Library Events

Join Steven Michael Pague outdoors at the library for a limited series of morning qigong! $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.

The Rhinebeck Historical Society, the Starr Library, and the Dutchess County Historical Society are co-sponsoring Sampler ID Day at the Starr Library in Rhinebeck on June 2nd and 3rd. Sampler ID Day is a Hudson Valley-wide effort to locate, photograph, and document American samplers and related girl...read more

Come meet with our in-house, tech-savvy teens for personal one-on-one technology instruction.They can help you:- learn how to use FaceTime, Zoom, Instagram, FaceBook- sign-up for your booster shots and Excelsior Pass- access on-line content like magazines, books, podcasts, and audiobooks- set-up str...read more

Join early childhood educator Jane Korn and other parents, caregivers, and children (ages 3 mo-4 yrs) for a new 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 requir...read more

Join knitting pros Debbie Hecht and Katy Kollar for our beginner's knitting workshop series. We'll learn the basics of casting on, casting off, knitting and purling, and work toward making a scarf. Those with more experience can choose a more challenging pattern. Check out books from Starr L...read more

Elizabeth Clarke & Ann Sandri will present their newly published book, which chronicles the establishment of the Intercollegiate Rowing Association and its Regatta.  This was an annual tradition held on the Hudson River where major university crews vied for supremacy on the Hudson.  Cr...read more

At an early age, Ruth Reichl discovered that “food could be a way of making sense of the world. If you watched people as they ate, you could find out who they were." Ruth Reichl's bestselling memoir Tender at the Bone is the story of a life defined, determined, and enhanced in equal m...read more

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

Join husband and wife team Erik Kiviat and Elaine Colandrea in this one-of-a-kind celebration of kinship with nature and community. Explore the intersections of scientific inquiry into the natural world and spiritual grounding of our inner landscape thorugh readings, discussion, breat...read more

Members of The Korean Spirit and Culture Promotion Project will be on hand to help attendees make a lovely traditional lotus flower lantern using colored paper and wire frames and at the end of the class, we will show short documentaries on Korea. In addition, we will hand out books on Korean histor...read more

Come out and celebrate LGBTQIA+ communities and their allies in the Hudson Valley at Rhinebeck and Red Hook's inaugural Pride celebration! All ages welcome.The event will be held in the Church of Messiah and will have food, resources, clothing swap, games, crafts, dancing, music and more! T...read more

Single payer option.  Medicare for all.  Universal healthcare.  If you find these terms confusing, and many of us do, we invite you to join us on June 11, 2023 from 3-5pm at the Starr Library. Dr. Oliver Fein, MD, Professor Emeritus, Cornell Weill Medical School and an active member o...read more

Join the monthly Mysteries Around the World Book Club! 

This program is open to all teens & adults with intellectual, cognitive, and/or developmental disabilities, but space is limited, so please register to attend.

Join us for our ongoing memoir writing workshop series. Bring a notebook and a pen or laptop and be prepared to dig in to writing exercises, share your work, and receive feedback. Space is limited, please RSVP.

Elder fraud cost Americans over the age of 60 more than $966 million in 2020, according to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). Here and in other countries, it's a growing problem, as criminals increasingly use online scams to target older adults, especially those who are living ...read more

During the weekend of June 17th-19th, visit the Beatrix Farrand Garden for a very special StoryWalk® in the garden! Then join Staatsburg Library's Children's Librarian Lisa Prentiss for a colorful storytime and scavenger hunt. StoryWalk® is an innovative and delightful...read more

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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

The heart wants what it wants. Saddle up, ride out, and claim it.Join debut author Claudia Cravens for a discussion of her new book, just out this month! She will be in conversation with Oblong bookseller Nicole Brinkley. Lucky Red is a beautiful, queer coming-of-age story--or as Nico...read more