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We are ringing in the end of the year with our annual Noon Year's Eve bash, unclaimed funds assistance, and family crafts.
For all this and more, please see below or check our calendar.
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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.
To learn more about Diane please click here.
| | | Unclaimed Funds Assistance | |
Unclaimed property is money that’s been lost or forgotten over time, including old bank accounts, uncashed checks, stock certificates, and unused gift cards. After a period of inactivity, lost money is legally considered abandoned property and turned over to the New York State Comptroller’s Office, where there’s no fee or time limit to claim it.
Find out if you have unclaimed funds you don't know about. A team from the New York State Comptroller's office will be at the Library to help you investigate and get started on filing a claim.
This program is co-sponsored by State Assemblywoman Amy Paulin.
This is a drop-in program and registration is not required.
| Saturday, December 13, 2-4 pm 🏛 | |
| Pets and the City with the New York Historical | From the Lenape and Haudenosaunee, to early European and African settlers, to today's urban families, New Yorkers have always had their animal companions. Join us for this presentation from the New York Historical to explore the visual history of New Yorkers and their pets, and the evolution of our relationships with our furry and feathered friends over the past two and a half centuries. This program takes place on Zoom and registration is required. Click here to register. | Wednesday December 3, 7-8 pm 💻 | | | Eating in Harmony with Nature with Dr. Kaushik | This series from Dr. Somesh N. Kaushik discusses the effects of food on the body and its healing abilities. With over 35 years’ experience as an Ayurvedic physician, Dr. Kaushik is one of the most experienced Ayurvedic physicians in North America. Dr. Kaushik recently founded the Institute for the Advancement of Ayurvedic Sciences, a research and teaching institution. This program will take place on Zoom, and registration is required. Click here to register. The Zoom link will be emailed to you before the presentation. | Tuesday, December 9, 7-8 pm 💻 | |
| Teen Talk with Hope's Door | |
This winter, the Library will host a Teen Talk from Hope's Door to raise awareness about teen dating violence. This program is specifically for teens ages 13-18.
Hope’s Door is a non-profit that seeks to end domestic violence and to empower victims to achieve safety, independence, and healing from the trauma of abuse. We will dive into information about teen dating violence, visit popular “toxic” celebrity relationships, and discuss Netflix dramas and documentaries depicting domestic violence. Join us for conversations about the things we see and experience and to learn how we can become advocates for ourselves and each other.
This is a drop-in program and registration is not required.
| Thursday, December 11 from 5-6 pm 🏛 | |
| Party Hearty in the Middle Ages | |
Get in a festive mood by joining us for this entertaining online event!
Despite sometimes being referred to as the Dark Ages during the Middle Ages people often enjoyed good times especially at the table. Through art and archaeology learn about medieval foods and their preparation (including a recipe for roast unicorn!) as well as the rules and ceremonies under which these sumptuous foods were presented and the types of entertainment guests might enjoy. Works from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Met's Cloisters Museum will highlight this talk.
Presenter Mike Norris has a Ph.D. in Art History from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He spent twenty years at the Cloisters Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and has lectured on trips all over the world. This program takes place on Zoom and registration is required. Click here to register.
| Thursday, December 11 from 7-8:30 pm 💻 | |
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Jane Austen is turning 250! Join us to celebrate the author's birthday. Becoming Jane Austen in the late 18th Century required considerable imagination and resilience. And while she remains the preeminent female author of her time, she also read other women writers. In the book Jane Austen’s Bookshelf, by Rebecca Romney, the reader comes to know some of the voices that echoed in Austen’s mind. Please join us in a discussion of Jane Austen’s life and some of her lively contemporaries.
Led by Diane Proctor, a former administrator and teacher at Milton Academy, The Hotchkiss School, and Middlesex School. This program takes place on Zoom and registration is required. Click here to register.
| Wednesday, December 17, 7-8 pm 💻 | |
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Join Master Yao-Wah Chan for beginning Tai Chi. He has over 40 years of experience teaching throughout New York City and Westchester, and is trained in multiple Chinese disciplines.
Tai Chi is a series of slow, gentle, and meditative body movements that can help you reduce pain, increase flexibility, improve balance, and cope with stress.
These classes are walk-ins that do not require preregistration.
| Tuesdays in December, 11:30 am to 12:25 pm 🏛 | | | Join us for a drop-in Mah Jongg program for adults ages 18 and up. This program is for participants of all abilities who know how to play American Mah Jongg. No beginners, please. The Library will provide Mah Jongg sets, but please bring your own Mah Jongg card. The Pelham Recreation Department is offering beginner Mah Jongg classes. For more information, visit their website or call them at 914-738-0153. | Tuesdays in December, 12:30-3 pm 🏛 | | | |
The After-Dark Book Club will meet on Thursday, December 4 at 7:30 pm to discuss The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt. The After-Dark Book Club will be taking a break in January but will return on February 5 at 7:30 pm to discuss The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead.
The 2nd-Friday Book Club is taking a break in December but will return on Friday, January 9 at 10:30 am to discuss The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker and on Friday, February 13 at 10:30 am to discuss Colored Television by Danzy Senna.
To join, email library@pelhamlibrary.org. For more information about the 2nd-Friday Book Club click here and for the After-Dark Book Club click here.
| | | | Love to knit or crochet? Gather your needles, hooks, and yarn, and join us every Friday afternoon for an informal needlework group for adults and teens. Knitters, crocheters, and needle point enthusiasts of all abilities are welcome, but please note that no instructors will be present. | Every Friday, 1-3:30 pm 🏛 | | | Digitizing Days are Wednesdays | This program for digitizing photos has been a great success. Bring in your family photos and our librarians will assist you with scanning them to a USB drive using our new high-speed scanner. Appointments are required for a 45-minute session. To learn all of the details and to register, please click here. | |
| Holiday Closing and Hours | |
We will be closed or closing early on the following days:
December 16: Closing at 4 pm
December 24: Closed
December 25: Closed
December 31: Closing at 1 pm
January 1: Closed
Please click here to see our Library Hours page for more information on closings including any weather related events.
Wishing all a happy and healthy New Year!
| | | Children's News and Events | | NOON Year's Eve Countdown | |
Welcome the new year with the entire family. We’ll have coloring and other activities for kids. And, for those of us who won’t be staying up until midnight, we’ll have a countdown at twelve o’clock noon complete with noisemakers and silly hats.
This event will take place indoors.
| Wednesday, December 31, 11 am-12:30 pm 🏛 | | | Crafty Families: Special Winter Break Edition | Join our resident artist/instructor Sara Mallach from Crafty Adults for special Winter Break crafts for the whole family. This program is for adults and children five and up. Registration is required. |
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Monday, December 22, 6:45-7:45 pm-Polish Jeżyki Paper Stars -Click HERE to register 🏛
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Monday, December 29, 6:30- 7:30 pm-"Knitted" Miniature Pom-pom Hats -Click HERE to register 🏛
| | | We're making sparkly bangles and bracelets to celebrate the New Year in style! This program is for children ages four and up and no registration is required. | Tuesday, December 30, 3:30-4:30 pm 🏛 | | | Musical Adventures at the Library with Concordia Conservatory | |
Join storytellers and musicians from Concordia Conservatory for this special Thursday Morning Story Time!
This event is made possible by the sponsorship of the Conservatory Music Outreach Fund.
Registration is not required, but this is a popular program and spaces fill up quickly.
| Thursday, December 11, 10:30-11 am 🏛 | |
| Join us for an hour of open Lego play at the Library! This program is for children ages six and up, and will take place in-person at the Library. Registration is not required but an adult must accompany the child. | Wednesdays in December with a special holiday break edition on Friday, December 26, 3:30-4:30 pm 🏛 | | | |
Join Lisa and her furry friend Freckle from The Good Dog Foundation for a special kind of Story Time. This time, it won't be adults reading to kids: it will be kids reading to dogs! Young readers ages six and up can sign up for 10-minute sessions, during which they will be able to read to Freckle, Lisa's adorable canine companion. This will give kids a safe space to become comfortable reading out loud.
To reserve a spot, join us at the Library on the day of the program, and see the librarian at the reference desk to sign up for your 10-minute session. We will start accepting reservations in person at 3 pm (not earlier!). First come, first served.
| Thursdays in December, 3:30-4:30 pm 🏛 | |
| Pelham Memorial High School students will be available to provide children in grades K-6 with help completing their homework. Participants should bring their own study materials. This is a drop-in program. First come, first served. | Thursdays in December, 3:30-4:30 pm 🏛 | | | Would you like to learn Albanian, or brush up on language skills you already have? Are you curious about Albanian music, festivals, or history? Join Pelham High School student Selena Nezaj for this Albanian language and culture class just for children ages six to 13! | Fridays in December, 3:30-4:30 pm 🏛 | | | STEM Story Time by Pelham High School Student | |
Join us for a special STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Story Time and craft!
This program is for children ages five and up. Registration is not required, but please arrive on time: first come, first served.
| Saturdays, December 13 and 27, 11 am-12 pm 🏛 | | | Join us for our popular Story Time for infants and toddlers outside on our front lawn. Story Time is designed to enhance early literacy skills and features diverse children's books in which all children can see themselves represented... plus we have a lot of fun! Please bring a blanket or lawn chair to sit on. Children must be supervised by an adult at all times. Story Time will be held outdoors throughout the year, but will be cancelled on days when the temperature is extreme, or if it is raining. You may call the Library when we open at 10 am to inquire. | Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10:30-11 am 🏛 | |
| The Library would like to thank the Friends of the Town of Pelham Public Library for program support. | | Current Library hours are as follows: | |
- Monday: 10 am-8 pm
- Tuesday: 10 am-5 pm
- Wednesday: 10 am-5 pm
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- Thursday:10 am-8 pm
- Friday: 10 am-5 pm
- Saturday: 10 am-4 pm
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- The Library building is open to patrons for browsing and checking out materials. Computers, printer, and study areas are also available to patrons.
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We also continue to offer contactless, curbside pickup (you can place holds using the Westchester Library System app or through our online catalog.)
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You can visit our digital library and select ebooks, audiobooks through Overdrive (including the Libby App) and Hoopla or stream movies through Kanopy.
- Our librarians are always available to answer reference questions, give book recommendations, and provide technology help. Notary services are generally available during Library open hours. Please call in advance to confirm.
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Please call the library at 914-738-1234 or email library@pelhamlibrary.org with any questions.
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