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Cookbook Book Club with Carolyn and Nicole
Wednesday, August 13 (meets second Wednesdays)
3:30 - 4:30 PM
No registration required.
Bring a cooked dish and serving utensil. Everything else will be provided.
August theme: Yotam Ottolenghi (make any recipe from a Yotam Ottolenghi cookbook)
Themes are determined by the group for the following month. Contact Nicole at nlane@rcls.org if you have questions. |
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Repair Cafe Gardiner
Sunday, August 24
11 - 3 PM
Repair Café Gardiner is a free community event where we bring our beloved but broken items, and together, with volunteer Repair Coaches, we fix them. Broken items include small appliances, lamps, clothing, frames, chairs and more. Volunteer Repair Coaches bring their own tools and supplies and offer repairs at no cost. If you would like to volunteer, the commitment can be on a per-event basis. Contact RepairCafeGardiner@gmail.com for more information. |
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Writing Workshop with Laurence Carr - Writing the Short Form: Flash Fiction, Micro-Essays, Prose Poems and Memoirs
Meets first Saturdays
12 - 1:30 PM (new time) Award winning author and publisher, Laurence Carr, will conduct writing workshops concentrating on short forms. Throughout these sessions, writers will gather ideas and subject matter to create pieces of less than 600 words in length. Free-writes from prompts will be given in each session. Pieces will be drafted into finished works over the course of the workshops. Part of each class will also be devoted to specific elements of creative writing: structure, character, world of story, exposition, and other components. Discussions will continue about publishing possibilities. Writers can attend one or more sessions depending upon their availability.
Laurence is an editor and publisher of Lightwood Magazine, an online journal of arts and culture at Lightwoodpress.com |
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Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention
Meets twice a week for 8 weeks, on Tuesdays at 11am (beginning 9/9) and Thursdays (beginning 9/11) at 2:30pm. Please register only if you can commit to attending all or most classes as they build on each other. RSVP is required. Call 845-340-3456 to register. Space is limited. Tai chi is a slow, rhythmic and graceful exercise that promotes good health and overall well being. Practicing tai chi increases strength, flexibility and mobility, improves posture and balance, and reduces pain and stress. Debbie Birch currently works in the hospital as a physical therapist, heath educator and Qi Gong and stress management expert. Her training experience encompasses pilates, gyrotonics, kettlebells, ball, tubes, bands, step, tai chi, Qi Gong, yoga, and all types of aqua workouts. Sponsored by the U.C. Office of the Aging in partnership with Ellenville Regional Hospital. |
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Family Drum Circle with Elizabeth Pupo-Walker
Tuesday, August 12
4:30 - 5:15 PM
Ages: 5+ THIS WEEK! A FEW SPOTS LEFT. Elizabeth will share a variety of small percussion instruments as she leads call and response rhythms, encourages improvisation in a drum circle setting, and will teach an array of songs that everyone can play along to. Some songs learned will be simple African folk songs, others Brazilian and some that everyone will know from the United States. Elizabeth contributes to various film score/soundtracks with Netflix and HBO. She has performed, and/or recorded with numerous musicians including Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Femi Kuti, Harry Styles, and many others and has performed on Jimmy Fallon, Conan O’Brien, and The James Corden Show. Elizabeth has had the honor of performing at some of our country’s finest venues including Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall |
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Jewelry Camp with Heather Kort8/25 - 8/29
9 - 12:30 PM Registration required here by August 20.
Payment required upon registration to reserve your spot.
Cost: $150
Ages: 8 - 12 years old A FEW SPOTS LEFT! Students explore a variety of jewelry making techniques such as beadmaking, wet felting, metal bending/manipulation and adding appropriate closures to their designs. Use some unique materials like resin, paint and clay to create original jewelry pieces, and the beauty of camp is that we can leave our work to dry and cure overnight! Students should pack a healthy snack and bring a water bottle each day. Heather has an AAS in Fashion Design from FIT, a Masters in Art Education, and is certified to teach art in NYS, grades K-12. She taught elementary and high school art for 8 years, and currently teaches Continuing Education art classes through the New Paltz Central School District. Heather enjoys making things, and also loves to help children make things!
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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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New Experiment Wildly: Jennifer Levine Art ShowJuly 1 - August 30
Recently discovering a new medium - Flashe Acrylics, Levine uses art historical references, mythology, imagination and observation to create vibrant and surprising paintings with the intent of stirring the soul. In her artwork Jennifer fuses modernist styles of painting with her background as a puppeteer, and as a graduate of the San Francisco School of Circus Arts.
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Summer Walks with Nick Martin
Fridays 8 - 9:30 AM (no walk on 8/15) 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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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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In Her Words Writer's Group
Meets second Wednesdays
6:30 - 8 PM
No registration required.
A creative writing group exclusively for women, In Her Words is a supportive space to explore the power of storytelling. Whether you’re crafting fiction, poetry, memoirs, or essays, this group encourages women to connect, inspire, and grow as writers. With regular prompts, workshops, and opportunities to share your work, we’ll celebrate the unique voices and perspectives of every member. Beginners and seasoned writers alike are welcome—come as you are, and let your words take flight!
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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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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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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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Bluegrass Jam with Deb Murphy and Mark Carabetta
Meets second Thursdays (no jam in August)
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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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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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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Classes do not need to be taken consecutively.
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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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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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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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: Crying in H Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner
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The Silver Strings Ukulele Group
Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays
2 - 4 PM
The Silver Strings Ukulele Group will be having fun strum-a-longs. Bring your ukulele and come strum along with us. All music will be provided. All skill levels welcome from beginners to skilled players. The goal is to have fun, to learn, and to make music together. Limited ukuleles will be available for you to try. |
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Exploring Intuition: Facilitated by Susan Reeves
First Tuesdays
10:30 AM - 12 PM Everyone has intuition. This inner knowing is present when we have met the right partner, found the perfect home or have landed that dream job. Come share your intuitive experiences. Let's explore intuition together. As a RN for almost 40 years, Susan has worked in hospitals, nursing homes, home care and most recently as a Nursing Instructor at BOCES. For 22 years she has been a student of Dr. Marshall Rosenberg the founder of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and led NVC practice groups and workshops for 8 years. As a facilitator, Susan's goal is to focus on what is alive for the group. Susan is also able to talk about aspects of intuition that include clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience and claircognizance as well as discuss the chakra systems and talk about energy work. |
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Community ReikiSunday, June 1 (first 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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Recycling StationRecycling shed behind library. Open during normal library hours. Items accepted include:
Oral care products (empty toothpaste tubes, toothbrushes,
floss containers), eyeglasses, 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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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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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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Library Board Meetings
Meets third Thursdays 5 PM
Open to the public.
Contact Nicole at nlane@rcls.org for more information. |
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The Friends of the Gardiner Library raise funds for the library, advocate for the library, and invite persons to join as Friends of the Gardiner Library. |
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