Regular Programs
.png)
Needlework
Circle
​
Mondays
1-3pm
​
Bring your fine arts, crochet, knitting, sewing, applique, embroidery, quilting, and needlework of all creative forms.
​
Mah Jongg Group
​
Wednesdays
1-3:30pm
​​
All are welcome
to join in a friendly game of American
Mah Jongg at the library.
​
​
​
Esopus Artists Group
​
Tuesdays
1-3pm
​
Artists of all
skill level are welcome to join this meeting to work on their art in a casual and friendly environment.
Ulster County Photo Club
​
2nd Wednesday of each month
at 6:30pm
​
Join a community for photographers for the opportunity to discuss, network, and grow.
​
​
.png)
UPCOMING PROGRAMS:
Reader's Choice Book Club
Thursday, July 10 at 7pm
%20(1).png)
Planting Utopia
with Julia Whitney Barnes
Tuesday, July 15 at 4pm
Featuring an introduction by the Ulster Garden Club, Julia will speak about her "Planting Utopia" series at Hancock Shaker Museum, Shaker Heritage Society, and Albany International Airport. Julia will also speak about her research and permanent artwork, "The Botanist's Mural," at Vassar College's newly built Vassar Institute, based on the herbarium that that dates back to the founding of the college in 1861. She will offer signed copies of her book, "Planting Utopia," and limited edition prints of her work for sale after her talk.
​
Register here.
All-Out Open Mic
Thursday, July 17 at 5:30pm
Join us at our monthly third-Thursday open mic, featuring a variety of performers, poets, and artists from across the Hudson Valley. There will be pizza and beverages to share; bring your writing, music, and more to our warm, openly environment. Our July headliner is Lilac Burke!
Hailing from northern Pennsylvania, Lilac Burke wears many hats as a composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, screenwriter, cartoonist, not-so-great barista, etc. Their recorded music can be found under Cuttlefish Cooties on Bandcamp. Their mainly folky output spans the spectrum from whimsical to angsty and beyond.
Please sign up here.
%20(4%20x%204%20in).png)
.png)
​Alex Prizgintas: Borscht Belt Artifacts: Relics of the Catskill Resort Age
Friday, July 18 at 4pm
Culture, cuisine, and comedy came together to form an intricate network of hotels, bungalow colonies, and resorts throughout New York’s Catskill Mountains. With a strong Jewish lineage, the Borscht Belt came to be known as a distinctly American story—one represented by a diverse clientele that journeyed to the mountains in search of fellowship basking under the warmth of the summer sun. The lecture employs shares the complete and complicated story of the Borscht Belt. A wide array of artifacts from the Richard L. Benjamin Archive of Borscht Belt Tourism History will be displayed.
​
Please register here.
Part of the Fam Bookclub
Monday, July 21 at 5pm
​Each month this book club will highlight a different work by an LGBTQ+ author. This month we'll be reading Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo. Pick up a copy of this month's read at our circulation desk.
​
Please sign up here.
%20(1).png)
Interested in exhibiting in our Duck Pond Gallery?
Find more information on the proposal form.
Questions? Contact fnorth@esopuslibrary.org