There is incredible richness and diversity to American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) culture and history. This list is only a very brief one, which we hope will launch you on further explorations and learning. If you would like any additional...
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The Board of Trustees of the Town of Pelham Public Library is pleased to announce the appointment of Michelle Dvorkin to the Board. Dvorkin is the Executive Vice President, Human Resources at J2Global and has more than 25 years of experience in...
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With the Bronx’s Little Italy just a little ways away, Pelham has a rich Italian-American history and a vibrant Italian and Italian-American community. Whether you’re exploring your Italian heritage, or just starting to learn the language...
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You may have noticed some new faces helping patrons and leading our popular outdoor story times for children. We’d like to officially welcome our two new librarians, Tasha Gross and Florence Simunyola. Tasha Gross (pictured at left and uses...
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From the Philippines to the Dominican Republic, from California to Chile, Hispanic and Latinx peoples have many stories, histories, languages and cultures. (Although there is some ambiguity, generally “Hispanic” refers to Spanish-speaking...
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The library is proud to offer two adult book clubs for patrons, both on Zoom. The After-Dark Book Club meets on Thursday nights once a month, while the Second Friday Book Club meets, as the name implies, on the second Friday of every month at...
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The Library is excited to welcome a special guest to our regular story time for babies and toddlers on September 14 at 10:15 am. State Senator Alessandra Biaggi will be on hand to read one story to our youngest patrons and their caregivers. This...
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Come get your kindergartner his or her first library card at our annual K-Day event on Saturday, September 11th from 12 pm to 3 pm. At this annual event, the Town of Pelham Public Library welcomes its youngest patrons as they begin their learning...
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If you’ve been admiring the blooms in our flower beds this summer, we want you to know that they were planted by 15-year old Matt Michailoff, a Pelham resident and incoming 10th grader, as part of a project to earn the status of Eagle...
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You may have heard the phrase “regulations are written in blood.” The laws and regulations that gave us weekends and paid holidays, the right to form unions, and so many of our rights and protections at work exist because people fought for them...
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Interested in reading The New Yorker or The Economist for free? Or how about Vogue, Architectural Digest or People? You can now get access to thousands of magazines through OverDrive Magazines. (If you don’t have an OverDrive account, you...
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The Town of Pelham Public Library has moved its summer reading program to the online platform READsquared for 2021. Participants should register, pick an age-appropriate program, and then log their reading minutes on their READsquared account in...
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