The Pelham Bay Library opened its doors with much enthusiasm from the community on June 16, 1976 at 1 PM. It is a spacious one story brick building located at 3060 Middletown Road, on the corner of Middletown Road and Jarvis Avenue in the Pelham Bay section of the Bronx. The neighborhood is a blend of urban accessibility with suburban comfort.

There are several schools in the vicinity and the RAIN center across the street, which allows for a diverse patronage of library users. The staff does outreach to these facilities, working together to engage with the community.

The library has adult, young adult, and children’s sections, as well a large community room used for meetings and programs. In addition, there is a study room for those seeking a more quiet setting. There are 12 computers in the adult/young adult space and eight computers in the children’s room. The library also offers laptops for in-house use. In 2015, the library underwent a spruce up, which included brand new flooring, a fresh coat of paint, and brand new computers.

There are many children’s programs at the library, ranging from story time and crafts to STEM activities and movies.  

For young adults, there is gaming and teen lounge, and occasionally special programs, and, most recently, LEGO building workshops. 

For adults, there are computer classes on topics for beginners to advanced users and also one-on-one tutoring sessions.  There are also coloring for adult workshops, arts and crafts programs, movie screenings, a book club, and an exercise class. Occasionally, the library hosts special programs for adult patrons. 

To celebrate the 40^th anniversary of the library, the staff is hosting a special event on Wednesday June 15, 2016, with special guest Councilman James Vacca and a lecturer from the Bronx Historical Society.  

There is also a bulletin board dedicated to the library’s history, in addition to a book display to showcase books published in 1976.  

In June, the Book Club will read Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice, which was also published in 1976. 

There will be movie screenings all month that will feature the greatest films of 1976, including All the President’s Men, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Logan’s Run and Murder By Death.