New Fiction
- The Year of the Flood - Margaret Atwood
- Gourmet Rhapsody - Muriel Barbery
- Dragons - Michael Connelly
- Juliet, Naked - Nick Hornby
- Evidence - Jonathan Kellerman
- A Sea of Trouble - Donna Leon
- Her Fearful Symmetry - Audrey Niffenegger
- The Professional - Robert B. Parker
- The Murder of King Tut - James Patterson
- Rough Country - John Sanford
- A Change in Altitude - Anita Shreve
- The Help - Kathryn Stockett
New Non-Fiction
- Garlic Capital of the World: Gilroy, Garlic, and the Making of a Festive Foodscape - Pauline Adema
- In the Shadow of Eagles: from Barnstormer to Alaska Bush Piolet, a Flyer's Story - Rudy Billberg
- Roots of the 1969 Woodstock Festival: The Backstory to "Woodstock" - Weston Blelock, editor
- Knickerbocker: the Myth Behind New York - Elizabeth L.Bradley
- Manhood for Amateurs: the Pleasures and regrets of a Husbans, Father, and Son - Michael Chabon
- Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul: How to Create a New You - Deepak Chopra
- Russian Magic: Living Folk Traditions of an Enchanted Landscape - Cherry Gilchrist
- Healthy Highways: the Traveler's Guide to Healthy Eating - Nikki & David Goldbeck
- True Compass: a memoir - Edward M. Kennedy
- The Merck Manual Home Health Handbood (reference)
- Hudson River Valley Farms: the People and the Pride Behind the Produce - Joanne Michaels
- How to Raise the Perfect Dog: through Puppyhood and Beyond - Cesar Millan
- Adland: Searching for the Meaning of Life on a Branded Planet - James P. Othmer
- Rhinecliff a Hudson River History: the Tangled Tale of Rhinebeck's Waterfront - Cynthia Owen Philip
- Anne Frank: the Book, the Life, the Afterlife - Francine Prose
- The Family: the Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power - Jeff Sharlet
- Explorers, Fortunes and Love Letters: a Window on New Netherland - Martha Dickinson Shattuck, editor
- The Meaning of Matthew: My Son's Murder in Laramie, and a World Transformed - Judy Shepard
- Martha Stewart's Dinner at Home: 52 Quick Meals to Cook for Family and Friends - Martha Stewart
- Why Our Health Matters: a Vision of Medicine that can Transform our future - Andrew Weil, M.D.
- Hudson Valley Haunts: Historic Driving Tours - Linda Zimmermann
New Audio Books
- The Year of the Flood - Margaret Atwood
- There Goes the Bride - M. C. Beaton
- Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Postiive Thinking has Undermined America - Barbara Ehrenreich
- Shooting Stars - Lebron James
- Jesus' Son: stories - Denis Johnson
- The Box: You are the Experiment - Richard Matheson
- What French Women Know: About Love, Sex, and Other Matters of the Heart and Mind - Debra Ollivier
- Why Our Health Matters: a Vision of Medicine that can Transform our Future - Andrew Weil, M.D.
New DVD's
- Cheri - Michelle Pfeiffer
- Cloverfield
- Julia child! The French chef
- Moonlight: the Complete series
- Top Chef - New York
- Valkyrie - Tom Cruise
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BOOKLISTS
Every month in this spot we feature reading suggestions. These include historic fiction, science fiction, mysteries, and more. Many of these titles can be found in the Mid Hudson Library System.
Visit the Library to pick up a copy of the booklist-of-the-month brochure and check out a book from our current display.
Hail Brittannia
Current British Authors
2003 to present
Monica Ali
- Brick Lane *
- Alentejo Blue
- In the Kitchen *
Martin Amis
- House of Meetings *
- Yellow Dog
Kate Atkinson
- Case Histories *
- One Good Turn *
- Behind the Scenes at the Museum - CD*
- When will there be Good News? *
Julian Barnes
- Nothing to be Frightened of
- Arthur and George *
- The Lemon Table *
Pat Barker
- Life Class *
- Double Vision *
Mark Billingham - mystery/suspense
- Death Message
- In the dark
- Buried
A.S. Byatt
- A Whistling Woman *
- Little Black Book of Stories
Ann Cleeves - thrillers
- Raven Black
- Raven Black
- Red Bones
Deborah Crombie
- Now May you Weep
- In a Dark House - Audiotape*
- Where Memories Lie *
- Margaret Drabble
- The Red Queen
- The Sea Lady *
Julian Fellowes
Jasper Fforde - fantasy/mystery fiction
- Thursday Next in Lost in a good book *
- Thursday Next in Something rotten *
- Thursday Next in The well of lost plots *
- The Big Over Easy *
Katie FForde - Chick Lit
- Highland Fling *
- Paradise Fields
- Restoring Grace
- Bidding for Love
Helen Fielding - Chick Lit/humorous
- Olivia Joules and the overactive imagination *
Margaret Forster
Neil Gaiman - supernatural fiction
- Coraline *
- The Graveyard Book *
- Stardust
- Anansi boys
Jane Green
- Swapping Lives
- Second Chance Audiotape*
- The Beach House
Mark Haddon
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the
- Night-Time *
- A Spot of Bother - CD*
- The Talking Horse and the Sad Girl and the Village Under the Sea: poems * 811 had
Alan Hollinghurst
Nick Hornby
- A Long Way Down *
- Slam -YA *
- Juliet, Naked *
Kazuo Ishiguro
- Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music & Nightfall
- Never Let Me Go
P.D. James - mysteries
- The Murder Room *
- The Lighthouse *
- The Private Patient * CD*
Jim Kelly - mysteries
- The Fire Baby
- The Moon Tunnel
- The Coldest Blood
Sophie Kinsella - ChicLit
- Twenties Girl
- Remember Me? *
- Shopaholic & Baby *
- The Undomestic Goddess *
John Le Carre - spy/psychological fiction
- A Most Wanted Man *
- The Mission Song *
- Absolute Friends *
David Lodge
- Deaf Sentence
- Author, Author *
Val McDermid - mystery/suspense fiction
- A Darker Domain
- Beneath the Bleeding
Ian McEwan
- On Chesil Beach *
- Saturday *
Hilary Mantel
- Wolf Hall
- Beyond Black *
- Giving up the Ghost
John Mortimer
- Where There's a Will - Bio *
- Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders *
- Quite Honestly *
- The Scales of Justice
- Rumpole and the Reign of Terror *
- Rumpole Misbehaves *
Terry Pratchett
- Making Money *
- Thud *
- Monstrous Regiment *
- Going Postal *
Ruth Rendell - mysteries
- The Monster in the Box
- Not in the Flesh
- The Water's Lovely *
- End in Tears *
- The Rottweiler *
Stella Rimington - suspense
- At Risk
- Secret Asset
- Illegal Action
Peter Robinson - mystery/suspense
- The Price of Love and Other Stories
- All the Colors of Darkness *
- Friend of the Devil
- Piece of my Heart *
- Strange Affair *
Michael Robotham - mystery
- The Suspect
- Lost *
- The Night Ferry
- Shatter
J. K. Rowling - juvenile
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows *
- Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince *
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix *
Salman Rushdie
- The Enchantress of Florence
- Shalimar the Clown *
Zadie Smith
Muriel Spark
Charles Todd - mystery
- A Matter of Justice
- The Red Door
Rose Tremain
- The Colour
- The Road Home *
Joanna Trollope
- Brother and Sister *
- Second Honeymoon *
- Friday Nights *
Penny Vincenzi
- The Best of Times
- Windfall
Minette Walters
- The Chameleon's Shadow *
- The Devil's Feather
Sarah Waters
- The Little Stranger
- The Night Watch *
* in the Stone Ridge Library collection
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Flood in the Library
The Library will open Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 1:30pm
On Thursday, October 29 the Library had a major water leak. Clean up and repairs have been taking place Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Where we are now:
Thursday morning a water pipe burst on the second floor. There is damage to the second floor and the first floor by the public access computers in the non-fiction area.
- The computers were saved.
- Most of the books were saved.
- Insurance adjusters arrived Thursday afternoon. Plumbers and ServicePro arrived later that afternoon.
- De-humidifiers and fans must were in place until Monday afternoon.
- The upstairs floor will be replaced.
- The downstairs ceiling has been removed, to be replaced at a later date.
While the Library was closed staff has been working to inventory, clean and update the existing collection. We will open on Tuesday at 1:30pm, though internet service is currently limited.
We will be running a week-long amnesty after we open for all materials that were due while we were closed.
Thank you for your patience during this time.
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Iraq: Making Peace with Many Truths
Friday, November 6, 7pm
Marbletown Community Center
 Lorna Tychostup, an independent journalist who has worked in Iraq over the past several years will share her personal experiences and offer insights into some of the positive outcomes that are taking place within the country. Her presentation includes some 200 photos that serve as a backdrop to her review of the ongoing situation.
Tychostup is Senior Editor at the Chronogram and has just completed her Master of Science Degree at New York University's Center for Global Affairs with concentrations in International Relations and the Middle East. The program is free and open to the public. A question and answer session and a reception will follow the presentation. Lorna's website
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Holiday Open House
and Gift Wall
 Stop by the library during the week of December 15th for complimentary cookies and cider while you finish your holiday shopping. Our gift wall will be stocked with
 hand knit items from the Stone Ridge Library Knitters, woven tea towels, jewelry, pottery and photography – all ready for holiday giving. A percentage of our gift wall sales supports the library.
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Kitchen Cosmetics and Herbal Skincare with Dina Falconi
A perfect holiday gift idea!
Saturday, December 5, 1–3pm
at the Marbletown Community Center
Materials Fee: $6.00
Please register in person
or by calling 687-8726.
A feast for body and soul! Using all natural ingredients, Dina will share her favorite recipes for creating natural body care products. This is a hands-on demonstration, so come prepared to have fun. We will be making salves and balms, herbal oils, face cleansers and more.
Dina Falconi, is a practicing herbalist and produces Falcon Formulations natural body care products and Earthly Extracts medicinal tinctures. She is a founding member of the Northeast Herbal Association, a chapter leader of the Weston A. Price Foundation and serves on the board of Slow Food-Hudson Valley. She is author of Earthy Bodies & Heavenly Hair: Natural and Healthy Personal Care for Everybody.
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The New York Council for the Humanities
 The New York Council for the Humanities has awarded the library a reading and discussion grant to take place this fall and winter. Dr. Joseph Keefe, Professor Emeritus of English at SUNY Ulster, will facilitate the discussions that will focus on the theme, Coping with American Identity: Four Viewpoints.
The meetings offer an opportunity for participants to share their views on the readings in a lively and congenial exchange in the Library’s reference room at 4:00 p.m., using the Tea Time Book Discussion timeslot, on the following dates. Books, listed below, will be available at the Circulation Desk one month prior to the event. Summaries will be available one week before the meetings.
- Wednesday, October 14 – Desirable Daughters by Bharati Mukherjee
- Thursday, November 12 – Typical American by Gish Jen
- Wednesday, December 9 – How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent by Julia Alvarez
- Wednesday, January 13 – Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
For registration and other information, please call Diane DeChillo, Program Manager at 687-8726. The program is free and open to the public.
Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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HOLMES & CO.
Mystery Lovers
Book Group
 Wednesday, November 18,
4pm in the Biography Room
The selections for this meeting include: California Girl by T. Jefferson Parker and The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist - a Sherlock Holmes mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle.
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MEDIEVAL
BOOK GROUP
 Wednesday, January 13
7pm in the Biography room of the Library
(Snow date: Jan 20)
Our January meeting will focus on the effects of a large historic event (the Wars of the Roses) on the lives of ordinary people. Two books are suggested for this topic. One is a novel by Sandra Worth, Lady of the Roses: A Novel of the Wars of the Roses.
 The other book is a history of the Paston family of Norfolk. Using correspondence from members of the family, Helen Castor has written an intimate portrayal of this family’s survival in these turbulent times entitled Blood & Roses: The Paston Family in the Fifteenth Century.
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Knitting Group
 Every Saturday
10am-noon
The Stone Ridge Library Knitters meet every Saturday morning from 10am - 12noon. All ages and experience levels can join us and drop-in knitters are also welcome. We each bring our own supplies and do our own work, but one of the best things about us is that whatever obstacle or confusion you might encounter, you're likely to receive as much comment and advice as you need to get where you're going with a project. Some of us can help toward the repair of knitted or crocheted items too.
The group is sociable and lively, and our conversation and sharing is just as wide-ranging as our projects. We are especially interested in the UFOs (Un-Finished Objects) that members bring in and love the show and tell of projects under way and being finished, new or old, simple or complex. Though knitting is our love and mainstay, we graciously adapt ourselves to stray crocheters and those of us who simply must take to the hook when the spirit moves. We share articles, magazines and books on knitting. Donations of yarn to the Library get made up into items for sale at the Library Fair and during the winter holidays for the benefit of the Library. Some of us also knit things for local hospitals or for the U.S. troops.
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On the Shelves
with Carol Rodriguez
Poughkeepsie Journal 10.4.09
6 parenting books for school issues and other challenges
Now that school is in full swing, you may feel you could use some advice to help your children get the most from their education. There are many books written on learning difficulties and the unique pressures today's parents and children face.
For children who seem to struggle in school, the following titles may help:
 Smart but Scattered by Peg Dawson. Executive functioning skills are the skills that help you organize, plan, initiate work, stay on task, control impulses, regulate emotions, adapt and be resilient. We all know children mature at different rates, but if these skills are slow to emerge they will find school especially difficult. Dawson defines these skills and gives suggestions for how parents can help children develop these skills and adapt.
 The NDD Book by Dr. William Sears. NDD is an acronym for nutrition deficit disorder. In this title, Sears tackles the effects of nutrition on children's brains. He gives sample meal plans and advice to help your child be better prepared to learn.
For parents who may question whether today's style of parenting is working, the following titles will give you food for thought:
 Drive: 9 Ways to Motivate Your Kids to Achieve by Janine Walker Caffrey. This title may not be what you expect. Rather than espousing over-involvement by parents, the author suggests kids need to be allowed to do for themselves to achieve independence and the drive to succeed in life. You'll find this book filled with sensible advice for raising self-sufficient, motivated children.
N urtureShock: New Thinking About Children by Po Bronson. This is a book that uses science to explain many of the misconceptions prevalent in today's style of parenting. This is not your typical parenting book but a look at society and middle-class values with regard to child rearing.
 Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids by Kim John Payne and Lisa M. Ross. If you feel life with your children is too frenetic, try this title. The author offers advice on how to simplify to achieve a less hectic, more nurturing environment for your child.
 Under Pressure: Rescuing Our Children From the Culture of Hyper-Parenting by Carl Honore. By inserting themselves into every aspect of their children's lives, are today's parents robbing their children of their childhood? Honore says yes.
Carol Rodriguez is the director of the Beekman Library in Poughquag. She also serves as the Dutchess County Director's Association liaison to the Dutchess County Youth Services Group.
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Be a Library Advocate
 The Stone Ridge Library depends heavily on the support and services that the Mid-Hudson Library System provides. Governor Patterson has proposed a cut in library aid of $3.375 million dollars which will directly affect the Mid-Hudson system. That is in addition to the $8 million dollar library aid cut earlier this year. Please be a library advocate and let your legislators know that library services are important to you. Contact Your Elected Officials
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OCTOBER BOOK & BAKE SALE
Our thanks to the volunteers, staff members and trustees who made this years sale a resounding success. We had help from the Stone Ridge Library Teen Advisory Group and Rondout Valley Girl Scout Troop #60216. Thanks also to Saunderskill Farms for their generous donation of mums and pumpkins, ADG Financial Services for Gift Certificates, the Stone Ridge Library Knitters, our bakers, and all the wonderful local restaurants who donated delicious soups.
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GREAT WEBSITES!
Memorial Hall Museum Online: American Centuries
 "Explore American history [from a New England perspective] with hands-on activities, exhibits, lessons, historic documents and artifacts." Features "a digital collection of approximately 2000 objects and transcribed documents," lesson plans, and online exhibits about turns of centuries (1700, 1800, and 1900), Shay's Rebellion, and the 1704 raid on the Deerfield, Massachusetts, settlement. Also includes videos about early American tools, information about historical costume, and more. From the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, Deerfield, Massachusetts. more
Picturing the 1930s
In this teaching resource, "[l]earn about the 1930s through eight exhibitions: The Depression, The New Deal, The Country, Industry, Labor, The City, Leisure, and American People." Features artwork, photos, newsreels, and other material about 1930s history, with which users can create a documentary movie. Includes a FAQ, movie-making tutorial, and other help documentation. From the Smithsonian American Art Museum. more
Strange and Fantastic Buildings
 A great photo essay of more than 80 "Strange and Fantastic Buildings" around the world, from the beautiful Lotus Temple in India to the Basket Building in Ohio, to Poland's Upside Down House. All of the photographs are linked to the photographers. From Instant Shift. more
The National Book Foundation
This organization's programs include National Book Month (held in October) and the National Book Awards (announced in mid-November). The site features lists of award winners from 1950 to present (some with links to essays and acceptance speeches), reading lists and trivia for National Book Month, special features, and information about the organization's other programs and publications. more
MacArthur Fellows Program Overview
Commonly known as the "genius grants," this MacArthur Foundation program "awards unrestricted fellowships to talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction." Fellows have included "scientists, historians, poets and novelists, artists and composers, and people working in public service." Read biographies of current recipients of the grants, and browse lists of fellows back to 1981. more
Smithsonian National Zoological Park: Migratory Bird Center
 Fact sheets, articles, and research from the center "dedicated to fostering greater understanding, appreciation, and protection of ... bird migration." "Bird of the Month" features essays on dozens of migratory birds. The site also includes material about the role of shade-grown coffee plantations in bird conservation, photos and videos, and activities for children and resources for teachers. Some pages available in Spanish. more
Thanksgiving Recipes From America's Past
 Find recipes for mince pie (1832), chestnut stuffing (1891), roast turkey with truffle gravy (1905), and a variety of pies and other holiday dishes. Recipes are accompanied by vintage illustrations. From the Pilgrim Hall Museum (Plymouth, Mass). more
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