Upcoming Events @ the Library

All events are free and open to the public. Come join us!

Every Tuesday -- Ongoing
Storytimes!
10am: Laptime
11am: Two's and Three's
1:30pm: Four's and Up

February 7 (Sunday)
2-4pm: Paging Through History, Growing History
Enjoy a rare opportunity to turn the pages of turn-of-the-century seed catalogs. Ken Greene of the Hudson Valley Seed Library will give a slide show and talk on New York heirlooms and the history of seed saving.

February 8 (Monday)
10:30am: Library Yoga: Healing Flow Hatha Yoga
Yoga with instructor Anne Rogers. Synchronizing the breath with movement for a gentle but energizing practice. Strengthen the body, calm the mind, and awaken your spirit.
Four-session yoga series sign-up is available at the library. $40 for 4 classes.

2-4pm: Older Residents
Greeting card making workshop with local art student Alison Czinkota.

5:30-7pm: Chess Club
Kids of all ages and levels welcome. Grouped by level, experienced players learn new skills. Come learn to play chess!

February 9 (Tuesday)
4:14-5:45pm: Kids Knitting Club
Open to kids third grade and up. Beginners welcome. Learn to knit, continue to work on a project, problem solve with experienced adult knitters. (New Paltz school bus #87 from Lenape)

7pm: Opera Guild
Come join Thomas Crepet and Roger Thorpe as they lead us in opera fun and education. The group will continue to discuss the libretto and music of La Boheme. No knowledge of opera is needed- only a desire to listen and learn and meet others with the same interest. Refreshments will be provided.

February 10 (Wednesday)
10am-2pm: Children's Playspace
In the community room

5pm-6pm: Kids Yoga
Instructor Ashley Townsend teaches yoga for 7-13 year olds. This class is for all levels and will encourage exploration of the ancient practice of yoga. $40 for 4 classes. Pre-registration required.

7pm: Library Yoga: Balance
Yoga with instructor Ashley Townsend. This yoga series will help practitioners of all levels find a balance in their practice and lives. The series will help with balancing the body,mind, and spirit. Four-session yoga series sign-up is available at the library. $40 for 4 classes.

February 11 (Thursday)
4:30-5:45pm: R.E.A.D.
Reading with dogs literacy program for hesitant readers.
For more information, call Nicole Lane at the library.

February 15 (Monday)
Presidents Day
Library closed for Presidents Day

February 16 (Tuesday)
Friends of the Library
Library Friends group monthly meeting

February 17 (Wednesday)
10am-2pm: Children's Playspace
In the community room

5pm-6pm: Kids Yoga
Instructor Ashley Townsend teaches yoga for 7-13 year olds. This class is for all levels and will encourage exploration of the ancient practice of yoga. $40 for 4 classes. Pre-registration required.

7pm: Library Yoga: Balance
Yoga with instructor Ashley Townsend. This yoga series will help practitioners of all levels find a balance in their practice and lives. The series will help with balancing the body,mind, and spirit. Four-session yoga series sign-up is available at the library. $40 for 4 classes.

February 18 (Thursday)
1pm-1:45: Harmony Yoga for 3-6
Instructor Amy Laber- Your child will love discovering the practice of yoga in a fun and playful way. Harmony is a musical yoga class for children 3-6 years old. $40 for 4 classes. Pre-registration required.

7pm: Knit Night
Bring your knitting projects, sit and knit in the beautiful Gardiner Library!

February 20 (Friday)
11am-4pm: Abundance Day
Swap your old treasures for new treasures. Bring quality items. We all have things that are not being well used or fully enjoyed - clean, fun, useful, interesting or beautiful items in really good shape. Bring the kids! Let them bring things to swap. (Do not bring computers or parts of computers, large electronics, opened or expired containers of food, textbooks.)

February 21 (Sunday)
Life in Camaroon
Gardiner resident and world traveler Kathy Weiss will share her experience of her recent trip to Africa with a slideshow, artifacts and discussion.

February 22 (Monday)
10:30am: Library Yoga: Healing Flow Hatha Yoga
Yoga with instructor Anne Rogers. Synchronizing the breath with movement for a gentle but energizing practice. Strengthen the body, calm the mind, and awaken your spirit.
Four-session yoga series sign-up is available at the library. $40 for 4 classes.

5:30-7pm: Chess Club
Kids of all ages and levels welcome. Grouped by level, experienced players learn new skills. Come learn to play chess!

February 23 (Tuesday)
4:14-5:45pm: Kids Knitting Club
Open to kids third grade and up. Beginners welcome. Learn to knit, continue to work on a project, problem solve with experienced adult knitters. (New Paltz school bus #87 from Lenape)

7pm: Opera Guild
Come join Thomas Crepet and Roger Thorpe as they lead us in opera fun and education. No knowledge of opera is needed- only a desire to listen and learn and meet others with the same interest. Refreshments will be provided. Second and fourth Tuesdays.

February 24 (Wednesday)
10am-2pm: Children's Playspace
In the Community room.

4:30-5:45pm: R.E.A.D.
Reading with dogs literacy program for hesitant readers.
For more information, call Nicole Lane at the library.

7pm: Library Yoga: Balance
Yoga with instructor Ashley Townsend. This yoga series will help practitioners of all levels find a balance in their practice and lives. The series will help with balancing the body,mind, and spirit. Four-session yoga series sign-up is available at the library. $40 for 4 classes.

February 25 (Thursday)
1pm-1:45: Harmony Yoga for 3-6
Instructor Amy Laber- Your child will love discovering the practice of yoga in a fun and playful way. Harmony is a musical yoga class for children 3-6 years old. $40 for 4 classes. Pre-registration required.

February 26 (Friday)
7pm: Family Movie Night
Come watch "Up" and enjoy some free popcorn!

February 28 (Sunday)
3pm: Welcome to the Aquarium
Author and teacher, Julie Diamond will discuss her book, Welcome To The Aquarium, A Year In The Lives Of Children. Whether you are a professional, parent or simply interested in young children, this gifted and experienced teacher will open up a special world.  In his foreword, Jules Feiffer refers to a text “you cannot help but be moved by, so rich is its sense of inquiry, observation, mission and self-examination.  It brought tears to this reader’s eyes.”

March 1, 8, 15, 22 (Monday)
10:30am: Library Yoga: Vinyasa Hatha Yoga
Yoga with instructor Victoria Gagne. Vinyasa Hatha Yoga will link movement with breathing. Students move from one pose to the next as they breathe. With this class expect movement, not just stretching. All levels welcome.
Four-session yoga series sign-up is available at the library. $40 for 4 classes.

5:30-7pm: Chess Club
Kids of all ages and levels welcome. Grouped by level, experienced players learn new skills. Come learn to play chess!

March 3, 10, 17, 31 (Wednesday)
7pm: Library Yoga: Strength, Balance and Flexiblility
Yoga with instructor Ray Greenberg. A class for varied levels: from beginners to those who enjoy more of a challenge. This class will focus on yoga poses that imporve concentration, while building strength and flexibility.
Four-session yoga series sign-up is available at the library. $40 for 4 classes.

April 13 (Tuesday)
6pm: Collage Workshop with Meadow
This workshop is fun for everyone.  Save your favorite wrapping paper or scraps of fabric from your best worn out shirt, clean out that junk drawer!  Use those saved fashion magazines, bring in pine cones or your favorite shells. Here’s your chance to learn how to recreate works of art from a variety of media you would not have imagined could go together.  Collage is a serious art form that has been used throughout history.  Many fine artists living in the Hudson Valley use this method to record events, illustrate a story, or create designs, paintings and sculpture. You can too.  Join us for an interesting and constructive evening.

Rail Trail Reviews

The Rail Trail Reviews is a new Wiki site for book reviews written by boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 18 years old. The books reviewed are considered young juvenile, juvenile and young adult books at the Gardiner Library (labelled with pink, black or tan stickers).

By creating this site the Gardiner Library hopes to offer a place for people under 18 years old to communicate and share information and opinions about books they have read. If you're under 18, stop by and post a comment or review of a book you've read.

Thanks to Ben Hayes for helping us create this Wiki site!

How to Find Us

The new library is located at 133 Farmer's Turnpike, which runs parallel to Main Street in Gardiner. Turn South on Arch Street and you'll see our long driveway leading to the parking lot and building. Here's a Mapquest map that shows a star where the turn for the Library driveway is located.