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...
Read moreAdult Book Clubs Begin 2021-22 Season: Newcomers Welcome!
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...
Read moreStory Time with State Senator Alessandra Biaggi 9/14/21
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...
Read moreKindergarten Library Card Sign-Up Day
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...
Read morePelham Highschooler Matt Michailoff Beautifies Library Grounds
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...
Read moreLabor History and Rights Resources
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...
Read moreAnnouncing Digital Magazines!
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...
Read moreChildren’s Summer Reading Program
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...
Read morePlay Adult Reading BINGO and Win a Kindle Paperwhite!
Reading contests for children have been a staple of the Library’s summer reading program for years. But why let kids have all the fun? Adults and teens in 9th Grade and up can play our Reading BINGO game for adults and be registered for a...
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