Library Events

Come meet with Finn and Bodhi, 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 audiob...read more

Led by spoken word and voiceover artist Grace Angela Henry, the program will begin with a tour of the Beatrix Farrand Garden, located on the Roosevelt-Vanderbilt Historic Site in Hyde Park. Beatrix Farrand was the first professional woman landscape gardener in America, and in 1899, one of the foundi...read more

The Rhinebeck Repair Cafe is a free community event. You bring your broken but beloved items and together with volunteer repair coaches. We fix them! 

Beatrix Farrand, née Jones, was not only the first professional American woman landscape architect, she was also a member of the Jones family—the family whose social status is the origin of the phrase, "Keeping up with the Joneses." Her aunt was none other than novelist Edith ...read more

Handyman all day

This course is designed for beginners and those who wish to improve and retore harmony to promote healing.  Tai Chi principles and movements have been shown to help improve posture, breathing, joint flexibility as well as strengthen muscles, and improve balance, which will decrease the risk of ...read more

Celebrate the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15th-October 15th) with us at Starr Library! Ávila Ensemble will be kicking things off with their repertoire of selected Venezuelan folk songs. Pupusas and tamales (including vegan and vegetarian options) will be pro...read more

Catch us at the Rhinebeck Farmers Market from 11am-2pm this Sunday! Come by our table to sign up for a library card, browse our special pop-up library collection and check out a book on the spot, and more! At 1pm we will have a special Climate Week-themed storytime and craft for the whole famil...read more

Explore Thompson-Mazzarella Park with Winnakee and Starr Library! Learn how this park's ecosystems help our village with climate resilience. Meet at the entrance to Starr Library. Kids ages 8-12 and parents. 

Starr Library is hosting two opportunities to get involved and have your voice heard. Kitchen Table Conversations are small gatherings with friends or neighbors to share views on the Village. Space is limited, please register to attend. To sign up for the session on Thursday, September 29th at 11am,...read more

The third installment of this popular series! Led by local artist Roni Wilder-Guidi, this watercolor painting workshop for beginners will take place at the Beatrix Farrand Garden, located on the Roosevelt-Vanderbilt Historic Site in Hyde Park. Beatrix Farrand was the first professional wom...read more

Throughout the month of September, we'll be collecting clean bottle and jar lids, plastic bags, K-Cups, and other recycled materials to repurpose into a recycled work of art. Join us at 4pm for the big craft: we'll make sculptures, mosaics, mobiles, and more together, demonstrating that coll...read more

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Join climate advocates for a discussion about their career trajectories, how they impact their communities, and what keeps them hopeful. This is the culminating event for Rhinebeck Climate Week! Michael Slaby (moderator), author of For ALL the People and a world leader in digital...read more

Donations may be dropped off on Wednesday between the hours of 12pm and 2pm, and Sundays between 10am-12pm. All donations are to be brought around to the back of the building to the lower level entrance. Learn more about donating to the Friends Book Sales on our website. We are a...read more

From the author of the nationwide best seller Dept. of Speculation—one of the New York Times Book Review's Ten Best Books of the Year—a “darkly funny and urgent” (NPR) tour de force about a family, and a nation, in crisis. Part of Rhinebeck Climate Week programming. A lib...read more

Donations may be dropped off on Wednesday between the hours of 12pm and 2pm, and Sundays between 10am-12pm. All donations are to be brought around to the back of the building to the lower level entrance. Learn more about donating to the Friends Book Sales on our website. We are a...read more

Starr Library is hosting two opportunities to get involved and have your voice heard. Kitchen Table Conversations are small gatherings with friends or neighbors to share views on the Village. Space is limited, please register to attend. To sign up for the session on Monday, September 19th at 5:...read more