Early Learning Classes: 

2025 Schedule:

Session 1: January 6th- February 12th

Session 2: March 3rd- April 9th

Select Mondays

A program for toddlers to gain some motor skills while having fun! In this program we will introduce your little ones to various musical instruments and let them play and dance along with music!
This will be a great way to develop gross and fine motor skills and tune musical ears.

Register Here!

Tuesdays

Jan. 6- Feb. 12     and     March 3- April 9

Ages 0-15 months with caregiver/parent.
We will share books, nursery rhymes and songs that you can duplicate at home to develop early literacy and motor skills.

Playtime to follow.

Wednesdays

Ages 2-3 with caregiver/parent.

We will share play, read books, nursey rhymes, and songs to enhance early literacy and motor skills.

Events and Programs: 

Lions Club Free Vision Screenings

Second Tuesdays    3:00 - 6:00 PM

Select Dates: 

Feb. 5 & 11

The Poquoson Lions Club will be providing free vision screenings at the library for ages 6 months to 6 years old on select Tuesdays of the month. The screening is useful in detecting vision issues for young children so that it does not impede their early learning abilities. The screening device is able to detect risk factors for amblyopia, refractive errors (the need for corrective lenses), and unequal vision.

Select Wednesdays    2:00 - 2:30 PM

Nov. 20: Popcorn Science

Dec. 18: Penguins

January 15: Shape of Snowflakes

Feb. 5: How the Heart Works

Feb. 19: Super Sound Waves

Ages 4-5, join us for early learning fun with a focus on STEAM elements as we explore picture books and create hands-on book-based art, science, and math activities for your preschooler. Separate registration is required for each date. Register online or at the Circulation Desk.

Select Tuesdays,   5:00 to 6:00 PM

K - 5th graders, you are invited to imagine and create with us as we  build and display unique structures using these fun themes!

Jan. 07: Zip Liner Racers

Feb. 4: LEGO Games

March 4: Zoo

Register online or at the Circulation Desk.

Paws to Read

Select Tuesdays      5:00 to 6:00 PM

Nov. 19     Jan. 28     Feb. 25     March 25

Pre-K through 5^th graders who are reading on their own are invited to practice their literacy skills by signing up for a 15-minute time slot to read aloud to trained therapy dogs.

Register for each session online or at the Circulation Desk.

Sunday, Jan. 19th    3:00 pm

January is National Hot Tea Month, and we are celebrating with a T-Rex Tea Party! Join us for tea (juice) and dino-themed snacks, as well as T-Rex-sized crafts.

Thursday, Feb. 27th    6:30 pm

Attention Pokémon Trainers!


Pikachu has been captured by Team Rocket while on vacation, and he needs your help to set him free.


Gather your team, crack the codes, and rescue Pikachu before time runs out!

Celebrate the end of our Winter Reading Program and the start of Read Across America Week! Embark on a literary journey across the United States through captivating stories.



 

Reading Road Trip

Sunday, March 2nd     2:00 pm

Explore different regions of the country, participate in fun activities, and collect stamps in your passport along the way!


Get ready to stomp, chomp, and enjoy fun activities that even the fiercest dinos will love. Don't miss out on this roar-some adventure!

For ages 3-7     Register Here!

We're relaunching 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten in our Beanstack platform with new incentives and a new look. Register online or download the Beanstack app and begin logging books. After the first 100 books, visit the library to receive a lanyard, brag tag, and a book tote. Continue logging books to earn a brag tag and digital badges for every 100 books. Readers who log 1,000 books will receive a free book and certificate of completion. Reading out loud with your child helps to develop early literacy skills important for school readiness.

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

Calling all families of preschoolers from birth to 5 years!  The library has partnered with Poquoson Kiwanis Club to help you prepare your youngster to enter kindergarten ready to read. Accept the challenge – you can do it! Reading 1,000 books to your preschooler may sound daunting at first, but you are probably already doing it and just don’t realize it. You can set your own pace; it can be a multi-year project. One book per night for 3 years = 1,095 books.  Reading 10 books a week for 2 years will do it or double that and you’ll be finished in just 1 year! Come into the library to register and get started.