The Town of Pelham Public Library has moved its summer reading program to the online platform READsquared for 2021. Participants should register, pick an age-appropriate program, and then log their reading minutes on their READsquared account in order to earn rewards. All prizes this year will be sourced from local Pelham businesses, such as gift certificates to Double Rainbow, 4 Corners, and cookies from Little Bird Cookie Company.
Sign-Up Procedures
- Click here and go to “register.” If you have already created an account, log in.
- As you are registering, you will be asked to select a program. You may chose from: Pre-K (ages 0-4), Kids (age 5-12), and Teen (age 13-17). Each program has a suggested reading list, but you may read any books to log minutes and earn rewards. We have also provided the suggested reading lists for the Pelham Elementary Schools as well as Pelham Middle School and High School. Additionally those lists are linked below.
Pelham Schools Reading Lists
Pelham Elementary Schools Reading List
Incoming 6th Grade Reading List
Incoming 7th and 8th Grade Reading List
Pelham Memorial High School Reading List
Summer Reading Suggested List 2021
Hoopla Hits: No-Wait eBooks and Audiobooks From Middle School and High School Summer Reading Lists
How It Works:
After you have picked a program based on your age, you log minutes as you read. For each hour you read or listen (whether to an audiobook or a caregiver reading to a child,) you receive 60 points (one point per minute.) You can redeem your points for gift certificates for the following rewards:
- 60 points or 1 hour = one bird cookie from Little Bird Cookie Company
- 180 points or 3 hours = one slice of pizza from 4 Corners
- 300 points or 5 hours = one ice cream cone with topping from Double Rainbow
All Participants Are Invited to a Final Party on Friday, August 13th featuring the Pelicones Ice Cream Truck!
The Town of Pelham Public Library is proud to partner with New York Cares for a coat drive through Wednesday, December 31. New York Cares is seeking coats (new or gently used). All genders and sizes are accepted. A box is located at the Library by the Carol Place entrance where you can leave your…
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The Town of Pelham Public Library board of Trustees is pleased to welcome Diane Gutch as their newest member.
Diane is a long-time Pelham resident. She is a health care professional, an avid library user, and an active volunteer in the Pelham community.
Diane and her husband moved to Pelham Manor in 2001 and raised…
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Congratulations to our two Battle of the Books (BOB) teams that competed in at the eleventh annual competition on October 25 at the Ossining Middle School. Battle of the Books is an all-day book-based trivia tournament for Westchester Youth. The competition format is similar to Jeopardy and questions are based on the 5 books for…
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Thanks to Eco Pel's Fall Seed Saving Workshop they hosted at the Library, our Seed Library has been restocked for the fall. Stop by and take a look!
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…
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And we have a BINGO! Betsy is now the proud owner of a new Kindle! Betsy has completed our Summer Reading Bingo a few times and this is the year she won! Her daughter has been urging Betsy to get a kindle, so of course she was the first person Betsy told when she won.…
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The Town of Pelham Public Library is proud to partner with United Way for a coat drive from Wednesday, October 1 through Wednesday, October 22. United Way is seeking coats (new or gently used) and accessories (new hats, gloves, and socks). All genders and sizes are accepted. A box is located at the Library by…
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The Pelham Library regrets to inform our community that the Passport Mobile Truck’s scheduled visit on October 2, 2025 has been canceled due to changes in federal guidelines beyond our control.
We know this is disappointing news and sincerely appreciate your understanding.
Do you need to apply for a passport, or get yours renewed? Do…
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This year the Pelham Library is participating in the Sharing Shelf's annual drive to provide diapers for non-profits countywide. From September 2nd through September 23rd, you may drop off diapers at the Library to help local children in need.
We are seeking wipes and diapers in ALL sizes, but the most acute needs are sizes 4, 5, 6…
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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 13st 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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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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