The Town of Pelham Public Library has joined with other libraries in Westchester and around the country in calling for a lifting of the embargo on eBooks placed by Macmillan Publishing that went into effect on November 1. Under Macmillan’s...
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The Town of Pelham Public Library, along with other member libraries of the Westchester Library System (WLS), offers free access to Tutor.com, but many patrons aren’t aware of the platform’s capabilities and offerings. The biggest...
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The Friends of the Town of Pelham Public library have announced that the title chosen for this year’s “Pelham Reads!” event will be the best-selling book Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly. Hidden Figures tells the stories...
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In a gesture of appreciation for the community, the Town of Pelham Public Library will be offering “amnesty” for overdue materials during the month of September. All overdue fines will be automatically forgiven for materials brought...
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The popular on-demand video streaming service Kanopy, available to library card holders for free, has now expanded to include Kanopy Kids: thoughtful entertainment for children preschool and up. Parents can trust in a curated selection of...
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Now all of the Library’s services are – literally – in the palm of your hand, with the launch of a new, free app from the member libraries of the Westchester Library System. It is currently available in both Google Play (Android) and the Apple...
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The Library is opening its Program Room to high schoolers during Finals Week for studying and relaxing starting at 11 a.m. each day unless another program intervenes. Snack and drinks will be provided. Come on by!
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The Library’s children’s Summer Reading Game, this year themed “A Universe of Stories,” kicks off with a Big Bang on June 26 with Didi Maxx’s magic show at 3 p.m.! Sign-up has already begun for the Game, which encourages kids to read over the...
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The kickoff event for the Summer Reading Game is Friday, June 26 at 3 p.m., a half-day for Pelham students and the last day of school! In keeping with this year’s Summer Reading theme, “A Universe of Stories,” the kickoff...
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On the evening of Tuesday, July 9 at 7 p.m., long-time Pelham resident Karen Dukess will hold a public book signing and event for her first novel, The Last Book Party. Published by Henry Holt, the novel officially launches on the day of this...
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See below for what the Library’s elementary school-aged book clubs are reading in June! (After June, the clubs will go on hiatus until September, so be sure to check out the Summer Reading Program and Game, kicking off with a special event on...
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It’s already time to gear up for 2019’s Battle of the Books, which will be held this year on Saturday, October 19 at Hommocks Middle School in Larchmont. BOB is a county-wide competition among teams from Westchester Library System...
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