Events in March 2024

  • Babies & Books - A LapSit Program for Birth to 24 Months

    Category: General Babies & Books - A LapSit Program for Birth to 24 Months


    March 4, 2024

    Babies & Books
    A LapSit Program for Birth to 24 Months

    Using songs, rhymes, fingerplay, puppets, toys and more this program is geared to promote the development of early literacy skills, motor coordination and provide opportunities for social interaction.

    Monday, March 4, 11, 18 & 25
    10:30 AM

     

    Mah Jongg Monday

    Category: General Mah Jongg Monday


    March 4, 2024

    Mah Jongg Monday

    For more information call 889-4683 or email staatslibrary@gmail.com

    Monday, March 4, 11 18 & 25
    2 PM

  • Fearless Women: Feminist Patriots from Abigail Adams to Beyoncé With Author Elizabeth Cobbs - Online Via ZOOM (Registration Required)

    Category: General Fearless Women: Feminist Patriots from Abigail Adams to Beyoncé With Author Elizabeth Cobbs - Online Via ZOOM (Registration Required)


    March 5, 2024

    Fearless Women: Feminist Patriots from Abigail Adams to Beyoncé
    With Author Elizabeth Cobbs

    Celebrate Women's History Month

    Feminism was born in 1776. When the United States became a nation, a woman had no legal existence beyond her husband. If he abused her, she couldn’t leave without abandoning her children. Abigail Adams tried to change this, reminding her husband John to “remember the ladies” when the Founders wrote new laws in 1776. He simply laughed—and women have been fighting for their rights ever since.

    Elizabeth Cobbs tells the story of women who dared to take destiny into their own hands, and who fueled America's political and economic growth in the process. They were feminists and antifeminists, activists and homemakers, victims of abuse and pathbreaking professionals. Fueled by an unshakeable sense of right and wrong, and inspired by ideals drawn from the anti-patriarchal writings of English philosopher John Locke, they wouldn’t take no for an answer. In time, they carried the country and the world with them.

    Elizabeth Cobbs is a historian, novelist, and documentary filmmaker. Author of nine books, she has won prizes for fiction as well as non-fiction. She has served on the jury for the Pulitzer Prize in History and the Historical Advisory Committee of the U.S. State Department, and written for the New York TimesFinancial TimesWashington Post, and Reuters. A Stanford Ph.D., Cobbs is an Emeritus Professor at Texas A&M. She has produced documentaries for public television on the history of U.S. foreign policy and on the future of Artificial Intelligence, winning an Emmy and a Telly. In 2020, the U.S. Army Signal Corps Association named her Brevet Colonel for unearthing the story of the “Hello Girls,” America’s first women soldiers.

    Register Here: https://nyslibrary.libcal.com/event/11671111

    Tuesday, March 5
    12 PM
    Online Via Zoom

  • Preschool Motion Commotion

    Category: General Preschool Motion Commotion


    March 7, 2024

    Motion Commotion For Preschoolers

    Join Miss Lisa for a movement and music program including songs, instruments, rhyme and interactive play for children.

    Active participation of an adult caregiver is required.

    Thursday, March 7 & 21
    10 AM

    Celebrating Women Artists: Rosa Bonheur Taking Charge Presented by Art Historian Rena Tobey - Online Via Zoom (Registration Required)

    Category: General Celebrating Women Artists: Rosa Bonheur Taking Charge Presented by Art Historian Rena Tobey - Online Via Zoom (Registration Required)


    March 7, 2024

    Celebrating Women Artists: Rosa Bonheur Taking Charge
    Presented by Art Historian Rena Tobey
    Online Via Zoom - Registration Required

    Nothing was going to stop Bonheur from her calling--as an artist and unprecedented, as a woman depicting animals in paint and bronze. She challenged societal rules that restricted where women could go and what they could learn. From the slaughterhouse to public auctions, from the Highlands of Scotland to the forests of Fontainebleau, Bonheur surged forward on her quest to show animals with regal splendor and in all their metaphorical glory.

    Rena Tobey is an American art historian whose passion centers on making art accessible, insightful, and fun. She has taught at NYU's School for Professional Studies and Southern Connecticut State University. Rena conducts lively, interactive tours of New York City's museum collections, now online. Her research and writing centers on American women artists working before 1945, with particular interest in the challenges they faced in bucking societal norms.

    Afterward, we'll have a Q&A with Rena — any and all questions about these artworks are welcomed and encouraged!

    The program is a collaboration of the
    Staatsburg Library, Stone Ridge Library, Clinton Community Library & Millbrook Library

    To register call 845-889-4683 or email staatslibrary@gmail.com

    Thursday, March 7
    7 PM

  • Magic Tree House Book Club – For Early Elementary Ages

    Category: General Magic Tree House Book Club – For Early Elementary Ages


    March 8, 2024

    Magic Tree House Book Club – For Early Elementary Ages

    Discuss the adventures of Jack & Annie! Activities, crafts and games based on the Magic Treehouse Book Series.
    February -  Book #5 Night Of The Ninjas

    Friday, February 9
    6:30 PM

     

  • Babies & Books - A LapSit Program for Birth to 24 Months

    Category: General Babies & Books - A LapSit Program for Birth to 24 Months


    March 11, 2024

    Babies & Books
    A LapSit Program for Birth to 24 Months

    Using songs, rhymes, fingerplay, puppets, toys and more this program is geared to promote the development of early literacy skills, motor coordination and provide opportunities for social interaction.

    Monday, March 4, 11, 18 & 25
    10:30 AM

     

    Mah Jongg Monday

    Category: General Mah Jongg Monday


    March 11, 2024

    Mah Jongg Monday

    For more information call 889-4683 or email staatslibrary@gmail.com

    Monday, March 4, 11 18 & 25
    2 PM

  • Women Authors Book Club - Meeting at St. Margaret's

    Category: General Women Authors Book Club - Meeting at St. Margaret's


    March 13, 2024

    Women Authors Book Club

    A book club in collaboration with St. Margaret’s

    Join a dynamic group of adult readers that meet monthly for fun and lively discussions about a vast array of books, from contemporary to the classics all by women authors. All are welcome!
    March Book Selection: The Henna Artist by Alma Joshi

    Call 889-4683 or email staatslibrary@gmail.com to order a copy of the book.

    Wednesday, March 13
    11 AM
    St. Margaret's Meeting Room

     

  • Story time - Windy Weather

    Category: General Story time - Windy Weather


    March 14, 2024

    Story time - Windy Weather

    Join Miss Lisa for books, crafts, friends & FUN!

    Thursday, March 14
    10 AM

    Staatsburg Library Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting

    Category: General Staatsburg Library Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting


    March 14, 2024

    Staatsburg Library Board of Trustees
    Monthly Meeting

    For more information visit the Staatsburg Library website
    staatsburglibrary.org  or email staatslibrary@gmail.com

    The Staatsburg Library Board of Trustees meet on the second Thursday of each month at 7 pm

    2024 Meeting Schedule
    January 1, February 8, March 14, April 11, May 9, June 13, July 11,
    August 8, September 12, October 10, November 14, December 12

    Thursday, March 14
    7 pm

  • Teen Night - 6th Grade and Up

    Category: General Teen Night - 6th Grade and Up


    March 15, 2024

    Teen Night
    6th Grade and Up

    Games, snacks & tons of FUN!
    Hang out with friends and have lots of laughs at the library!

    Friday, March 15
    7 PM

  • Babies & Books - A LapSit Program for Birth to 24 Months

    Category: General Babies & Books - A LapSit Program for Birth to 24 Months


    March 18, 2024

    Babies & Books
    A LapSit Program for Birth to 24 Months

    Using songs, rhymes, fingerplay, puppets, toys and more this program is geared to promote the development of early literacy skills, motor coordination and provide opportunities for social interaction.

    Monday, March 4, 11, 18 & 25
    10:30 AM

     

    Mah Jongg Monday

    Category: General Mah Jongg Monday


    March 18, 2024

    Mah Jongg Monday

    For more information call 889-4683 or email staatslibrary@gmail.com

    Monday, March 4, 11 18 & 25
    2 PM

  • Book Club

    Category: General Book Club


    March 19, 2024

    Book Club

    Join a dynamic group of adult readers that meet monthly for fun and lively discussions about a vast array of books, from contemporary to the classics.
    March Book Selection - The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

    Call 889-4683 or email staatslibrary@gmail.com to order a copy of the book.

    Tuesday, March 19
    7 PM

  • Eleanor Roosevelt After 1945 With Historian Sandra Opdycke - Online Via Zoom (Registration Required)

    Category: General Eleanor Roosevelt After 1945 With Historian Sandra Opdycke - Online Via Zoom (Registration Required)


    March 20, 2024

    Eleanor Roosevelt After 1945
    With Historian Sandra Opdycke

    Celebrate Women's History Month
    When President Roosevelt died in 1945, Eleanor Roosevelt assumed that her own public career was over. But in fact, the years between her leaving the White House and her death in 1962, Eleanor traveled widely overseas, wrote prolifically, became an important influence in Democratic politics, and, most notably, oversaw the production of the United Nations’ historic Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In tribute to what Eleanor accomplished during these years, President Truman described her as the First Lady of the World.

    Sandra Opdycke, Ph.D. is an historian. She has written books about the flu epidemic of 1918, the woman suffrage movement, the WPA of the 1930s, and Bellevue Hospital, as well as a biography of Jane Addams, an historical atlas of American women’s history, and several co-authored books and articles on social policy. She worked for a number of years at Hudson River Psychiatric Center, and later taught American History and Urban History at Bard, Vassar, and Marist Colleges. She serves as an occasional lecturer at the Center for Lifetime Studies in Poughkeepsie.

    Register Here: https://nyslibrary.libcal.com/event/11493533

    Wednesday, March 20
    11 AM
    Online Via Zoom

    Girls Book Club – For Elementary Ages (3rd - 5th Grade)

    Category: General Girls Book Club – For Elementary Ages (3rd - 5th Grade)


    March 20, 2024

    Girls Book Club – For Upper Elementary Ages
    (3rd - 5th Grades)

    Talk about books, play games, make crafts, have a snack & lots of FUN!
    March book(s) will be discussed.
    March Book Selections:
    The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln
    &
    City of Secrets by Victoria Ying

    Wednesday, March 20
    4:30 PM

    Mystery Book Club

    Category: General Mystery Book Club


    March 20, 2024

    Mystery Book Club

    Mystery loves company! Join a dynamic group of adult readers that meet monthly for fun and lively discussions about a vast array of mystery books, from contemporary to the classics.
    March Book Selection: A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales

    Call 889-4683 or email staatslibrary@gmail.com to order a copy of the book.

    Wednesday, March 20
    6:30 PM

  • Preschool Motion Commotion

    Category: General Preschool Motion Commotion


    March 21, 2024

    Motion Commotion For Preschoolers

    Join Miss Lisa for a movement and music program including songs, instruments, rhyme and interactive play for children.

    Active participation of an adult caregiver is required.

    Thursday, March 7 & 21
    10 AM

    How Money Works A Financial Literacy Workshop facilitated by James Farnham - Virtual Program (Online Via Zoom)

    Category: General How Money Works A Financial Literacy Workshop facilitated by James Farnham - Virtual Program (Online Via Zoom)


    March 21, 2024

    How Money Works
    A Financial Literacy Workshop facilitated by James Farnham
    Virtual Program - Online Via Zoom

    This webinar is for anyone who wants to learn more about personal finance. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to improve your financial skills, this program will provide you with the information you need to make sound financial decisions. You will learn about:
    How to save money for short-term and long-term goals
    How to invest your money wisely and avoid the high cost of waiting
    Identify and outline the three “Ds” of investing
    Uncover and illustrate the Rule of 72
    Paying off debt and the effects of compounding (both good and bad!)
    Review the Theory of Decreasing Responsibility
    Discover the power of tax-deferred saving
    Demonstrate what is meant by the “time value of money”
    Apply important concepts and principles to protect your financial assets
    Make it clear why you need a financial plan and know your financial independence number

    This is an educational event.
    You must register in advance for this educational event.

    At the registration page, please fill in your first name only and leave your last name blank.

    Thursday, March 21
    6 PM 
    Register Here: https://bit.ly/464Pttn

    After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

    Celtic Folk Tales With Storyteller Thomas Finnigan

    Category: General Celtic Folk Tales With Storyteller Thomas Finnigan


    March 21, 2024

    Celtic Folk Tales
    With Storyteller Thomas Finnigan

    Thomas I. Finnigan is a Hudson Valley resident with a deep passion for mythology and folktales and has spent many years in their study. For this premiere event he has drawn a triad sampling from Scottish and Irish myth and folk tales. The great joy of these timeless stories is in sharing them and he looks forward to doing so.

    Thursday, March 21
    6:30 PM

  • Build It!

    Category: General Build It!


    March 22, 2024

    Build It!

    Love to design & build? Take our design challenge or be the architect of your own design! We supply all the materials you need. Lego, mega-blocks, kinex, magnatiles, blocks, cardboard & recycled materials, etc.
    Fun for all ages!

    Friday, March 22
    4:30 PM

  • Nutty Scientists Fun Mission To Space Show

    Category: General Nutty Scientists Fun Mission To Space Show


    March 23, 2024

    Nutty Scientists
    Fun Mission To Space Show

    After being entrusted with a maximum security space mission, the Nutty Scientist will plan a mission to space using sophisticated techniques and crazy experiments.  Kids will learn about the mysteries of space and planets in a fun way through their amazing adventures. For ages 4-12.

    Saturday, March 23
    6 PM

  • Babies & Books - A LapSit Program for Birth to 24 Months

    Category: General Babies & Books - A LapSit Program for Birth to 24 Months


    March 25, 2024

    Babies & Books
    A LapSit Program for Birth to 24 Months

    Using songs, rhymes, fingerplay, puppets, toys and more this program is geared to promote the development of early literacy skills, motor coordination and provide opportunities for social interaction.

    Monday, March 4, 11, 18 & 25
    10:30 AM

     

    Mah Jongg Monday

    Category: General Mah Jongg Monday


    March 25, 2024

    Mah Jongg Monday

    For more information call 889-4683 or email staatslibrary@gmail.com

    Monday, March 4, 11 18 & 25
    2 PM

    Boys Book & STEM Club - Upper Elementary (3rd - 5th Grade)

    Category: General Boys Book & STEM Club - Upper Elementary (3rd - 5th Grade)


    March 25, 2024

    Boys Book  & STEM Club - Upper Elementary
    (3rd - 5th Grade)

    Discuss books, tackle stem activities & challenges, play fun games and have a snack!
    March book(s): Reader's Choice

    Monday, March 25
    4:30 PM

    Food Lit & Cookbook Book Club

    Category: General Food Lit & Cookbook Book Club


    March 25, 2024

    Food Lit & Cookbook Book Club

    March Book Selection:
    The Hundred Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais

    "That skinny Indian teenager has that mysterious something that comes along once a generation. He is one of those rare chefs who is simply born. He is an artist."
    And so begins the rise of Hassan Haji, the unlikely gourmand who recounts his life’s journey in Richard Morais’s charming novel, The Hundred-Foot Journey . Lively and brimming with the colors, flavors, and scents of the kitchen, The Hundred-Foot Journey is a succulent treat about family, nationality, and the mysteries of good taste.

    Monday, March 25
    7 PM

  • Stanzas: Poetry Circle

    Category: General Stanzas: Poetry Circle


    March 26, 2024

    Stanzas: Poetry Circle

    Bring a poem by a published poet inspired by the chosen theme.
    March Theme: SEEDS

    This is not a poetry writing workshop, we read and share poetry by published authors.

    Tuesday, March 26
    6 PM

  • A Program For All Abilities - Crafts & Games

    Category: General A Program For All Abilities - Crafts & Games


    March 27, 2024

    A Program For All Abilities
    Crafts & Games

    This month we will have fun making crafts and playing games.
    For teens & adults with intellectual, cognitive and/or developmental disabilities.
    Please register by calling 845-889-4683 or email staatslibyouth@gmail.com

    Wednesday, March 27
    11 AM

  • Story time - Bunnies

    Category: General Story time - Bunnies


    March 28, 2024

    Story time - Bunnies

    Join Miss Lisa for books, crafts, friends & FUN!

    Thursday, March 28
    10 AM

We offer story times and other activities for children, teens, and adults, including a book discussion group. Check our program calendar or call the library at 845-889-4683.