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Mondays, starting 4/22, 4:30-5:30 pm — Library Annex

Minecraft is one of the most popular video games on the internet. Join the library’s servers and play with friends. Play competitive or collaborative games in either creative or survival mode. No experience necessary! This program will begin with teen programs and will be led by our new teen coordinator.

Minecraft is rated for ages 7+. Interested in joining? Visit our registration portal online or stop by the circulation desk.

4th and 5th Grade Minecraft Club

Play competitive or collaborative games in either creative or survival mode.

Advanced Minecraft Club

Grades 6 and up
Play competitive or collaborative games in either creative or survival mode.

Tuesdays 10:00-10:45 am – Ms. Neena

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.

Interested in joining? Visit our registration portal online or stop by the circulation desk.

Get your green thumb on at the library! Garden Club will meet once a week to plant and tend the garden, learn about gardening and the environment, and do other garden and nature related activities.

Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30 pm – Ms. Carla, Main Library

For lovers of dragons, mythology, fantasy, and games. This weekly quest will focus on literacy and relating what we read to how we imagine and play, featuring the most mythical of beasts.

Interested in joining? Visit our registration portal online or stop by the circulation desk.

Please contact Children’s Programming Coordinator Neena McBaer at children@pawlinglibrary.org for more information.

Knit, crochet, embroider, or make friendship bracelets. This is a club where you work on your independent project, share ideas, and have conversations. Bring your own supplies like knitting/crocheting needles and embroidery hoops and fabric.

Play Roblox in a group setting on the library laptops. Join games with your friends and play together!

Thursdays, 10:00-10:45 am- Ms. Neena

For this program cycle, this program will be held in the library annex, the yellow building next door to the library.

Does your baby love to bounce and play? Join Ms. Neena for a story, singing, and rhyming sure to get baby giggling. All activities are designed to enhance attention and focus, familiarize children with the fundamentals of reading and talking, and instill a love of reading. The program ends with a 10-15 minute social play session or baby-safe art activity.

Interested in joining? Visit our registration portal online or stop by the circulation desk.

Thursdays, 1:00-2:00 pm – Ms. Neena

For this program cycle, this program will be held in the library annex, the yellow building next door to the library.

We love stories! Each week, we will dive into gorgeous picture books and have fun making silly, active connections to what we read. Program includes art or sensory activity, songs, and more. All activities are designed to cultivate a love of reading and prepare children for kindergarten.

Caregivers must remain in the library with children who are not fully potty trained.

Interested in joining? Visit our registration portal online or stop by the circulation desk.

Alternating Thursdays (4/11, 4/25, 5/9, 5/23) 4:00-5:00 pm – Ms. Neena, Library Annex

Hands on science learning, with an artistic twist. We’ll experiment with paper circuit cards and the library’s newest STEAM resource, Squishy Circuits’ electric dough!

Interested in joining? Visit our registration portal online or stop by the circulation desk.

Fridays, 9:30-10:30 am -Ms. Neena

On Friday mornings, kids rule the library! Join Ms. Neena, while the library is still closed, for an uninhibited, fun and loud story time. This program incorporates sensory, art, storytelling, music, and movement all in one to prepare children to read, write, and think critically. Topics vary by week, and the program ends with activity stations. Parents and caregivers required to remain in the library for the duration of the program.

To accommodate more families, this program will be offered twice each Friday. Session two runs from 10:45-11:45. Please carefully attend to the time you are registered for.

Interested in joining? Visit our registration portal online or stop by the circulation desk.

Fridays, 10:45-11:45 am -Ms. Neena

On Friday mornings, kids rule the library! Join Ms. Neena, while the library is still closed, for an uninhibited, fun and loud story time. This program incorporates sensory, art, storytelling, music, and movement all in one to prepare children to read, write, and think critically. Topics vary by week, and the program ends with activity stations. Parents and caregivers required to remain in the library for the duration of the program.

To accommodate more families, this program will be offered twice each Friday. Session one runs from 9:30-10:30. Please carefully attend to the time you are registered for.

Interested in joining? Visit our registration portal online or stop by the circulation desk.

Fridays, 5:30-6:30 pm – Ms. Carla, Library Annex

A fun-filled hour of reading, creating, and art. Each week, we’ll read a book and do a related craft activity. If you liked Active Art, this one is for you.

Interested in joining? Visit our registration portal online or stop by the circulation desk.

Project Do Something is a community service organization that meets on Friday nights to work on small but impact-full projects to better our community. Earn community service hours while having fun with your friends.