Editor’s note: This press release was provided by the Friends of the Town Pelham Public Library. The Pelham Examiner publishes press releases in the form received as a service to the community.

PelhamReads! was a squirrelrific success, thanks to you, our amazing community! Taking place between September 28th – October 2nd, PelhamReads! offered five different events aimed at all ages.  More than 50 book-lovers of all ages came to the library on Oct. 1st for the town-wide celebration of Newbery Medal winner Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo. The rest of the week’s highlights included a squirrel scavenger-hunt through local businesses, an adults-only Sip and Paint at the Library, and a weekend full of free fun at the Library, Art Center, and The Picture House featuring cape-making, face painting, a comic illustration demo, LEGO demo, awarding of our essay contest winners, and a screening of A Squirrel’s Guide to Success.  And free coffee to fuel the adults, courtesy of Cafe Ami!

The winners of the PelhamReads! Essay contest were:

First Place:

Veda Jain

Second Place:

Josephine Gilmartin

Honorable Mentions:

Brooke Gatto

Julie Mothner

Thank you to all participants in the contest! We have many talented writers here in Pelham.

Town-wide events like Pelham Reads! and institutions like the Town of Pelham Public Library are what make Pelham an extraordinary place not just to grow up, but to be a grown-up. If you agree, please consider getting involved, or donating to the Friends of the Town of Pelham Public Library, Inc. Your donation will help us support a wide range of Library programs and services, from Pelham Reads! to adult craft seminars to kids’ after-school programs to the ever-popular Story Time.

“There is much more beauty in the world if I believe such a thing is possible.”

—Kate DiCamillo, Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures