Come in from the cold during the February winter “Mud Week” vacation and play Legos, meet some animals or watch a movie! Below are details on the Library’s afternoon activities on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, February 16, 17...
Read moreJuvenile Book Review: “The Nest” by Kenneth Oppel
The first time Steve sees the white-winged wasps he is sure they are really angels. Not only do they look like ethereal creatures, they can also speak to him. They say, “We’ve come because of the baby. We’ve come to help. We can fix what’s wrong...
Read moreBookmark: A Closeup of the Library’s New 2nd-Friday Book Club
If you’ve ever wanted to be part of the Town Library’s Book Club but couldn’t make it out of the house on Thursday nights to attend, there’s a wonderful new option: the “2nd-Friday” Book Club. True to the name, the new club meets on the second...
Read moreYA Book Review: “All the Bright Places” By Jennifer Niven
They meet on a narrow ledge six stories above the ground in the bell tower of their high school. At first, only one student notices, but dismisses the image because he sees only Theodore “Freak” Finch, a known nutcase. But wait! There is a girl...
Read moreBookmark: The Library During the Holidays — “A Christmas Carol,” Shopping Resources and More
As the holiday season shifts into full swing, don’t forget the Town of Pelham Public Library is there for you in more ways than you might realize. It’s a resource for fun activities and even helps with shopping. Yes, that library card in your...
Read moreThe Creative Aging Program, “SoloFIRE,” Concludes With Free Public Performance on Saturday, December 12
This eight-session series for writers, actors, storytellers, and anyone age 55 and over who wants to unleash his or her inner creativity will conclude with a performance on Saturday, December 12 at 2:00 p.m. The public is invited! Facilitated by...
Read moreYoung Adult Book Review: “Bone Gap” by Laura Ruby
Corn fields. Farmers claim that you can hear the corn grow. And the corn does grow – tall and full –so thick that a person can appear or disappear between the rows. In the underpopulated town of Bone Gap, a beautiful girl from Poland appears in...
Read morePelham Reads Through This Sunday, Plus the Story Behind Pelham Reads’ “Alice in Wonderland”
For Pelham Reads Activities, see below. For the full Bookmark story explaining how Alice in Wonderland came to be, scroll down. PELHAM READS ALICE ACTIVITIES “AliceFest” Kickoff Family Extravaganza Saturday, November 7, 1:30 – 4:30...
Read moreSecond-Friday Book Club to Discuss “Museum of Extraordinary Things”
Can’t make it to the Library’s Thursday night After-Dark Book Club? You’ll be pleased to know that the Library has formed a Second-Friday Book Club, which meets on the second Friday of each month at 10:30 a.m., discussing both fiction and...
Read moreBookmark: Two Pelham Teams Competed in Battle of the Books
Do you know how many walking sticks were in King Tut’s tomb? Or what Marie Antoinette’s last words were? The answers are deep within the pages of How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous by Georgia Bragg—and they were just two of...
Read moreHomework Help Every Tuesday and Thursday at 3:30 p.m.!
The Library’s Homework Help program is every Tuesday and Thursday throughout the school year from 3:30 – 4:45 p.m., except on days when school is not in session. The program is for children in grades 1 – 8 with help (not tutoring) provided...
Read moreJuvenile Book Review: “Nooks and Crannies” by Jessica Lawson
Take one almost twelve-year-old girl, her dearest and only friend Pemberley, a mouse, and a very detailed reading of the mystery novels of Percival Pensive. and you’ve got a really good mystery with murder, money, and mayhem. In Nooks and...
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