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Craft Fabric & Yarn Sale Donations Wanted Donations accepted at the Pole Barn @ Majestic Park
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8/20 - 9/12 I 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Saturdays and Sundays, 8/24 - 9/15 I Noon to 4:00 PM
*Drive around back to large doors.
Contact Nicole at nlane@rcls.org for larger donations or questions. PLEASE read this page to learn what we are and are not accepting. |
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Project Linus Initiative
Project Linus distributes handmade sewn, knitted or crocheted blankets to children in need. All blankets made for the Gardiner Library initiative will be donated within Ulster County. Go to the library to learn more or or contact Denise (deniseaumick@gmail.com) or Jackie (byjam@ix.netcom.com). |
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Dance Meditation Class with Anne Rogers
Wednesday, August 14
6:30 - 7:30 PM
Free. No registration required. No skills needed, no complicated movements. Experience your intuitive flow with simple combinations and patterns in this fun, uplifting moving meditation. Move into greater balance of your body, mind and breath as you activate your bodies energy pathways. Anne Rogers has shared the beauty and benefits of yoga and movement for forty years. She received a degree in physical education and health and became certified in yoga, thai yoga massage, plant based nutrition, and reiki. She also practices qigong, meditation, breathwork and loves to dance. |
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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. This group meets without an instructor but everyone is welcome to come to learn from others or to find someone to play with. |
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Bluegrass Jam with Deb Murphy and Mark Carabetta
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. |
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Story Times with Miss Amy No registration required.
Last summer story times this week.
Story times will resume 9/24.
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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Creation Stations
Saturdays
1 - 2:30 PM
All ages are welcome to come and make a small project.
Supplies available, just bring your imagination.
August 17 - Design floral cupcakes |
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Summer Reading AdventuresJuly 2 - August 30Get your Road Trip form at the front desk or download here. Choose Your Own Summer 2024 Reading Adventure. Read at least one book from each category below to win a free Stewart's ice cream & book! Pick Your: Destination, Road Trip Buddies, Road Trip Vehicle, Road Trip Sights Inspired by the 52 Book Club's Summer '23 Reading Challenge
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Read to Fletcher
Tuesdays
4 - 5 PM 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. Sign up for a 15-minute time slot. Children may bring a book from home or choose a book from the library's collection. |
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Teens and Textiles with Carolyn
Thursdays
6 - 7 PM
Open meet up for teens ages 13 and up.
Beginner and experienced crocheters welcome. Specialty breakout classes in different textile mediums each month.
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Join the Library's Teen Advisory Board (TAB)12 years and older
Summer is a great time to fulfill community service hours. 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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Dungeons & Dragons Meet-Up 8 Tuesdays starting July 9
5 - 8 PM
Ages 13-18. Snacks provided.
FULL. Go here to be added to waitlist. Build a world of adventure with Dungeon Master Ben. This game is for those who love fantasy, storytelling and problem solving. Beginners welcome. Space is limited.
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Meditation Circle with Anne Rogers
Mondays
8:30 - 9:30 AM
Email Anne Rogers at dancingmeadow@gmail.com with any questions.
Join in a circle of stillness and centering each Monday morning. This opportunity will allow for silence, breath work, guided meditation, moving meditation and more. The direction will come from all who participate.
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Chair Yoga 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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Peg's Reading Circle First Wednesdays
3 - 4 PMJoin us as we discuss a new book on the first Wednesday of every month.
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September's book pick: Clear by Carys Davies
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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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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.
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Summer Walks with Nick Martin
Fridays
8 - 9:30 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. |
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Local Knit and Crochet Group
Meets 2nd and 3rd Sundays
12 - 2 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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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.
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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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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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Eden Revisited: The OZ Series by Maria Lupo Exhibition
July 6 - August 29
Maria Lupo's work is influenced greatly by the power of myth and fairy tales to inform and understand my own biographical journey through universal stories and themes. Her creative process is stimulated by various and unusual materials while enjoying their lush and tactile properties. Transcending the use of traditional materials, Maria's work includes such materials as: topsoil, teabags, fabric, faux flowers, recycled materials. |
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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 including Storm King Art Center, Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, the Guggenheim Museum in NYC, Mohonk Preserve and many more. |
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Recycling StationRecycling shed behind library. Open during normal library hours. Items accepted include:
Oral care products (empty toothpaste tubes, toothbrushes,
floss containers), corks, empty ink cartridges, empty pens/highlighters/markers, clean socks (singles or pairs), caps and pencils (mechanical and wooden), razors and outer packaging and crayons.
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Come by, browse and support the library at the same time. Themed books on books about books, dogs and cats and back to school. |
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Jewelry Sale Donations WantedThe Friends of the Gardiner Library are collecting jewelry for their November sale.
Donate during regular hours.
All types of jewelry accepted.
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Library Board Meetings
Meets third Thursdays 5 PM
Contact Nicole at nlane@rcls.org for more information. |
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