Programs
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Time-Warp Tuesdays
May 1411:00 am -
4:00 pm
Time-Warp Tuesdays are for digitizing photos at the Library! Appointments are required. Each time slot is 45-minutes. Bring in your family photos and our librarians will assist you with scanning them to a USB drive using our new high-speed scanner. To learn all of the details and to register, please click here.
Food as Medicine with Dr. Kaushik
May 147:00 pm -
8:00 pm
This series from Dr. Somesh N. Kaushik discusses the mechanism of action of food on the body and its healing abilities. Dr. Somesh N. Kaushik is the owner and chief medical practitioner of Dr. Kaushick’s Ayurvedic and Naturopathic Clinic in Cross River, NY. With over 35 years’ experience as an Ayurvedic physician, Dr. Kaushik is one of the most experienced Ayurvedic physicians in North America. He is the recipient of the Dhanwantri Award, his profession’s highest honor. Dr. Kaushik recently founded the Institute for the Advancement of Ayurvedic Sciences, a research and teaching institution. This program will take place on Zoom, and registration is required. Click here to register. The Zoom link will be emailed to you before the presentation.
Outside Story Time
May 1510:30 am -
11:00 am
Join us for our popular Story Time for infants and toddlers outside on our front lawn. Story Time is designed to enhance early literacy skills and features diverse children’s books in which all children can see themselves represented… plus we have a lot of fun! Please bring a blanket or lawn chair to sit on. Children must be supervised by an adult at all times. Story Time will be held outdoors throughout the year, but will be cancelled on days when the temperature is extreme, or if it is raining. Cancellations will be posted on our website at the top of our homepage. You may also call the Library when we open at 10 a.m. to inquire.
Virtual Ranger Talk from Minidoka National Historic Site
May 167:00 pm -
8:00 pm
During World War II, over 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry were forcibly removed from their homes and incarcerated without due process of law. The Minidoka concentration camp once held over 13,000 Japanese Americans in the Idaho desert. Of the 10 incarceration camps in the United States, Minidoka had the highest percentage of incarcerees to serve in the military: over 950 people, who either volunteered or were drafted, served their country after being incarcerated at the camp.
This program will take place on Zoom, and registration is required. Click here to register.
This program is presented in collaboration with the Greenburgh, Irvington, Lewisboro, and Ruth Keeler Memorial Libraries.
Outside Story Time
May 1710:30 am -
11:00 am
Join us for our popular Story Time for infants and toddlers outside on our front lawn. Story Time is designed to enhance early literacy skills and features diverse children’s books in which all children can see themselves represented… plus we have a lot of fun! Please bring a blanket or lawn chair to sit on. Children must be supervised by an adult at all times. Story Time will be held outdoors throughout the year, but will be cancelled on days when the temperature is extreme, or if it is raining. Cancellations will be posted on our website at the top of our homepage. You may also call the Library when we open at 10 a.m. to inquire.
Fiber Fridays
May 171:00 pm -
3:30 pm
Love to knit or crochet? Gather your needles, hooks, and yarn, and join us every Friday afternoon for an informal adult needlework group. Knitters and crocheters of all abilities are welcome, but please note that no instructors will be present.
Stories and Dances from Colombia with Maria Rosell and Tumbaga
May 181:00 pm -
3:00 pm
Join us for an afternoon of Colombian stories, music, and dance! We’ll be joined local author Maria Rosell, and by dancers from the Tumbaga Colombian Dance Company of New York, who will show us some traditional dances and costumers, and teach us a few dance moves too. Fun for all ages!
Memorial Day Quiz
May 20All Day
Test your knowledge with our Memorial Day quiz! This Memorial Day quiz available at the circulation desk from Monday, May 20 through Friday, May 31.
English as a Second Language/Foreign Language (ESL) for Intermediate Students
May 206:00 pm -
6:45 pm
Join us for a series of ESL classes with Pelham resident, EJ Sepp!
This class is intended for low-intermediate to advanced students who are learning English as a second or foreign language. (No beginners please!)
EJ Sepp has taught ESL for 20 years and is the co-author of English Express New York: A Cultural Reading & Writing Text for English Language Learners.
These classes are walk-ins that do not require preregistration or attending all sessions.
Crafty Adults: Button Booklets
May 207:15 pm -
8:15 pm
Join our resident artist/instructor Sara Mallach as we say goodbye to April showers and hello to May flowers with lovely little Button Booklets as a sweet spring keepsake.
This event will take place in-person at the Library and separate registration is required for each attendee. Click here to register. Sign up early, as space and supplies are limited.
Please note: Time change to 7:15 pm for Crafty Adults classes. Please arrive on time as late arrivals disrupt the class.
