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June 20, 2021
June 21, 2021(2 events)

Got Extra Garden Veggies? Help a Neighbor in Need!


June 21, 2021

Got Extra Garden Veggies?
Help a Neighbor in Need!
Our garden is thriving and we are harvesting the veggies we grow and offering them to the community.
We have also been working with our partner Candace Gallagher and the Pollinator Patrol Club to collect produce and non perishable items to distribute to our local food pantries.
If you would like to help, you can drop off any extra produce from your garden that you would like to donate. Non perishable items are welcome too!
Every Monday from 9 am – 4 pm at the Staatsburg library – a collection cooler is located under the gazebo on the library lawn.
Let’s continue to fill it up. Thanks for helping!

Mah Jongg Monday On the Library Lawn - Weather Permitting


June 21, 2021

Mah Jongg Monday
On the Library Lawn - Weather Permitting

Masks required and appropriate physical distancing will be maintained.
For more information call 889-4683 or email staatslibrary@gmail.com

Monday, June 7, 14. 21 & 28
2 PM

June 22, 2021(2 events)

Approaching Armistice: Food At The End Of The First World War - Virtual Event


June 22, 2021

Approaching Armistice: Food At The End Of The First World War
Virtual Event
Call 889-4683 or email staatslibrary@gmail.com to receive an email with the program link.

What do you know about the Hudson Valley's home front during the First World War? Join food historian Sarah Wassberg Johnson to learn how New Yorkers coped with rationing, food preservation, and the startling end to World War I. From the formation of food bureaucracies to restaurants punished for violating rationing rules, to the women who canned their way past food shortages; illustrated with period photographs and propaganda posters.

Sarah Wassberg Johnson is The Food Historian - author, speaker, educator, podcaster, and blogger on all things related to food history. Sarah received her MA in History/Public History from the University at Albany, State University of New York and her BA in History and Scandinavian Studies from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. She has been featured in all three episodes of The History Channel mini series, "The Food That Built America" and on NPR, the Atlantic, CNN, Atlas Obscura, and more.

This program is sponsored by the Clinton Community Library, Amenia Free Library, Mahopac Library, LaGrange Association Library, Stanford Free Library, Kingston Library, and Staatsburg Library.

Call 889-4683 or email staatslibrary@gmail.com to receive an email with the program link.

Virtual Event
Tuesday, June 22
1 PM

Stanzas: Poetry Circle


June 22, 2021

Stanzas: Poetry Circle
Outdoor Meeting - Weather Permitting

Bring a poem by a published poet inspired by the chosen theme.
June Theme: WATER

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

Masks required and appropriate physical distancing will be maintained.
Call 889-4683 or email staatslibrary@gmail.com to receive information about the meeting location.

Tuesday, June 22
7 PM

June 23, 2021(1 event)

Magic Tree House Book Club – For Early Elementary Ages - Outside (Weather Permitting)


June 23, 2021

Magic Tree House Book Club – For Early Elementary Ages
Outside - Weather Permitting

Masks required and appropriate physical distancing will be maintained.

In the event of inclement weather: to receive the link for the meeting email staatslibyouth@gmail.com

Wednesday, June 23
4 PM

June 24, 2021(1 event)

Write It Out A Writing Group for Parents, Caregivers, Family Members & Educators of Children with Disabilities - Virtual Event


June 24, 2021

Write It Out
A Writing Group for Parents, Caregivers, Family Members & Educators of Children with Disabilities

Virtual Event

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

A writing group for parents, caregivers, family members and educators of children with disabilities. This is a safe space to share and explore thoughts and feelings! This group meets throughout the year and is facilitated by Diana Rush, a writer, educator and parent.
Diana will help participants use writing as a means to sort through some of the unique challenges and victories of parenting and working with these special kids.
Everyone is welcome and no writing experience is necessary.

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

Virtual Event
Thursday, June 10 & 24
7 PM

June 25, 2021
June 26, 2021(2 events)

Sew a Summer Tote Parish Hall at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Red Hook


June 26, 2021

Sew a Summer Tote
Parish Hall at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Red Hook

REGISTRATION REQUIRED: SPACE LIMITED
Call the Red Hook Library 845-758-3241 or email Amy@redhooklibrary.org to register.

Red Hook Public Library's Dawn & Amy will teach machine sewing skills using a pattern for a sturdy summer tote bag. Basic machine sewing skills will be helpful, but rusty or no experience also okay. Bring your machine or use one from the Red Hook Library.

Please bring 2/3 yard of cotton home decor fabric. Unsure what that is? Email Amy@redhooklibrary.org

We'll have tools and fabric scraps to share but also recommend bringing these supplies if you have them:
- a pair of old jeans (adult sized)
- fabric scissors, a short ruler & thread

Masks required and appropriate physical distancing will be maintained.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED: SPACE LIMITED
Call the Red Hook Library 845-758-3241 or email Amy@redhooklibrary.org to register.

Parish Hall at St Paul's Lutheran Church in Red Hook
7412 S Broadway
Red Hook, NY 12571

(1 block south of the Red Hook Library)

Saturdays, June 12, 19 & 26
10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Canoe on the Indian Kill Tidal Marsh - Norrie Point Environmental Center


June 26, 2021

Canoe on the Indian Kill Tidal Marsh 
Hudson River Estuary
Norrie Point Environmental Center

REGISTRATION REQUIRED: SPACE LIMITED
Call 889-4683 or email staatslibrary@gmail.com to reserve a spot
Canoes will be filled first come, first served.

Educational canoe trips led by Norrie Point Environmental Center staff.
Paddle the tidal marsh with staff naturalists to learn about tidal marshes, observe birds and wildlife, and look for unique plants.
These educational canoe trips are suitable for adults and children (6 and older) whether experienced paddlers or in a canoe for the first time. All gear is provided.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED: SPACE LIMITED
Call 889-4683 or email staatslibrary@gmail.com to reserve a spot.
Canoes will be filled first come, first served.

At the Norrie Point Environmental Center
256 Norrie Point Way
Staatsburg, NY 12580

Tuesday, June 15 at 4 pm
Saturday, June 26 at 2 pm
Tuesday, June 29 at 4 PM

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.