POSTPONED UNTIL 8/14: Summer Reading: Raptors in Flight with Monadnock Falconry

Pelham Library 2 South Valley Road , Pelham, MA, United States

POSTPONED UNTIL 8/14 due to storms: 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, […]

Summer Reading Party & Concert with The Grumpytime Club Band

Pelham Library 2 South Valley Road , Pelham, MA, United States

Bring your reading logs for prizes at 5:30 (everyone gets a prize!) followed by a concert with The Grumpytime Club Band at 6. Refreshments will be served! This event is a part of "Read, Renew, Repeat", the 2024 iRead Summer Reading Program, and is made possible in part by the Pelham Cultural Council, the Friends […]

Summer Reading: Raptors in Flight with Monadnock Falconry

Pelham Library 2 South Valley Road , Pelham, MA, United States

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 […]

Teen Book Club Intro Meeting

Pelham Library 2 South Valley Road , Pelham, MA, United States

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 […]

Teen Book Club

Pelham Library 2 South Valley Road , Pelham, MA, United States

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 […]

Safe Drinking Water in Private Wells

Pelham Library 2 South Valley Road , Pelham, MA, United States

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 […]

BOOK GROUP: “Rough Sleepers” by Tracy Kidder

Pelham Library 2 South Valley Road , Pelham, MA, United States

This month's title is "Rough Sleepers" by Tracy Kidder. All are welcome and copies are available at the desk.

Frances Perkins: A Woman’s Work, performed by Jarice Hanson

Pelham Library 2 South Valley Road , Pelham, MA, United States

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 […]

Beekeeping: Then & Now

Pelham Library 2 South Valley Road , Pelham, MA, United States

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.