Former Pelham resident Jennie Palmer is headed back to town for a reading of her new children’s book, The Wompananny Witches Make One Mean Pizza, at the Town of Pelham Public Library on Friday, October 27th at 3:30 p.m.
Jennie grew up and attended school in Pelham before heading to Rhode Island School of Design to study illustration. She has worked in production, on TV shows such as Blues Clues and Wonderpets, and as a designer and sculptor at the Macy’s Parade Studio for 12 years.
A family move from New Jersey to Burbank, California and the decision to stay home with her three young children led her shift to writing and illustrating children’s books. Witches is Jennie’s first published book and she is so excited to share it with everyone.
The plot itself follows sisters Anita and Winnifred Wompananny, a pair of purple skinned, green-haired witches who spend their days cooking in their stove-shaped house. Terrified of the neighborhood children, the witches rarely venture outside. But one day when they are making a pizza, a group of kids come to their door, and the run-in causes the witches to inadvertently pound their “fearful, freaked-out feelings” into the dough. The result is “one mean pizza,” a giant pie that escapes the kitchen and wreaks havoc across town. Palmer’s kinetic drawings revel in the messy, cheesy chaos, which leads the sisters to realize that pizza, children, and witches are actually a pretty tasty combination.
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 19th from 10 am-2 pm. We'll have a petting zoo, arts and crafts, and goody bags for the new cardholders.
To save time please, preregister…
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Our Children's Summer Reading Program is hosted on an online platform called ReadSquared. Beginning on June 22, you can register digitally, log your reading minutes, and save up your points for awesome prizes. Take a look at our YouTube video of how to complete the registration. If in person is more your speed, stop by…
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Reading contests for children have been a staple of the Library's Summer Reading program for years. But why let the kids have all the fun? Adults and teens in 9th grade and up can play our Reading BINGO game and enter a raffle to win a brand-new Kindle! Download a BINGO board with instructions by…
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The Town of Pelham Public Library board of Trustees is pleased to welcome Susan Quintin as its newest memeber.
Susan Quintin is a strategic business and product leader with nearly two decades of experience across global financial services organizations, including leadership roles at BNY, London Stock Exchange Group, Russell Investments, and MSCI. She currently serves as…
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Looking for some spring Saturday fun? Join us for an outdoor parent-child Yoga & Play session! Geared towards toddlers and babies (and their grown-ups). Older siblings are welcome to join the fun too! Led by local yoga instructor & twin-toddler mom Samantha Scinta.
This program will take place outdoors. In case of inclement weather or high…
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Join us on Tuesday afternoons to crochet an amigurumi. "Amigurumi" means crocheted or knitted stuffed toy in Japanese. We'll work on a new critter every month. All supplies (yarn, crochet hooks, and stitch markers) will be provided but feel free to bring your own.
This drop-in program is for ages 13 and up, no registration is…
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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-6th grade team and a 7th-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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The Town of Pelham Public Library is pleased to welcome Antoinette Vitale as the new bookkeeper.
Antoinette Vitale is excited to bring her accounting, bookkeeping, and treasury experience to the Pelham Library. Having moved to Pelham with her family in 2010, Antoinette has enjoyed becoming part of this wonderful and warm community. While raising her…
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Our stuffed animal sleepover at the Library was a huge success! We had so much fun hosting your stuffed animals for the night! Watch our video to see all the mischief our overnight visitors got into.
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Anyone else have a case of déjà vu? Due to the storm, the Library will be closed Monday, February 23, 2026. We will be opening with a delayed start on Tuesday. February 24 at noon. Stay safe and warm!
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