Early Learning Program Schedule
Weekly classes are listed first, followed by one-time events.
Baby Bounce and Groove
Tuesdays 10:00-10:45 AM
9 week session runs September 23 - November 23
Age range: Birth - 18 mo. and a caregiver
Early literacy is an important part of a baby’s healthy development. We read, sing, babble, and bounce together. Learn resources to use at home and meet other caregivers. Ends with social play.
Registration highly preferred! Register on our calendar for each date you plan to attend or drop in. Drop-ins welcome as long as space is available.
Toddlers in Training
Thursdays 10:00-10:45 AM
Age range: 18-30 months & a caregiver
9 week session runs September 23 - November 23
Interactive story time featuring puppets, instruments, and elements of music & movement. Program ends with play, which may be outside when weather allows.
Register on our calendar for each class you plan to attend or drop-in. Drop-ins will be accommodated only as space is available.
Toddlers and Twos Together
Tuesdays, 11:00-11:45 AM
Age range: 18 months - 3 years & a caregiver
9 week session runs September 23 - November 23
This class welcomes children from both our "Toddlers in Training" and "Twodaloo Twos" classes in one combined, fun mixed age group. Stories, songs, rhymes, and instruments with a focus on expanding vocabulary. Program ends with play.
Register on our calendar for each class you plan to attend or drop-in. Drop-ins will be accommodated only as space is available.
Twodaloo Twos
Ages: 2.5 - 3.5 years and a caregiver
9 week session runs September 23 - November 23This movement, music, and play program is designed just for twos and threes. We'll learn through hands-on activities and games designed to get us talking and thinking. Ends with art, sensory activity, and/or play.
Read and Play
Tuesdays, 2:00 – 3:00 PM
Library Annex
Age range: Ages 3.5 - 5 years
9 week program season runs September 23 - November 23
Our small group Kindergarten readiness program, focused on early literacy and math skills through a combination of hands-on activities and group story time. We'll also work on following directions and practicing classroom behaviors.
Caregivers welcome, though not required to participate. Caregivers must remain on library grounds. Registration preferred, though drop-ins welcome as space is available. Register on our calendar each week you plan to attend.
Ribbon Cutting for the Ross and Fayne Daniels Children's Room
2:00 PM
Main Library
All ages and a caregiver
Join Pawling Library staff, trustees, ambassadors, and volunteers in celebrating the opening of the Ross and Fayne Daniels Children's Room of the Pawling Library. Light refreshments and passive children's activities will be provided. Please RSVP to participate.
Saturday Stories and Songs
Held Monthly on Second Saturdays
(September 13, October 11, and November 8)
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Main Library
Ages: birth - 5 years and a caregiver, siblings welcome.
This mixed age storytime invites families to gather together to practice the 5 keys of early literacy. We'll sing, talk, read, play, and write. Stories, instruments, and songs will be followed by playtime or bubbles.
Registration is preferred but drop-ins are welcome as space is available.
Pawling Rotary Fall Fest
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
OFFSITE: Held at the Pawling Recreation Lathrop Center and Lakeside Park: 2 Lakeside Dr. Pawling, NY 12564
The library is excited to participate in Pawling Rotary's annual Fall Festival, sponsoring fun games in partnership with our Volunteens. In addition, families are invited to enjoy all the activities the festival has to offer, including the barbeque, petting zoo, hay maze, and pumpkin painting. This event is free to the public. For more information about Fall Fest and Pawling Rotary, visit https://pawlingrotary.org/?page_id=2035
Fore! The Books Mini Golf
FUNDRAISER
Saturday, October 11
Drop in anytime, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Main Library
Ages: All ages and a caregiver.
It's mini-golf in the library! This fundraiser hosted by the Pawling Library Ambassadors to benefit the Pawling Library, Ryan McElroy Foundation, and the Pawling Chamber of Commerce.
NOTE: The library will be closed for all other services from 12:00 PM to close to accomodate this special event.
Trick or Treat Pawling / Haunted Library
10:30 AM - 2:30 PM, drop in or stay the whole time!
Age range: Families. All ages and a caregiver
Are you ready to trick or treat the village? Families are invited to stop by the library for spooky but friendly games, crafts, and to trick or treat at the front desk.This is a drop in event—no registration needed!
Fine Motor Play: Pasta Beading
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM
Age range: Ages 2.5 - 6 years and a caregiver
Join Miss Neena for this special after hours event. Kids and caregivers are invited to practice fine motor skills and create one-of-a-kind jewlery with pasta and other beads. Additional fine motor or beading stations will be available as well.