Does your baby love to bounce and play? Join Ms. Neena every Thursday 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? Contact us at children@pawlinglibrary.org or 845-855-3444.
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.
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.
On Friday mornings, toddlers rule the library! This program includes songs, stories, and games plus a play- based learning activity, like art or parachute play. This six- week program will be held outside in our courtyard as weather allows but move indoors if needed. 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.
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.
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.
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.
Join us for stories, rhymes, and baby movement. We’ll focus on the keys for early literacy—singing, reading, talking, playing, and pre-writing. 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.
This program is available as an in-person class or as a take-home kit for families to do together at home. Please select only one option when registering.
In-Person: Tuesdays, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm – INDOOR
Take Home Kit: Available weekly for pickup on your schedule. Staff will notify you via email when a new kit is available.
Explore the science, math, engineering, and art elements of popular sports through hands-on activities. Plus, we’ll talk Olympics!
This is a six-week program. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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