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Board of Trustees Meeting

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:45pm
Meeting Room at RCS Community Library
Program Type:
Meeting
Age Group:
All ages

The monthly meeting of the RCS Community Library Board of Trustees. All are welcome.

Library Branch: RCS Community Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Meeting
Event Details:

The monthly meeting of the RCS Community Library Board of Trustees. All are welcome.

This event is in the "Babies/ Toddlers" group

Romp and Read

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Community Room at RCS Community Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies/ Toddlers

[For ages 0-5] For plenty of interactive themes, stories, and action songs with props, Romp and Read will help get the wiggles out through a variety of early literacy activities.

Library Branch: RCS Community Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies/ Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

[For ages 0-5] For plenty of interactive themes, stories, and action songs with props, Romp and Read will help get the wiggles out through a variety of early literacy activities.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group

Central Hudson Consumer Outreach

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Library Common Space at RCS Community Library
Program Type:
Community Services
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

[For adults] Central Hudson understands that for individuals and families with low to moderate or fixed incomes, senior citizens, and customers with disabilities, paying for utilities can be challenging.

Library Branch: RCS Community Library
Room: Library Common Space
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Community Services
Event Details:

[For adults] Central Hudson understands that for individuals and families with low to moderate or fixed incomes, senior citizens, and customers with disabilities, paying for utilities can be challenging.

This event is in the "Babies/ Toddlers" group

Family Storytime

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Community Room at RCS Community Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies/ Toddlers

[For ages 0-5] This fun participatory storytime for the whole family includes songs, fingerplays, stories and movement activities. Early literacy activities are emphasized. No registration is required.

Library Branch: RCS Community Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies/ Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

[For ages 0-5] This fun participatory storytime for the whole family includes songs, fingerplays, stories and movement activities. Early literacy activities are emphasized. No registration is required.

This event is in the "Children" group

Engineer a Gingerbread House

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Room at RCS Community Library
Program Type:
Cooking/ Food, STEM/ STEAM
Age Group:
Children

[For Ages 4 to 10 with a caregiver]

No school? No problem! Inspired by a project completed by local Girl Scout Troop #5099, we’ll engineer, design and build our very own gingerbread houses.  

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: RCS Community Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Cooking/ Food, STEM/ STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

[For Ages 4 to 10 with a caregiver]

No school? No problem! Inspired by a project completed by local Girl Scout Troop #5099, we’ll engineer, design and build our very own gingerbread houses.  

Disclaimer(s)

Children under the age of 9 attending this program must stay with an adult.

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Outreach Committee Meeting

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room at RCS Community Library

The RCS Community Library Board of Trustees Outreach Committee and other trustees will meet to package cookies for the Sweets with Santa event. 

 

All Committee Meetings are open to the public. 

Library Branch: RCS Community Library
Room: Meeting Room
Event Details:

The RCS Community Library Board of Trustees Outreach Committee and other trustees will meet to package cookies for the Sweets with Santa event. 

 

All Committee Meetings are open to the public. 

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group

Holiday Needle Felting

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at RCS Community Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

[For adults] Resident needle felting expert Donna Hamilton will demonstrate how to make some needle-felted snowpeople and other holiday creations.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: RCS Community Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

[For adults] Resident needle felting expert Donna Hamilton will demonstrate how to make some needle-felted snowpeople and other holiday creations.

Building and Grounds Committee Meeting

Friday, December 12, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Library Common Space at RCS Community Library
Program Type:
Meeting

The RCS Community Library Board of Trustees Building and Grounds Committee Meeting. 
Agenda Items: Work on the Facilities Plan and ongoing building issues. 

 

All committee meetings are open to the public. 

Library Branch: RCS Community Library
Room: Library Common Space
Program Type: Meeting
Event Details:

The RCS Community Library Board of Trustees Building and Grounds Committee Meeting. 
Agenda Items: Work on the Facilities Plan and ongoing building issues. 

 

All committee meetings are open to the public. 

This event is in the "Babies/ Toddlers" group

Romp and Read

Friday, December 12, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Community Room at RCS Community Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies/ Toddlers

[For ages 0-5] For plenty of interactive themes, stories, and action songs with props, Romp and Read will help get the wiggles out through a variety of early literacy activities.

Library Branch: RCS Community Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies/ Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

[For ages 0-5] For plenty of interactive themes, stories, and action songs with props, Romp and Read will help get the wiggles out through a variety of early literacy activities.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group

HEAP Drop-in Event

Friday, December 12, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room at RCS Community Library
Program Type:
Community Services
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

[For Adults] Do you need help heating your home? Come find out if you are eligible for Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) benefits, which can help eligible New Yorkers heat their homes.

Library Branch: RCS Community Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Community Services
Event Details:

[For Adults] Do you need help heating your home? Come find out if you are eligible for Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) benefits, which can help eligible New Yorkers heat their homes.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group

Chair Yoga

Friday, December 12, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:15pm
Community Room at RCS Community Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Chair Yoga: November and December Series 

[For adults, 50+] Join us in the RCS Community Library for this series of gentle chair yoga classes. Registration is required. Registration is for the entire series:

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: RCS Community Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Chair Yoga: November and December Series 

[For adults, 50+] Join us in the RCS Community Library for this series of gentle chair yoga classes. Registration is required. Registration is for the entire series:

This event is in the "Children" group

Sweets with Santa

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Library Common Space at RCS Community Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children
[For ages 2 - 10] Join Santa at the Library for some holiday stories and seasonal cheer.
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: RCS Community Library
Room: Library Common Space
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:
[For ages 2 - 10] Join Santa at the Library for some holiday stories and seasonal cheer.
This event is in the "Babies/ Toddlers" group

Romp and Read

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Community Room at RCS Community Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies/ Toddlers

[For ages 0-5] For plenty of interactive themes, stories, and action songs with props, Romp and Read will help get the wiggles out through a variety of early literacy activities.

Library Branch: RCS Community Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies/ Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

[For ages 0-5] For plenty of interactive themes, stories, and action songs with props, Romp and Read will help get the wiggles out through a variety of early literacy activities.

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group

Write Together

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at RCS Community Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Meeting
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Seniors

Prose fiction writers of all types and levels are invited to bring their notebooks, laptops, or other writing implements and join us for an evening of writing together.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: RCS Community Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Meeting
Registration Required
Event Details:

Prose fiction writers of all types and levels are invited to bring their notebooks, laptops, or other writing implements and join us for an evening of writing together.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group

Senior Cinema: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Community Room at RCS Community Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: RCS Community Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Movie
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

This event is in the "Babies/ Toddlers" group

Family Storytime

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Community Room at RCS Community Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies/ Toddlers

[For ages 0-5] This fun participatory storytime for the whole family includes songs, fingerplays, stories and movement activities. Early literacy activities are emphasized. No registration is required.

Library Branch: RCS Community Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies/ Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

[For ages 0-5] This fun participatory storytime for the whole family includes songs, fingerplays, stories and movement activities. Early literacy activities are emphasized. No registration is required.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group

Lunchtime Books

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Meeting Room at RCS Community Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

[For adults]

Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie

Library Branch: RCS Community Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

[For adults]

Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group

Gift Wrap-A-Palooza

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:45pm
Community Room at RCS Community Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

[For adults and seniors]

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: RCS Community Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

[For adults and seniors]

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group

Gift Wrap-A-Palooza

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:45pm
Community Room at RCS Community Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

[For adults and seniors]

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: RCS Community Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

[For adults and seniors]

This event is in the "Adults" group

Personnel Committee Meeting

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room at RCS Community Library
Program Type:
Meeting
Age Group:
Adults

The RCS Community Library Board of Trustees' Personnel Committee will be meeting to discuss updates to the staff Personnel Handbook. 
Agenda
TDB

 

All Committee Meetings are open to the public.

Library Branch: RCS Community Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Meeting
Event Details:

The RCS Community Library Board of Trustees' Personnel Committee will be meeting to discuss updates to the staff Personnel Handbook. 
Agenda
TDB

 

All Committee Meetings are open to the public.

This event is in the "All ages" group

Friends of the RCS Community Library

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at RCS Community Library
Program Type:
Meeting
Age Group:
All ages

The Friends of the RCS Community Library meets monthly to discuss ways to advocate and support the Library and its services. New members are always welcome!

Library Branch: RCS Community Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Meeting
Event Details:

The Friends of the RCS Community Library meets monthly to discuss ways to advocate and support the Library and its services. New members are always welcome!

This event is in the "Babies/ Toddlers" group

Romp and Read

Friday, December 19, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Community Room at RCS Community Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies/ Toddlers

[For ages 0-5] For plenty of interactive themes, stories, and action songs with props, Romp and Read will help get the wiggles out through a variety of early literacy activities.

Library Branch: RCS Community Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies/ Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

[For ages 0-5] For plenty of interactive themes, stories, and action songs with props, Romp and Read will help get the wiggles out through a variety of early literacy activities.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Seniors" group

Chair Yoga

Friday, December 19, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:15pm
Community Room at RCS Community Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults, Seniors

Chair Yoga: November and December Series 

[For adults, 50+] Join us in the RCS Community Library for this series of gentle chair yoga classes. Registration is required. Registration is for the entire series:

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: RCS Community Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Chair Yoga: November and December Series 

[For adults, 50+] Join us in the RCS Community Library for this series of gentle chair yoga classes. Registration is required. Registration is for the entire series:

This event is in the "Babies/ Toddlers" group
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Holly Jolly Musical Experience

Monday, December 22, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Room at RCS Community Library
Program Type:
School Break Week Programs
Age Group:
Babies/ Toddlers, Children, Tweens

[For ages 3-12] Add a little “holly jolly” to your season with this special musical experience for kids while school is out! Edward Banks from MusicBox Entertaining will bring an assortment of instruments to share the love of music. 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: RCS Community Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies/ Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: School Break Week Programs
Registration Required
Event Details:

[For ages 3-12] Add a little “holly jolly” to your season with this special musical experience for kids while school is out! Edward Banks from MusicBox Entertaining will bring an assortment of instruments to share the love of music.