Program for children ages 18-30 months and a caregiver
Thursdays 10:00-10:45 AM – Courtyard/ Annex
Interactive story time featuring puppets, instruments, and elements of music & movement. Program ends with play. This program may be held outside in our courtyard as weather allows or indoors if conditions are poor.
Registration is preferred for our group programs. Drop-ins will only be accommodated as space is available.
Please stay home if you or participating children are sick.
Age range: Birth – 18 months and a caregiver
Tuesdays, 10:00 – 10:45 am – MIXED LOCATION
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 eight week program will be held outside in our courtyard as weather allows but move indoors if conditions are not suitable for babies. Ends with 15 minutes of social play.
Registration is preferred for our group programs. Drop-ins will only be accommodated as space is available.
Please stay home if you or participating children are sick.
Ages: 3-5 years and a caregiver
Tuesdays, 3:00 – 4:00 PM – Library Annex/Courtyard
Our Kindergarten readiness class uses a play-based curriculum to encourage learning connections. Our small group will focus on early literacy and math skills through a combination of hands-on activities and group story time. This is an eight week series. The program or portions thereof may be held outside in our courtyard to utilize our outdoor play equipment as weather allows but fully move indoors if conditions are poor. Please dress for the weather.
Registration is preferred for our group programs. Drop-ins will only be accommodated as space is available.
Please stay home if you or participating children are sick.
CANCELLED. We hope to run this program again in Winter or Summer 2023
Ages: Grades 1-3
Tuesdays, 4:00-5:00 PM – Library Annex
Join Bedtime Math’s Crazy 8s Club, where you’ll build stuff, run and jump, make music, make a mess—It’s a totally new kind of math club designed to make math concepts fun! Make mischief and memories with activities like Glow-in-the-Dark Geometry, Bouncy Dice Explosion and Pirate Treasure Hunt.
Participants are encouraged to attend all eight weeks. Registration is required.
Please stay home if you or participating children are sick.
Ages: 2-5 years and a caregiver
Wednesdays, 10:30 - 11:30 AM - Courtyard
Teachers say that the skills that lead to the most student success in school are their social and emotional skills. Join us to help develop these skills, as well as STEM, art, and literacy practice, all while children play! This supervised hour of fun provides a large space for children to meet and play with our outdoor play equipment, weather permitting. Please dress children for the weather. This program is designed to ease the transition to daycare, preschool, and especially kindergarten.
Registration is preferred for our group programs. Drop-ins will only be accommodated as space is available.
Please stay home if you or participating children are sick.
Families who homeschool with children in grades K-4
Select Thursdays (9/29, 10/27, 11/17) 1:00-2:00 PM – Library Annex
This program welcomes homeschoolers to get together and socialize while we play games and complete group projects. Over the course of this fall's three meetings, we will collaborate to imagine and illustrate a story that the library will publish! Each participant will be responsible for helping contribute story elements and drawing the illustrations for their edition of the book.
Can't make all three sessions? You may still be able to participate. Contact Children's Program Coordinator Neena McBaer to find out more about book requirements.
Registration is required for this program. REGISTER HERE.
Please stay home if you or participating children are sick.
Ages: Grades K-4
Thursdays, 4:00 – 4:45 PM – Library Annex
Building is the name of the game during this weekly program. Kids will be inspired by stories about architecture and buildings, read aloud to our group, then create their own structures and designs!
Registration is preferred for our group programs. Drop-ins will only be accommodated as space is available.
Please stay home if you or participating children are sick.
Ages: 2.5 – 3.5 years and a caregiver
Fridays, 10:00-11:00 AM – Library Courtyard/Annex
On Friday mornings, toddlers rule the library! This eight week program includes songs, stories, and games plus a play-based learning stations, like art or parachute play. The program or portions thereof may be held outside in our courtyard to utilize our outdoor play equipment as weather allows but fully move indoors if conditions are poor. Please dress for the weather.
Join for as many or as few classes as you are comfortable and able. Registration is preferred for our group programs. Drop-ins will only be accommodated as space is available.
Please stay home if you or participating children are sick.
Age range: Birth – 18 months and a caregiver
Tuesdays, 10:00 – 10:45 am – MIXED LOCATION
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 eight week program will be held outside in our courtyard as weather allows but move indoors if conditions are not suitable for babies. Ends with 15 minutes of social play.
Registration is preferred for our group programs. Drop-ins will only be accommodated as space is available.
Please stay home if you or participating children are sick.
(Families, All ages and caregiver)
Tuesday, 10/11 on the day off from school
1:00-3:00 PM
*This event held at Lakeside Park, 2 Lakeside Drive, Pawling, NY 12564*
This one-of-a kind bus sprays hundreds of thousands of bubbles and is like no other bubble experience. A huge hit for all ages, the bubble bus is a fun time for kids to dance, run, and pop their way through a field of bubbles. From toddlers to grandparents, bubbles bring joy and smiles!
In addition, the Pawling Library team will be on hand connecting our bubble play back to learning, getting kids to think about mindfulness and stress relief through bubbles and books!
This outdoor event will take place outdoors at Lakeside Park, weather permitting. All ages welcome to drop in for part of all of the two hour event. Sending your child to Pawling Recreations' Amped for Camp day on 10/11? They'll get to join in for bubbles, plus lots of other great activities with the Amped for Camp team.
Register in advance for weather updates or drop-in and register at the door.
This free program is partially sponsored by NYS OCFS and Dutchess County, Pawling Recreation, and the library.
Ages: 3-5 years and a caregiver
Tuesdays, 3:00 – 4:00 PM – Library Annex/Courtyard
Our Kindergarten readiness class uses a play-based curriculum to encourage learning connections. Our small group will focus on early literacy and math skills through a combination of hands-on activities and group story time. This is an eight week series. The program or portions thereof may be held outside in our courtyard to utilize our outdoor play equipment as weather allows but fully move indoors if conditions are poor. Please dress for the weather.
Registration is preferred for our group programs. Drop-ins will only be accommodated as space is available.
Please stay home if you or participating children are sick.
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
Sunday 12 to 4
