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Volunteers Needed for Our Children's Summer Programs

2013-04-26T18:40:53Z

Do you have one morning a week

to share with us?

The Pawling Library is looking for volunteers ages 13 years and older to help with our summer reading program for children ages 3 -13 years. The program will run the weeks of July 8th through August 16th from 9:30 am - 12:00 pm. Days and times for volunteer service are flexible. Students may log hours to apply toward their service to the community.

Interested students should contact Ms. Karen at the library for an application or request one at the circulation desk.

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needed to help as Summer Book Buddies. Students will work 1:1 with new, struggling or reluctant readers 1 hour each week to practice reading skills throughout the summer. Intern training will be provided. The program will run from the week of July 8th through August 16th. Applications are available at the library or by contacting Ms. Karen.

Exciting Writing Remembers the Titanic

2013-03-23T01:01:42Z

On the night of April 14th, 1912, the R.M.S Titanic, bound from Southampton to New York, on her Maiden Voyage, collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic. The iceberg ripped open the first 5 compartments and the Titanic sank in the early hours of April 15th, taking the lives of 1,523 men, women and children. ONLY 705 survived that night.

The students of Exciting Writing read and discussed many aspects of the sinking of the Titanic. Here's how we closed the session Remembering the Titanic!

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By: Alyssa Harris

     A few years after 1906 the White Star Line created three new ships. One of them was the Titanic. It took about two years to build the Titanic.

     On April 2, 1912, the captain and crew practiced turning the boat. On April 10, 1912, the Titanic was ready to go.

     Before the Titanic could have passengers on it, the crew had to have food and other supplies. There was a lot of food. There was also a lot of coal. There was 36,000 oranges, 1,750 quarts of ice cream, 16,000 lemons, 7,000 heads of lettuce, 2,200 pounds of coffee, 1,500 gallons of milk, 40,000 eggs, 5,900 tons of coal and 40 tons of potatoes!

     The Titanic left Southampton, England, on April 10, 1912, at about 12:00 p.m. Some people boarded the ship as early as 6:30 a.m. The ship arrived in Cherbourg, France, at 6:30 p.m. and started sailing again at 8:30 p.m. The ship arrived in Queenstown, Ireland, at 11:30 p.m. At 2:00 p.m. the ship was on its way to New York.

     At 11:40 p.m. on April 14, the Titanic hit an iceberg. At 12:25 a.m. the passengers began getting on lifeboats. At 2:20 a.m. the Titanic sank. At 4:10 a.m. the Carpathia got to the first lifeboat. The Carpathia finally got to New York at 9:00 p.m. on April 18.

The Titanic
By: Haley Wahl

     The Titanic started its journey on April 10, 1912. Many people boarded the Titanic to start a new life in New York or to just take a trip. There were three classes. There was the first class, the second class and the third class. Many of the people in the third class were immigrants trying to start a new life in New York. The first class was very fancy. It had a gym with mechanical horses, a swimming pool and cafes. The Titanic was as long as three football fields and as tall as an 11-story building. It could fit more than 2,500 passengers.

     The Titanic left South Hampton, England. Then its second stop was at Cherbourg, France. Finally the Titanic's last stop before heading to New York was Queenstown, Ireland. The Titanic had a smooth journey until April 14 at 11:40 p.m. when it crashed into an iceberg. No one knew what happened yet so the passengers kept on enjoying their ride. But the water was coming in fast.

     Then on April 15 at 12:25 a.m. the passengers started to get into lifeboats. Finally, at 2:20 a.m. on April 15, it was silent. The "unsinkable" Titanic sunk. Now every year people throw flowers where the Titanic sank to remember those who went down with this incredible ship.

Titanic Report
By: Catherine Robohn

     The Titanic sank on April 15 at 2:20 a.m. How did it sink? On April 14 the Titanic had gotten many ice warnings from nearby ships. At 7:30 the ship's wireless operator's assistant heard a message being sent to another ship that said there were three big icebergs nearby. He told the bridge about the message but Captain Smith wasn't there! He was having dinner with some passengers. He never heard the message!

     Captain Smith came to the bridge at 9:00 and told the officer driving the Titanic to slow down if it hot hazy. Then he went off to bed. The Titanic's wireless operator, Jack Phillips, got a message about a lot of ice in the Titanic's path. He wrote down the messages and kept sending messages to passengers' family and friends. The message was never given to the bridge.

     At 10:55 Jack Phillips got one last message. It said, "We are stopped and surrounded by ice." He was still sending passenger's messages. He said back, "Shut up, shut up, I am busy."

     At about 11:40 p.m. one lookout spotted an iceberg straight in the Titanic's path. He told the officer on the bridge. The officer told the engine room to slow the ship as quickly as possible. Next he turned the wheel as far as it would go. Everything paused. Slowly the Titanic started to turn. There was a bump and a scraping sound. The giant ship struck the iceberg.

     Stewards woke all the passengers. Sadly, some did not come. The passengers that did come went onto the lifeboats but there weren't enough lifeboats for everyone. After the lifeboats were in the water the Titanic's lights went out. The ship's bow started to sink. The orchestra played as the ship began to sink. Suddenly the Titanic broke in two!

     In conclusion, the Titanic sank at 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912.

How the Titanic Sank
By: Tyler Semenza

     It was an accident that should not have happened. If people were paying attention then the Titanic would never have sank.

     The only reason why it sank was because the bottom of the ship hit an iceberg and the captain wasn't paying attention. He told the Titanic driver to slow down because he was going to bed. Then at 11:40 the Titanic saw an iceberg. The driver turned the ship around the iceberg. They felt a large bump. Most people didn't know what happened. Then at 12:25 it started to sink. The men got all the women and children in the lifeboats first. Most of the men died. There were only about 700 survivors.

     When the survivors got home over 40,000 people were waiting for friends and family. Most of the people waiting had their hearts broken when they heard the news. Almost all of the people were not happy when the survivors got home. The only happy people were the people whose lives were not lost.

Summary of "Titanic"
By: Gabriella Delaski

     The Titanic was a large ship made by the White Star Line in the early 1900s. It was quite advanced for its time with mechanical horses in the gym and it was one of the first ocean liners with a swimming pool. Many people from all lands were on the Titanic.

     The ship was well on its way on that eerie morning of April 14, 1912. The Titanic had gotten warnings from other ships nearby, but "the captain was not overly concerned." That's when the captain started to get worried and thus he changed the Titanic's course farther south and ordered the lookout on the crow's nest to keep watch. Just before 11:40 a lookout saw a dark figure sticking out of the sea. The bridge was called and an officer was stationed there. After a long pause, the ship began to turn. But, the ship still hit the iceberg.

     The captain ordered that everyone put on lifejackets. Lifeboats were scarce in number so only women and children could get on first. At around 2:15 the Titanic was completely under water.

     The Carpathia, a ship about three hours away, came to the rescue of the survivors in lifeboats. The Carpathia took them to New York in four days. Sadly enough, only 706 people were rescued, but 1,500 had been lost.

     In the final analysis, the Titanic was a very tragic story.

Titanic
By: Julia Zoeller

     The Titanic was a ship known to be amazing. Reporters and builders claimed that this wonderful ship was unsinkable.

     The Titanic sailed away on April 10. Many people on the ship were leaving family behind. The Titanic was sailing. People were jumping with joy. The ship was going so well that it was possible for the Titanic to arrive at New York earlier than planned.

     Each of the three classes had its own dining room. There were many different food varieties and the orchestra would play wonderful music.

     On April 14, the water was getting thicker and thicker with ice. The wireless room was starting to receive many ice warnings but Jack Phillips ignored them and said, "Shut up, shut up, I am busy." Just before 11:40 p.m. one of the lookouts saw an iceberg right in the Titanic's path. As soon as the officer on the bridge heard about the iceberg, he slowed down and turned the ship.

     It looked like the Titanic was going to miss the iceberg but all of the sudden there was a scraping noise. The Titanic had struck the iceberg. Everyone awoke on the boat and started to wake everyone else up.

     Captain Smith couldn't bear the truth - the Titanic would sink in two hours. Jack Phillips started sending out the distress signal. The closest ship that answered would take three hours to reach the Titanic.

     Women and children had to get in the lifeboats first. Some women completely refused to leave their husbands behind. The orchestra moved out onto the deck to try to sooth the people aboard the Titanic.

     Captain Smith noticed that the Titanic was sinking faster and faster. He planned to go down with the ship. The Titanic finally split in two and sank to the bottom of the ocean. None of the musicians survived the disaster.

     The Carpathia came and rescued many more people. The passengers on the Carpathia were lending the Titanic's passengers warm clothes and blankets. When the ship arrived in New York, the Titanic passengers ran to find their families. Some people waiting for their families were very sad when they didn't come. The Titanic turned out to be a real disaster.

Who was the most responsible for the Titanic sinking and the loss of life?
By: Nathan Pandolfo

     Many people may have taken part in making the Titanic sink but who is the most responsible?

     Captain Smith was just having fun when the Titanic sank. He should have been helping his crew. Jack Phillips ignored the telegrams saying there were many icebergs in those parts. He could have warned the captain to slow the ship down. The assistant captain did not know what he was doing and turned the ship's side into the iceberg.

     The Californian could have saved lots of the people in the Titanic but they did not budge. I think the Californian is most responsible because many lives could have been saved if they had gone and got the people on the Titanic.

Which person do you think is the most responsible?

Person: ________________________

Titanic Report
By: Annie Bekkelund

     The Titanic was a big ship that took a very long time to build. It was as big as three football fields and took two years to build. Sadly, this "unsinkable" ship had a BIG accident.

     Everyone was to blame really. Captain Smith thought that there would be enough time to slow down and steer around the iceberg so he didn't reduce the shop's speed. If I were the captain, I would slow down right after the second or third iceberg-warning message.

      Jack Phillips, the operator, is also to blame. He received a message from a ship not far from the Titanic saying, "We are stopped and surrounded by ice." Jack Phillips seemed to think that sending passenger telegrams was more important than the iceberg message. He had replied, "Shut up, shut up, I'm busy." Jack Phillips wasn't the best operator.

     The White Star Line has a little to blame too. There should have been more lifejackets and more lifeboats. With more lifeboats and lifejackets, a lot less people probably would have died.

     Fortunately the lifeboats found the Carpathia. The captain, Arthur Rostron, had ordered his crew to gather blankets, make hot coffee and soup, and turned his ship around once he heard the Titanic's distress signal. The Carpathia had reached the first lifeboat at about 4:10 a.m.

     Sadly, over 1,500 people had been lost. 706 people were rescued by the Carpathia that morning. I feel bad for the people who were waiting on land for their loved ones that never made it.

     Overall, pretty much there was a small group of irresponsible people on the Titanic, but thank goodness the Carpathia was able to save those 706 people. This was a very, very sad time and the story of the sinking ship will always be told!

Titanic Report
By: Abigail Savarese

     For years mankind has been sailing on wooden ships to carry cargo and luggage. All until the Titanic was built. It quickly became on of the most popular ocean liners in the world.

     It took two years to build, and it was one of the most appealing ships because of how large and fancy it was. The Titanic was as big as three football fields, and it was as tall as an 11-story building. The Titanic means huge and powerful and it was named for a Greek myth.

     Once the Titanic was finished it had two layers of steel on the bottom to prevent damage or destruction. The Titanic also had 16 compartments on the bottom of the ship so if the boat was struck and water poured into it, the Titanic would not sink completely. Four rooms had to be filled up before the Titanic would finally start to sink. It was very safe, or so it seemed.

     Over 1,300 people bought tickets to go on the Titanic. It was very fancy with lots of cafes and nice, comfortable rooms. The Titanic was one of the first ocean liners. Therefore, it had a lot of people trying to start a new life in America or trying to visit family and friends.

     The Titanic started sailing on April 12, 1912. It suddenly stopped when it hit an iceberg on Sunday, April 14, 1912. Some people blame it on the mystery ship that was said to be nearby when the tragic accident happened. Other people blame it on the officer on the bridge and others on the White Star Line itself.

     Yet, the Titanic still lies at the bottom of the ocean, carrying the bodies of victims who could not make it out safely. The ocean also serves as the graves of the people who died there, forever.

Free Development Check Ups @ the Pawling Library

2013-03-21T20:15:23Z

Development Check Ups can be scheduled here at the Pawling Library on

Monday, April 8th
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
or
Wednesday, June 26th
3:00 - 6:00 pm

These check ups are a FREE service to parents, grandparents and care givers with children aged 2 months to 5 years. This service offers another tool with which to measure your child's growth and success. Learn more about this important service.
]]> session of play with your child and by talking with you. Be assured, your child will never leave your sight. Immediately following the check up you will review your child's development in 5 areas:

Communication
Gross Motor Skills
Fine Motor Skills
Problem Solving
Personal/Social.

Immediate results will let you know where your child is excelling and where you can step in and help. These check ups are completely confidential. You will only provide your child's first name on the check up form. Even if you do not have a specific concern about your child, you're welcome to come and check on their progress. You can gain information about your child's development and walk away with free activities.

You can bring your child for a check up every 2 to 6 months, depending on their age. You don't need to bring anything--just you & your child! If you have any questions, please feel free to call Ms. Karen at the library at 855-3444 or email her at children@pawlinglibrary.org.

To schedule an appointment please call 2-1-1 or 1-800-899-1479.

*This service is provided by Astor Family Services and is funded by United Way.

Spring Programs Open

2013-03-17T18:23:49Z

Children's Spring Program Session begins on

Monday, March 25th

If you haven't regisatered give us a call at 855-3444. Program availability is limited, but we'd love to have you join us. There just might be an opening in your favorite program. Please click the link below to see additional information about our spring programs.

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Please see our calendar at www.pawlinglibrary.org for specific program dates and times and to send email reminders for programs to your computer every week!

Intrepid Museum Pass @ the Pawling Library

2013-02-07T15:16:56Z

Thanks to the generosity of former patron Rose D'Angelo, the Pawling Library can loan you a day pass good for the admission of 6 individuals to the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum! Imagine spending the entire day enjoying this museum with your family for free! For just a $5.00 deposit, you can check out our pass for 3 days...pick it up the day before your visit, enjoy a day at the museum and return the pass the day after. When you return the pass we will happily return your deposit. Please visit our circulation desk for more details or for information about special events taking place at the museum.

Our pass expires on May 2013, so plan your trip with us soon!

Convenient, fast and free all at the Pawling Library.

Reminder to Families about Chinese New Year Celebration!

2013-01-31T23:27:16Z

The weather did not cooperate, so we moved our event!

It's the Year of the Snake and our very own Madeleine Clemmons and her sisters Elisabeth & Julia will join Ms. Karen to create an evening of fun and learning. We'll listen to a Chinese folk tale about a runaway wok, play a fun Chinese game, learn about the Chinese Zodiac, hear the beautiful music of the GuZeng and make an origami snake.

Friday, February 15th
6:30 - 8:00 pm
We're sorry, but this event is currently full.
We can no longer take additional registration.

Registration is Open for all Winter Programs

2012-12-16T19:23:36Z

Registration for all Winter Programs is open and there is something for everyone in the community to enjoy. Check out our Program Guide for details, send yourself an email reminder from our online calendar and join us to fill up those cold winter days and nights. If you have questions about programs, you can email us or call the library. You can register for all programs by calling the library at 855-3444.

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Non-resident registration opens on Friday, Dec. 21st at 10 am for all remaining openings.

Please see our calendar at www.pawlinglibrary.org for specific program dates and times and to send email reminders for programs to your computer every week!

Pawling SiteSearch Winners!

2012-11-12T19:18:57Z

Thanks to everyone who took the time to search our website and play our SiteSearch Game. The winners were drawn this afternoon and we have 5 winners!

Book Buck Winners:
Carolyn Walsh
Mary Zoeller

Express Registration Winners:
Levon Knowles
Karin Ali

Village Gift Certificate Winner:

Cheryl Knowles

Congratulations to our winners!

Adults have 3 more days to play for prizes!

2012-10-28T04:30:13Z

If you are viewing our web site, we hope this means your power and communication services have been restored and life is returning to normal at your home. It has certainly been a very hard week for many of you.

Due to Hurricane Sandy and the major power and service outages left in her wake, the library has decided to extend the search dates for our on-line scavenger hunt for adults.You can play Pawling SiteSearch through Sunday, November 11th giving everyone a fair chance to play and win! It's fun and easy to play and you can even play at home. Click here to find out how!
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You'll be searching our site for 9 clues to lead you to the hidden raffle tickets for Pawling
SiteSearch. Look for our logo and underneath it you will find a Pawling SiteSearch clue. Open the pdf, read the clue that will lead you to the next location on our web site and the next clue. Remember to write down the hidden clue! You'll need this at the end of your search. Close the pdf, return to the web site and find the new location. Each clue will contain part of the information you will need to locate the hidden book in the
Pawling SiteSearch.pdf library that contains the raffle tickets for our prize drawing.

What can you win?

Express registration for our children's winter programs
Book Bucks to help pay for your next overdue fines
Village of Pawling gift certificate good at 43 great stores in our area.

Come on and play! You just might be a winner!

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2012-10-03T23:53:18Z

Join us for...

We hope you'll join us for the fifth annual International Games Day at the Pawling Library on Saturday, Nov. 3rd. We have over 75 games for you to enjoy with your friends and families. Children 3 - 8 years can come down and enjoy games with a grown up. Students 8 years and older can register to join us independently or come with a friend. We'll be offering playing time at the library from 12:00 - 3:00 pm. Come when you want, stay as long as you'd like. What else is going on? Plenty! Read here to learn more!

Make time for fun! We'll be waiting for you!

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What games are available?

We'll have over 75 great board games and 6 great video games for you to try out. We'll have old favorite board games like Battleship, Risk and Twister as well as less traditional games like Jenga, Topple and Monkeying Around. We'll feature a great strategy game called Labyrinth, donated by this year's sponsor Ravensburger. We'll also have outrageously fun games like Awkward Family Photos, LEGO's Creationary and Apples to Apples Junior.

Mrs. S will fire up the Wii and will feature a different Wii game every half hour for kids of all ages to enjoy. Come challenge your friends in Mario & Sonic @ the London Olympic Games, Wii Sports Resort or Mario Kart. At the end of the day teens can compete in Super Smash Bros. We'll keep you entertained and challenged all day.

We'll also feature special events:
* Join the Twister challenge as Ms. Karen works hard to knock you off your feet! How long can you stay in the game?
* How good is your memory? Find out in a fast paced game of Locomotion Memory!
* If you like Twister, come and learn the game that is a "twist" on Twister...Twister Hoopla! It's a blast!

There is lots to do! You'll have fun every minute you're here!

Did you know that games are good for your child?

You can come and have a great time playing games all afternoon, but did you know there are also many benefits of playing games with your child or encouraging your child to play with friends:

1. Board games can teach important social skills, such as communicating verbally, sharing, waiting, taking turns, and enjoying interaction with others, as well as learning to win or lose gracefully.

2. Board games can foster the ability to focus and lengthen your child's attention span by encouraging the completion of an exciting, enjoyable game.

3. Games of luck can help teach your child not to give up. Just when it seems like your behind, a lucky roll of the dice may change your game.

4. Strategy games teach problem solving and thinking skills. Waiting for your turn takes patience, and observing your opponent's move will help you decide how to make your next move.

These are just a few of the many benefits of playing games with your child, but remember there is one very important one. What your child most needs and wants is to be with you with no goal in mind beyond the joy of spending time together. Make time for your child. Take pleasure in being together, playing together and listening to each other. Nothing bolsters self-esteem more!

What about adults?

Adults can come on down and enjoy games too! We'll have a special section of games just for the grown ups. Adults 18 years & up can also register to play Pawling SiteSearch! We've hidden 8 logos on our web site and each one has a clue. Follow the trail and find all of the clues to reveal a dewey decimal number. Track the book down on our shelves and you'll win raffle tickets to enter in our prize drawing. You might win:

Express Program Registration for our Winter Children's Programs

Book Bucks to pay those overdue fines

A Village of Pawling Gift certificate good in over 40 area stores!

It's all part of the fun events planned around International Games Day!

Don't miss out on all of the fun. Give us a call at 855-3444 and tell us you'll be there.

Remember the date is:

Saturday, November 3rd

12:00 - 3:00 pm

Come when you want...stay as long as you'd like! We'll be waiting for you!

Fall Programs Begin This Weekend!

2012-09-15T23:11:27Z

With most of our programs filled to capacity, programs
are scheduled to open on Saturday, September 15th with our Parent & Child Early Literacy programs.

If you haven't seen our Fall Newsletter & Program Guide, you can check it out here: Fall 2012.pdf
When you find something just right, give us a call at 855-3444 and we'll check on available openings!

We want to fill everyone's fall with great books!

Fall Registration for Residents Opens Sunday

2012-09-06T01:00:08Z

Resident registration for fall children's programs will open on Sunday, September 9th using the following schedule:

4:00 pm Preschool Literacy & Early Literacy Family Programs
5:00 pm All School age programs, after-school reading practice & Book Clubs

Non-resident registration opens on Friday, 9/14 at 10:00 am

All programs will take place between Saturday, September 15th and Saturday, December 15th. All children's programming will be suspended Thanksgiving week, the week of November 18th. Please see our calendar at www.pawlinglibrary.org for specific program dates and times and to send email reminders for programs to your computer every week!

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Pawling Library Readers REALLY Read!

2012-09-05T22:40:38Z

Our final book total for this summer was 3,269!

That's a LOT of books and now it's time to come and bring those
awesome readers to the Annex to redeem their hard earned certificates at the September Store! Store hours will be:

Thursday, Sept. 6th 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Friday, Sept. 7th 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Saturday, Sept. 8th 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

You do not need to bring anything except your reader! I have the book log totals all printed out, paper logs and awards are all ready for you to pick up... You'll just have to choose your prizes and books!

If you have any questions, please feel free to email Ms. Karen or call the library at 855-3444.

Updated News: Pawling Library Kids REALLY Read!

2012-08-25T10:31:09Z

This summer we challenged Pawling Library children of all ages to read 1,000 books by September 3rd, the last day to log your books. Well, we found out that Pawling REALLY reads! We've hit 1,000 books and we're still going strong! ]]> As of Friday, August 24th, with another 10 days left to read and log books, you've read

2,535 books!

That's a lot of books!
Keep on reading Pawling!
We want to know, how high can you go?

Watch here for updates on our reading progress!

PFL Team News 2012 - Volume 12

2012-08-15T20:23:13Z

This is the last edition of the Pawling Library's News Team. As we go to press we want to extend our gratitude to the unsung heroes of our program - the parents! These are the people who courageously signed their children up for a program where they spent hours simply writing! How many youngsters want to do that over their summer vacation? While there was some grumbling at the beginning, it was amazing to see how much progress these young people made in developing their writing skills as well as their social skills as they observed and interviewed people for their stories. They are an incredible group of reporters and it was so much fun to work with them. Thanks goes to them for all of their efforts and to their parents who not only signed them up, but also drove them to the library so they could cover their assignments!

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By: Catie

This time it was Ms. Evelina, who is just as kind as Ms. Karen, who is leading the Pawling Library's group in the intense competition of Battle of the Books. In September all 24 libraries in this area will get together at Arlington High School and compete to see who can get first place in the year's competition.
In the competition every library chooses five people to go up and answer specific questions about the eight books that they read. Everyone reads all of the books and then when September starts the battle begins! The eight books that they read are: "Heist Society," "Matched," "The Watsons Go to Birmingham," "Found," "The Great White Sea," "The Magician's Nephew," "Dairy Queen" and "Moon over Manifest." They have to say the author's name and the book title correctly or the answer doesn't qualify.
To prepare they read all the books and during their meetings they discussed the books. Ms. Evelina asks all of them some of the questions that could be in the competition. The team has nine players and 6-9 graders can participate. Battle of the Books is the best program ever!

Cat Nappers keeps kids learning

By: Abby

Cat Nappers started with a good morning song. Then the kids sat on their mothers' laps and got bounced while they said a Humpty Dumpty poem. They also said a poem and touched their head, tummy, and toes. They did a lot of poems to help young children learn language. If anyone warts to join you should.

PFL Fun Team is filled with fun!

By: Jacob

It's 3 o clock at the Pawling Free Library where the kids are gathering for PFL Fun Team. We are in the Annex Building with the sponsor Miss Karen. Today the kids are finishing up their piñatas. Some of the piñatas are Dairy of a Wimpy Kid, Snoopy and Harry Potter.
I asked some kids what they think of the PFL Fun Team. Mathew said that he likes it and that it is a lot of fun. Bob said that he would recommend it to other people. Nick thinks that it was fantastic. Mrs. N thinks that this is a great group of kids. She also liked seeing how the projects started to seem so real. She said that she was so happy to see the kids so happy.
I also interviewed the sponsor Miss Karen. Miss Karen said that the kids are awesome and she loved to be able to be teaching these kids. Gianna said that she loved coming here. Tyler said that his favorite is making fun arts and crafts.
Miss Susan thinks that they were the best group ever. Also Susan thinks that she helped kids improve their writing skills. Susan said that she would definitely teach again next year. Miss Susan said that she is very impressed with the progress that they made for a months work and that she can't wait until the fall program. I hope that I can come to the fall program so I can see Susan again. That is the end of my report.

PFL Fun Team finishes Piñatas

By: Danielle

The PFL Fun Team finally finished their piñatas. It took six weeks to do it, but we did it. We started off with a balloon and put Paper Mache on it. After that we painted them. Everyone painted the piñatas. I thought it was lots of fun.
On August 24th we're having a carnival and the next day is my birthday. At the carnival we're going to break the piñatas open and share the candy. We are going have lots of fun at the carnival.

Reading with Wrigley is fun for reader and dog!

By: Nicholas

Boys and girls come go the Pawling Free Library to read to Wrigley every Friday afternoon. Wrigley is a dog that lets you read to him. Whenever you start to read to Wrigley he will listen to you while you read to him. Everyone has so much fun reading to Wrigley and Wrigley has fun listening to everyone read to him.

Stargazers keep kids busy

By: Gianna

Arts and Crafts

The children doing arts and crafts were having lots of fun making bookmarks. They were also drawing their favorite part of the whole library activity. The children were very artistic with the stars and bookmarks. They were having a wonderful time.

Sports and Games

The children in this activity were playing hide-and-go seek tag. They were very competitive. They were going against boys versus girls. No one even knew who won. The children were laughing and running. Some kids even tumbled but they always got back up and started running again. They loved being athletic and having fun. After this the children and adults formed a circle and started telling what their favorite part/ parts of the program.

Reading a Book

Since today's theme was dreaming the library chose a book called "Dream Big Little Pig." All of the children were giggling and interacting with the book. The lesson to this book was that you always follow your dreams no matter what anyone says. Another was when you fall you just get right back up. They also made a song about what they want to be when they grow up.