Friends of the Town of Pelham Public Library Archives

Take the Library’s 10-Minute Survey — and Help Plan Its Future!

UncategorizedMarch 20, 2019262Views 0Likes 0Comments

We need to hear from you! The Town of Pelham Public Library and its Board of Trustees encourage all Pelham residents to take a brief survey to share if and how they use the library, so that the Library continues to meet the community's needs. You can access the survey directly by clicking here. It focuses on what…

From Star Wars to Drumming, Check Out “Mud Week” at the Library!

Events, NewsFebruary 13, 2019269Views 0Likes 0Comments

It’s always a good time to stop by the Library and have some fun, and this year’s “Mud Week” winter break is no exception. In addition to arts programs, an African Drumming Circle and the ongoing Story Time programs, there will be a special Star Wars Day on Thursday, February 21 that will feature a…

Make Sun Prints This July at the Library!

Events, UncategorizedJuly 5, 2018243Views 0Likes 0Comments

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…

New Monthly Program: The Lego Club! Next Session Monday, August 6

EventsMay 18, 2018221Views 0Likes 0Comments

Lego lovers of all ages are invited to come to the Library’s new monthly Lego Club. Held on the first Monday of the month, the next session is July 9 from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. You’ll get to use your imagination to build unique Lego models to be displayed at the library! The library has plenty of…

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

News, UncategorizedSeptember 29, 2017431Views 0Likes 0Comments

(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…

Adult Coloring Continues Into the New Year!

Events, NewsJuly 28, 2017296Views 0Likes 0Comments

Leave your holiday stress and winter blues behind and drop into the Library program room to color — yes, color! Coloring has been rediscovered by a new generation and found to be highly relaxing and meditative. Here are the next dates. All sessions are from 6:30 - 8:45 p.m.: Thursday, December 28 Thursday, January 4 …

Author Talk, Gerry Marzorati, June 15

Events, NewsMay 11, 2017245Views 0Likes 0Comments

Pelham resident Gerry Marzorati, an award-winning author, editor and Senior Strategist at Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture, will discuss finding a new passion as you age at this author talk on Thursday, June 15 from 7:30 - 8:45 p.m. Marzorati is the author of a memoir about striving to play competitive tennis at…

The 2016 Pelham Library Annual Report: Your Library in Action!

NewsApril 27, 2017427Views 0Likes 0Comments

Every year, the Pelham Library -- and each of the other 38 member libraries in the Westchester Library System (WLS) -- file an annual report with the New York State Department of Education. Like all annual reports, it gives the initial impression of just being rows and rows of numbers, but those numbers actually tell…