Westchester Library System Archives - Town of Pelham Public Library

How to Use Tutor.com for School and Career Help

NewsOctober 6, 2019305Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Town of Pelham Public Library, along with other member libraries of the Westchester Library System (WLS), offers free access to Tutor.com, but many patrons aren't aware of the platform's capabilities and offerings. The biggest draw of Tutor.com is real-time academic and career tutoring, which is available seven days a week from 3 pm to…

Tutor.com, Free On-Demand Tutoring, Is Now Available Through the WLS!

NewsFebruary 5, 2019495Views 0Likes 0Comments

As of January, The Town of Pelham Public Library, along with other member libraries of the Westchester Library System (WLS), have subscribed to a new program that offers students and job seekers of all ages live, one-to-one help from professional tutors online. Open to any Westchester resident with a WLS member library card, Tutor.com’s Learning Suite…

Westchester Libraries to Migrate to New Online Catalog in March

News, UncategorizedJanuary 17, 2019266Views 0Likes 0Comments

We’re Migrating to a New Online Catalog! In March, the public libraries in Westchester County will be moving to a new online catalog system. For you, this means an improved interface with better—and easier—search capabilities, greater control over your notifications, and better access to what’s available through the library. Library staff members are getting an open source…

Thursday, November 8: Creative Networking Seminar, Led by a Career Counselor

EventsOctober 29, 2018224Views 0Likes 0Comments

This seminar, conducted by a career counselor, will be held on Thursday, November 8 fro 7 - 8:30 p.m. It will focus on teaching attendees about creative approaches to networking including: learning how to build relationships to get information and leads to enhance your career, preparing an introduction that includes your skills and experiences, and…

What We Borrowed, Downloaded and Attended: A Look at Pelham Library Activity in 2017

NewsSeptember 10, 2018255Views 0Likes 0Comments

Every year public libraries in New York, including the Town of Pelham Public Library, are required to file an annual report with the New York State Library that enumerates everything from the Library’s budget, to the number of items in the collection, to how many people attended its many programs. At about two dozen pages, it’s…

May 24: Battle of the Books (BOB) Organizational Meeting

Children's Book News, Events, NewsApril 24, 2018260Views 0Likes 0Comments

Yes! It’s already time to gear up for 2018’s Battle of the Books, which will be held in October, and the first step is this organizational meeting, which will be from 6:30 - 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 24. BOB is a county-wide competition among teams from Westchester Library System member libraries in which team members…

Download the Library’s Free, New App! Now Available for Android!

NewsMarch 29, 2018323Views 0Likes 0Comments

Now all of the Library’s services are – literally – in the palm of your hand, with the launch of a new, free app from the member libraries of the Westchester Library System. It is currently available in both Google Play (Android) and the Apple App Store. To access it now, just go to either…

Bookmark: It’s So — You Can Learn to Sew at the Library!

Events, NewsFebruary 28, 2018357Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Town of Pelham Public Library is offering two four-week sewing classes -- called “Sew and So” – with sewing machines provided by the Westchester Library System (WLS). The classes, for men and women 16 and up, is being taught by Kate Perri, an artist in residence with the WLS. Perri first learned to sew on…

Teamwork Pays Off at Battle of the Books, by Jamie Burke

Children's Book News, NewsDecember 4, 2017364Views 0Likes 0Comments

“In which book did a character stare at a frog?” “Beep!” “Jackaby, by William Ritter!” After preparing for weeks, the Pelham Bookworms’ hard work was going to be tested. On Saturday, October 21st, all seven members marched into Hendrick Hudson High School in Northern Westchester County, ready to compete in the Fourth Annual Battle of the Books…

Pelham Page Turners Go to Semis in Battle of Books, by Matt Michailoff

Children's Book News, NewsNovember 13, 2017290Views 0Likes 0Comments

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…