Summer is Almost Here!

We have lots of programs and events planned for all ages this summer. Please make sure to scroll through the entire newsletter to learn about upcoming summer programming.

 

Please note: some programs require pre-registration.

Cost: $25 for 4 week series
Registration required here by June 25.
*Second 4 week session starts 7/30: Register here.
 

Come discover the fascinating game of Mah Jongg! You will learn the tiles and basic rules of the game in a slow, fun, and engaging format. Fee covers the cost of the 2024 National Mah Jongg League card needed to play the game.

Misha Fredericks, a Mathematics Tutor and amateur Mah Jongg player who wishes to share her joy of the game with others.

 

Help increase the numbers of these graceful beauties by creating a Butterfly Garden!  Even a tiny space can benefit the declining populations and you'll be rewarded with a chance to watch their fascinating life cycle unfold before your eyes.

 

Learn about the native plants and colorful annuals that they love as well as gardening techniques that help support them through out the seasons. You'll learn how to make a decorative terracotta saucer "puddle" that supports the mineral requirements of your butterflies to take home. 

The course is a 6-hour DMV mandated course. Save up to $180 a year in automotive insurance, as well as not getting points on your license and paying court fees.

Cost: $20
Go here to learn more and to register.
 

Learn how to upcycle clothing into a cover for a pillow! Bring a pillow or learn to make a pillow form.

Learn a method of freeform wire wrapping a tumbled gemstone with silver plated wire. You will have a large assortment of colorful gemstones to choose from. No special skills or tools required, this is a beginner level class.

Jewelry is Janet's passion as she likes the tactile nature of combining various methods of construction, such as forging metal, coppersmithing, beading, resin casting and the inclusion of relic-like found objects and artifacts. Janet also enjoys mixed-media collage and uses paint, paper, fabric, fibers, resin, wood and clay in her work as well.

This class is suitable for children 5+ accompanied by an adult, teens and adults.
Space is limited. Register here. 
 

Creative Painting with Laura Leigh
Tuesday, July 30
4:30 - 5:30 PM
Cost: $15
Ages 7+.
Registration required here.

Create abstract paintings using your imagination with local painter Laura Leigh. Young artists will have an opportunity to discover their own artistic style. Laura Leigh will work with each student individually to foster a love for creating art.

Laura Lanchantin is a fine artist, musician, and maker of organic watercolor paints based in New Paltz. Laura blends the line between abstraction and landscape in her plein air oil paintings.

Creation Stations
Saturdays
1 - 2:30 PM
All ages are welcome to come and make a small project.
Supplies available, just bring your imagination.
 

 

Cost: $5. Registration required here.
For 14-18 year olds.
 

In this beginner level class learn about the zodiac signs and the planets, exploring their characteristics along with the archetypes and energies they represent in astrology. 

 

Alison Butler has been studying and practicing astrology since 1997. She employs a mix of traditional and modern astrology and is continually learning new concepts and techniques.

 

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.

 

 

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.

Virtual Italian Conversational Class
Wednesdays (last class for the semester 5/22)
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.

Tiny Roost Summer Exhibit: The Four Disagreements by Tyson Hauf and Nataly Z. Goldfisch
Presentation (outdoors): Friday, June 28 at 4 PM
Outdoor gallery is accessible 24/7.
Learn more about Meadow and the exhibit here.
 

Recycling shed behind library. Open during normal library hours. Items accepted include:
 

Used Books (and more)
Find out how to donate here.