Library Events

Robbie's beloved story time brings together an animated, fun, and engaging reading style with literacy-focused activities, including fingerplays and crafts. Great for ages 2-6.

This self-directed group meets every Tuesday. 

Join Starr Library's Scrabble club for classic word game fun every Wednesday!

Nerds at Nite is an adult (17+) gaming group that meets twice a month to play board games of all types, including Chronology, Tsuro, Point City, Splendor, and many other tabletop games (that can be played in under 2 hours). Attendees are welcome to bring games to share, but it's not required for...read more

Steven Michael Pague is back for another season of qigong! Outdoors on Thursday mornings at the library through October, cancelled in the event of inclement weather. $10 suggested donation. 

Join yoga teacher Barbara Eichin for this gentle and relaxing program designed for seniors and those who are recovering from injury or have restricted movement. Suggested donation : $10.00.

Join the fun and stretch your mind. This is a gathering for adults.

Let's celebrate the new school year together with ice cream from Del's Roadside! The library can be your place to relax, create, learn, connect, and dream. Learn more about what we offer, from a safe space to hang out with friends or work on a group project to book recommendations or a place...read more

The last session we're offering for the year! Join us for a 90-minute class on the Omega Institute courts, taught by Francis Comesanas, an advanced pickleball player with over 15 years of experience, with assistance from Kristen LaBarca. The class will cover the fundamentals needed to get n...read more

Starr Stitchers meet at the Starr Library the 1st and 3rd Mondays of every month from 10 am to 1 pm.  A stitcher is anyone who does any or many types of embroidery and needlework, from beginner to advanced.  Welcome all stitchers!

Come by and play with a group of friendly gamers. This is an adult group.

Robbie's story time is cancelled today. We'll see you again next week.

This self-directed group meets every Tuesday. 

Unfortunately, we've had to reschedule this workshpo again. Keep an eye out for a new date in 2025.Caregiving for a family member or friend can be stressful—physically, emotionally, and financially. Led by Juliette McKernon and Betty Leigh, join this workshop for caregivers of adults with ...read more

Join Starr Library's Scrabble club for classic word game fun every Wednesday!

Former Austinite and now a resident of the Hudson Valley, journalist Alex Hannaford gives a critical exploration of the transformation that has befallen one of America’s most beloved cities—which serves as a warning for what the homogenization of cities means for American urban identity....read more

Steven Michael Pague is back for another season of qigong! Outdoors on Thursday mornings at the library through October, cancelled in the event of inclement weather. $10 suggested donation. 

For this last class of the year, we will offer two back-to-back sessions, but there is only one registration list. We will email everyone before the session to let you know which group you're in. We will also have a new, later time slot beginning in January. Licensed music therapist Te...read more

Paris watches Crunchyroll and reads manga with tweens or teens. There will be snacks. This month, we'll be checking out My Roommate is a Cat. Now for ages 12+.  (=✪ᆽ✪=)  

For all styles and levels, the fiction workshop provides a safe space to write! Bring paper and a pen and get ready to dive into writing exercises and share your work!  

Join yoga teacher Barbara Eichin for this gentle and relaxing program designed for seniors and those who are recovering from injury or have restricted movement. Suggested donation : $10.00.

Join the fun and stretch your mind. This is a gathering for adults.

Join Jane Korn and other parents, caregivers, and children (ages 3 mo-4 yrs) for a child play group at the library! This is an opportunity for parents to connect and share ideas while their young ones interact, play and grow. Space is limited. Registration is required each week through our onli...read more

Come by and play with a group of friendly gamers. This is an adult group.

Robbie's beloved story time brings together an animated, fun, and engaging reading style with literacy-focused activities, including fingerplays and crafts. Great for ages 2-6.

This self-directed group meets every Tuesday. 

ONE OF FALL'S MOST ANTICIPATED READS—New York Times, Vulture, BookPage, Kirkus Reviews, and moreFrom the New York Times bestselling author and advice columnist, a poignant and funny debut novel about the residents of a women’s hotel in 1960s New York City.Cli...read more

Join Starr Library's Scrabble club for classic word game fun every Wednesday!

Nerds at Nite is an adult (17+) gaming group that meets twice a month to play board games of all types, including Chronology, Tsuro, Point City, Splendor, and many other tabletop games (that can be played in under 2 hours). Attendees are welcome to bring games to share, but it's not required for...read more

Steven Michael Pague is back for another season of qigong! Outdoors on Thursday mornings at the library through October, cancelled in the event of inclement weather. $10 suggested donation. 

Sound meditation uses bowls, gongs and other instruments to help shift the brain into a deeply relaxed state. Clear your mind with us at the library every third Thursday of the month.

Join yoga teacher Barbara Eichin for this gentle and relaxing program designed for seniors and those who are recovering from injury or have restricted movement. Suggested donation : $10.00.

Join the fun and stretch your mind. This is a gathering for adults.

Join us for improv and theater games that encourage creativity, team building, communication and storytelling skills! Performers of all experience levels (including no experience!) are welcome in this improv class for children in grades 1-4. We'll start with fun ice breakers and move to fun...read more

The Club is very pleased to provide a forum to meet Democrats Dan Aymar-Blair and Dana Colleen Peterson on Saturday, October 19th 11:30am - 1pm in the community room of the Starr Library in Rhinebeck. After the discussion there will be a Q & A followed by a meet and...read more

Sass & Brass delivers a thrilling entertainment package. For years it has been setting the tone in the Hudson Valley as the next wave of 'horn-energized' music. Sass & Brass is eight members strong – all with truly diverse musical roots and experience. Some members have pl...read more

Starr Stitchers meet at the Starr Library the 1st and 3rd Mondays of every month from 10 am to 1 pm.  A stitcher is anyone who does any or many types of embroidery and needlework, from beginner to advanced.  Welcome all stitchers!

Join Jane Korn and other parents, caregivers, and children (ages 3 mo-4 yrs) for a child play group at the library! This is an opportunity for parents to connect and share ideas while their young ones interact, play and grow. Space is limited. Registration is required each week through our onli...read more

Come by and play with a group of friendly gamers. This is an adult group.

Nina Lynch and Patrick Evans will present What you need to know about Medicare's Choices in 2025. HIICAPis your New York State source for impartial information about Medicare, Medigap policies and supplemental choices, Medicare Advantage Programs, Medicare Prescription Drug Plans ...read more

Robbie's beloved story time brings together an animated, fun, and engaging reading style with literacy-focused activities, including fingerplays and crafts. Great for ages 2-6.

This self-directed group meets every Tuesday. 

Please join us in cooking, sharing and sampling our favorite party snacks!!Perhaps you have a favorite recipe for sausage rolls? Or nachos? Samosas or spanikopita? Bring an old favorite or try something new.  Anything goes! Registrants will be emailed a week ahead of our meeting so that we may ...read more

Join Starr Library's Scrabble club for classic word game fun every Wednesday!

Steven Michael Pague is back for another season of qigong! Outdoors on Thursday mornings at the library through October, cancelled in the event of inclement weather. $10 suggested donation. 

The LLC welcomes people who would like to know more about breastfeeding and people who are already breastfeeding. Babies and toddlers welcomed to attend with parents! We also have a free lending library with books on breastfeeding, early childhood development and nutrition. Please join us ...read more

Back-to-back sessions! Licensed music therapist Terry Watson delights with songs, chants, puppetry, instruments, storytelling and movement/dance with a focus on child development and early literacy. Sessions are geared toward children 0-4 years old with their caregivers or parents. Parents...read more

The Starr Library Board of Trustees usually meets on the 4th Thursday of the month at 5:30pm, downstairs in the Mary Frazer Room.

Mary Frazer Room & Community Room

Join the fun and stretch your mind. This is a gathering for adults.

In October, Starr Library is exhibiting portraits taken by photographer Mike Lawrie at our community photoshoot this past June. Please join us for a celebratory closing reception at Starr Library on Oct. 25th from 4-5pm with the photographer. 

The advertising appearing in The Rhinebeck Gazette from 1846 through 1899 will be the focus of this talk. The presenter, archivist for the Rhinebeck Historical Society, will discuss recent discoveries of previously missing issues of the newspaper and RHS's Gazette digitizatio...read more

Mary Frazer Room & Community Room

An award-winning historian’s examination of impossible events at the dawn of modernity and their enduring significance. Dr. Carlos Eire will give us an overview of his new book, out in paperback this month from Yale University Press. Accounts of seemingly impossible phenomena abounded in ...read more

Come by and play with a group of friendly gamers. This is an adult group.

Your best resource for information about the health insurance exchange and the health plans that are available to people who are eligible for Medicare.

Come dressed in your costume today and join our special Halloween parade! Robbie's beloved story time brings together an animated, fun, and engaging reading style with literacy-focused activities, including fingerplays and crafts. Great for ages 2-6.

This self-directed group meets every Tuesday. 

Join Starr Library's Scrabble club for classic word game fun every Wednesday!

Steven Michael Pague is back for another season of qigong! Outdoors on Thursday mornings at the library through October, cancelled in the event of inclement weather. $10 suggested donation.