Between the Adult and Children's Departments, the Library sponsored 232 programs. Children's The Children's Department of the Katonah Village Library provides a wide variety of programs for children from infants to upper elementary school age. Older children may participate in the Library Club, craft programs and reading programs. Not to be forgotten is the huge Summer Reading Game for readers and pre-readers which has a different theme every year. Special events such as live animal programs, author visits, storytellers and puppet shows are scheduled throughout the year.
Guest speakers provide food for thought, the babies supply comic relief.
An easy writing program and the color printer help young students and their parents produce beautiful work for school projects. The Children's Room is home to an astounding collection of dolls in native costumes from all over the world, which were collected by Katonah women in their travels in decades past. Three lighted display cases show off these lovely dolls. While you' re in the Children's Room, please say hello to Tina the Turtle. Tina, a Florida River Cooter, was abandoned on the Library's doorstep in the fall of 1991.