Italian-American Heritage Resources 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...
Read moreLatino Poetry: Places We Call Home with Darrel Alejandro Holnes
Join us on October 17 from 7-8 pm to celebrate the release of Latino Poetry: The Library of America Anthology with a visit from Afro-Panamanian American poet, performer, and educator, Darrel Alejandro Holnes! A performance of Holnes’ poetry by...
Read moreUnited Way Coat Drive
The Town of Pelham Public Library is proud to partner with United Way for a coat drive from Tuesday, October 1 through Monday, October 21. United Way is seeking coats (new or gently used) and accessories (new hats, gloves, and socks). All genders...
Read moreBoard of Elections Voter Registration Thursday October 10 12-9 pm
The Board of Elections will be at the Library on Thursday, October 10 from 12-9 pm. They will be helping voters fill out voter registration forms, absentee ballot applications, and early vote by mail applications. However, all forms must be left...
Read moreNew In-Person Program: Managing Your Career in Changing Times
Westchester Library System Career Coaching Services presents a free, in-person seminar: “Managing Your Career in Changing Times.” Join this six-week seminar facilitated by a professional career coach to clarify your career direction...
Read moreSouth American Flair! An Andean Journey via Storytelling, Folklore, Dance, and Music
Come to the Library on Saturday, October 5 from 1 to 3 pm to join local author Maria Rosell, and dancers from the Tumbaga Colombian Dance Company of New York, who will show us some traditional dances and costumes, and teach us a few dance moves...
Read moreBooktemberfest at the Library is this Saturday!
Tickets for our first ever Booktemberfest event are sold out, but you can still get a head start on scoring tickets for Novel Night in 2025. Enter the raffle to win 2 tickets to Novel Night 2025 at the dinner of your choice by clicking here...
Read moreLibrary Card Sign-Up Month
September is Library Card Sign-Up Month, a national campaign to emphasize the importance of library cards to a child’s education and to combat illiteracy. This campaign started in 1987 when then Secretary of Education, William Bennett, stated...
Read morePelham Kindergarteners, Get Your First Library Card!
K-Day is coming! The Pelham Public Library’s K-Day is an annual event when Pelham children entering kindergarten can get their first library cards. This year, it will be held on Saturday, September 21st from 10 am-2 pm. We’ll have a...
Read moreHispanic and Latinx Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month
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 moreSummer Reading at the Library
You might think that summer reading programs are just for kids, but here at the library it’s for everyone! Adults and teens in 9th grade and up can play our Reading BINGO game starting on July 1. Once you complete a BINGO you can enter a raffle...
Read moreJuneteenth Resource List
Join The Town of Pelham Public Library as we honor Juneteenth on June 19. Discover the books below exploring African American history including Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates the day the Emancipation Proclamation reached enslaved Black...
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