Mountain Top Library Spring Summer 2024 Events - 3 July 2024

Ongoing 

Mondays

2-5pm: Monday Meet-Up-Spend the afternoon sipping coffee & socializing - We’ve got games, puzzles, programs, and more! Join us every Monday afternoon to share stories, play games, learn about local history, and enjoy conversation. All ages welcome.

2-4pm: Mahjong: All levels are welcome to join in – instructions are available on-site!

4pm: Yoga with Jess- Conquer Your Case of the Mondays & Start The Week Rejuvenated! All levels welcome – Please bring a mat

Second Mondays (Every Monday in July & August)

3pm: Local History Round Table- Bring Your Pictures & Stories to Share!

Tuesdays

10:30am: Learn English with Kathleen!

Wednesdays

2pm-4pm: Tech Time: Open Hours Wednesdays. No appointment necessary, just bring your questions and your device if possible!

3:30 – 4:30pm: Chair Yoga with Jessa. Join us for a gentle, rejuvenating stretch. Chair Yoga is a great for everyone, and results in increased mobility & circulation. Thanks to The Friends of the Mountain Top Library. *Through July 24th*

Thursdays

10am: Joyful Yoga with Mary Jude Cohen *Starts August 1st*

3pm: Enrichment Thursday for Families- On-going and always changing! Games, Crafts, Projects, Lego, and more designed for the enrichment. All Ages & Family Friendly! Everybody Welcome!

3pm: Dioramas with Kim (July & August) Make Your “own” miniature diorama to display at home or give as a gift! Many ways to make one with our supplies. Great for beginners! Part of Thursday Enrichment. Thank you CREATE for making this program possible. 

Looking for Tech Help? Our Mountain Top Library Digital Navigators are ready to assist!

Digital navigators are trained, trusted guides who help deal with a variety of technology needs.

To schedule an appointment for FREE individualized support, contact us at 518-589-5707.

Special Events 

June

Mon. 6/24- 5:30pm: Artist Lecture Series- Takuro & Hitomi Shibata - A collaboration with Sugar Maples Center For Creative Arts 

Sat. 6/29 - Sun. 7/7: Story Walk at the Mountain Top Arboretum (41 Maude Adams Road, Tannersville) "Possum and the Summer Storm" Anne Hunter (author and illustrator) 

Sun. 6/30 – 11am: Friends of the Mountain Top Library Brunch & Silent Auction: Come celebrate The Friends of the Mountain Top Library 16th YEAR, with a light brunch and silent auction to support the on-going work to supplement library services. $25 per person. Please RSVP at the library by June 24, 2024 

July 

Thur. 7/11 - 11am: Poetry Workshop with Jerrice J. Baptiste, “I Fly”. “I Fly” is a workshop that allows us to connect to wings, planes, dreams, the kites of our childhood. Poems by Elizabeth Bishop, Patricia Hooper, John Gillespie Magee Jr. Dolores Hayden and others will serve as inspiration for freeing your own poems.” Thank you CREATE for making this program possible. 

Thur. 7/11 – 1pm: Book-Folding with Christine - Create a “Novel” Work of Art with Christine Doolan. Book folding is a relaxing activity that upcycles old books. No cutting of the book is done, just page folding, so the book stays intact. Choose among the provided reusable designs and get started on a project you can finish with ease at home! All supplies will be provided for this page-turning workshop! Open to Ages 13 & Older (Ages 10 & Above with Parent or Guardian) 

Sat. 7/13-10am: Poetry Workshop with Jerrice J. Baptiste, “The Universe” “Whether we are aware of it, we are part of a vast universe. Wordless, silent, outspoken we play a role. We also get to explore the moon, the stars, the sun in our poems and how we relate to them. Poems by Tracy K. Smith, Kabir, Steven Schnur and others will offer their own connection to the universe which will help you embrace yours.” Thank you CREATE for making this program possible. 

Mon. 7/15 - 11:30am: Alzheimer's Association of Northeastern New York: The Empowered Caregiver. This education series teaches caregivers how to navigate the responsibilities of caring for someone living with dementia. Caregivers can register for individual courses to meet their needs or complete the entire series.

Call 518-675-7214 to register.

Wed. 7/17 – 12pm: Poetry Workshop with Jerrice J. Baptiste, “The Letters” “Have you ever opened an old shoe box and revisited the letters and postcards that were sent to you or letters exchanged with an old pen pal? In this workshop, we get to explore the meaning of letters sent and received in our lives. We also get to write poems, letters to someone dear. Poems by Trapeta B. Mayson, Sharon Olds and others will create a stepping stone to writing our own valuable messages.”                                              Thank you CREATE for making this program possible. 

Thur. 7/18 – 10am-1pm: Unplugged & Transcendent: Led by educator, Amanda Graham, participants will discuss the literary roots & themes of transcendentalism. We will then venture into nature, and immerse ourselves in the tenets & motifs of the movement. When we return to the library, we will reflect on what the practice and motifs have given us, and create nature journals to carry with us.

Thank you CREATE for making this program possible. 

Sat. 7/20 -10am: Book & Bake Club. Bagels, Baked Goods & Book Talk! “The Door-Man” by Peter M. Wheelwright is Available to Borrow. Reserve It Today! 

Mon. 7/22- 11:30 am: Alzheimer's Association of Northeastern New York: The Empowered Caregiver. This education series teaches caregivers how to navigate the responsibilities of caring for someone living with dementia. Caregivers can register for individual courses to meet their needs or complete the entire series.

Call 518-675-7214 to register. 

Mon. 7/22 - 12pm-5pm: Rock n’ Reptiles. An afternoon of games, exhibits, crafts & more!

Thank you Stewarts for making this program possible! 

Mon. 7/22 - 1pm: Live Presentation from Hudson Valley Reptile Rescue. *Part of Rock n’ Reptiles day.

Thur. 7/25 – 10am-1pm: Unplugged & Transcendent: Led by educator, Amanda Graham, participants will discuss the literary roots & themes of transcendentalism. We will then venture into nature, and immerse ourselves in the tenets & motifs of the movement. When we return to the library, we will reflect on what the practice and motifs have given us, and create nature journals to carry with us.

Thank you CREATE for making this program possible. 

Mon. 7/29 - 11:30- Alzheimer's Association of Northeastern New York: The Empowered Caregiver. This education series teaches caregivers how to navigate the responsibilities of caring for someone living with dementia. Caregivers can register for individual courses to meet their needs or complete the entire series.

Call 518-675-7214 to register. 

Mon. 7/29- 5:30pm: Artist Lecture Series- Ben Owen - A collaboration with Sugar Maples Center For Creative Arts 

Tue. 7/30- 4pm: Girl Scouts Meeting: You’re invited to join the new Mountain Top Girl Scouts Troop. For more information, call: 518-489-8110 or email: membership@girlscoutsneny.org 

August 

Fri. 8/2 - 12pm: Midsummer Music & Movement. An Afternoon of Sing-a-longs, Stories, Crafts, Music & More. Two Sessions of “Telling Stories with Dance & Music & Books,” led by Beth Jacobs 12pm & 1 pm. Thank you Stewarts for making this program possible! 

Fri. 8/2 – 7pm: The Greene Room Players Songbirds Summer Concert - Free performance featuring the most talented voices on the Mountain Top 

Sat. 8/3- Sun. 8/11: Story Walk at the Mountain Top Arboretum (41 Maude Adams Road, Tannersville)    "After the Race: A Tale of Two Olympians" Alec Sokolow & A.D. Lubow / Illustrated by Mei Li 

Mon. 8/12- 5:30pm: Artist Lecture Series- Cael Chappell- A collaboration with Sugar Maples Center For Creative Arts 

Mon. 8/19- 5:30pm: Artist Lecture Series- Patricia Miranda & Christopher Kaczmarek- A collaboration with Sugar Maples Center for Creative Arts 

Tue. 8/20 - 1 pm: Watercolor with Laura Lanchantin - *All Levels Welcome *Supplies Provided *Registration Suggested 518-589-5707. Thanks to the Friends of the Mountain Top Library for supporting this program!

Sat. 8/24 - 10am – 12pm: Wilderness and Human Role - Zane Lawyer, CFA's* Education Arborist (*Catskill Forest Association, Inc.), will speak on the evolving meaning of wilderness throughout American history and its significance for the Catskills. Following the presentation, a wide-ranging open discussion of wilderness will be held with the audience to further clarify the role of humans in the environment. Participants are encouraged to tell their own stories, perspectives, and first-hand experiences with wilderness and how their own understanding has or hasn’t evolved over time. 

Mon. 8/26 – 10am – 1pm: Beginner Bookbinding with Leonard Seastone. Supplies provided. For ages 16 and up. Please register by calling 518-589.5705.      Thank you CREATE for making this program possible. 

Wed. 8/27 - 4pm: Girl Scouts Meeting - You’re invited to join the new Mountain Top Girl Scouts Troop. For more information, call: 518-489-8110 or email: membership@girlscoutsneny.org 

September

Sat. 9/7- Sun. 9/15: Story Walk at the Mountain Top Arboretum (41 Maude Adams Road, Tannersville) The Little Guys" by Vera Brosgol