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Our popular children's gardening program is back for 2026!  Learn about and plant your own garden with educators from Tyler State Park and The Free Library of Northampton! We will learn the basics of gardening and start our seeds indoors so they are ready to transplant into our gardens in spring! 

This series is being offered at both 4:30 - 5:30 pm Tuesdays at Tyler State Park (register via Northampton Library) and 1-2 pm Thursdays at Southampton Free Library (register via Southampton Library). 

Five Tuesdays at 4:30 - 5:30 pm 

Feb 24 Plant Basics

March 3 Intro to Veggies

March 10 All About Flowers

March 17 Garden Friends and Foes

March 24 Herbs, Preserves and Pickles

Interactive STEM program for grades 3-5 (older students also welcome to register). Through five themed lessons students will engage in hands-on experimentation and observation using the scientific method, raise plants and create habitat elements while taking into consideration the specific needs of each organism.

• For questions, contact Bonnie Tobin at btobin@pa.gov
• Registration will open on the Free Library of Northampton site on Jan 20, 2026!
• Registration is for all five dates. Each session builds upon the last.
• This program is targeted to students in grades 3-5.