Author: Neena McBaer

Join us for Pawling Library’s 5th Annual International Games Day Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014 Come alone, bring a friend, bring the whole family! It’s a day of fun for everyone! Fun games to play for the whole family from         10 am – 4 pm! (ages 2 years & up) Come when you want…stay as long as you’d like! Over 100 board games to choose from! Wii games available to try all day long! Exciting spotlight events at 11:00 am, 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm. Students 9 years and older can test drive our new Minecraft Lab! If you need more information or have questions, please email our game day coordinators Nicole or Ms. Karen Children up to 9 years of age must be accompanied by an adult! Call the library at 855-3444 and REGISTER TODAY!

Beginning the week of November 9th the Pawling Library will once again offer two weekly programs in its Early Literacy series: Wiggle, Giggle & Bounce (birth – 18 months) Thursdays, 10:00 – 10:45 am Read, Rhyme & Romp (18 – 30 months) Tuesdays, 11:00 – 11:45 am We realize that many of you have made commitments for the fall season, but if you and your child are available we’d love to have you join us! Families can register by emailing Ms. Karen. You can read more about these fun programs on our program link, but if you have any questions, please feel free to email Ms. Karen or call the library at 855-3444 and leave a message. Many thanks for your patience! We look forward to seeing some of you soon. 

Did you miss out on seeing all the great creations in our summer 2014 LEGO® Museum?  Now you can check out some of the highlights in our new photo-movie.  Just turn on your computer sound & click the link below!

Summer is coming to a close and it’s time to wrap up those summer reading logs. Paper logs must be returned to the library by Saturday, August 30th.  Please make sure your child’s full name is on the front of the log and remember to let us know if your child logged by books, pages or days by writing this on the upper right hand corner of the log.  E-logs will remain open throughout the Labor Day weekend  so books titles can be added until Monday, September 1st. Remember to visit Director Casey at our September Store on: Thursday, September 4th, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Friday, September 5th, 3:00 – 5:00 pm Saturday, September 6th 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Blast Off to Fun…our end of summer carnival for everyone! What an exciting way to end our summer of reading!  Families with children of all ages are welcome to join us at our end of summer carnival…Blast Off to Fun!  PFL Fun Team worked hard all summer making treasure rockets and preparing games that are sure to end our summer with a bang!. Join us for a fun afternoon that will culminate in a sweet treat and raffle drawings. Everyone will be a winner!  Register your family today! Friday, August 22nd, 1:00 – 3:00 pm (Raindate: Saturday, August 23rd, 1:00 – 3:00 pm) And while you are here…remember to visit our Lego® Museum. It is filled with the brilliant building creations we’ve worked hard on all summer long!  Our museum will be open Monday, August 18th through Friday, August 29th during library hours.

Parents who participated in our Read Together workshops are using some new ideas to build important early literacy skills with their children. One parent wrote, “I learned some great techniques to help get my daughter excited about writing and reading- also some specific ideas to better engage her in both these efforts. I feel like I have more tools to work with to keep her engaged- and all are very simple and don’t really require spending money!” We hope to present more of these workshops in the future, but in the meantime, Pawling Public Radio is gearing up to provide families with a Read Together literacy program called Sleepy Time Tales.  Parents and teachers have recorded stories for the whole family to listen to together.  Sleepy Time Tales will air on Pawling Public Radio Tuesdays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm beginning July 15th.  Tune in with your child to hear friends, and maybe a favorite teacher, reading on the radio.  Visit Pawling Public Radio for more details.

We’re looking forward to a great science filled summer and hope your child will join in the fun! We’ll be ready and waiting to take your program registration requests any time the library is open between: Monday, June 9th at 12 pm – Monday, June 16th at 5 pm Families should complete one Summer 2014 Registration form per family and include all programs your children wish to participate in. Completed forms should be returned to the library circulation desk. Families will draw a lottery number to be attached to their form. Families are asked to pick up program status forms at the library beginning Saturday, June 21st. Our goal is to serve as many families as possible this summer, so please be considerate and let us know the weeks your child will NOT be attending the programs so other children can take advantage of these spaces. These programs will keep your child reading this summer…the best way to keep them from the devastating effects of the summer slide! Remember using out on-line e-logs or paper...

Summer program registration is right around the corner! Our summer programs are on-line and ready for you to review!  Instead of consuming lots of paper, our programs now have a permanent consistent home on our web site on the Children’s Services page.  No more searching for our most recent guide! This page is your go-to resource for the most up-to-date program information available. Our new web site also has a children’s tab right at the top that will take you to the information you need, when you need it!  So check it out! Children’s summer registration will be by lottery once again.  Program registration forms are available at the circulation desk or on our web site and should be returned between: Monday, June 9th at 12:00 pm – Monday, June 16th  at 5:00 pm One important change from our Spring Registration is how you’ll find out which programs your children got into. Due to the volume of registration during our summer programs, families are asked to pick up their status confirmation form at the circulation desk beginning Saturday, June 21st.  The web site also has information about...