all levels who are working on short stories or essays. Grace Bialecki is a writer, literary coach, and workshop facilitator. Her work has appeared in various publications including Catapult and Epiphany Magazine. Bialecki is the co-founder of the storytelling series Thirst, and the author of the novel Purple Gold.
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Banned Book Club with Carol Bergman Thursday, October 12 (Second Thursdays through Dec.)
6:30 - 7:30 PM Carol Bergman (author, educator and experienced facilitator) will guide discussions of four banned books, both classic and contemporary. Carol is a longtime member of both PEN America and the Authors Guild, two organizations that have tracked banning and started lawsuits against school districts and state legislatures. Learn more about Carol here: www.carolbergman.net September 14: Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye and Amanda Gorman, The Hill We ClimbOctober 12: Ashley Hope Perez, Out of DarknessNovember 9: Art Spiegelman, MausDecember 14: George Johnson, All Boys Aren’t Blue |
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Story Times with Miss Amy Starts this week!
No registration required.
Toddler/Preschool: Ages 2-5 Tuesdays 10:00 - 10:30 AM Enjoy picture books and songs. Take a craft to make at home. Bouncing Babies: 0-24 months Thursdays 9:30 - 9:50 AM Board books, songs, bounces, rhymes and more!
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Music With Miss Amy Monday, October 16 9:30-10:15 AM
Free class, but space is limited. Music and movement class for children up to 4 years old with caregiver. Classes will include movement, beat keeping, song time, instruments, puppets and lots of fun! |
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Wednesdays 4:30 - 5 PM $85 for 4-week series.
Classroom guitars are provided through a generous donation by the Neal Casal Music Foundation.
Beginner guitar lessons for young children with a gentle, playful approach. We will learn the parts of a guitar, and explore basic musical concepts such as beat, rhythm and pitch. Students will approach learning individual notes on the guitar and simple chords.
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Guitar 2 - Small Group Guitar Classes for Kids 5-8 Yrs.$85 for 4-week series.
Classroom guitars are provided through a generous donation by the Neal Casal Music Foundation. Continuation of Guitar 1 with Miss Amy. Beginner students 5-8 years old will explore fundamental elements of learning how to play guitar. The focus of this series is to get young children interested and excited about learning to play guitar and to prepare for private lessons as they grow.
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Join the Library's Teen Advisory Board (TAB)12 years and older TAB participants help the library with upcoming events and programs, and can create their own programming too.
Volunteering time at the library can be used to fulfill community service hours for Honor Society, school/community responsibilities where public service hours are required, or on job and college resumes.
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Kids Biking Group with Teen Leader Ryan Burns
Open to all riders 6th-10th grade
Thursdays
5 - 6 PM Contact Nicole at nlane@rcls.org to learn more.
Meets at the Gardiner Library, heading to the Riverbend Trails at the transfer station/dump. Trails will start on easy fire and maintenance roads with some intermediate roads, with some intermediate flow trails when everyone is ready. Future rides will progress to more challenging trails.
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Chair Exercise Class with Anne Rogers
Mondays 9:30 - 10:15 AM
Registration required. Cost: $60 (for 8 classes) Classes do not need to be taken consecutively.
Register here. All ages and abilities welcome. For anyone looking to strengthen, relax, improve joint mobility, posture and balance. Whether you are interested in maintaining healthy movement without needing to get on the floor, or rehabbing an injury, chair work can help give you life long tools you can use for any anytime in your life. Anne Rogers has shared the beauty and benefits of yoga and movement for forty years. |
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Community Yoga Class with Amy Laber Wednesdays
9:30 - 10:30 AM Donation based slow flow vinyasa class. Open level. Beginners welcome.
Please dress to move freely. Bring your own mat and yoga props.
Connecting breath to movement, classes will include sun salutations, standing, balance, and seated postures. Amy Laber is a certified yoga instructor with over 15 years of experience teaching students of all ages and ability levels. Her classes are an un-fixed intuitive flow, which tap into the specific energies and needs of each group. |
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Mah Jongg, Mexican Train and Scrabble Meet-Ups Wednesdays 1 - 3 PM Whether you are an experienced player or newbie, now is your chance to play Mah Jongg, Scrabble and Mexican Train at the library, meet new people and have fun! |
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Local Knit and Crochet Group
Sundays
1 - 3 PM
Join local knitters and crocheters for Knit Circle! Knitters and crocheters come together to work on their own projects and show off their work. Bring your own project and join us. Please note: this is not a class to learn how to knit/crochet. |
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Slow Stitch Club
Thursdays
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Any portable project qualifies: quilt, knit, crochet, felt, sew, embroider and more. Enjoy some "me time", a bit of socializing, and show and share while artfully stitching a favorite project. |
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Nature Walks with Nick Martin
Fridays (at lower library parking lot)
8:30 - 10 AM Join Nick Martin, Minnewaska Park Educator, for an approximately one mile walk on the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail and wander through Majestic Park. We look at whatever natural curiosities intrigue the group, from birds to trees. |
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Peg's Reading Circle
Meets First Wednesdays
3 - 4 PMJoin us as we discuss a new book on the first Wednesday of every month.
| | October's book pick: Chocolat by Joanne Harris
November's book pick: Bruno, Chief of Police by Martin Walker |
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Chess Club
First and third Wednesdays
6:30 - 8 PM Come one, come all! Open to all ages and all levels. Don't be intimidated, we are here to teach and have fun together. |
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Bluegrass Jam Fourth Wednesdays
6:30 - 8:30 PM Interested in playing bluegrass with other local musicians? All are welcome to share songs, learn new tunes and make new friends in an inviting and relaxed atmosphere.
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Al-Anon Meetings
Sundays
6:30 - 7:30 PM Anyone who has been affected by someone else’s alcoholism is welcome to attend. Additional Al-Anon meetings are listed here. |
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Slow Jam Third Sundays
3:30 - 5:15 PM
All musicians and acoustic instruments are welcome.
All ages welcome. Are you new at playing an acoustic instrument and would like to practice with some friendly, local musicians? Play Old Time, Folk songs, Bluegrass, Western and other home spun type songs. Participants play at a slower pace so everyone will have a chance to learn the songs. No audience, no pressure, just lots of fun.
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Community Reiki First Sundays
First come, first served. Members of Hudson Valley Community Reiki will offer 20-minute individual Reiki sessions. Recipients sit in a chair or lie on a comfortable table, clothed, while the practitioner lightly places hands on or above the recipient.
H.V. Community Reiki practitioners possess multiple certifications that can include Reiki I and II as well as Master level certifications in various styles. |
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Senior Resource Help Desk with Karen Harding Fourth Wednesdays
3 - 4 PM Do you have questions about Medicare/Medicaid, prescription drug plans, accessing services for seniors, or dental care. Join Karen Harding for coffee and donuts at these informal meetings where she can answer your questions and help you apply for Medicare, Medicaid and other services. Karen Harding is an Independent Insurance Broker from Gardiner. Karen enjoys helping people understand their insurance options. |
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Live Virtual Author Talks with Bestselling and Award Winning Authors An ongoing series of virtual author talks, from New York Times bestselling authors and thought leaders representing a wide variety of genres and topics. Made possible by a generous donation from Stephanie and Greg Boyd. |
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Wonders of the Shawangunks: Images from Mohonk Preserve Volunteer Photographers
Through September 30 Photographers: Andrea Mascott, Betsy Tully, Bill Winters, Bonnie Hirschorn, Gerald Liddlelow, Jane Veccione, Janice Pospisll, Joanna Doyle, John Mizel, John Verner, June Archer, Karen Brady, Lee Courtney, Marian Cappillino, Mstyalice Citera, Maxine Kamin, Renee Zernitsky, Susan Lehrer, Tom Weiner, Winnie Abramson |
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Tiny Roost Exhibit: "The Seeing I" by Annie O'Neill Outdoor gallery is accessible 24/7.
Learn more about Annie here.Artist Statement: "When I wander along the sea's shore or the river's bank I am in awe of the treasures swept up and shaped by currents and drifts, waves, water and churn. I am possessed by the possibilities of transforming these wonders from my seeing eye into totems for you to see. Nature provides all that the imagination needs to begin the process of creating." |
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Museum & Attraction Passes "Pick up" passes and "print at home" passes are available.
Passes can be reserved in advance.
Learn more here. Passes are checked out for three days and provide free access to numerous museums and attractions in our area and NYC. |
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Used Books (and more) FLASH SALE on DVDs (2 for $1). Lots of cat and dog books, back to school and teddy bear books for sale. Open 24/7 outside and inside during normal business hours.
We will NOT be accepting donations through September.
Learn more here. |
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Library Board Meetings
Meets third Thursdays 7 PM
Contact Nicole at nlane@rcls.org for more information. |
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Recycling StationIn library lobby. Items accepted include:
Oral care products (empty toothpaste tubes, toothbrushes,
floss containers), corks, empty ink cartridges, empty pens/highlighters/markers, caps and pencils (mechanical and wooden), razors and outer packaging and crayons
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