Events in January 2026
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December 29, 2025
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December 30, 2025
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December 31, 2025(1 event) –  The Staatsburg Library will be CLOSED at 4 PM New Year's Eve Wednesday, December 31 |
January 1, 2026(1 event) January 1, 2026  The Staatsburg Library will be CLOSED Thursday, January 1 |
January 2, 2026
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January 3, 2026
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January 4, 2026
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January 5, 2026(2 events) – 
Babies & Books Babies and Books is a special time to bond with your baby in the company of other parents and caregivers. We will enjoy the wonders of connecting and learning through song, rhymes, fingerplay and books. Babies and Books is best for children 4 months to 23 months and their caregivers to engage in a group activity. If your little one is on the move, and uninterested in engaging with the lap sit, please join us at 10:30 AM for free play and socialization. Monday, January 5, 12 & 26 Staatsburg Library –
Free Play Time If your little one is on the move, and uninterested in engaging with the lap sit, please join us at 10:30 AM for free play and socialization. Monday, January 5, 12 & 26 |
January 6, 2026
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January 7, 2026(1 event) –  Turning Lawns Into Meadows Join landscape architect and designer Owen Wormser for strategies on turning our lawns into vibrant meadows. Most yards in the United States are biological deserts and an ecological burden due to too much lawn coupled with an overuse of non-native species. Lawns alone cover tens of millions of acres in the U.S. and have a massive, detrimental impact on the ecology of the planet. Meadows offer the opposite ecological effect of lawns. Meadows are ecological assets that provide myriad benefits – including ongoing sequestering of carbon and increased biological diversity. Meadows are also beautiful, long-lasting, and low-maintenance. Landscape designer and author Owen Wormser will talk about a range of different design, site preparation, and maintenance approaches, and discuss how to choose the right ones based on your resources and landscape conditions. Wednesday, January 7 |
January 8, 2026(3 events) –  Story time Join Miss Lisa for books, crafts, friends & FUN! Thursday, January 8 Staatsburg Library –  Dungeon & Dragons Club Join or new D & D Club where you will collaborate in the role playing game Dungeon & Dragons, guided by Zachary Gordon. You don't have to have experience playing, just a good attitude and willingness to learn and have fun! Thursday, January 8 & 22 Staatsburg Library – 
Staatsburg Library Board of Trustees For more information visit the Staatsburg Library website The Staatsburg Library Board of Trustees meet on the second Thursday of each month at 7 pm 2026 Meeting Schedule Thursday, January 8 Staatsburg Library |
January 9, 2026(2 events) January 9, 2026 
Puzzle Day Do you love puzzles? Join us to work with our friends and neighbors on our community puzzle. Fridays In January Have puzzles you want to swap? Staatsburg Library –  Magic Tree House Book Club Discuss the adventures of Jack & Annie! Activities, crafts and games based on the Magic Treehouse Book Series. Friday, January 9 Staatsburg Library |
January 10, 2026
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January 11, 2026
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January 12, 2026(3 events) –
Babies & Books Babies and Books is a special time to bond with your baby in the company of other parents and caregivers. We will enjoy the wonders of connecting and learning through song, rhymes, fingerplay and books. Babies and Books is best for children 4 months to 23 months and their caregivers to engage in a group activity. If your little one is on the move, and uninterested in engaging with the lap sit, please join us at 10:30 AM for free play and socialization. Monday, January 5, 12 & 26 Staatsburg Library –
Free Play Time If your little one is on the move, and uninterested in engaging with the lap sit, please join us at 10:30 AM for free play and socialization. Monday, January 5, 12 & 26 –  Queer Revolutionary
The Trials Of Robert Newburgh Online Program - Registration Required On the eve of the American Revolution, the British army court-martialed a chaplain, Robert Newburgh, who had been accused of engaging in an intimate relationship with another man. Newburgh’s enemies cited his flamboyant appearance, defiance of military authority, and seduction of soldiers as proof of his low character. Consumed by fears that the British Empire would soon be torn asunder, they claimed that crimes against nature were crimes against the king. In this talk, historian John Gilbert McCurdy (Eastern Michigan University) uses the case of Robert Newburgh to glimpse inside eighteenth-century perceptions of queerness. By demanding to have his case heard, Newburgh invoked Enlightenment ideals of equality, arguing passionately that his style of dress and manner should not affect his place in the army or society. Newburgh thus made the case for sexual liberalism, an idea that was wholly consistent with the highest ideals of the American Revolution, and that anticipated a greater freedom for LBGTQ+ individuals in the nation that followed. Presented by the Dutchess County Library Association. Monday, January 12 |
January 13, 2026
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January 14, 2026
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January 15, 2026(2 events) –  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, January 15 & 29 Staatsburg Library –  Friends of the Staatsburg Library The Staatsburg Library Friends group plan fun and worthwhile activities that support the library and its programs. Call 889-4683 or email staatslibrary@gmail.com to receive more information. Thursday, January 15 Staatsburg Library |
January 16, 2026(2 events) January 16, 2026
Puzzle Day Do you love puzzles? Join us to work with our friends and neighbors on our community puzzle. Fridays In January Have puzzles you want to swap? Staatsburg Library –  Teen Night
6th Grade and Up Hang out with friends and have lots of laughs at the library! Friday, January 16 Staatsburg Library |
January 17, 2026
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January 18, 2026(2 events) – Rescheduled for the February meeting (Feb 15th) –  *CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER - RESCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 15 Film Club Paterson (2016, dir. Jim Jarmusch, 115 minutes) Join us at the library as we watch and discuss a different film each month! Paterson follows a bus driver named Paterson (Adam Driver) as he moves through the quiet routines of his life in Paterson, New Jersey—driving his route, writing poetry, walking his dog. Over time, these small, repeated moments paint a portrait of an ordinary but deeply content life, where even minor disruptions resonate with surprising weight. The film gently invites us to ask: Is life a journey—or an accumulation of experiences? January is often framed as a time for fresh starts, new routines, and resolutions, but Paterson quietly reminds us that such milestones are largely arbitrary—that meaning is built day by day, through tiny moments, rather than grand declarations or dramatic turning points. We’ll frame the screening with a brief discussion of writer Ursula K. Le Guin’s essay “The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction,” which proposes an alternative to the familiar “Hero’s Journey” arc and structure. Rather than stories driven by conquest and transformation, Le Guin champions narratives built from process, practice, connections, and everyday life—an idea that Paterson beautifully embodies. *NEW DAY & TIME FOR THE WINTER Staatsburg Library |
January 19, 2026(1 event) January 19, 2026  The Staatsburg Library will be CLOSED Thursday, January 19 |
January 20, 2026(1 event) – 
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. Call 889-4683 or email staatslibrary@gmail.com to order a copy of the book. Tuesday, January 20 Staatsburg Library |
January 21, 2026(2 events) – 
Girls Book Club – For Upper Elementary Ages Talk about books, play games, make crafts, have a snack & lots of FUN! Wednesday, January 21 Staatsburg Library – 
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. Wednesday, January 21 Staatsburg Library |
January 22, 2026(2 events) – 
Story time Join Miss Lisa for books, crafts, friends & FUN! Thursday, January 22 Staatsburg Library – Dungeon & Dragons Club Join or new D & D Club where you will collaborate in the role playing game Dungeon & Dragons, guided by Zachary Gordon. You don't have to have experience playing, just a good attitude and willingness to learn and have fun! Thursday, January 8 & 22 Staatsburg Library |
January 23, 2026(2 events) January 23, 2026
Puzzle Day Do you love puzzles? Join us to work with our friends and neighbors on our community puzzle. Fridays In January Have puzzles you want to swap? Staatsburg Library – 
Lego Club Love to build with Legos? Create a Lego masterpiece using the provided theme or dream up your own design. Friday, January 23 Staatsburg Library |
January 24, 2026
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January 25, 2026
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January 26, 2026(5 events) –
CANCELED - MONDAY, JANUARY 26 ( travel ban in effect for Dutchess County) Babies & Books Babies and Books is a special time to bond with your baby in the company of other parents and caregivers. We will enjoy the wonders of connecting and learning through song, rhymes, fingerplay and books. Babies and Books is best for children 4 months to 23 months and their caregivers to engage in a group activity. If your little one is on the move, and uninterested in engaging with the lap sit, please join us at 10:30 AM for free play and socialization. Monday, January 5, 12 & 26 Staatsburg Library –
CANCELED - MONDAY, JANUARY 26 ( travel ban in effect for Dutchess County) Free Play Time If your little one is on the move, and uninterested in engaging with the lap sit, please join us at 10:30 AM for free play and socialization. Monday, January 5, 12 & 26 – 
(Online Only) IN-PERSON VIEWING CANCELED - MONDAY, JANUARY 26 ( travel ban in effect for Dutchess County) Road Scholar Online Lecture Series Where many saw only bones in the deserts of the American Southwest or everyday flowers, Georgia O’Keeffe saw the transcendent passage of time. Join art historian Matthew Palczynski to examine her iconic career paintings of landscapes, flowers and desert forms, and explore why her beloved works remain so powerful today. Monday, January 26 – 
Boys STEAM Club CANCELED - MONDAY, JANUARY 26 (RESCHEDULED MONDAY FEBRUARY 2) Boys STEAM Club - Upper Elementary STEAM activities & challenges, play fun games and have a snack! Monday, January 26 Staatsburg Library – 
CANCELED - MONDAY, JANUARY 26 (RESCHEDULED MONDAY FEBRUARY 2) Food Lit & Cookbook Book Club January Book Selection: Veuve Clicquot champagne epitomizes glamour, style, and luxury. In The Widow Clicquot, Tilar J. Mazzeo brings to life—for the first time—the fascinating woman behind the iconic yellow label: Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin, who, after her husband's death, defied convention by assuming the reins of the fledgling wine business they had nurtured together. Steering the company through dizzying political and financial reversals, she became one of the world's first great businesswomen and one of the richest women of her time. As much a fascinating journey through the process of making this temperamental wine as a biography of a uniquely tempered woman, The Widow Clicquot is the captivating true story of a legend and a visionary. Monday, January 26 Staatsburg Library |
January 27, 2026(2 events) – 
CANCELED (RESCHEDULED TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3) Create! Join expeditionary artist Maria Coryell-Martin for a fun 90-minute class where you will learn tools and techniques for creating watercolor winter landscapes. All ages welcome. Appropriate for all levels and experience with watercolors. Tuesday, January 27 Staatsburg Library – 
Stanzas: Poetry Circle Bring a poem by a published poet inspired by the chosen theme. This is not a poetry writing workshop, we read and share poetry by published authors. Tuesday, January 27 Staatsburg Library |
January 28, 2026(1 event) – 
A Program For All Abilities A social hour of activities and games designed for teens & adults with intellectual, cognitive and/or developmental disabilities. REGISTRATION REQUIRED: staatslibyouth@gmail.com Wednesday, January 28 Staatsburg Library |
January 29, 2026(1 event) – 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, January 15 & 29 Staatsburg Library |
January 30, 2026(1 event) January 30, 2026
Puzzle Day Do you love puzzles? Join us to work with our friends and neighbors on our community puzzle. Fridays In January Have puzzles you want to swap? Staatsburg Library |
January 31, 2026
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February 1, 2026
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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.