|
|
|
|
Holiday Craft Fair
Saturday, December 9
10 - 4:30 PM
Homemade baked goods and hot apple cider.
Special family activity - decorate a gingerbread house cake!
Support local craftspeople and purchase wonderful and original gifts for the holidays. Find colorful pottery and unique ceramics, seasonal and holiday floral arrangements, unique jewelry and home decor, homemade jams, locally sourced and handcrafted wooden cutting boards, maple syrup and beeswax candles, all natural skincare products, felted wool and natural fiber animals and scarves, soft sculptures, holiday cards and upcycled bags, pillows, aprons and more.
Local artists include Annie O'Neill, Kat Majestic-Bouchard, Elissa Cimino, Alexa Ginsberg, Meadow, Michelle Mosher, Barbara Raymond, Michelle Tomasicchio, William Moratz, Nancy Oldrey, Judy Elliot, Joan Richardson and Cal Liakos.
|
|
2023 Annual Appeal FundraiserRead and donate here.Gardiner Library’s mission is to connect people, ideas, information, and technology, to enrich lives and strengthen our community, in a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere accessible to all.
|
|
|
|
|
Find some great gifts for the holidays! Audiobooks, classics and a fantastic selection of fiction inside and outside. Come by, browse and support the library at the same time. It's a treasure hunt, you never know what you might find! |
|
Library Holiday Closings
The library will be closed on November 22 - 24. |
|
|
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. |
|
|
|
|
Peg's Reading Circle Meets First Wednesdays
3 - 4 PMJoin us as we discuss a new book on the first Wednesday of every month.
| |
December's book pick: The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
January's book pick: The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
|
|
|
Virtual Banned Book Club with Carol Bergman Thursday, December 14
Get link here.
6:30 - 7:30 PMCarol Bergman (author, educator and experienced facilitator) will guide discussions of four banned books, both classic and contemporary. December's book pick is All Boys Aren't Blue by George Johnson. Carol is a longtime member of both PEN America and the Authors Guild. Learn more about Carol here. |
|
|
|
|
Senior Resource Help Desk with Karen Harding Fourth Wednesdays (meets 5th Wednesday in November)
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. |
|
|
|
Super Special Creation Station: Snowflake Slime and Glow LampsSaturday, December 2
1 - 3 PMFor all ages. Family friendly. Make Snowflake Slime and receive a take-home craft to make a glow in the dark lantern to light your way through Gardiner's Tree Lighting Ceremony on December 3rd (or anytime you need a little more light).
|
|
Super Special Creation Station: Decorate a Gingerbread House Cake Saturday, December 9
12:30 - 2:30 PMFamily friendly. For all ages. Meet in the kid's activity room during the library's Holiday Craft Fair and decorate an edible 3 dimensional cake shaped like a gingerbread house!
|
|
|
|
|
Story Times with Miss Amy 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!
|
|
Bard Math Circle with Mason Eyler
Sundays
10:30 - 12:30 PM
All middle school students welcome. Bring pencil and paper.
Free.
For middle schoolers interested in mathematical problem solving, especially for those preparing to take the AMC 8 or MathCounts. Led by New Paltz High School student and Upstate New York Math Team member Mason Eyler, students will develop their mathematical problem solving skills in the context of mathematical topics not frequently encountered in school, like Combinatorics, Number Theory, Algebra, Logic and Geometry.
|
|
|
|
|
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.
|
|
Virtual Conversational French Class with
Céline Lana SahulkaMondays 7 - 8 PM
Register here to receive Zoom link (same link every week). Practice your French conversation skills in a relaxed, friendly setting! We welcome all intermediate to advanced French speakers.The goal is to have fun, make new friends, and give your French a workout through natural discussion. Céline will help guide the conversation and make sure everyone gets a chance to participate. Céline Lana Sahulka is an experienced French teacher and is passionate about creating engaging lessons that foster a love of learning French language and culture. |
|
|
|
|
Genealogy Live Help with Alexis GrahamFree 1 hour sessions available (up to 2 sessions per person)
Contact Nicole at nlane@rcls.org to schedule a virtual (phone or Zoom) appointment.
Whether you’re a beginner just getting started, have hit a brick wall, or interested in exploring additional free resources; check out the new service for our library patrons provided by Alexis Graham. Alexis has over twenty-five years of genealogy and family history experience and excels in the English language field, archival, and internet research. She is a Boston University Genealogy certificate recipient and has served on the board of the Capital District Genealogy Society.
|
|
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. |
|
|
|
|
Community Yoga Class with Amy Laber Wednesdays (will meet 11/22)
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. |
|
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! |
|
|
|
|
Virtual Italian Conversational Class
Wednesdays
5:30 - 6:30 PM
Register here to receive Zoom link (same link 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. |
|
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. |
|
|
|
|
Community Drum CircleFridays (not meeting 12/8, 12/22 and 12/29 for holidays)
5:30 - 7:30 PM All ages. All levels. Go here if you have questions.
Bring a drum/percussion item. Extras may be available.
$10 donation helps offset costs of instruments Drum can provide healing and freedom as you experience the joy of drumming and dancing. Brenda Marie and Assane Badji Sylli, Master African Dance and Drum teacher, will lead the drum circles. After leading drum circles around the Hudson Valley, Brenda is excited to share this wonderful experience in the community.
|
|
Bluegrass Jam
Meets fourth Wednesdays (will meet 12/13 in December)
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. |
|
|
|
|
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. |
|
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.
Note: through early November our teacher will not be attending (we apologize for the inconvenience) |
|
|
|
|
Community ReikiFirst Sundays
noon - 2 PM
First come, first served.
Free 20 minute 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. The effect is of peace and deep rest for the recipient. HV Community Reiki has been providing Reiki sessions at the Gardiner Library since 2017. COVID protocols in place.
H.V. Community Reiki practitioners possess multiple certifications that can include Reiki I and II as well as Master level certifications in various styles including Usui/Tibetan, Komyo, Karuna, and Animal Reiki.
|
|
Virtual Community Writing Workshop with Grace BialeckiMeets second Tuesdays
7 - 8:30 PM
Open to all writers. Learn more and register here.This is a supportive space to get feedback on your writing projects, hone your editorial skills, and move your projects toward completion. We’ll start by giving comments on any pieces submitted to the group and finish with a writing prompt, if time allows. Readings will complement and inform our work as writers. Grace Bialecki is a writer, literary coach, and workshop facilitator. Her work has appeared in various publications including Catapult and Epiphany Magazine where she was a monthly columnist. Bialecki is the co-founder of the storytelling series Thirst, and the author of the novel Purple Gold (ANTIBOOKCLUB).
|
|
|
|
|
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.
|
|
Winter Walks with Nick Martin
Friday, November 10 (meets second Fridays)
9 - 10:30 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. |
|
|
|
|
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. |
|
Botanical Hybrid Herbarium (and other related work) by Cynthia Winika: Art Show and Display Case
Through December 31 A tongue-in-cheek show of Cynthia's recent work using pressed plants arranged as hybrids and grafts in the form of loose pages from a herbarium bundle and inspired by the botanic herbarium collections at the Paris Botanical Garden. The display case exhibit has some of Cynthis'a works on paper book arts.
Cynthia Winika has been a Gardiner resident for 45 years. Her work is in many collections: SUNY New Paltz, MOMA, Cleveland Art Institute, Harvard, Yale, Skidmore, Vassar Fine Arts Libraries, and many more university and private collections here and abroad. |
|
|
|
|
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." |
|
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. |
|
|
Library Board Meetings
Meets third Thursdays 7 PM
Contact Nicole at nlane@rcls.org for more information. |
|
|
|
|
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.
|
|
|
|
Need More Info? Click here to visit us on Facebook. Click here for contact information. |
|
|
|
|
|