We’re excited to announce that our library is a drop-off site for NEW school supplies for The Sharing Shelf’s annual effort to provide school supplies to local students! From August 1 through August 21, you can help make a difference for local children in need.
The Sharing Shelf is seeking NEW school supplies for students from Pre-K through High School. Each year, they provide 1,500 local Westchester children with a new backpack and grade-appropriate school supplies. Your generous donations will directly support these efforts.
A box is located at the Library by the Carol Place entrance where you can leave your donations. Thank you for your help!

We're excited to announce that our library is a drop-off site for NEW school supplies for The Sharing Shelf's annual effort to provide school supplies to local students! From August 1 through August 21, you can help make a difference for local children in need.
The Sharing Shelf is seeking NEW school supplies for students from Pre-K…
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This summer, the Library will host a Teen Talk Summer Series from Hope's Door, to raise awareness about teen dating violence. This program is specifically for teens ages 13-18 and takes place Monday, July 21 from 12:30-1:30 pm and Mondays August 4 and 18 from 4:30-5:30 pm.
Hope’s Door is a non-profit that seeks to end…
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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 June 20. Once you complete a BINGO you can enter a raffle to win a brand-new Kindle! You can get the…
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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+ experience going back to 1971. You can also peruse PFLAG’s Transgender Reading List for Adults…
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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 people in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865.
Adults
African Americans: Voices of Triumph. Creative Fire (Q 700.8 A) …
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On Tuesday, June 10th from 7-8 pm popular Pelham author Karen Dukess will join us with fellow Pelham resident and literary agent Kristin van Ogtrop for a talk on her latest book, Welcome to Murder Week. Copies of the book will be available for purchase, and the author has generously offered to donate $5 to…
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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-5th grade team and a 6th-12th grade team. We may need to adjust the age groups based on interest level. We will compete against teams from other Westchester libraries. The…
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For the 2025 growing season we have partnered with the Environmental Coalition of the Pelhams (EcoPel) to offer a seed library for the first time.
What is a seed library and how does it work?
Just like you would check out a book from the library, you can “check out” seeds from a seed library...you just don't…
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Feeling like homework is a struggle? Want a buddy to do it with? Pelham Memorial High School students will be available to provide homework help to children in grades K-6 every Tuesday from 3:30-4:30 pm. Participants should bring their own study materials. We hope to see you there!
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Our New Year’s Resolution was to provide you with a better app and we did it! The new WLS app has launched and is available for both Apple and Android devices. Search the your device’s store for “WLS Mobile” or follow the appropriate link below. Please delete the old Westchester Library Systems app from your…
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