Events in December 2025
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December 1, 2025
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December 2, 2025
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December 3, 2025(1 event) –
Dave Strayer - Beyond the Sea: The Hidden Life in Lakes, Streams, and Wetlands Virtual Program - Online Via Zoom Registration Required
Join Dave Strayer of the Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies as he reveals the hidden life found in our inland waters. Cary Institute freshwater ecologist Dave Strayer will describe the rich and imperiled life of the world’s inland waters, and discuss how we can best preserve these ecosystems and species for future generations. The talk will draw from his recent book, Beyond the Sea: The Hidden Life in Lakes, Streams, and Wetlands, and will interest anyone who likes to fish, swim, boat, watch birds, or sit by the shore, or who is interested in biodiversity and its conservation.
Dave Strayer is a retired freshwater ecologist from the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, where he worked for more than 30 years as part of a team that studied the ecology of the Hudson River. Dave is the author of The Hudson Primer: The Ecology of an Iconic River and a new book, Beyond the Sea: The Hidden Life in Lakes, Streams, and Wetlands.
Wednesday, December 3 6 PM |
December 4, 2025(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, December 4 & 18 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, December 4 & 18 |
December 5, 2025(2 events) – 
Community Yoga Community Yoga is an energizing morning practice of thoughtful movement, yoga asana, and easygoing breathwork. Please bring your own yoga mat, two yoga blocks and a blanket or thick towel. Kristen Pratt (CYT 500) is committed to creating inclusive, heart-centered, and mobility-focused yoga practices for all kinds of bodies and experiences. Friday –
Family Holiday Party Join us as we celebrate the holidays! Continue the festivities with Roosevelt Fire Company Engine Company #4 at the Staatsburg Firehouse. Parade at 8 pm, Christmas tree lighting with Santa Claus at 8:15 pm. Hot chocolate and cookies to follow! Friday, December 5
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December 6, 2025
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December 7, 2025
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December 8, 2025(1 event) –
Wrecked and Abandoned Virtual History Talk with the Hudson River Maritime Museum Online Program - Registration Required
In the 19th century, Rondout Creek was a center of transportation and industry. The entrance to the over 100-mile-long Delaware and Hudson (D&H) Canal was accessed through Rondout Creek, here in Kingston, allowing barges carrying thousands of tons of Pennsylvania coal, Hudson Valley bricks, and other resources between the two ends of the canal. The Mary Powell, one of the “floating palaces”, as these large passenger steamboats were called, had its home port in Kingston and brought thousands of passengers across the Hudson River to New York City and back every year. Hundreds of sloops and schooners sailed the Hudson River, many travelling back and forth in Rondout Creek. Over the years, many boats and barges have been neglected, left to rot on the creek. Accidents were unfortunately inevitable, and the Rondout Creek and Hudson River are home to a plethora of forgotten, wrecked, and abandoned vessels.
Monday, December 8 6 PM Online Program - Registration Required |
December 9, 2025
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December 10, 2025
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December 11, 2025(2 events) –  Story time Join Miss Lisa for books, crafts, friends & FUN! Thursday, December 11 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 2025 Meeting Schedule Thursday, December 11 |
December 12, 2025(2 events) – Community Yoga Community Yoga is an energizing morning practice of thoughtful movement, yoga asana, and easygoing breathwork. Please bring your own yoga mat, two yoga blocks and a blanket or thick towel. Kristen Pratt (CYT 500) is committed to creating inclusive, heart-centered, and mobility-focused yoga practices for all kinds of bodies and experiences. Friday –  Magic Tree House Book Club Discuss the adventures of Jack & Annie! Activities, crafts and games based on the Magic Treehouse Book Series. Friday, December 12 |
December 13, 2025
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December 14, 2025
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December 15, 2025(1 event) –  Boys STEAM Club - Upper Elementary STEAM activities & challenges, play fun games and have a snack! Monday, December 15 Staatsburg Library |
December 16, 2025(1 event) –  Book Club & Pot Luck Holiday Celebration 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, December 16
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December 17, 2025(3 events) – 
A Program For All Abilities A social hour of activities and games designed for teens & adults with intellectual, cognitive and/or developmental disabilities. Wednesday, December 17 –  Girls Book Club – For Upper Elementary Ages Talk about books, play games, make crafts, have a snack & lots of FUN! Wednesday, December 17 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, December 17 Staatsburg Library |
December 18, 2025(2 events) –
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, December 4 & 18 Staatsburg Library |
December 19, 2025(2 events) –  Teen Night Hang out with friends and have lots of laughs at the library! Friday, December 19 –  Teen Night Hang out with friends and have lots of laughs at the library! Friday, December 19 |
December 20, 2025
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December 21, 2025
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December 22, 2025
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December 23, 2025
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December 24, 2025(1 event) December 24, 2025  The Staatsburg Library will be CLOSED At 2 PM on December 24 &
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December 25, 2025(1 event) December 25, 2025 The Staatsburg Library will be CLOSED At 2 PM on December 24 & Thursday, December 25 |
December 26, 2025
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December 27, 2025
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December 28, 2025
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December 29, 2025(1 event) – Staatsburg Library |
December 30, 2025
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December 31, 2025
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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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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.