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.

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.

Register here.

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/