No images? Click here Thank you, Stony Point!The Friends of Rose Memorial Library beat the heat (and the rain) to pull off a great event at Charles S. Eccher Park on Sunday, June 25. Thanks to everyone who came out in support of the Library, Romolo’s on the Road, Icee is Nice, Chomped, and all of the vendors who lent their time and/or contributed a prize to our raffle. Raffle winners have been notified. We look forward to making this a yearly event!
New Catalog Launching July 14On July 14 you will notice a very different looking Catalog that has the feel of a site like Amazon. It’s called Aspen Discovery, and it is going to make searching for books and putting them on hold much easier. There’s nothing you have to do to set it up, and nothing from your old account will be lost – but like all new things it may take some time getting used to! With Aspen Discovery You Can: ![]()
JULY ADULT PROGRAMSJoin us to meet the new book club members! The goal of these sessions is to decide what the group would like to read (fiction, memoirs, poetry, cookbooks – it can be anything); and confirm dates for future meetups. Our Saturday session will include a nice catered brunch. Saturday, July 22, 11am – 12pm & Monday, July 24, 6pm – 7pm Join us for a leisurely stroll in Rockland County and get to know the local flora and fauna of the area. We will explore medicinal, culinary and other uses of what’s growing in our backyard! Bring water, wear appropriate clothing/footwear and bring bug spray. The location will be confirmed closer to the date and emailed to those registered. Join others in knitting, crochet, sewing, embroidery, quilting etc. Fun and social! All ages and skills welcome! Bring your project. Group often shares materials and helps each other. We also have one-on-one instruction if needed. Monday, July 24, 12pm – 1pm
ARTS & CRAFTSDecoupage – Bring Your Own Object Join us to create one-of-a-kind decorative objects! Bring your own: box, tray, plate/platter, shells, flower pots etc. We will have decorative papers but you are also welcome to bring your own special papers or special cutouts to adorn your objects. Suminagashi (Japanese Paper Marbling) The suminagashi marbling technique is an ancient meditative process that emphasizes mindfulness, slowing down, and the value of imperfection known as ‘wabi sabi’. In this class we will experiment with materials and techniques to make paper that can be used to wrap gifts, frame as art, or as the cover for a book or journal. Zentangle Time In this class we will explore a few special methods to use art as therapy to calm your mind. We will be working with a combination of Sharpie markers, Micron pens, watercolors, markers &/or colored pencils.Teens welcome to join. Beginner Watercolors – Beach Scene Explore the special quality of watercolors – enjoy the process and learn essential watercolor techniques. Fills up quickly, register early. HERBAL ARTS TALK: HEALTHY STRESS RESPONSEMonday, July 17, 4pm – 6pm Rose Memorial Library, Kennedy Room ![]() Let’s discuss how to remain calm when the stresses of life become too much. From diet, mindfulness and sleeping habits – to supplements and herbs – these tips can help you stay calm and maintain good health. Bring your questions! JULY TEEN PROGRAMSTeen Programs with Joy!Join artist and Library Programmer, Joy Buckhout, to make these summer crafts! These programs are open to teens AND adults. SALT & SUGAR SCRUBSMonday, July 31, 4pm – 6pm We will chat while making salt & sugar scrubs to exfoliate for beautiful skin. FABRIC COLLAGE WALL ARTWednesday, July 12, 3pm – 5pm Create a retro wall hanging using fabric collage technique – layering small cuts of fabric. The design will be a 70’s style mushroom pattern! JULY YOUTH PROGRAMS![]() BEACH BLANKET BINGOWednesday, July 19, 6pm – 7pm It’s a night of family friendly BINGO on the beach at Vincent Clark Park. We encourage you to bring a blanket, chairs, and a picnic dinner. The Library will provide snacks. Chance to win fun prizes! Registration begins July 3. MESSY MEETUPSTuesdays, 11am – 11:45am *No program on July 4 Let your kids indulge in some messy outdoor play! Messy Meetup promotes child-led exploration of the outdooors. Prepare to get messy – wear appropriate clothes and shoes for water and mud! Each week we will focus on a different creative activity. Great chance to connect with other parents while getting some fresh air! Meet at Vincent Clark Park. ![]() STORY TIME![]() Kids with their caregivers enjoy stories, songs, bubbles and playtime at Vincent Clark Park. Bring something to eat and sit on. Baby/Toddler ages 0-3 Lunch Bunch ages 3-5 |
Crafts & Drafts Fundraiser at Industrial Arts Brewing
Crafts & Drafts
Wednesday, April 26
6-8 PM
Industrial Arts Brewing Co.
55 W Railroad Ave, 25 | Garnerville, NY 10923
The Friends of Rose Memorial Library will be hosting Crafts & Drafts, a fun evening of crafting while sipping on local hand-crafted beverages at Industrial Arts Brewing Company in Garnerville. Your ticket is good for the craft (all materials and instruction provided), 1 beer or wine, and a raffle ticket for a fabulous door prize donated by a local business. Bring your friends!
All proceeds go to the Friends of Rose Memorial Library, which provides support for Rose Memorial Library.
About the Craft
You will be making a set of four coasters using an acrylic pour technique. Instruction will be provided by artist and Program Coordinator, Joy Buckhout, of Rose Memorial Library.


This event takes place in the beautiful taproom at Industrial Arts Brewing Co. in the Garnerville Arts building. You are welcome to bring your own food.
For more information or to join the Rose Memorial Friends Group email rmlfriends79@gmail.com
eNews – April 2023
Join us for April programs at Rose Memorial Library. Registration required on our online calendar or by calling us. Tickets for our fundraiser are now available!
Save the date!![]() "CRAFT & DRAFT" FUNDRAISER AT INDUSTRIAL ARTS BREWING CO.HOSTED BY THE FRIENDS OF ROSE MEMORIAL LIBRARY Join us for a fun evening of crafting while sipping on local hand-crafted beverages at Industrial Arts Brewing Company! Your ticket is good for the craft (all materials and instruction provided), 1 beer or wine, and a raffle ticket for a fabulous door prize donated by a local business. Enjoy live music and the menu from Hudson’s Mill as you craft and sip. All proceeds benefit the Library. Tickets available soon, in the meantime email jbuckhout@rcls.org to be added to the guest list. We appreciate your support and hope to see you! Cheers!! WhenWednesday, April 26th, 6pm – 8pm WhereIndustrial Arts Brewing Co. (Garnerville Location) 55 W Railroad Ave. #25 | Garnerville, NY 10923 Cost$40 APRIL ADULT PROGRAMSDIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY – "TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT"Monday, April 17, 1pm – 3pm (Rain date Monday, April 24) Join us to learn a few fundamentals of photography and how your digital camera works. You can bring any kind of digital camera, from the latest DSLR to a point & shoot, or even your smart phone! This program takes place outdoors – meet under the pavilion at Vincent Clark Park (Beach Rd. in Stony Point). We will spend the first half hour learning about how cameras work and what makes a good photograph. Then we will wander the park for a photo scavenger hunt and finally come back together and share photos! ARTS & CRAFTSRose Memorial Library, Kennedy Room Crepe Paper Flowers: Monday, April 3, 1pm – 2:30pm Easy Loom Weaving: Wednesday, April 5, 1pm – 3pm Zentangles & Neurographic Art: Wednesday, April 5, 4pm – 5:30pm Handmade Paper: Monday, April 10, 2pm – 4pm Button Art: Wednesday, April 12, 3pm – 5pm Pop-Up Cards: Wednesday, April 19, 1pm – 2:30pm Paper Basket Weaving 101: Wednesday, April 19, 1pm – 3pm Join us for a leisurely stroll in Rockland County and get to know the local flora and fauna of the area. We will explore medicinal, culinary and other uses of what’s growing in our backyard! Bring water, wear appropriate clothing/footwear and bring bug spray. The location will be confirmed closer to the date and emailed to those registered. HERBAL ARTS WORKSHOPSThis series explores herbs for your health, wellness and just enjoyment! Learn the art and science of plants and various herbal preparations you can make at home. We may sample some mixtures. Rose Memorial Library, Kennedy Room FIBER ARTS CIRCLEMonday, April 10, 12pm – 1pm Join us and bring your projects! All skill levels welcome. All fiber arts projects welcome! Let’s gather and work together — knit, crochet, needle felt, needle point, macramé, embroidery, etc. It’s more fun and social together! Come learn a new craft or lend a hand to a beginner. Rose Memorial Library, Kennedy Room TAI CHIJoin us for morning Tai Chi with Mark Breithaupt. All levels are welcome. Start your day off with breath and movement – mindfulness for both body and mind. Please dress comfortably and bring a yoga mat for meditation/relaxation at the end. Wednesdays 9am – 10am | April 5, April 12, April 19, April 26 RHO Community Center – 5 Club House Ln., Stony Point CHAIR YOGALonnie June leads this chair yoga course for adults/seniors. Yoga is for everybody, and may be especially beneficial for beginners, seniors or those recovering from injuries. Build strength and balance. Donations are appreciated. We are happy to offer more classes this April! Mondays, 10am – 10:45am | April 3, April 10, April 17 & April 24 RHO Community Center – 5 Club House Ln., Stony Point APRIL YOUTH PROGRAMSWe’re back at Vincent Clark Park!TUNES FOR TOTSMondays, 10:30am – 11:15am | This 45 minute outdoor program uses music to aid in childhood development. It’s well known that introducing music early helps cognitive development, social, emotional and motor skills as well as language development. Not to mention bonding time with family, and we think that’s the most important part! Registration is limited to Rose Memorial Library cardholders. Please plan to attend all sessions. Registration opens April 3. BABY/TODDLER STORYTIMEFridays, 10:30am – 11:15am | Enjoy rhymes, songs, books and bubbles! Bring a chair or blanket to sit on. For ages 6 months to 3 years old. Registration opens April 10. LUNCH BUNCHFridays, 11:30am – 12:15pm | Pack a lunch and listen to stories while you eat. Followed by playtime and crafting! For ages 3 to 5. Registration opens April 10. SPRING CRAFT DROP-INSaturday, April 15, 11:30am – 2:00pm Feeling crafty? Drop in the Children’s room anytime between 11:30am – 2:00pm and create a spring themed craft! For ages 3 and up with caregiver. |
Art History: French Impressionism
On September 15 we are hosting a program: Art History Presentation – French Impressionism with local art historian, Joan Quinn, who will lead a lively discussion of the movement and paintings by Monet, Renoir and Cassatt. French Impressionism started as a rebellion of a few young artists in Paris around 1863 against a rigid art establishment. It took the Impressionist artists about 20 years before ridicule was replaced by recognition. French Impressionism has paved the way for all subsequent 20th century art movements. We hope you can attend, but if not there are many library resources to explore the French Impressionists and indulge in these gorgeous works!
Books
Impressionists Side By Side : Their relationships, rivalries, and artistic exchanges
Art historian Barbara Ehrlich White focuses on the personal and professional relationships between 7 pairs of artists: Degas and Manet; Monet and Renoir; Cézanne and Pissaro; Manet and Morisot; Cassatt and Degas; Morisot and Renoir; and Cassatt and Renoir – How they relied on each other for comradeship, support, inspiration, ideas, and techniques…how they were bound by the ties of friendship…and how, at times, these same associations could include envy, antagonism, and even deep dislike. To tell this story Barbara Ehrlich White has assembled hundreds of illustrations, scores of which are reproduced here in full color for the first time. All the canvases the artists painted of identical subjects are explored side by side, as well as the artists’ portraits of one another, a marvelous means of conveying the emotional truth of their relationships. And, by delving into hundreds of letters, diaries, and interviews, the author enriches our sense of the artists’ lives on the most intimate level.
Impressionist quartet : the intimate genius of Manet and Morisot, Degas and Cassatt
In this book, Jeffrey Meyers follows the lives of four Impressionist painters whose rebellious work was scorned by the critics and derided by their contemporaries. The French art establishment dismissed them altogether and at the time they sold for very little. Impressionist Quartet describes the relationships between these artists and how they struggle emotionally and intellectually to create a new way of seeing and representing the world.


Guide to Impressionist Paris: Nine Walking Tours to the Impressionist Painting Sites in Paris
The traveler to France can now discover the beauty of Paris while following in the exact footsteps of well-known Impressionist painters. Featuring nine walking tours to eighty famous painting sites, the reader can stand where the artist stood and see what they saw. Now tourists, art lovers, and armchair travelers alike can discover the beauty of the French capital while looking through the eyes of Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, Van Gogh, and other well-known Impressionists.



Online
Digital Public Library of America
Do a search for French Impressionism and you can explore individual paintings as well as the works of artists inspired by the French Impressionists. Highly recommend narrowing your search to highlight “images” and “physical objects”. (Free & accessible anywhere)
Bibliography of the History of Art (The Getty Research Institute)
The Getty Museum is home to some of the world’s most famous works of art. Search by subject or artist and you can find high-quality images (that you can download!) with expert analysis of the work. Try for example a search for “Claude Monet” and explore images, collections, and even audio commentary. (Free & accessible anywhere)
ARTstor
ARTstore is the most comprehensive image gallery online in the world, and the site is really well designed. Although a subscription is required, their blog has a lot of fantastic articles on all things art, with a fresh perspective, for example this post “The bourgeois pup: artists and dogs in the 19th-century home” A very approachable way to learn about fine art.
Digital Book Club – October 28th
Join us on Wednesday, October 28th at 8:00 pm for a special ~spooky~ edition of our digital book club!
We will be discussing “A Head Full of Ghosts” by Paul Tremblay via Zoom. To sign up to participate, e-mail: gpollack@rcls.org with the subject line “Digital Book Club”!
Digital book club titles are always available free (with no waiting lists!) to all Stony Point cardholders via Hoopla. Book discussion is open to all!
To access Hoopla, download the Hoopla Digital app on your phone or tablet or visit: HooplaDigital.com
The discussion will take place via Zoom, a free video chat platform. Sign up for a Zoom account here.
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