Babies & Books - A LapSit Program for Birth to 24 Months
10:30 am – 11:00 am October 30, 2023
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, October 2, 16 & 30
Library Closed October 9
Free Play October 23 10:30 AM
If you are out Trick -or- Treating come visit us at the library!
Show off your costume and warm up with some hot chocolate and toasted marshmallows beside the campfire on the library lawn.
Babies & Books - A LapSit Program for Birth to 24 Months
10:30 am – 11:00 am November 6, 2023
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.
How Money Works A Financial Literacy Workshop facilitated by James Farnham - Virtual Program (Online Via Zoom)
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm November 6, 2023
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. https://bit.ly/3r56SSY
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Hiking Through History: Guided Nature Hikes on the Hyde Park Trails System - Winnakee Preserve Trail
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm November 7, 2023
Guided Nature Hikes on the Hyde Park Trails System
Registration for Hikes beginning in May Available Now
Pollinator Patrol Club hikes of the Hyde Park Healthy Trails Walkabout
We will “hike through history” each week on Tuesdays at 4pm. You will meet Candace Gallagher at the trail head to explore 12 different trails in Hyde Park. Each hike is approximately an hour and a half. There are more than 30 miles of beautiful trails where we will learn about the history of the area, immerse in nature, look for pollinators and other creatures, while earning a free sew-on patch.
More information about the trail system can be found at www.hydeparktrails.com
The hikes are guided but adults are responsible for their individual group and are required to follow these basic rules.
Guidelines on the Trail:
- Make sure you can see who brought you while hiking.
- No running and stay on the trail.
- Do not hike with sticks or bring items home.
- We follow all the rules of the park we are visiting.
We recommend bringing water, bug spray, and sunscreen and a little snack. Weather appropriate clothing and proper footwear like sneakers or hiking boots are necessary. Dress in layers, prepared for cold or warm weather. Bring umbrellas or coats, and plan to hike no matter what the weather because that is part of the fun!
Pictures:We take photographs and share what we learn on the hikes with others. We would love to highlight your photos too. Send them or tag Staatsburg library, Morton library, and the Pollinator Patrol Club.
Can’t make the hikes? Pick up a copy of the trail map and Walkabout form at Morton and Staatsburg library. Follow #pollinatorpatrolclub or Facebook info for the libraries - an overview of each hike every week will be posted so you can look for the things we saw. Hike each trail when you can and keep track on your form. Share what you see and learn with us!
Backpacks are also available for you to take out and use from Staatsburg library. There is information and tools available in each to learn about pollinators, birdwatching, geology, and more. They will enhance your hiking experience!
Thanks to the Learning About and Appreciating Nature and the Environment Grant Funding from the
Mid-Hudson Chapter, Adirondack Mountain Club (MHADK) for supporting the Staatsburg Library Hiking Through History Programs.
November 7 - Winnakee Preserve Trail
November 14 - Roosevelt Woods Trail
November 21 - Roosevelt Farm Lane
November 28 - Eleanor's Walk
4 PM Meet at the trailhead rain or shine
Women Authors Book Club - Meeting at St. Margaret's
11:30 am – 12:30 pm November 8, 2023
Women Authors Book Club
An afternoon 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!
November Book Selection: Wide Saragasso Sea by Jean Rhys
Magic Tree House Book Club – For Early Elementary Ages
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm November 10, 2023
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.
November - Book #27 Thanksgiving On Thursday
Babies & Books - A LapSit Program for Birth to 24 Months
10:30 am – 11:00 am November 13, 2023
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.
Hiking Through History: Guided Nature Hikes on the Hyde Park Trails System - Roosevelt Woods Trail
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm November 14, 2023
Guided Nature Hikes on the Hyde Park Trails System
Registration for Hikes beginning in May Available Now
Pollinator Patrol Club hikes of the Hyde Park Healthy Trails Walkabout
We will “hike through history” each week on Tuesdays at 4pm. You will meet Candace Gallagher at the trail head to explore 12 different trails in Hyde Park. Each hike is approximately an hour and a half. There are more than 30 miles of beautiful trails where we will learn about the history of the area, immerse in nature, look for pollinators and other creatures, while earning a free sew-on patch.
More information about the trail system can be found at www.hydeparktrails.com
The hikes are guided but adults are responsible for their individual group and are required to follow these basic rules.
Guidelines on the Trail:
- Make sure you can see who brought you while hiking.
- No running and stay on the trail.
- Do not hike with sticks or bring items home.
- We follow all the rules of the park we are visiting.
We recommend bringing water, bug spray, and sunscreen and a little snack. Weather appropriate clothing and proper footwear like sneakers or hiking boots are necessary. Dress in layers, prepared for cold or warm weather. Bring umbrellas or coats, and plan to hike no matter what the weather because that is part of the fun!
Pictures:We take photographs and share what we learn on the hikes with others. We would love to highlight your photos too. Send them or tag Staatsburg library, Morton library, and the Pollinator Patrol Club.
Can’t make the hikes? Pick up a copy of the trail map and Walkabout form at Morton and Staatsburg library. Follow #pollinatorpatrolclub or Facebook info for the libraries - an overview of each hike every week will be posted so you can look for the things we saw. Hike each trail when you can and keep track on your form. Share what you see and learn with us!
Backpacks are also available for you to take out and use from Staatsburg library. There is information and tools available in each to learn about pollinators, birdwatching, geology, and more. They will enhance your hiking experience!
Thanks to the Learning About and Appreciating Nature and the Environment Grant Funding from the
Mid-Hudson Chapter, Adirondack Mountain Club (MHADK) for supporting the Staatsburg Library Hiking Through History Programs.
November 7 - Winnakee Preserve Trail
November 14 - Roosevelt Woods Trail
November 21 - Roosevelt Farm Lane
November 28 - Eleanor's Walk
4 PM Meet at the trailhead rain or shine
A Musical Anthology: Poems Set To Melodies With Local Poet Dennis Rush (At The Salmon Of Knowledge Bookstore in Hyde Park)
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm November 15, 2023
A Musical Anthology: Poems Set To Melodies
With Local Poet Dennis Rush At The Salmon Of Knowledge Bookstore in Hyde Park
Join the Staatsburg and Hyde Park Libraries with Salmon of Knowledge in welcoming Dennis Rush, local poet, writer, and visual artist for a night of music and poetry. Dennis sets famous works to Appalachian folk inspired tunes in order to humanize poems that may have lost their relatability through time, language, and historical context. Featuring poems spanning from John Donne to Elizabeth Bishop this event will make you feel as though you are hearing these old, familiar poems for the first time.
Wednesday, November 15
6:30 PM Salmon Of Knowledge Books
4158 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park, NY 12538
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.
November Book Selection: The Searcher by Tana French
Are you currently enrolled in Medicare? Will you be turning 65 over the next year or two? Learn about eligibility, how and when to enroll, when you can make changes, and the insurance options available to you. Review and compare what services are covered/not covered under Medicare Parts A, B, C and D. Detail the costs associated with medical and drug insurance. Explore and evaluate Original Medicare, Medicare Supplement Insurance, Prescription Drug Plans and Medicare Advantage Plans.
This program will simplify the choices you need to make, help you make more well-informed decisions and explain what Medicare means for you! 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.
Babies & Books - A LapSit Program for Birth to 24 Months
10:30 am – 11:00 am November 20, 2023
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.
Hiking Through History: Guided Nature Hikes on the Hyde Park Trails System - Roosevelt Farm Lane
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm November 21, 2023
Guided Nature Hikes on the Hyde Park Trails System
Registration for Hikes beginning in May Available Now
Pollinator Patrol Club hikes of the Hyde Park Healthy Trails Walkabout
We will “hike through history” each week on Tuesdays at 4pm. You will meet Candace Gallagher at the trail head to explore 12 different trails in Hyde Park. Each hike is approximately an hour and a half. There are more than 30 miles of beautiful trails where we will learn about the history of the area, immerse in nature, look for pollinators and other creatures, while earning a free sew-on patch.
More information about the trail system can be found at www.hydeparktrails.com
The hikes are guided but adults are responsible for their individual group and are required to follow these basic rules.
Guidelines on the Trail:
- Make sure you can see who brought you while hiking.
- No running and stay on the trail.
- Do not hike with sticks or bring items home.
- We follow all the rules of the park we are visiting.
We recommend bringing water, bug spray, and sunscreen and a little snack. Weather appropriate clothing and proper footwear like sneakers or hiking boots are necessary. Dress in layers, prepared for cold or warm weather. Bring umbrellas or coats, and plan to hike no matter what the weather because that is part of the fun!
Pictures:We take photographs and share what we learn on the hikes with others. We would love to highlight your photos too. Send them or tag Staatsburg library, Morton library, and the Pollinator Patrol Club.
Can’t make the hikes? Pick up a copy of the trail map and Walkabout form at Morton and Staatsburg library. Follow #pollinatorpatrolclub or Facebook info for the libraries - an overview of each hike every week will be posted so you can look for the things we saw. Hike each trail when you can and keep track on your form. Share what you see and learn with us!
Backpacks are also available for you to take out and use from Staatsburg library. There is information and tools available in each to learn about pollinators, birdwatching, geology, and more. They will enhance your hiking experience!
Thanks to the Learning About and Appreciating Nature and the Environment Grant Funding from the
Mid-Hudson Chapter, Adirondack Mountain Club (MHADK) for supporting the Staatsburg Library Hiking Through History Programs.
November 7 - Winnakee Preserve Trail
November 14 - Roosevelt Woods Trail
November 21 - Roosevelt Farm Lane
November 28 - Eleanor's Walk
4 PM Meet at the trailhead rain or shine
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!
October Challenge - Design & build a contraption to move an object without touching the object
Babies & Books - A LapSit Program for Birth to 24 Months
10:30 am – 11:00 am November 27, 2023
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.
November Book Selection: Pastoral Song by James Rebanks
The New York Times bestselling author of The Shepherd’s Life profiles his family’s farm across three generations, revealing through this intimate lens the profound global transformation of agriculture and of the human relationship to the land.
Hiking Through History: Guided Nature Hikes on the Hyde Park Trails System - Eleanor's Walk
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm November 28, 2023
Guided Nature Hikes on the Hyde Park Trails System
Registration for Hikes beginning in May Available Now
Pollinator Patrol Club hikes of the Hyde Park Healthy Trails Walkabout
We will “hike through history” each week on Tuesdays at 4pm. You will meet Candace Gallagher at the trail head to explore 12 different trails in Hyde Park. Each hike is approximately an hour and a half. There are more than 30 miles of beautiful trails where we will learn about the history of the area, immerse in nature, look for pollinators and other creatures, while earning a free sew-on patch.
More information about the trail system can be found at www.hydeparktrails.com
The hikes are guided but adults are responsible for their individual group and are required to follow these basic rules.
Guidelines on the Trail:
- Make sure you can see who brought you while hiking.
- No running and stay on the trail.
- Do not hike with sticks or bring items home.
- We follow all the rules of the park we are visiting.
We recommend bringing water, bug spray, and sunscreen and a little snack. Weather appropriate clothing and proper footwear like sneakers or hiking boots are necessary. Dress in layers, prepared for cold or warm weather. Bring umbrellas or coats, and plan to hike no matter what the weather because that is part of the fun!
Pictures:We take photographs and share what we learn on the hikes with others. We would love to highlight your photos too. Send them or tag Staatsburg library, Morton library, and the Pollinator Patrol Club.
Can’t make the hikes? Pick up a copy of the trail map and Walkabout form at Morton and Staatsburg library. Follow #pollinatorpatrolclub or Facebook info for the libraries - an overview of each hike every week will be posted so you can look for the things we saw. Hike each trail when you can and keep track on your form. Share what you see and learn with us!
Backpacks are also available for you to take out and use from Staatsburg library. There is information and tools available in each to learn about pollinators, birdwatching, geology, and more. They will enhance your hiking experience!
Thanks to the Learning About and Appreciating Nature and the Environment Grant Funding from the
Mid-Hudson Chapter, Adirondack Mountain Club (MHADK) for supporting the Staatsburg Library Hiking Through History Programs.
November 7 - Winnakee Preserve Trail
November 14 - Roosevelt Woods Trail
November 21 - Roosevelt Farm Lane
November 28 - Eleanor's Walk
4 PM Meet at the trailhead rain or shine
Revolutionary Things - Online Via Zoom (Registration Required)
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm November 30, 2023
Revolutionary Things
Online Via Zoom - Registration Required
During the late eighteenth century, a wide range of objects associated with the American, French, and Haitian revolutions crisscrossed the ocean. Furniture and ceramics; clothing and accessories; maps, prints, and public amusements—all circulated among diverse actors who wrestled with the political implications of these items. In this presentation we will examine the unique ways that transatlantic revolutionary things shaped how people understood contested concepts like equality, freedom, and solidarity. And, we will explore how these objects became a means through which individuals—enslaved and free, women and men, poor and elite—promoted, and sometimes tried to thwart, the realization of these ideals on the ground.
Ashli White is associate professor of history at the University of Miami. She is the author of Revolutionary Things: Material Culture and Politics in the Late Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World (Yale UP, 2023) and Encountering Revolution: Haiti and the Making of the Early Republic (Johns Hopkins UP, 2010). She was the associate curator and co-author of the catalog for Antillean Visions, a 2018 exhibition at the Lowe Art Museum that charted over 500 years of Caribbean maps.
Magic Tree House Book Club – For Early Elementary Ages
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm December 1, 2023
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.
December - Book #12 Polar Bears Past Bedtime
