Teen Library

Teen fiction is housed in four high stacks in the middle of the Library's main room near the computers. Nonfiction is intermingled with adult nonfiction stacks. A YA spine label indicates that the material is intended for teens. Graphic Novels are adjacent to the adult non-fiction stacks. Again, YA and adult Graphic Novels are shelved together. Movies, audiobooks, and music are also combined with the adult collection.

Pelham Library is glad to offer reading recommendations for our Teens. The graphic book covers below link to lists for recommended reads, the Top 10 highest circulating Pelham YA books and Award Winners. All the titles on the lists throughout the website have links to search in our Library Catalog where you can place a reserve on the title.

Teen Picks

Book Awards

Teens Events and Programs in the Library

Annually the James J. Nicholson Political Poetry Prize takes place. There are 2 categories for teens:

• Pelham Middle School Students
• Pelham Memorial High School Students

The deadline for entries is usually President's Day. The contest announcement is usually made sometime in the preceding fall. In April, usually during National Library Week, we hold a Reading, Reception and Award Ceremony at the Library in the evening. For further information and complete contest rules, please see the Poetry page.

We have a Wii console and a flat panel TV for movie programs. We invite you to share your ideas and proposals for teen programming and working with us to provide interesting programs that you and your peers want to participate in.