Events in April 2026
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March 30, 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, March 2, 9 16, 23 & 30 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, March 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 Staatsburg Library |
March 31, 2026
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April 1, 2026
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April 2, 2026(2 events) –  Story time Join Miss Lisa for books, crafts, friends & FUN! Thursday, April 2 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, April 2 & 16 |
April 3, 2026(2 events) –  Community Yoga A gently energizing morning practice of thoughtful movement, and easygoing breathwork. No prior experience with a yoga practice is necessary. Kristen Pratt (CYT 500) is committed to creating inclusive, heart-centered, and mobility-focused yoga practices for all kinds of bodies and experiences. REGISTER HERE Friday Staatsburg Library –  Lego Club Love to build with Legos? Create a Lego masterpiece using the provided theme or dream up your own design. Friday, April 3 Staatsburg Library |
April 4, 2026
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April 5, 2026
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April 6, 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, April 6, 13, 20, & 27 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, April 6, 13, 20, & 27 Staatsburg Library –  No Place For SaintsNo Place for Saints: Mobs and Mormons in Jacksonian America The emergence of the Mormon church, now more properly referred to as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is arguably the most radical event in American religious history. How and why did so many Americans flock to this new religion, and why did so many other Americans seek to silence or even destroy that movement? The author will speak to the history of events around the LDS movement; this is not a presentation on LDS theology. Patrons from any library in Dutchess County are welcome to attend. You must register to receive the Zoom link. Co-sponsored by Dutchess County Library Association. REGISTER HERE Monday, April 6 |
April 7, 2026(1 event) –  Hyde Park Central School District Join Dr. Pedro Roman, Superintendent of the Hyde Park Central School District for a casual conversation and Q & A. Tuesday Staatsburg Library |
April 8, 2026
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April 9, 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, April 9 & 23 –  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, April 9 Staatsburg Library |
April 10, 2026(2 events) – Community Yoga A gently energizing morning practice of thoughtful movement, and easygoing breathwork. No prior experience with a yoga practice is necessary. Kristen Pratt (CYT 500) is committed to creating inclusive, heart-centered, and mobility-focused yoga practices for all kinds of bodies and experiences. REGISTER HERE Friday 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, April 10 Staatsburg Library |
April 11, 2026
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April 12, 2026
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April 13, 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, April 6, 13, 20, & 27 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, April 6, 13, 20, & 27 Staatsburg Library |
April 14, 2026
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April 15, 2026(2 events) –  Girls Book Club – For Upper Elementary Ages Talk about books, play games, make crafts, have a snack & lots of FUN! Wednesday, April 15 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, April 15 Staatsburg Library |
April 16, 2026(3 events) –  Story time Join Miss Lisa for books, crafts, friends & FUN! Thursday, April 16 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, April 2 & 16 –  Film Club Close-Up (1990, 1 hour 38 minutes, by Abbas Kiarostami) Join us at the library as we watch and discuss a different film each month! The greatest Iranian filmmaker’s most influential film, Abbas Kiarostami’s Close-Up (1990) has come to define the hybrid mode of cinema known as “docufiction”. Close-Up is the true story of a man named Hossein Sabzian who, for reasons the film tries to reveal, impersonated the well-known Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf and conned a family into thinking they’d star in his next film. Part documentary, part scripted recreations, Close-Up blurs the lines between fiction and non-fiction filmmaking as the people at the center of this scandal play themselves. Ultimately, Kiarostami’s hybrid approach aims to explore a truth of human nature in a way that transcends genres and conventions. *NEW DAY & TIME FOR THE SPRING/SUMMER Staatsburg Library |
April 17, 2026(1 event) – Community Yoga A gently energizing morning practice of thoughtful movement, and easygoing breathwork. No prior experience with a yoga practice is necessary. Kristen Pratt (CYT 500) is committed to creating inclusive, heart-centered, and mobility-focused yoga practices for all kinds of bodies and experiences. REGISTER HERE Friday Staatsburg Library |
April 18, 2026(1 event) –  Celebrate Earth Day Event Celebrate Earth Day with the Dutchess County Division of Solid Waste Management and organizations from across Dutchess County. The Staatsburg Library and the Dutchess County Library Association will be there - join us! For more information and a list of all participating organizations visit dutchessny.gov/solidwaste Saturday, April 18
The Environmental Cooperative at the Vassar Barns |
April 19, 2026
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April 20, 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, April 6, 13, 20, & 27 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, April 6, 13, 20, & 27 Staatsburg Library |
April 21, 2026(2 events) –  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, April 21 Staatsburg Library –  Reflections: Staatsburg Staatsburg Library Reflections: Staatsburg “Not Just a Place to Live”;. A Collection of Interviews with Community Members conducted, transcribed, and edited by Judith Linville. This collection of interviews with local residents offers a glimpse of life from pre-World War II through the 1980s in a small Hudson River Valley hamlet, located between Rhinebeck and Hyde Park, New York. The narrators recall what is was like to work on the Great Estates, play all summer in and on the river, get through the Depression, encounter Roosevelts, and live in a once bustling village in simpler times. Each of the narrators interviewed has passed away; but in the stories they left us, each in their own voice, we see how this community, like so many others, is truly a family. From those heartfelt memories, we learn that just as families thrive and struggle together, so did the hamlet of Staatsburg. About the Author: Judy Linville has lived in Staatsburg, New York, for over forty years where she and her husband, Bob, raised two children. Judy is a writer who has recorded personal essays on Northeast Public Radio and is a former English teacher and retired building principal who enjoys being a grandparent and a community volunteer.. Tuesday, April 21 Staatsburg Library |
April 22, 2026(1 event) –  Road Scholar Online Lecture Series Antarctica is the coldest, driest and windiest place on Earth, filled with geological marvels and remarkable wildlife. In celebration of Earth Day, join Road Scholar expert Nicole Flores for an introduction to this remote continent. Explore the secrets beneath its icy surface and its fascinating history. Meet the intrepid explorers who ventured into this harsh environment and the people who live and work there today. This lecture offers a vivid glimpse of what one might encounter when visiting this extraordinary frontier. REGISTER HERE Wednesday, April 22 |
April 23, 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, April 9 & 23 |
April 24, 2026(2 events) – Community Yoga A gently energizing morning practice of thoughtful movement, and easygoing breathwork. No prior experience with a yoga practice is necessary. Kristen Pratt (CYT 500) is committed to creating inclusive, heart-centered, and mobility-focused yoga practices for all kinds of bodies and experiences. REGISTER HERE Friday Staatsburg Library –  Teen Night Hang out with friends and have lots of laughs at the library! Friday, April 24 Staatsburg Library |
April 25, 2026
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April 26, 2026
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April 27, 2026(4 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, April 6, 13, 20, & 27 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, April 6, 13, 20, & 27 Staatsburg Library –  Boys STEAM Club - Upper Elementary STEAM activities & challenges, play fun games and have a snack! Monday, April 27 Staatsburg Library –  Food Lit & Cookbook Book Club April Book Selection: Good Things is an essential, joyful guide to cooking and living from the author of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. Samin Nosrat, one of America’s most beloved chefs and teachers offers more than 125 meticulously tested, flavor-forward, soul-nourishing recipes that bring joy and a sense of communion. Monday, April 27 Staatsburg Library |
April 28, 2026(2 events) –  Create! Join Cara Hochhalter, artist and author of Where Do Butterflies Go at Night and Other Pollinator Ponderings for a watercolor class exploring the negative glaze technique. Appropriate for all levels and experience with watercolors. REGISTRATION REQUIRED Tuesday, April 28 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, April 28 |
April 29, 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, April 29 Staatsburg Library |
April 30, 2026(3 events) –  Story time Join Miss Lisa for books, crafts, friends & FUN! Thursday, April 30 Staatsburg Library –  Make Your Own Mini Haiku Accordion Book Celebrate Poem In Your Pocket Day by creating your own mini haiku accordion book - it will fit in your pocket! Bring your own favorite haiku poem to illustrate or we will have poems to choose from. We will also have all the supplies you need to make your pocket-sized poetry book. Fun for ALL AGES! Thursday, April 30 –  Staatsburg Library |
May 1, 2026(1 event) – Community Yoga A gently energizing morning practice of thoughtful movement, and easygoing breathwork. No prior experience with a yoga practice is necessary. Kristen Pratt (CYT 500) is committed to creating inclusive, heart-centered, and mobility-focused yoga practices for all kinds of bodies and experiences. REGISTER HERE Friday Staatsburg Library |
May 2, 2026
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May 3, 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.