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Make 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 four! The program will be held on Tuesdays through the rest…

July 16: A Trip to the Library Will Take You to Myanmar (Burma)!

Armchair traveler? Come to the Library and transport yourself to Myanmar (Burma), at this Library program on Monday, July 16 from 7 - 9 p.m.! Featuring the photography of long-time Pelham resident and travel photographer Eric Wessman, it's a great opportunity to get inspired to travel and learn about a new place! In addition to photographing…

Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Pelham Reads Oz, Starting November 4!

Pelham Reads Oz is almost here, kicking off with “OzFest” kickoff on Saturday, November 4! In addition to many activities at the Town of Pelham Public Library, The Picture House will also hold Pelham Reads Oz events on November 4 and 5, and the Pelham Art Center will have its own crafts event on November 10. All activities…

About the Book: Pelham Reads! The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

(Since 2013, Pelham Reads! has been a biennial, community-wide celebration of stories as told through literature, art and film. The events series is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Town of Pelham Public Library, the Pelham Library, The Picture House and the Pelham Art Center. This year, it is being held during the week of…

Books That Inspired Local Residents to Build a Better World

Among its other charms, summer is a great time to read books, as some of the demands of the rest of the year temporarily fade away. With that in mind, the Bookmark often devotes one of its summer columns to books Pelhamites love. As the theme of this year’s Summer Reading Program is “Build a…

Bookmark: Library Teams Make Pelham Proud in the Battle of the Books

On Saturday, October 15, teens and children representing the Town of Pelham Public Library once again competed in the Battle of the Books. The competition, now in its third year, pitted Pelham’s two teams -- the Pelham Page Turners and the Pelham Bookworms – against teams from other member libraries in the Westchester Library System…

Juvenile Book Review: “Full of Beans” by Jennifer L. Holm

Eighty years ago, a nickel was worth something. One nickel could buy candy, a ticket to a movie, and real food for a meal. It was during the Great Depression, and life was far from ideal even in Key West, Florida. Huge mounds of smelly garbage piled up, people were out of work, and kids went…

From Blake Bell’s Blog: The History of the Library’s Building

The following post is from the blog of Blake Bell, Town of Pelham Historian, and was originally published on Monday, June 6, 2016: The building that houses today's Town of Pelham Public Library located at 530 Colonial Avenue at the intersection of Colonial Avenue and Wolf's Lane once was a church building built by the congregation…

On Your Mark! Get Set! And Sign Up for the Summer Reading Program!

As surely as summer means sunny days, late twilights and days by the water, it also means an exciting Summer Reading Program at the Library and the opportunity for kids to read books just for fun. If they read enough books, they can even win books and other prizes as part of the annual Summer…

Come and Have Fun! Children’s Spring Break Programs at the Library

Spring break is coming, and it's full of opportunities for fun for kids at the Library. Join us for the programs below, including a visit from the Central Park Zoo (pictured at right). The special programs will be held on the afternoons of Monday and Tuesday, March 21 and 22, and on Thursday, March 24.…