Paul A. Tapogna is a licensed New York State architect who has practiced locally for more than 20 years. He is currently the Executive Director of Design and Construction for the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) headquartered at the Bronx Zoo...
Read moreWelcome New Board Member Matt Kane
The Board of Trustees of the Town of Pelham Library is happy to announce the appointment of Matthew Kane to the Board. Kane is a marketing and advertising professional currently working for Digitas in New York. He previously worked at Penguin...
Read moreLife at Manzanar, a Japanese-American Internment Camp in California
Take a virtual visit to Manzanar, California, where more than 120,000 Japanese immigrants and Japanese-Americans were incarcerated during World War II. Manzanar is now a National Historic Site and this tour will be hosted by a ranger/educator...
Read moreThe Beautiful World of Pysanky
The Library has a new display of a collection of pysanky, or Ukrainian Easter eggs, loaned to us from a private collector. Pysanky are hand-decorated with intricate colorful patterns using a complicated wax and dying technique and feature a...
Read moreWomen’s History Month Resources at the Library
From queens to anarchists, and from dancers to astronauts (and at least one who was both,) women have been making history since history began. Celebrate Women’s History Month with some of your favorite heroines (both real and fictional), and...
Read moreJLP Reads: New Saturday Outdoor Story Time
The Pelham Library is thrilled to be partnering with the Junior League of Pelham to bring a series of seven Saturday morning outdoor story times to the community through the JLP Reads program. The program is designed for children aged 4 to 6, but...
Read morePelham Picks: Best Books About Love Crowdsourced by the Pelham Community
Pelhamites love their library, and they love reading about love. The Friends of the Town of Pelham Public Library put out the call to the community for favorite books for Valentine’s Day, and the recommendations came rolling in, ranging...
Read moreBlack History Resources for Children and Adults
In celebration of Black History Month, we’ve put together a list of books, music, movies, and other resources that you can find at the library or in our digital collections that feature important events and figures in the history of the African...
Read moreThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Discussion for Adults and Teens, Tuesday, January 18, 7 to 8 pm
The Junior League and the Pelham Public schools are proud to present a year-long series of town-wide events related to the book The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer. The story is about a young boy in Malawi who was...
Read moreJordan Salama Author Talk: January 25 on Zoom
Join us for a book discussion with local author and travel writer Jordan Salama on January 25 from 7 pm t0 8:15 pm. His debut book, Every Day the River Changes (published in November 2021), is an exhilarating travelogue for a new generation about...
Read moreImmigration and Refugee Resources
Did you know that in 2019, the number of migrants around the world rose to 272 million? Whether by choice, or by necessity, more people than ever now live in countries other than their birthplaces. This list contains resources about the history...
Read moreFilm Discussion of “Alice’s Ordinary People” on Zoom: Monday, January 10, 7 to 8:30pm
Alice’s Ordinary People tells the story of Alice Tregay – a woman who refused to stand still for injustice. Her remarkable story spans the historic period from the marches of Dr. King to the election of President Barack Obama. Join us to...
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