CLOSED: New Year's Day
2025-01-01 | Pelham Library, 2 South Valley Road , Pelham, MA, 01002, United States
The Library will be CLOSED today. Happy New Year!

CLOSED: New Years Eve
2024-12-31

CLOSED: Christmas
2024-12-25

CLOSED: CHRISTMAS EVE
2024-12-24
To allow our staff to spend time with their families we will be closed this evening.

Artist's Reception: Diane Steingart's "Stories I Tell Myself"
2024-12-14 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Diane Steingart is a mixed media artist and painter whose work explores the inner world of feeling, memories and dreams. Her work is both psychological and spiritual, and can be both abstract and semi-representational. Her work is therapeutic for herself, and she finds the work resonates for others, too. Meet the artist. Refreshments will be served.

BOOK GROUP: "Remarkably Bright Creatures
2024-12-11 19:00 - 21:00
This month’s title for the Pelham Library Book Group is “Remarkably Bright Creatures” by Shelby Van Pelt. Copies are available at the desk and all are welcome.

Make a Medieval Board Game with Castle Nitor
2024-12-04 16:00 - 19:00
Board games have been around for a very long time! Join the staff of Castle Nitor to get a bit of a history lesson and make your own medieval board game. All materials will be provided. This program is for teens and adults. Sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4EAAA72EA3FEC61-53095333-make

CLOSED: Thanksgiving
2024-11-28 - 2024-11-29

In-Person Forum with State Senator Jo Comerford
2024-11-26 18:30 - 20:00
We will be hosting an in-person forum with our recently re-elected State Senator, Jo Comerford. She will provide a sense of what lies ahead in the next legislative session for our town and our Commonwealth and hear from constituents about our concerns in anticipation of the changes on the national level.
Meet up with your neighbors, bring your questions, learn more about the many ways that Senator Comerford represents our interests at the State House. If there are particular issues that you would like to hear discussed, please email Anne Nugent at nugeae@comcast.net

Native Histories: Recovering Understandings of the Indiginous Past with Dr. Margaret Bruchac
2024-11-19 19:00 - 20:30
Native American communities in Nonotuck (now Amherst, Pelham, Hadley and Northampton) in the Kwinitekw (Connecticut River) Valley, were long supported by reciprocal trade and diplomacy with their Native neighbors, including Nipmuc to the east and Abenaki to the north, yet the increase in colonial warfare during the late 1600s-1700s forced many Native families to relocate.
This talk by Dr. Margaret M. Bruchac, Professor Emerita of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania, offers insights into regional Native histories by critically revisiting colonial records, antiquarian histories and Native memories.
This event is co-sponsored by the Pelham Historical Society

Belly Dance Magic with the Crescent Dancers
2024-11-16 12:00 - 13:00
The Crescent Dancers perform Middle Eastern dance in all its variety and joy.

CLOSED: Veterans Day
2024-11-11

Friends of the Library Meeting
2024-11-07 19:00 - 20:30
Join the Friends of the Library for our next meeting. We’ll discuss ideas for programming, special events and more. Bring your ideas, energy and a friend!

BOOK GROUP: "A Prayer for Owen Meany"
2024-11-06 19:00 - 21:00
This month’s title is “A Prayer for Owen Meany” by John Irving. All are welcome and copies are available at the desk.

Chainmail Bracelet Workshop with Castle Nitor
2024-11-06 16:00 - 18:00
Join the staff of Castle Nitor for a fun lesson on how to make a chainmail bracelet. Learn one of the most common chainmail weaves used to make armor in the past. This workshop is open to teens and adults. Sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4EAAA72EA3FEC61-52391095-chainmail#/

Pelham Trunk or Treat in the Parking Lot
2024-10-26 16:30 - 18:00
The Pelham School PTO’s big party now includes a Pelham Library storytime tent! Put on your costume and come out and play!

POSTPONED: West African Drumming Workshop
2024-10-26 12:00 - 13:00
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED, NEW DATE COMING SOON! Come out to play with the Wendell Warriors drumming ensemble and led by Jafar Manselle. Jafar will show you how to make different tones on the drum and introduce African rhythms used for village celebrations. As a group, we will all play together and celebrate the day. A drum class is always a celebration. Together we’ll have fun and learn at the same time. This program is open to adults and teens ages 15 and up. Space is limited. Register at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4EAAA72EA3FEC61-52174419-west
This program is made possible through the generosity of the Pelham Cultural Council.

Beekeeping: Then & Now
2024-10-22 19:00 - 21:00
For thousands of years, people have been keeping honeybees. From clay pots to flow hives, beekeeping continues to evolve. Join National Park Ranger and Beekeeper Susan Ashman as she discusses the history of beekeeping and the backyard beekeeper of today. This program is co-sponsored by the Pelham Historical Society.

CLOSED: Indigenous Peoples Day
2024-10-14

Frances Perkins: A Woman's Work, performed by Jarice Hanson
2024-10-08 17:30 - 19:00
Join us for this one-woman show that tells the story of the first woman to hold a Cabinet position–Secretary of Labor Perkins. A Massachusetts native and Mount Holyoke College alumna, her sacrifices and leadership ushered in a range of progressive social reforms in the first half of the 20th century. As the primary architect of the New Deal legislation, Perkins gave us Social Security, the 40 hour work week, a minimum wage, child labor laws and more.
Jarice Hanson is Professor Emerita of Communication at UMass Amherst and a proud member of Actor’s Equity and the Screen Actor’s Guild unions. In addition to acting and teaching, she has authored, co-authored and edited over 30 academic books and many scholarly articles.
This program is co-sponsored by the Pelham Library, the Pelham Historical Society and the Pelham Council on Aging.

BOOK GROUP: "Rough Sleepers" by Tracy Kidder
2024-09-25 19:00 - 21:00
This month’s title is “Rough Sleepers” by Tracy Kidder. All are welcome and copies are available at the desk.

Safe Drinking Water in Private Wells
2024-09-24 18:00 - 20:00
Thousands of people in MA rely on private wells for their drinking water. It’s up to you to make sure that your well is providing clean drinking water and we want to help! This workshop, presented by RCAP solutions, will provide information on:
-Water well basics & construction
-Maintenance & management of existing water wells
-Solving water quality & quantity problems
This program is co-sponsored by the Pelham Board of Health

Teen Book Club
2024-09-21 10:30 - 12:00
This club, run by and for teens, is for having fun, a time to hang out, read and talk about books, and do projects. All teens/tweens, 7th grade and up, are welcome. Refreshments will be served. Can’t make the meeting but you’re interested? Let us know and we’ll add you to the list for the next meeting.

Teen Book Club Intro Meeting
2024-08-31 12:30 - 13:30
This club, run by and for teens, is for having fun, a time to hang out, read and talk about books, and do projects. At the first meeting we’ll be making favorite book leaf garlands! All teens/tweens, 7th grade and up, are welcome. Refreshments will be served. Can’t make the meeting but you’re interested? Let us know and we’ll add you to the list for the next meeting.

Summer Playgroup & Storytime
2024-08-30 10:30 - 11:30
Bring your little one and join Marti, our Summer Playgroup coordinator, for storytime and fun, a different theme every week!
This event, sponsored by CES, is open to all parents & caregivers of children from birth-5 and their little ones.

Summer Reading: Raptors in Flight with Monadnock Falconry
2024-08-14 18:00 - 19:30
How do you make friends with a bird or prey? Why would a wild raptor, flying free, swoop down to land on the glove of a six-foot tall mammal with below-average speed and eyesight? And who is training whom? Join Henry Walters, master falconer and founder of Monadnock Falconry, along with his hawk Mahood for a hands-on introduction to this fascinating partnership between human beings and a wild bird of prey. Great for families and nature enthusiasts of all ages.
This program is part of “Find Your Voice”, the 2023 iRead Summer Reading Program, and is made possible by the Friends of the Pelham Library, the Pelham Cultural Council, the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners , the Massachusetts Library System and the Boston Bruins.
