Elementary Program Schedule
Scroll to explore our full slate of weekly program series for children ages 5 - 10 years old and their families. These programs are designed for those enrolled in grades Kindergarten - 4th grade. Weekly programs are listed first, followed by one-time events. Advanced registration is required or preferred for most programming. You can add multiple tickets from multiple events to your cart before checking out.
Clubs and Classes
Monster Buddies!
Thursdays, April 8 - June 8
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM
Ages: Grades K-2
Library Annex, with Maureen
We’ll explore many different types of monsters from mythical creatures to funny characters through stories and craft activities each week. Registration required.
Let's Learn Circuits
Tuesdays, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM,
Eight weeks, April 8 - June 8
Age range: Grades 1-4
During this weekly program, we’ll learn about simple circuits starting with what a circuit is and then, we’ll use squishy circuits and paper circuits for hands-on discovery. Registration required.
Homeschool Space: Elementary
Third Thursday of the Month (04/18, 05/16, & 6/20)
1:00-2:00 PM Neena, Library Annex
Age range: Homeschoolers ages 5-10, or those homeschooling in Kindergarten – 4th grade.
Each month, homeschoolers come together to work on a fun, engaging project with friends and other homeschoolers in our region. The theme for each month varies and sign up is month by month. Join us for one or all of the events.
Monthly themes for Spring 2024:
April: Local Birds
Kids will learn about birds local to our region through play. To close the program, kids will make bird inspired window clings to help keeps safe from crashing into windows. Register here.
May: Air Hockey Science
Kids will learn about lift and work together in groups to build an air hockey “table” featuring Kiwi Co products. We will conclude with free play using the materials they built. Register here.
June: Storytelling with indiBots and moving up celebration
In small groups, kids will work together to use our indi robots and ozobot in order to retell favorite fairy tales.
After our regular hour of programming, we invite families to join us for a casual homeschool moving up ceremony with their peers. As the “official” school year comes to a close, we will celebrate all that kids have learned and present each one with an unofficial certificate of achievement! Snacks and good vibes will be included. Register here.
Spring Break Reading Buddies
One-on-One reading time with a teen buddy!
Monday 03/35, Wednesday, 03/27, and Friday, 03/29, 15-20 minute appointments at 2:00 PM, 2:20 PM, and 2:40 PM
Age range: Grades K-4
The Pawling Library VolunTeens are bringing back a favorite program: Reading Buddies! This program is having a special launch during Spring Break and weekly dates will be announced. Students in grades K – 4 are invited to sign up for 20-minute time slots during which one of our teen volunteers will help them to practice their reading skills. The teens will read books to the pre-readers and will take turns reading with the emerging readers. Your child and their Reading Buddy can choose a library book together or your child can bring a favorite from home. Please give your child’s level of reading ability when you register.
Special Events
The Carrot Salesman Puppet Show
Wednesday, March 27, 1:00 PM -2:00 PM
Age range: Ages 3-8 and a caregiver
A Paper Heart Puppets Show. Join Mr. Bunny, a door-to-door vegetable salesman, as he journeys beneath the earth, into the sea, and even to outer space in search of carrot customers. Will he ever sell enough to please his boss? Or will his new friends teach him a valuable lesson about being true to himself?
This is a Spring Break special event. Registration is required.
Pawling Community Haiku Project
Submissions accepted 04/02-04/22
All ages
Celebrate our community by writing your own Haiku!
A Haiku is a traditional Japanese poem that is exactly three lines with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern. Chose a category: Kindness, Family, Community, Culture, or Nature. Write your Haiku and submit it below.
The Pawling Community Haiku Project is a partnership between the Pawling School District and The Pawling Library. Submissions will be printed in a book and selections will be on display throughout the community.
Family Science: Solar Eclipses
Ages 6-13 and families
Friday, 04/05, 5:30-6:30 pm
Main Library/ Library Annex with Neena
Join Library Children’s Program Coordinator Neena McBaer for an exploration of solar eclipses in advance of the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse. This program will include a short presentation about solar eclipses, highlighting what to expect when safely viewing a solar eclipse and explaining this amazing, rare phenomenon. After, youth and families will be invited to participate in several hands-on activities, including a virtual eclipse simulator, estimation games, and making a pinhole camera.
Participants will also receive up to five free pairs of solar eclipse viewing glasses for their family.
Eclipse Viewing Party
All ages
Monday, 04/08 2:30 – 4:00 PM
Drop in or sign up
Monday, April 8, Pawling will be in the path of a near total solar eclipse. Celebrate this amazing experience with the library. Drop in to pick up free solar eclipse viewing glasses, eclipse viewing information, learn about our library telescope, and enjoy snacks. Sign up to receive a reminder before the event or drop in on the day of the eclipse.
Working or away? Not sure you’ll make it in? You can also request solar eclipse viewing glasses for pickup here. Requests for glasses kits start 03/22 and are available on a first come, first served basis.
Come Grow with Us: Earth Day
Saturday, April 20, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
All ages welcome - Drop in event
Celebrate Earth Day with us!
Upcycled crafts for kids and families will be available.
We’ll have a wide assortment of books and potted plants for sale, as well as seeds to trade. If there are seeds you like but don’t have any seeds to trade, please just make a small donation to our library. Thank you.
Master Gardens from the Pawing Garden Club will be on hand to answer your gardening questions.
Join our Board Game and Puzzle Swap. Bring a game or puzzle you don't use anymore and trade it for something new to you. Clean, complete card games, board games, and puzzles for all ages welcome.
From 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, join library staff and volunteers in a community clean-up, picking up litter. A small supply of grabbers and gloves will be available. If you have your own, please bring them.
Flower Power
Flower Pot Painting
Friday, 04/12, 4:30-5:30 pm
Age range: Grades K and up
Celebrate spring while you plant and decorate mini-flower pots. Participants can bring their mini-pot home to watch the flowers grow and bloom. Registration is required.
Three Little Pigs and a Robot
Friday, 05/17, 4:30 - 5:30 pm OR 5:45 - 6:45 pm
Age range: 3-8 years old and a caregiver
In this program, kids are caregivers will work together to help our indi robots retell the tale of the Three Little Pigs. We’ll start by recapping the favorite fairy tale and learning the basics of how the library’s indi bots work. Designed specifically for pre-k through 2nd graders, indi bots are kid-favorites! After learning the basics, kids and caregivers will design their own track to retell the story together and/or with friends.
Space is limited in this program, and registration is required. If all spaces fill, please sign up for our wait list and our team will notify you if space becomes available.
Meet Pete the Cat
Saturday, 06/01, 4:30-5:15 pm
All ages and a caregiver
*Event held at Lakeside Park as part of Pawling Community Day*
2 Lakeside Dr. Pawling, NY 12564
In partnership with Pawling Recreation
Hey creative cats! Join us for a story time at the park featuring a visit from Pete the Cat. This cool blue kitty from author/illustrator team James and Kimberly Dean will give out stickers, high fives, and take pictures with fans. Bring a blanket to sit on as we read a Pete the cat story and enjoy a related craft.
Pawling Community Day is a drop-in event, made possible by Pawling Recreation. Registration is not required. RSVP below for a reminder a few days before the event!