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.
For seasoned adventurers to join us at the library for a monthly installment of the world’s most famous table top RPG, Dungeons & Dragons!
Zoom Squad
Age range: Grades Kindergarten - 5th
Thursdays, 2:30 - 3:30 PM – Zoom
During this program, kids play casual social games over Zoom and are given time to share/chat together. This is a six-week program. Register here.
Get involved with the game design community and learn how to use the Roblox engine toolkit to create your own interactive experiences!
For beginner adventurers to join us at the library for a monthly installment of the world’s most famous table top RPG, Dungeons & Dragons!
Do you daydream? Draw? Write? Just play pretend? This program brings young creators together with weekly challenges based on imaginary creations, whether it be a creature, character, planet, or just a line of plucky dialogue!
Community Service Kits
Age range: Grades Kindergarten - 5th
Supply kits provided - staff will email you when the kit is ready for pick up, at which point you can pick up anytime we are open.
This is a three-kit program, available the weeks of 7/19, 8/2, & 8/16. In registering, you are automatically signed up for all three weeks of the program. However, if some program dates have passed, we cannot guarantee kits retroactively. Work on projects that bring cheer to or help our community. New and developing readers may need adult support. Register here.
Mindfulness Arts and Crafts
Age range: Grades Kindergarten - 5th
Supply kits provided - staff will email you when the kit is ready for pick up, at which point you can pick up anytime we are open.
This is a six-week program. Please ONLY register for weeks you are available to pick up kits, as spaces are limited.
These activities center on sensory experience and directing focus through mindful creation and play. Some activities may be messy. Register here.
Book Buddies (Grades 1+)
Mondays, 2:30 – 3:00 PM – Zoom
Kids work one-on-one with a teen mentor on developing reading skills. Teens will provide support when kids struggle and read or chat with them when they need a break. This is a six-week program. You must commit to 4 out of 6 weeks to join. Kids and families, register here.
Got a tween/teen at home who is a strong reader? Youth 11 and older can volunteer as mentors in our Book Buddy program and earn community service hours! For more information, click here.
Babe Ruth and the 1920’s Yankees
Age range: Grades K-5
Monday, 8/2, 4:00 – 5:00 PM – INDOOR
We’re celebrating 100 years at the library! Join us to go back in time to when the library was first founded in Pawling in the 1920s and when Babe Ruth and the Yankees ruled baseball! We’ll also make origami baseball jerseys and play active games.
Please ONLY register for programs you plan to attend, as spaces are limited. Unvaccinated patrons over the age of two MUST wear a mask while attending in-person library events. This means children ages 3- 12 must be masked at events, even outdoors.
For the most up to date information about our policies, visit our website: https://www.pawlingfreelibrary.org/re-opening-information/
Engage with your peers in a series of online games chatting via discord. A fun and relaxed space to hang out with your friends and make new ones.
Library Hours
Monday 12 to 5
Tuesday 10 to 8
Wednesday 10 to 8
Thursday 10 to 8
Friday 12 to 5
Saturday 10 to 4
Toddlers in Training
Age Range: 18 – 30 months and a caregiver
Thursdays, 10:00 – 10:45 am –MIXED LOCATION
Interactive storytime featuring puppets, instruments, and elements of music & movement. Program ends with play. This six-week program will be held outside in our courtyard as weather allows but move indoors if conditions are poor. Register here.
Unvaccinated patrons over the age of two MUST wear a mask while attending in-person library events. This means children ages 3- 12 must be masked at events, even outdoors.
For the most up to date information about our policies, visit our website: https://www.pawlingfreelibrary.org/re-opening-information/
Pre-K Science Club (3.5-5 years)
Thursdays, 11:00-11:45 AM –INDOORS
Little explorers will investigate early science concepts as a small group. Each week’s program includes a story plus games or science experiments. Smocks will be provided, but we suggest kids wear clothes that can get messy. This is a six-week program.
Caregivers required to remain on site for the program. Runs six weeks. Register here.
Please ONLY register for dates you plan to attend, as spaces are limited. Unvaccinated patrons over the age of two MUST wear a mask while attending in-person library events. This means children ages 3- 12 must be masked at events, even outdoors.
For the most up to date information about our policies, visit our website: https://www.pawlingfreelibrary.org/re-opening-information/
For seasoned adventurers to join us at the library for a monthly installment of the world’s most famous table top RPG, Dungeons & Dragons!
Thursday afternoons, from 1-2 pm
Instructor: Maria Polhemus
Registration is required. You can register below or by contacting Donald, our Adult Program Coordinator, at adult@pawlinglibrary.org.
Hatha Yoga is one of the most popular relaxing forms of exercise.
Spend an hour with us and enjoy a new found path to tranquility.
Each session ends with a guided meditation.
Program fee: $4.00, per class.
Note: We ask that you pay in advance for a full month of yoga classes.
For July:
One Thursday yoga class a week – $20
You can make a non-refundable payment each month using our library’s PayPal account, by check or money order.
Please make checks / money orders payable to Pawling Library, and mail to Pawling Library, 11 Broad St, Pawling, NY 12564.
Make sure enclosed with your payment is your name, and indicate that payment is for Hatha Yoga classes.
Please email Donald at adult@pawlinglibrary.org to let him know what payment type you are making.
Thank you so very much.
Zoom Squad
Age range: Grades Kindergarten – 5th
Thursdays, 2:30 – 3:30 PM – Zoom
During this program, kids play casual social games over Zoom and are given time to share/chat together. This is a six-week program. Register here.
Get involved with the game design community and learn how to use the Roblox engine toolkit to create your own interactive experiences!
Presented by Jeffrey Urbin
Wednesday, July 29
6:30-7:30 pm
Registration is required. You can register below or by contacting Donald, our Adult Program Coordinator, at adult@pawlinglibrary.org.
America in the 1930s and 40s was a nation ripe with segregation and discrimination. This presentation examines how the Roosevelts promoted progressive policies and programs, such as Executive Order 8802, support for Marian Anderson and the creation of the Tuskegee Airmen, in the face of prejudice during the Great Depression and World War II.
About our presenter: Jeffrey Urbin is the Education Specialist and Director of the Pare Lorentz Film Center at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York where he is responsible for developing all of the Library’s education offerings ranging from second grade to college and adult learning programs. In addition, he provides training, programs and presentations for teachers and assists museum educators across the country in developing educational programs for their own museums. He has been a pioneer in developing distance learning programs for the Presidential Library System for which he received a 2014 Presidential Libraries Achievement Award.
He attended college on a Harry S Truman Scholarship and is a recipient of the Eugene Sheridan Award for Excellence in History, Government and Economics, numerous teaching awards and the National Guard and Reserve Seven Seals Award. He holds degrees in Public Administration, Political Science, and has a Certificate of Advanced Study in Latin American and Caribbean Affairs. Mr. Urbin served as a Youth Asset Development Coordinator for the YMCA of Greater New York and taught history and government for public and private colleges in the Hudson Valley for more than ten years before joining the National Archives and Records Administration at the Roosevelt Presidential Library in 2001.
