Regular Programs
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Needlework
Circle
Mondays
1-3pm
Bring your fine arts, crochet, knitting, sewing, applique, embroidery, quilting, and needlework of all creative forms.
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.
Mah Jongg Group
Wednesdays
1-3:30pm
All are welcome
to join in a friendly game of American
Mah Jongg at the library.
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.
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UPCOMING PROGRAMS:
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Cookbook Club
Thursday, September 10 at 6pm
Join other library patrons for this fun supper club, exploring a different recipe each month!
For September, we are cooking from Barbecues & Salads by Lorraine Turner. Choose a recipe from the copy available opposite our front desk.
All are welcome!
The Art of Steve Mulvey
Opening Reception:
Friday, September 11 at 6pm
Join artist Steve Mulvey for a reception of his work on display in the Duck Pond Gallery.
His work will be on view throughout September.
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The Art of Making Pasta
Monday, September 14 at 4pm
There are so many different recipes, tools, and methods to make a simple dish of pasta - so many more options than just your great-grandmother’s recipe! If you have been meaning to make your own pasta but have been thinking that it’s too much work, or takes too much time, here’s a chance to explore homemade pasta making!
Carol Rogers will be demonstrating pasta making from scratch and will be sharing recipes from her own trip to Italy last May.
Please register here.
OutBook Book Club
Monday, September 14 at 4:30pm
Join Programming & Engagement Manager Fox for monthly discussions of books by LGBTQ+ authors.
August's read is The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley. Copies are available at the front desk.
View our past reads here.
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All-Out Open Mic
Thursday, September 17 at 5:30pm
Join Programming & Engagement Manager Fox for the most diverse open mic in the Hudson Valley! This all-ages affair features free beverages and pizza for performers and audiences alike - you never know what you'll find!
Featuring headliner Mike Jurkovic, poet laureate of Ulster County.
National Library Card Sign-up Month Festival + Concert
Saturday, September 19 at 12pm
Celebrate everything the Esopus Library - and your library card - have to offer in this diverse all-day festival of local acts, including Dan Pitt, AM Gold, Damn Horse!!!, the jowls, Jef Brown, and Klezmer Berl's Hotsie Totsie Orkestra!
Sign up for your library card while you're here, and grab a special edition T-shirt (a Friends of the Esopus Library fundraiser!) featuring our turtley awesome mascot!
Festivities will be until 6pm
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Chair Yoga
Tuesdays at 11am,
September 8 through October 6
Chair Yoga is for anyone who would like to support a healthy body and mind --- the only requirement is a chair!
Facilitator Kathy Schneider-Doyle creates a safe space for movement & balance, sitting and standing (using the chair for balance as needed).
Please register for each session: 9/22, 9/29, 10/6
(no meeting on 9/15)
Fantasy Flowers
with Jessica Williams
Thursday, September 24 at 4:30pm
In this workshop we'll create fantastic arrangement featuring flowers made from pine cones! Enhance their natural beauty with a delicate wash of color or a fabulous variety for rainbow blossom! Tucked in a delicate glass bud vase with evergreens and grasses they'll make a beautiful and long lasting accent for your home.
Please register here.
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Burroughs Brunch: Anthony Musso on Lost treasures in the Hudson Valley
Saturday, September 26
at 12:30pm
Join returning author Anthony Musso as he discusses his book "Gone But Not Forgotten: Lost Treasures in the Hudson Valley."
While some of the 62 sites featured in this book are now gone, the remnants of others still stand in various forms of decay. Each one played an important part in the history of the Hudson Valley.
Please register here.
(A)fternoon (B)ook (C)lub
Monday, September 28 at 3pm
This month we are reading Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez. All are welcome.
Copies of the book are available at the front desk. View our past reads here.
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Reader's Choice Book Club
Thursday, October 1 at 7pm
This month we are reading The Husbands by Holly Gramazio. All are welcome.
Copies of the book are available at the front desk. View our past reads here.
Interested in exhibiting in our Duck Pond Gallery?
Find more information on the proposal form.
Questions? Contact fnorth@esopuslibrary.org