This list includes novelists, journalists, historians and essayists who live or lived in Pelham and the surrounding area. Many of the writers have held readings and other events at the Town of Pelham Public Library to share their work with the...
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After being postponed a year due to the pandemic, the Friends of the Town of Pelham Public Library pulled off one of the most challenging—and successful—Novel Nights ever in the event’s two decade history. You can now view photos of the...
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Congratulations to Emily Stanson, a nurse and EMT and the winner of our adult summer reading game! Emily says that she was dyslexic growing up and had trouble reading. During the summer, “all my friends went to fun summer camps but I had to...
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The Board of Trustees of the Town of Pelham Public Library is pleased to announce the appointment of Michelle Dvorkin to the Board. Dvorkin is the Executive Vice President, Human Resources at J2Global and has more than 25 years of experience in...
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You may have noticed some new faces helping patrons and leading our popular outdoor story times for children. We’d like to officially welcome our two new librarians, Tasha Gross and Florence Simunyola. Tasha Gross (pictured at left and uses...
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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...
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The Library is excited to welcome a special guest to our regular story time for babies and toddlers on September 14 at 10:15 am. State Senator Alessandra Biaggi will be on hand to read one story to our youngest patrons and their caregivers. This...
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If you’ve been admiring the blooms in our flower beds this summer, we want you to know that they were planted by 15-year old Matt Michailoff, a Pelham resident and incoming 10th grader, as part of a project to earn the status of Eagle...
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The Library is offering a sunprint making program for both children ages 8 and up and adults to learn how to use the light of the sun to “print” images on to paper. The program will take place outside on Tuesday, August 17 from 3:30 – 4:30...
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Interested in reading The New Yorker or The Economist for free? Or how about Vogue, Architectural Digest or People? You can now get access to thousands of magazines through OverDrive Magazines. (If you don’t have an OverDrive account, you...
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The Town of Pelham Public Library works with the school librarians to ensure that all children have access to summer reading. Our building is fully open for browsing and selecting materials. Below you will find the reading lists created by the...
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The Town of Pelham Public Library has moved its summer reading program to the online platform READsquared for 2021. Participants should register, pick an age-appropriate program, and then log their reading minutes on their READsquared account in...
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