Gardiner Library

Read to Fletcher

Wednesdays
4 - 5 PM

January 21 Register 4:00 4:15 4:30 4:45 PM
February 18 Register 4:00 4:15 4:30 4:45 PM
March 18 Register 4:00 4:15 4:30 4:45 PM

Drum & Song with Miss Elizabeth
Saturday, November 22
11:00-11:45 AM

Ages 4+

No Registration required.

Elizabeth will share a variety of small percussion instruments as she leads call and response rhythms, encourages improvisation in a drum circle setting, and will teach an array of songs that everyone can play along to. Some songs learned will be simple African folk songs, others Brazilian and some that everyone will know from the United States. Elizabeth's style of facilitation is light, fun and festive. Her joy of sharing music with families is vital to her sense of community.

Elizabeth loves balancing performing with teaching. She has held many residencies as a teaching artist at schools, summer camps, and private classes in NYC with the American Composers Orchestra, and JazzHouse Kids.

Kids "Paint and Sip" with Laura Lanchantin

Saturday, December 13
11:00 AM- 12:30 PM
Register here.

Cost: $15. Registration required. Payment required upon registration to reserve your spot.
If payment is not received, you will be unregistered.
Ages 5+

Winter Penguin Kids Paint & Sip

Tis the season! Come warm up with some hot cocoa and some creative fun at the Gardiner Library. Artist Laura Leigh will be teaching this fun Penguin painting for children 5+. Students will learn fundamental drawing and painting techniques while listening to holiday music with friends and letting their creative expression grow.

All supplies and snacks provided!

Laura Leigh is a fine artist, musician, and maker of organic watercolor paints based in New Paltz. Laura blends the line between abstraction and landscape in her plein air oil paintings. After completing her BFA in Painting and Drawing from SUNY New Paltz in 2014, she completed several artist's residency programs, many in national parks. Laura has created her own earth pigment library made from Ochre minerals and clay from around the country, and now spends most of her time teaching online and in person classes.

Music with Miss Amy
Wednesday, December 10
9:00 - 9:45 AM
Register here.

Music and movement class for children up to four years old with caregiver. Class will include movement, beat keeping, song time, instruments, puppets, and lots of fun!

Free class. Space is limited. Registration required.

Gardiner Library children’s librarian, Amy Laber (“Miss Amy”) has been teaching early childhood music classes throughout the Hudson Valley for over 20 years. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in both Psychology and Music Therapy and has also received NYS Certification in Music K-12. With positive energy and a love for her craft, Amy brings a special sense of warmth and patience to all her classes.

Chess Club

Meets first and third Wednesdays
6:30 - 8 PM
Open to all ages and all levels.

Come one, come all! Don't be intimidated we are here to teach and have fun together.

Geocache at the Gardiner Library

Gardiner library has a geocache! A geocache is a container hidden for players to find, and log. Almost like a treasure hunt! To start playing the game go to the geocaching website

https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCA9F4Z

Homeschooling Coop

Meets weekly, beginning September 1st.
11 - 1 PM
All grade levels.
Donations accepted but not required.
R.S.V.P. and get more information by emailing Barbara at barbtaylor1973@aol.com.

Barbara Ziobro will work with students in a variety of topics while incorporating games and mixing in some fun along the way. Barbara is a mom of 2 home-schooled boys and a previous IBMer turned high school equivalency instructor, who now advocates for those in the home-school community.