Library Events

Rhinebeck's outdoor family movie series is back for another season of outdoor family fun! Start times will vary depending on sunset time. Check Facebook for updates. 

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 us for an adventure into the world of animals with Brian Robinson! Brian will be providing an educational wildlife presentation with live birds of prey and reptiles. His presentation will focus on the amazing adaptations these animals have as well as their importance in nature. He will als...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.

Rhinebeck's outdoor family movie series is back for another season of outdoor family fun! Start times will vary depending on sunset time. Check Facebook for updates. 

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. 

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

Rhinebeck's outdoor family movie series is back for another season of outdoor family fun! Start times will vary depending on sunset time. Check Facebook for updates. 

Cancelled due to weather on 9/26!Steven Michael Pague is back for another season of qigong! Outdoors on Thursday mornings at the library through September, cancelled in the event of inclement weather. $10 suggested donation. 

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 with slightly older ch...read more

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.

At this fun DIY event, Jef Scharf aka Wolfy aka Aro's dad will teach us the basics of silkscreening on fabric and paper. We will explore the tools and processes of silk screening, and participants will design, translate and print images onto shirts. All participants and helpers will get a shirt ...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. 

Please join us in exploring the cookbooks (and/or blog) of Deb Perelman of Smitten Kitchen fame.Copies of any of her three cookbooks are available to order or come into the library and we will place a hold for you. Or check out her online journal here. Registrants will be emailed a week ahead of our...read more

This outdoor concert by the beloved local legion band is free and open to the public! Bring your own seating. The concert is canceled if it's raining at the time of the concert. 

Rhinebeck's outdoor family movie series is back for another season of outdoor family fun! Start times will vary depending on sunset time. Check Facebook for updates. 

Cancelled due to weather on 9/26!Steven Michael Pague is back for another season of qigong! Outdoors on Thursday mornings at the library through September, 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.

The Rhinebeck Democrats Club is pleased to welcome New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey and Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha as our guest speakers in August. New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey and Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha will be discussing the bill they...read more

Rhinebeck's outdoor family movie series is back for another season of outdoor family fun! Start times will vary depending on sunset time. Check Facebook for updates. 

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 us on our back lawn for our Llama Llama Pajama Party and story hour -- starring an actual llama visiting from Clover Brooke Farm in Hyde Park! We'll read about the adventures of the beloved character Llama Llama in Anna Dewdney's series by the same name. No PJ p...read more

Drawing on everything from samba and baiao, to waltzes and pop catchiness, Benji & Rita channel the sights and sounds of Brazil! UPDATE: This performance will involve multimedia projection and will take place downstairs in our Community Room. 

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

Board President at FAIR Health Rob Parke will offer an overview of the United States healthcare system. Using FAIR Health data and other sources, we will also discuss key drivers of reform (e.g. the Affordable Care Act) and compare costs, outcomes and access to healthcare systems around the world &n...read more

Gentrification in places like Kingston, Newburgh, Albany, and elsewhere in the country follows a legible pattern: deindustrialized cities that fall into disinvestment until the "creative class" moves in and begins to make it over in their own image--and make it unaffordable for everyo...read more

The local history room will not be operating on the Tuesday and Thursday of Fair Week.

We're taking a break during the week of the Dutchess County Fair! See everyone again next Tuesday morning. 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 program was postponed. Please check back for a new date.*Candace Gallagher of The Pollinator Patrol Club comes to the Beatrix Farrand Garden! Candace will read a pollinator book, there will be a pollinator scavenger hunt, and participants will work together to create a collaborative ...read more

This self-directed group meets every Tuesday. 

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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

The local history room will not be operating on the Tuesday and Thursday of Fair Week.

Cancelled due to weather on 9/26!Steven Michael Pague is back for another season of qigong! Outdoors on Thursday mornings at the library through September, 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

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.

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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.

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. 

With the grit of Raymond Carver, the humor of Grace Paley, and a blend of wit and melancholy all her own, Berlin crafts miracles from the everyday, uncovering moments of grace in the Laundromats and halfway houses of the American Southwest, in the homes of the Bay Area upper class, among switchboard...read more

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

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

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.

Calling all plant lovers! Do you have a cutting of a snake plant or a pothos, a jade plant, angel wing begonia, or anything in between you'd like to share with fellow plant enthusiasts? Come with a cutting or two, and leave with something new to add to your collection. Drop in anytime betwe...read more