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Every second the team had been practicing came down to one moment—the Fourth Annual Battle of the Books Competition. The Pelham Page Turners, the town’s younger team, had studied for six weeks preparing for this day.
The Page Turners, who competed in the fourth to sixth grade age group, consisted of Irene Basu, Sasha Herzog, Lise Obudulu, Celia Parent, Soroush Rassi, Cararose Vitale and this reporter. The books assigned over the summer were Fuzzy Mud by Louis Sachar, Ms. Bixby’s Last Day by John David Anderson, One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams Garcia, Out of My Mind by Sharon M Draper and The Witches by Roald Dahl.
Prepping for the competition is the most difficult part. With the help of Augusta Turner, the adult services librarian for the Pelham Library, the team was able to get access to buzzers and practice twice a week. Reading the books multiple times and studying the key details is important.
The Page Turners made it all the way to the semi-finals, where they went up against Rye. The final score was 11-10 in Rye’s favor. Rye faced Bronxville in the final. Pelham team members were devastated they did not win, but also proud that they made it that far.
(This article originally appeared in the News of Pelham. The picture is of both BOB teams.)
September is Library Card Sign-Up Month, a national campaign to emphasize the importance of library cards to a child’s education and to combat illiteracy. This campaign started in 1987 when then Secretary of Education, William Bennett, stated: “Let’s have a campaign … Every child should obtain a library card and use it.” Libraries took this…
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 21st 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…
From the Philippines to the Dominican Republic, from California to Chile, Hispanic and Latinx peoples have many stories, histories, languages and cultures. (Although there is some ambiguity, generally “Hispanic” refers to Spanish-speaking peoples, and “Latinx” refers to people of Latin American heritage, including Portuguese-speaking Brazilians, for example. Celebrate the beauty and vast diversity of…
You might think that summer reading programs are just for kids, but here at the library it’s for everyone!
Adults and teens in 9th grade and up can play our Reading BINGO game starting on July 1. Once you complete a BINGO you can enter a raffle to win a brand-new Kindle! You can get the…
Join The Town of Pelham Public Library as we honor Juneteenth on June 19.
Discover the books below exploring African American history including Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates the day the Emancipation Proclamation reached enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865.
Adults
African Americans: Voices of Triumph. Creative Fire (Q 700.8 A) …
Celebrate LGBTQIA+ Pride Month with this mix of history, memoirs, resources, romances, and stories where we can see ourselves reflected. You can also browse the Stonewall Book Awards List to find more exceptional books about the LGBTQIA+ experience going back to 1971. You can also peruse PFLAG’s Transgender Reading List for Adults…
Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month this May with our selection of books, movies, and e-resources. You can also check out our 2021 Stop Asian Hate resource list.
At the Library
Children
A is for Asian American: An Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Alphabet by Virginia Loh-Hagan
American as Paneer…
Our Museum pass program allows residents with a valid adult Pelham library card to visit local museums in the area for free. Our museum passes can be reserved digitally through this site. Some passes must be picked up and returned to the Library while others can be printed from home. We have recently added a few…
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…