Congratulations to Megan, Joseph & Meredith our latest family to read 1,000 books together! They are part of our Read Together Program where families are encouraged to read regularly together in order to “plant the seeds of literacy” in their children.
Megan felt the whole family enjoyed this program, “I’m not sure who had more fun completing this challenge, me or the kids! We read every book we could find featuring their most beloved characters and also gave unknown authors a try, and we discovered a few new favorites along the way. I loved that the kids were so content to make even more time in our day to read besides the usual bedtime stories and that they knew that they were making all of the librarians they know (Mom included!) so proud.”
You can read more about this program on our web site. Families can sign up to participate in our Read Together Program by contacting Ms. Karen. “We’ll give you your reading log folder, your first log page and information about the program, as well as a list of 100 books every child should know before kindergarten, so you can start planting the seeds of literacy in your child. We’re excited to encourage parents to build strong literacy skills in their young children, so we’ll even celebrate some of the milestones with you. You are your child’s first teacher and reading is the most important thing you can do to start your child on the road to reading!”
If you have questions about the program you can contact Ms. Karen by email or by phone at 855-3444. We’re here to help you plant the seeds of literacy, one book at a time.
We hope your family will join Megan, Joseph & Meredith on our Wall of Fame soon!
journeys. Places like Central Park are world famous for bird-watching, but are they any good for the birds themselves? Come hear Dr. Chad Seewagen, Executive Director of the Great Hollow Nature Preserve & Ecological Research Center, talk about several years of first-of-its-kind research that he did in New York City to evaluate the quality of urban parks as stopover habitat for migrating birds. We’ll hear about how well migrating birds are able to refuel in city parks, how they move around, for how long they stay, and many other interesting aspects of what these birds do when they find themselves in the middle of the country’s largest city.
Pawling Library Reading Rally participants gathered on a very hot and sticky Saturday to eat ice cream sundaes and find out the final results of this summer’s reading competition. Everyone worked hard and as a community we read 342,204 minutes…that 5,703 hours of reading. That’s amazing! But with everyone gathered to hear the winner here is how our teams ranked:
It’s going to be a great ice cream day!
Last June, John Canevari, co-founder of The Blue Olive, located in the village of Pawling, was our host for a cooking seminar. One year later, on June 28th, John returned for another presentation and was assisted once again by his fellow Blue Olive partners Laura and John Leahy. An all new selection of dishes was prepared during the program and served to the audience. Every plate was delicious and beautiful, and Mr. Canevari is as much a superb speaker as he is a chef. A great amount of time was taken to make this program possible and we so appreciate this. It was an outstanding presentation just like their previous, with the quality and professionalism you’d expect to see on the Food Network. We thank our thoughtful and talented good neighbors from around the corner. How fortunate we are that they are there.