The Library’s Homework Help program is held every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30 – 4:45pm, except for school holidays and when Pelham Memorial High School students have statewide testing. Check the events calendar for more complete...
Read moreSpanish-English Story Time Is Back at the Library!
The Town of Pelham Public Library is pleased to announce that Spanish-English Story Time has returned to the Library and will be held every other Saturday morning. Further dates during the remainder of 2016 include November 12 and December 10...
Read moreAuthor Talk: Paul Freedman’s “Ten Restaurants That Changed America” on October 24
Local author Paul Freedman — who is also the Chester D. Tripp Professor of History at Yale University — will return to the Library on Monday, October 24, to discuss his new book, Ten Restaurants That Changed America. The book takes...
Read moreK-Day Is Coming! Kindergartners Can Get Their First Library Cards on Saturday, September 24!
The Pelham Public Library’s K-Day is an annual event when children entering kindergarten can get their first library cards. This year, it will be held on September 24 from 12:30 – 3:30pm. Getting a Library Card is only one part of...
Read moreChinese-English Story Time Continues This Fall, Every Other Saturday!
你好 (Ni Hao! – or “Hello!” in Chinese) The Library’s Chinese-English version of Story Time, organized by bilingual Pelham parents and their young kids, is continuing into the fall, and will be held every other Saturday in the Library’s...
Read moreCome and Have Fun! Children’s Spring Break Programs at the Library
Spring break is coming, and it’s full of opportunities for fun for kids at the Library. Join us for the programs below, including a visit from the Central Park Zoo (pictured at right). The special programs will be held on the afternoons of...
Read moreMeet Animals, Play Legos or Watch a Movie During “Mud Week” at the Library!
Come in from the cold during the February winter “Mud Week” vacation and play Legos, meet some animals or watch a movie! Below are details on the Library’s afternoon activities on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, February 16, 17...
Read moreWEBS Career Development Series “Managing Your Career in Changing Times”
This popular eight-week educational series returns to the Library, from WEBS, a service of the Westchester Library System. Classes will be held on the following Tuesdays from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.: February 2 and 23; March, 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29...
Read moreBookmark: The Library During the Holidays — “A Christmas Carol,” Shopping Resources and More
As the holiday season shifts into full swing, don’t forget the Town of Pelham Public Library is there for you in more ways than you might realize. It’s a resource for fun activities and even helps with shopping. Yes, that library card in your...
Read moreThe Creative Aging Program, “SoloFIRE,” Concludes With Free Public Performance on Saturday, December 12
This eight-session series for writers, actors, storytellers, and anyone age 55 and over who wants to unleash his or her inner creativity will conclude with a performance on Saturday, December 12 at 2:00 p.m. The public is invited! Facilitated by...
Read morePelham Reads Through This Sunday, Plus the Story Behind Pelham Reads’ “Alice in Wonderland”
For Pelham Reads Activities, see below. For the full Bookmark story explaining how Alice in Wonderland came to be, scroll down. PELHAM READS ALICE ACTIVITIES “AliceFest” Kickoff Family Extravaganza Saturday, November 7, 1:30 – 4:30...
Read moreBookmark: Two Pelham Teams Competed in Battle of the Books
Do you know how many walking sticks were in King Tut’s tomb? Or what Marie Antoinette’s last words were? The answers are deep within the pages of How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous by Georgia Bragg—and they were just two of...
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