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PFL Team News Keeps You
Informed
by Amalie Harnes
Every Friday from 1:30 - 3:30 pm a
group of children get together to write articles and take pictures
for the Pawling Press to review various events happening at the
Pawling Free Library. The young reporters are sent to the programs
to ask questions, take photos and experience the fun. The larger
programs such as "Wave Riders" require two children, while for
the smaller programs, two students might overwhelm the kids. After
reporting, we gather in the conference room upstairs in the Library
Annex for two hours, working frantically to meet our deadline.
One writer believes that Team News is
"a great way to practice journalism for the future," while
another said it was a "fun and exciting experience." Next week,
I am looking forward to reporting on the "Creative Craft Closet"
session!
Seashore Splashers - by Michael Bellucci
Sea Shore Splashers is a young group at
the Pawling Library. Participants who are three and four years old come to enjoy three wonderful stations.
At station 1, they listen as books are
read. This week they were read the Sea Serpent and Me. It's an
amazing tale about a seas serpent and a young girl. One child said "I
LOVED it!" Kids also do funny dances at this station and pick out
books.
At the games station children can do a
variety of different activities. One activity is called "Playing in
a Sandbox." They could also bottle search and play tic-tac-toe. The
favorite game was Scavenger hunt. One child said, :Scavenger hunt
(is) Fun!" Another said "This has been (the) best game."
At the art station kids made clay star
fish. They were decorated with beads and other trinkets. "This was
fun" said one kid. One participant was an independent thinker and
made a
hot dog instead!
These youngsters were filled with
energy. They ran like antelopes and were as wide eyed as red-eyed
tree frogs. Children loved this program.
American Girl Fans Meet Felicity
Mrs. Barker teaches a large group of
girls about colonial clothing and how to write with a quill pen using
self made ink in the American girl club. Twelve girl participated in
sixty minutes of fun at The Pawling Library. - photo submitted by Aidan O'Sullivan
Deep Sea Divers
by Michael Bellucci
Deep Sea Divers is the program the
Pawling Library created for children in Kindergarten and First grade.
There were three stations for the participants' enjoyment.
First was a reading station with Mrs.
Gajdosik from the Sunshine School. She read aloud "Big Al. This
book is about a giant fish, Al, who has no friends because he is big
and scary. Al saves the other fish from a net and then everyone likes
him.
At the games station they played
tic-tac-toe. They also liked to play save the cat. Save the cat is a
fun-filled game where the children pretend the ground is lava and
they throw a beach ball (the cat). When it hits the
ground nine times
the cat dies (cats have nine lives after all)
Kids loved naming the
cat in this game. In fact it was their favorite part. One child said;
"I want the cat to be Fred."
At the art station they made sea stars
out of homemade play dough. All but one, who chose to make a dog
instead, made sea stars with many different legs.
These kids had action packed morning of
fun. All were eager to come back.
Books & Blocks II
- by Jessica Tocci
Books and Blocks II is for kids ages
ten and up. Every week we read a book and we build with Legos based
on the book. If you read a book about a plane, you will build a
plane. Right now there are seven people in the class and no waiting
list. You can get in immediately. I did and had a great a great time!
This class is run by the Pawling Library. You can reach them at
855-3444.
Fish are Flying at the Pawling Free Library -by Noah Fleischman
The Pawling Free Library is offering an
exciting art class called "Flying Fish." This class is a
wonderful opportunity to create artistic fish sculptures using a
variety of arts and crafts materials. These fish are creative and
capture the beauty of the ocean.
The class is being taught at the Annex
on Thursdays, and is for kids 8 and up. The students in the class are
having a wondrous time
making the sculptures. According to Aidan, age
11, the club "looked like an opportunity to use clay and have my
work around the library. Noah, age 11, would recommend this class to
all his friends because they would "definitely enjoy it."
If you are interested in joining the
Flying Fish club, please call the Pawling Library at 845-855-3444.
Fun Zone
by Jessica Tocci
On Tuesdays in Fun Zone you could play
any board game from Avalanche, which was QUITE popular in the first
class, to Castle Risk. While playing games and having a good time you
can make new friends that are your age. This popular class already
has people on the waiting list. For every child who does not arrive a
child from the waiting list that shows up can play. Call the Pawling
Library at 855-3444 if you cannot make a class that day. This isn't
the only class. There are more classes such as Origami, Books and
Blocks, and many more. While the kids are occupied adults can pick up
a book at the Pawling Library.
Reading Buddies
by Daniel Del Balzo
Every Friday from 1:30 to 3:30 kids
practice their reading skills and learn more at the Reading Buddies
Program at the Pawling Library. This program is open to kids from
kindergarten to 5th grade. They are coached by older
interns. The kids were lively obedient, and willing to learn. The
interns were friendly, considerate, and always helped with hard words
when the kids struggled.
They read a variety of books in genres
ranging from spooky, humor, fantasy, and realistic fiction and
non-fiction. You could hear the giggling and laughing in joy as they
read their funny books. Some enjoyed hilarious Dr. Seuss.
These brilliant kids and interns love
to read!
Origami
by Jessica Tocci
In the origami class at the Pawling
Library kids seven to nine years old learn how to make
origami
figures. The teacher's name is Madeline Clemmons. There are seven
people in the class an no waiting list. She taught the kids how to
make a swan, a carp, a penguin, a sea gull and a canoe. In the
beginning of the class kids asked for help but soon got the hang of
it. The seagull had a lot of steps and a lot of
questions. At the end
the instructor let the kids draw little faces and what not on the
origami figures. The class looked like fun.
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Our Fall Program brochure is ready for viewing and we've got programs for everyone...literacy
programs for preschoolers, parent and child programs, school age programs, programs for teens
and workshops and
clubs for adults. You can view our Fall Program Brochure at this link:
Lots of kids are reading and writing some great reviews. Reviews by YOU!
is the place where library staff choose reviews that peak your interest
without giving away the story. Students can come to this site to read
what other kids are saying about the books they are reading. It's a
great place to find your next awesome summer reading book!]]>
