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...
Read moreBooktemberfest at the Library!
For one evening only, the Library lawn will become a biergarten — don your dirndls and lederhosen to sample beers from around the world, enjoy German nibbles, get a chance to win a great raffle prize (two tickets to a 2025 Novel Night...
Read moreLibrary Card Sign-Up Month
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...
Read moreHispanic and Latinx Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month
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...
Read moreSummer Reading at the Library
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...
Read moreJuneteenth Resource List
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...
Read morePride Month Resources
Celebrate LGBTQIA+ Pride Month with this mix of history, memoirs, resources, romances, and stories where we can see ourselves reflected. You can also browse the Stonewall Book Awards List to find more exceptional books about the LGBTQIA+...
Read moreAsian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Resources
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...
Read moreNew Museum Passes
Our Museum pass program allows residents with a valid adult Pelham library card to visit local museums in the area for free. Our museum passes can be reserved digitally through this site. Some passes must be picked up and returned to the Library...
Read moreBattle of the Books!
WHAT IS THE BATTLE OF THE BOOKS? Battle of the Books is a book-based trivia tournament for Westchester Youth. The Pelham Library will have a 4th-6th grade team and a 7th-12th grade team. We may need to adjust the age groups based on interest...
Read moreRecycle at the Library
In celebration of Earth Day the Town of Pelham Public Library is pleased to announce an ongoing recycling program. Please bring you single-use batteries and/or gently-used eyeglasses (both prescription and reading) to the Library for donation. A...
Read moreMural Made by Siwanoy Second Graders
In Social Studies, Siwanoy’s second graders studied communities. In this unit, they learned about the three types of communities- urban, suburban, and rural. The children compared and contrasted the characteristics of each community, such...
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