Category: Library News & Events

The Children’s Spring Programs @ the Pawling Library are finally here!  We’ve got a lot to offer, so we hope you’ll check out all of our program listings.  If you missed Crazy 8’s Math and Pete the Cat this winter, you’ll be happy to know we have included encore performances of both programs in our spring session.  We’ve also got some brand new programs for you to enjoy, as well as many of our old favorites.  So, check out our listing on-line! Our lottery registration will be open Monday, March 14th through Saturday, March 19th Registration confirmations will be available beginning Monday, March 21st at 12:00 pm.  If you are out of town on vacation, please feel free to complete a registration form and fax it to the library at 855-8138 or scan and email it to Ms. Karen.  As always, if you have any questions about which programs are right for your child, please contact Ms. Karen by phone at 855-3444 or by email.  She will be very happy to explain our programs and...

    Enoch Crosby Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP   The Enoch Crosby Chapter NSDAR Scholarship is a one-time award of $500 given to a college bound, high school student.   DAR is a women’s service organization dedicated to promoting historic preservation, education, patriotism and honoring the patriots of the Revolutionary War.   Student scholarship applicants should exhibit extraordinary citizenship, integrity and service to his or her community while maintaining high academic standards. The applicant must be ·    a student in good standing, ·    currently enrolled in high school in Putnam County or in the school districts of the towns of Pawling and Dover in Dutchess County  OR home schooled in one of the previously mentioned localities, ·    received acceptance to an accredited college or university. For more information contact Enoch Crosby Scholarship Chairman Grace Zimmermann Email: gracezmann@gmail.com Phone: (914)276-3039 Applications will be available through area high school guidance counselors’ offices DAR scholarship application

From March 17 – 31, American Sniper will be available for every patron that wishes to read it—no holds, no wait lists. The title will be available for unlimited access on the MHLS Digital Download page at http://mhls.lib.overdrive.com/ between midday March 17 and midday March 31 for the duration of the lending period. There will also be a promotional spotlight at the top of the page. By participating in the Big Library Read, we are joining a global movement of passionate readers and library patrons who support the availability of eBooks at libraries, and it’s a great way to increase circulation.

  Thanks to Jessica Sisalima, Pete the Cat paid a visit to the Pawling Library on Saturday to read stories, sing songs, play the “Pete the Cat Mystery Game” and make a special Pete project.  It was a fun afternoon for everyone! Don’t worry if you missed Pete this visit, he’ll be back again in April for another fun visit!

Susan Schwartzman is passionate about books. When she isn’t busy promoting books as an independent book publicist, she spends most of her free time reading. On her show, Susan’s Book Corner, Susan discusses books she is reading for personal pleasure as well as books by authors she is promoting. Her show is a mix of book reviews, book chats, author interviews, and highlights of what reviewers and the media are saying about the books she discusses. Most of the books she talks about are current titles, but there will be some surprises too. So stay tuned to Susan’s Book Corner to hear all the latest news about what she is reading and what the critics are saying about the latest books. Keep your ears peeled for Susan’s upcoming shows, which include an interview with James Anderson, author of The Never-Open Desert Diner, and reviews of The Door by Magda Szabo, Outline by Rachel Cusk, and A Manual For Cleaning Women: Selected Stories by Lucia Berlin. To listen to past episodes of Susan’s Book Corner, and for more info...

The library is busily preparing its second monthly newsletter and we don’t want you to miss it! Just fill out the form below to stay up to date on all the happenings at your library. You can check out our February Newsletter here if you missed it.

The blankets that the Pawling teens made back in December as part of Project Linus have made it to children in need! We got a letter from Putnam County Social Services, and the blankets that the Project Do Something Teens made have been handed out to children in homeless shelters, foster homes, and children being moved between homes. Thank you to all the teens who participated in this project. Follow the link below for upcoming Project Do Something Projects. “Dear Pawling Youth Group: I picked up several bags of blankets today from Project Linus to distribute here at Putnam County Social Services. I was told that many of the fleece blankets were made by you and I wanted to reach out and thank you. They were all so beautiful and the colors and patterns had such variety that they will well suit all of our kids. We have given them to our homeless kids that are living in temporary shelters and don’t have many belongings, to our foster kids that are living with other families temporarily, to...

Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro and the Pawling Chamber of Commerce invite you to an upcoming town hall forum Pawling Town Hall 160 Charles Colman Blvd Pawling, NY Tuesday, March 8th at 5:30 pm Join County Executive Molinaro for an overview of the 2016 State of the County. Participate in an open conversation to ask questions and share feedback about the county issues important to you, your family or your business. Town hall forums are open to the public and all are welcome to attend! For more information, visit dutchessny.gov or call 486‐2000.