American Indian/Alaska Native Resources There is incredible richness and diversity to American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) culture and history! This list is only a very brief one, which we hope will launch you on further explorations and...
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Italian-American Heritage Resources With the Bronx’s Little Italy just a little ways away, Pelham has a rich Italian-American history, and a vibrant Italian and Italian-American community! Whether you’re exploring your Italian heritage, or...
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September is Library Card Sign-Up Month, a national campaign to emphasize the importance of library cards to a child’s education and to combat illiteracy. This campaign started in 1987 when then Secretary of Education, William Bennett, stated...
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K-Day is coming! The Pelham Public Library’s K-Day is an annual event when Pelham children entering kindergarten can get their first library cards. This year, it will be held on Saturday, September 21st from 10 am-2 pm. We’ll have a...
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You might think that summer reading programs are just for kids, but here at the library it’s for everyone! Adults and teens in 9th grade and up can play our Reading BINGO game starting on July 1. Once you complete a BINGO you can enter a raffle...
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Join The Town of Pelham Public Library as we honor Juneteenth on June 19. Discover the books below exploring African American history including Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates the day the Emancipation Proclamation reached enslaved Black...
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Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month this May with our selection of books, movies, and e-resources. You can also check out our 2021 Stop Asian Hate resource list. At the Library Children A is for Asian American: An...
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We have gathered a list of some of our favorite books about the natural world just in time for spring. Titles with an asterisk (*) were graciously donated by the Meehan family and were added to the collection in 2023. We thank them for their...
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Please note that as of Wednesday, February 21st furnace repairs have been completed and our hours have returned to normal. Please click here for a list of our hours. It may be cold inside the Library, but our warm-hearted staff are here to help...
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Ah, February. Yeah, it’s cold, but we’re still in the fizzy honeymoon of the year. Our 2024 intentions are still laid out fresh before us, and last year’s most beloved books are likely still teetering on our nightstands. It also happens to be...
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Congratulations to our two Battle of the Books (BOB) teams that made it to the semi-finals at the ninth annual competition on October 21 at Ossining High School. Battle of the Books is an all-day book-based trivia tournament for Westchester...
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Would you like to visit the Live Animal Museum at the Greenburgh Nature Center? The Library now has a pass for the Greenburgh Nature Center’s Live Animal Museum that gives free admission for two adults in the same household and their...
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