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Second Annual Native Plant Sale
Saturday, May 27
10 - noon $4 per plant. Proceeds to benefit the library. Cash or check preferred. Debit/credit available. The Gardiner Library and Wild Ones Mid-Hudson Valley are hosting a native plant sale to complement the library’s pollinator garden. The small plants, called landscape plugs, are much less expensive than container plants and an excellent way to keep costs down while trying out some new plants. |
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Lunch and Learn Series with the Ulster County Office of the Aging
Tuesday, May 23
12 - 2 PM Call the Office for the Aging to R.S.V.P. at 845-334-5102. Free lunch will be served.
Emergency Preparedness: How to Prepare for Different Emergencies. Presented by Michael Madison, Deputy Director, U.C. Emergency Services |
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Community Yoga Class with Amy Laber
Meets 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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Senior Resource Help Desk with Karen Harding NEWWednesday, May 24 (meets fourth Wednesdays)
3 - 4 PM Do you have questions about Medicare or Prescription drug plans? Do you need help finding out how to access services for seniors? Do you have questions about dental care or how your dental insurance works?
Join Karen Harding for coffee and donuts at these informal meetings where she can answer your questions about any of these things and direct you to help in applying for Medicare, Extra Help, 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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Chair Exercise Class with Anne Rogers4 week series: Mondays, June 5th through June 26th
9:30 - 10:15 AM
Cost: $30
Register here. All levels welcome! This class is a whole body seated chair exercise for seniors. In this class we will workout our legs, arms, stomach and more. Everyone will be working at their own pace with a 5 minute warm up, 30 minute class and a 5 minute cool down. As we age we need to stay strong and keep moving! Less pain, more energy and more power! It will be fun and challenging. Bring a water bottle and small towel. |
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Board Game Cafe NEW
Saturday, June 3 (meets first Saturdays)
12:30 - 3 PM
All ages and levels welcome.
Learn and play great new games, or simply enjoy the classics! Games include Catan, Chess, Risk, Memoir 44, Ticket to Ride, Yahtzee, and more! |
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Chess Club NEW
Wednesday, June 7th (meets 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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Open Mic with Grace Bialecki
Sunday, June 11 4 - 5:30 PM Registration requested here but walk-ins welcome. Please arrive 10 minutes early to sign in. Participants will have a maximum of five minutes. All ages and levels of experience welcome. Participants may perform a work that they’ve composed or share something by another artist. Examples include a song, a poem, a short story, a dialogue, or a stand-up routine. Works should be appropriate for an all-ages audience. The goal of the open mic is to encourage artistic exploration; the host and audience will be welcoming, supportive, and consistently respectful. Unless explicitly breaking the hate speech guidelines, no one will be discouraged from performing on a specific subject or with a certain style. |
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Story Times with Miss AmyNo 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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Drawing with Vlad
First Sundays through August
1 - 3 PM
All ages welcome. Experiment with new drawing techniques with one of Gardiner's young local artists. Vlad will work along and with children to create an original work of art. This month Vlad will demonstrate the use of mixed media in drawing by combining pen, pencil, colored pencils and markers. |
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Guitar 1 - Small Group Guitar Classes for Kids 5-7 Yrs.
Wednesdays 4:30 - 5 PM NEW JUNE SERIES $85 for 4-week series.
No guitar is needed for this series! Classroom guitars are provided through a generous donation by the Neal Casal Music Foundation.
Small group guitar lessons with Amy Laber (Gardiner Library’s “Miss Amy”). 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.
No guitar is needed for this 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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READ to Fletcher the DogThursdays 4 - 5 PM Sign up for a 15 minute time slot. May 25 Register
June 22 Register Read to a certified therapy dog! This program helps to improve children's reading, communication, and confidence in a relaxed and stress-free environment. For readers in elementary school. Children may bring a book from home or choose a book from the library's collection. |
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Historical and Strategy Board Game Club
Third Tuesdays (through June)
5:30 - 7:30
Ages 10-18 (Under 11 with an adult)
Movies and snacks provided while playing.
Play Risk Europe, Avalon Hill's Axis and Allies, Renegade's Raiders of the Lost Sea and other strategy board games. Design, build and paint trenches and scenery. |
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Cost: $295
Scholarships available on an as needed basis. Contact Nicole at nlane@rcls.org to learn more.
Students must be entering 5th-7th grade level in September.The World Peace Game is a hands-on riveting, engagement in global issues. Four nations face off as students assume roles of Prime Ministers, Tribal Leaders, UN Officials, Arms Dealers, and more. The object is to achieve world peace and global prosperity by solving 50 interlocking economic, social, political, and environmental crises, all while under the threat of imminent war. For more information watch the TED talk by John Hunter. Catharine Baldwin is an Independent Advanced Facilitator of The World Peace Game, one of 18 people fully certified to run a World Peace Game in any setting. She has an MS in education and a NYS certification. She taught for 30 years at The Hudson School. |
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Homeschooling Coop Meetings for Tweens/Teens
Mondays (no meeting 5/22)
11 - 2 PM
For ages 12 - 15 years old Homeschooling Coop Meetings for All Grades
Meets third, fourth (and fifth) Fridays
Meets at the Plattekill Library First and Second Fridays
10:30 - 1:30 PM
All grade levels.
$5 per student covers supplies
R.S.V.P. and get more information by emailing Barbara at barbtaylor1973@aol.com.
Barbara Taylor will work with students in all subject areas including ELA, math, social studies, and science while mixing in some fun along the way.
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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 through the end of May
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 - 10:00 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.
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June book pick: Flight by Susan Slotnick
July book pick: Ordinary Grace by William Kent Kreuger |
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Community Writing Workshop with Grace BialeckiMeets Second Tuesdays7 - 8:30 PM
Learn more here.
Registration requested for each monthly meet-up. Register. Drop-ins also welcome. Be encouraged to start writing creatively and learn how to develop a writing practice. Explore different avenues for inspiration via reading and discussion of outside texts, writing prompts, and reading our work aloud.
June - Proxies: Essays Near Knowing by Brian Blanchfield
July - Letters to a Young Poet: A New Translation and Commentary by Rainer Maria Rilke
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Join the Ukuleleans! with Jeff PfefferMeets second Wednesdays6 - 8 PM
All ages welcome, from beginner to experienced.
No registration required. Our aim is to encourage one another along as we have fun with this uniquely upbeat instrument. Individuals will have the opportunity to perform for the group, if they desire, building confidence to perform in front audiences. Jeff Pfeffer has been playing the ukulele for 20+ years, giving lessons to beginners along the way. He particularly enjoys tin-pan-alley, novelty songs, and sing-a-longs, with a focus on performance.
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Al-Anon Meetings
Sundays
6:30 - 7:30 PM
Meets in-person or via Zoom. Go here to attend virtually. Password: 294349
Meeting ID: 867 327 422 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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Community Reiki: Individual Reiki SessionsMeets first Sundays
12 - 2 PM
20 minute sessions.
First come, first served. COVID protocols followed.
Reiki is both the energy of the universe and the Japanese system of sharing this energy with others. 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 including Usui/Tibetan, Komyo, Karuna, and Animal Reiki.
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Queer Knitting Circle
Meets second and fourth Sundays
4 - 6 PM Queer Knitting Circle is a place for LGBTQ+ folks and allies of all ages to gather, socialize, and work on their fiber projects. All crafts are of course welcome here! Masks required. |
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Bluegrass Jam Meets 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.
In order to keep everyone healthy, masks are preferred and please stay home if you’re not feeling well or have been exposed to illness.
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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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Michael Gold Photography Show
"ItalySicilyFradiavolo: A Street Photographer's Odyssey"
May 5 - May 30
If ever there was a sexy, bold, passionate, voluptuous, sensual, beautiful, romantic, magnetic country, filled with delicious food and wine, pasta and olive oil, and art, in breathtaking, endless landscapes of vineyards and olive trees, mountains and sea, warm, pure sunlight, and colorful, proud people who smile and laugh and gesture and kiss and openly express love of life and religion, it is Italy/Sicily..... read more here. Michael Gold's career included photography assignments for many publications including The New York Times Magazine, Opera News, Esquire, Fortune, and the National Lampoon. |
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Tiny Roost Exhibit: "The Seeing I" by Annie O'NeillSpring Exhibit. 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 and Attraction PassesVisit the library to see if available or call to place a hold for another day. More information here. Passes Available:
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum Hudson River Maritime Museum, Storm King Art Center
Time and Valleys Museum, Empire State, Mohonk Preserve, Motorcycle Museum, FASNY Fire Museum |
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Free Tutoring Services Learn more and register here.
English and Social Studies (4th-8th grade) with Eileen
Gulbrandson Glen
Math Tutoring (Algebra 1 & 2, Geometry, Precalculus, Calculus AB, GED and SAT/ACT Prep) with Misha Fredericks |
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Used Books (and more) Browse our curated collection of used books, CD's and DVD's and Open 24/7 outside and inside during normal business hours.
Donations accepted on Tuesdays 10 AM - 8 PM and Saturdays and Sundays 12 - 4 PM. Learn more here. |
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Library Board Meetings
Meets third Thursdays 7 PM
Contact Nicole at nlane@rcls.org for more information.
Fundraising Committee Meetings
Meets second Mondays @ 10 AM
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Recycling StationIn library lobby
Items accepted: Oral care products (toothpaste tubes, toothbrushes,
floss containers), pens/highlighters/markers, caps and pencils (mechanical and wooden), razors and outer packaging and
crayons
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Bags to Bench Challenge (we did it!!!!)We will continue to collect plastic at the library (no longer at the transfer station). Learn what is and is not accepted here. We plan to start another challenge (for another bench) September 1st. |
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