Pelham Library

“At ninety two my dad came to live with us. I had no idea how it would transform my life.” Life with Bill is a one-hour performance of stories and music with local author and speaker Nick Kachulis that speaks to the value and vibrancy of our older years. A heartfelt tale of taking care […]

Attend this info session with Kirsten Krieger, RN to learn simple things you can do to make a difference in your community: Learn what dementia is, what it's like to live with it, and some tips for communicating with people living with dementia. This event is co-sponsored by the Pelham Council on Aging.

Oral histories and local news clippings provide vivid accounts of past rural life, including misfortunes. Hear an account of a Pelham school fire in the firsthand words of its accidental perpetrator; learn of a tragic family dispute; and find out about several weather-related aftermaths in town. These events help us to understand how our forebears […]

The next title for the Pelham Book Group is "In the Shadow of the Dam: The aftermath of the Mill River Flood of 1874" by Elizabeth M. Sharpe. We are thrilled to welcome the author for a Q & A session during this month's meeting. All are welcome and copies are available at the desk.

Join us for an afternoon of music featuring the music of Aaron Copland, Benjamin Britten, Ned Rorem, Dominick Argento, and others, performed by Libby Maxey, soprano and Graham Christian on the piano. Refreshments will be served.

In this hands-on, STEM-themed workshop, teaching artist Jay Mankita brings his traveling makerspace and all materials required for kids (ages 5 & up) and families to build their own artful mechanisms - specifically, linkages and mechanical automata. Participants construct one or more mechanisms of their own. Jay shows simple methods for making paper levers, wire […]

The Swift River Valley holds many stories of strength and hope in which women are at the heart. Join DCR Quabbin staff member Nancy Huntington as she introduces us to some of these great and often surprising women whose lives have left an indelible mark on the Valley, and in some cases, the nation. This […]