Kids Programs

Paws to Read

Select Tuesdays      5:00 to 6:00 PM

March 28^th    April 25^th     May 30^th

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.

LEGO Club

Select Tuesdays,   4:45 to 5:30 PM

April 4^th      May 9^th

All K - 5^th graders are invited to imagine and create with us as we build and display unique structures using these fun themes:

• April 4 Boats
• May 9 Star Wars Droids

Register online or at the Circulation Desk.

Once Upon a STEAM

Select Wednesdays    2:00 - 2:30 PM

April 5 & 19    May 3 & 17

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.

Lions Club Free Vision Screenings

Select Tuesdays    3:00 - 6:00 PM

April 11     May 9

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.

Sink or Float:Titanic

Thursday, April 13       6:30 to 7:30 PM

Ahoy all 3rd-5th graders! Learn about the “unsinkable” ship, and the disaster that befell it. Then challenge yourself to make a ship that will float out of everyday items. Will your ship sink or float?

Register online or at the Circulation Desk.

Family Fun Night

Thursday, April 20       6:30 to 7:30 PM

Fort Night

Gather your blankets and other fort-making materials and construct a reading fort in the library! Work with your family to construct your own fort, then get cozy with a few good books and enjoy some family reading time. We’ll end the night with a light refreshment.

Register online or at the Circulation Desk.

Family Fun Night

Thursday, May 25       6:30 to 7:30 PM

Musical May

Strum, beat, and play the night away at the library! We’ll read musical stories, take an up-close look at various instruments and create instruments to take home.

Register online or at the Circulation Desk.

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.