One Saturday every other month, Marjut Herzog, Education Chairperson at the Pelham Jewish Center, comes to the Library to lead this program featuring delightful tales, hands-on activities, songs and more about Jewish culture, heritage and...
Read moreCheck Out What the New Elementary School Book Clubs Are Reading in October!
Spread the word! The Library is now offering four new monthly children’s book clubs, one each for children entering grades 1 – 4! These clubs are for any kid who likes to read, meet new friends and have fun discussing good books with...
Read moreRock Out With Rock Band This Month at the Library!
There’s no need to buy instruments and make a band when you can come to the Library all August long and play Rock Band on the Nintendo Wii! The popular Rock Band game is set up and ready to go from 3 – 4:30 p.m. on the following...
Read moreMake Sun Prints This July at the Library!
July is the perfect month for making sun prints, which use the light of the sun to “print” images on to paper. This month, the Library is offering sun print programs for both children and adults — come to just one, or attend all...
Read moreLibrary Launches Second Grade Book Club; Next Selection: “We’re All Wonders” on June 14
Following on the heels of the new third grade book club, the Library is now also offering a second grade book club, which will meet for an hour once per month. Led by Pelham parent Liselle Sakrhani, the club is for any second grade child who...
Read moreAuthor Reading: Gabrielle DeGroat Reads Two of Her Children’s Books
Local children’s author Gabrielle DeGroat will come to the Library on Friday, November 17 at 3:30 p.m. to read two of her books: Me Encata, I Love Puerto Rico and My Purple Kingdom. Me Encata, I Love Puerto Rico is about the beauty of...
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 moreFor Summer Fun, Join the Summer Reading Program!
While schools and backpacks lie dormant in the summer, books do not – especially at the Library when the annual Summer Reading Program is in full swing and kids get to read for the sheer fun of it. As Children’s Services Librarian Lilly Hecker...
Read moreSee Animals, Build Bridges, Watch a Movie or Make Things Go, During Spring Break at the Library!
The Library is planning special activities for the upcoming spring break, which in Pelham, is during the week of April 10. Come see an animal, build a bridge, watch a movie, or make things that go! The spring break programs are in addition to the...
Read moreHomework Help: Tuesdays and Thursdays After School, Grades K – 8
The Library’s Homework Help program is held every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30 – 4:45pm, except for school holidays and when Pelham Memorial High School students have statewide testing. Check the events calendar for more complete...
Read moreChinese-English Story Time Continues This Fall, Every Other Saturday!
你好 (Ni Hao! – or “Hello!” in Chinese) The Library’s Chinese-English version of Story Time, organized by bilingual Pelham parents and their young kids, is continuing into the fall, and will be held every other Saturday in the Library’s...
Read moreHow Many Books Did Pelhamites Borrow in 2015? To Find Out, Read On
Even though the Town of Pelham Public Library is a quiet spot in a frenetic, noisy world, it’s also usually bustling. Walk in on any given day, and you’ll encounter people of all ages taking out books, studying, or—if they are part of the younger...
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