The Library will once again be bustling during “Mud Week”, with a wide variety of programs for children and families. Make a friendship bracelet, play bingo, beat a drum, take your toddler to a music program, or see a movie – it’s all happening...
Read moreLearn Stress Reduction Techniques at the Library on Saturday, March 3
Stressing out? Then come to this program being taught by Kellye Davis, a certified meditation instructor and author. She is coming to the Library to teach stress reduction techniques to adults and teens 16 and up, on Saturday, March 3 from 1...
Read moreLibrary Elf Service to Be Discontinued; Other Options Available
Library Elf is being discontinued as a subscription service of the Westchester Library System and the member libraries, effective January 26, 2018. It is being discontinued to allow the WLS to redirect funding to other electronic resources. Using...
Read moreAnimals, Drumming, Games and a Movie … At the Library Over the Holidays!
The holiday break has long been a time when the Library pulls out the stops, expanding its usual programming to include extra activities that ensure that the break means fun – and hot chocolate – for all ages. This December, during four days of...
Read moreTeamwork Pays Off at Battle of the Books, by Jamie Burke
“In which book did a character stare at a frog?” “Beep!” “Jackaby, by William Ritter!” After preparing for weeks, the Pelham Bookworms’ hard work was going to be tested. On Saturday, October 21st, all seven members marched into Hendrick Hudson...
Read moreLight-Up Card-Making Workshop for Teens!
This holiday season, the Library is offering workshops in light-up card making for teens. It’s your chance to make a truly unique greeting card and learn simple circuitry while expressing your artistic flair! Attendees are invited to make a card...
Read morePelham Page Turners Go to Semis in Battle of Books, by Matt Michailoff
Every second the team had been practicing came down to one moment—the Fourth Annual Battle of the Books Competition. The Pelham Page Turners, the town’s younger team, had studied for six weeks preparing for this day. The Page Turners, who...
Read moreFollow the Yellow Brick Road to Pelham Reads Oz, Starting November 4!
Pelham Reads Oz is almost here, kicking off with “OzFest” kickoff on Saturday, November 4! In addition to many activities at the Town of Pelham Public Library, The Picture House will also hold Pelham Reads Oz events on November 4 and 5, and the...
Read moreThe Battle of the Books: The Parents’ Perspective
For the last four years, there’s been a competition each fall in Westchester that has nothing to do with cleats, balls or helmets. It’s the annual Battle of the Books (BOB), in which 18 teams from libraries in the Westchester Library System...
Read moreAuthor Reading, Oct. 27: The Wompananny Witches Make One Mean Pizza
Former Pelham resident Jennie Palmer is headed back to town for a reading of her new children’s book, The Wompananny Witches Make One Mean Pizza, at the Town of Pelham Public Library on Friday, October 27th at 3:30 p.m. Jennie grew up and...
Read moreAbout the Book: Pelham Reads! The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
(Since 2013, Pelham Reads! has been a biennial, community-wide celebration of stories as told through literature, art and film. The events series is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Town of Pelham Public Library, the Pelham Library, The Picture...
Read moreOz Coto-Chang Returns as New Youth Services Librarian
The Library is pleased to share the news that it is welcoming (back) Oswaldo Coto-Chang. He started the week of August 28 as the Library’s new Youth Services Librarian. Oz, as he likes to be called, received his MLIS from Queens College and...
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