Spring 2025 Seed Library Launch
Be sure to stop by the Library on Sunday, March 16, from 1 to 5 pm, for the launch of our Spring 2025 Seed Library.
Be sure to stop by the Library on Sunday, March 16, from 1 to 5 pm, for the launch of our Spring 2025 Seed Library.
On Wednesday, March 12th, at 7 pm, the Perrot Memorial Library will welcome Tenors Jim Russell and Matthew Surapine, accompanied by Sol Bloch on piano, for “I Squared: An Evening of Irish and Italian Song.”
Join us on Thursday, February 27th, at 7 pm, for a discussion of “All the Sinners Bleed,” by S.A. Cosby. This program will take place in our Rand Room, Waid Building. All are welcome.
We are pleased to welcome Elizabeth A. Petrino, professor of English and director of Liberal Studies, Bellarmine College at Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn., on Monday, February 24, 2025, at 7 pm, for “Percival Everett’s James and Mark Twain’s ‘Jim’: Reimagining and Subverting Mark Twain’s Masterpiece.” The program will take place in the Program Room, Radcliffe Building, Perrot Memorial Library.
Join Rod Christie, executive director of the Mianus River Gorge, for an engaging talk about the vital work of conserving the Mianus River Watershed on Wednesday, February 19, at 7 pm via Zoom.
We invite you to join us on Saturday, February 8, from 2 to 4 pm in our Program Room, Radcliffe Building, for a screening of “Bob Marley: One Love,” with an introduction by Film Professor Joe Sgammato. The movie is rated PG-13 and runs for 107 minutes. Refreshments will be served.
Join us on Wednesday, January 29, at 7 pm, for a book discussion of “Playground: A Novel,” by Richard Powers. Join us on Wednesday, January 29, at 7 pm for a discussion of Playground: A Novel, by Richard Powers. The program will take place in the Program Room, Radcliffe Building, Perrot Memorial Library.
On Friday, January 10, 2025, Perrot Library will host an informative lunchtime panel discussion, “How to Help Your Aging Parents.” The program will run from 12 noon to 2 pm in the Program Room, Radcliffe Library, Perrot Memorial Library.
On Wednesday, January 8, 2025, Life Coach Justin Lyons will present “Start the New Year Off Right with SMART Goal Setting,” at 7 pm in the Program Room, Radcliffe Building, Perrot Memorial Library.
We are pleased to welcome Vanda Krefft, author of “Expect Great Things! How the Katharine Gibbs School Revolutionized the American Workplace for Women,” in recognition of Women’s History Month, on Monday, March 24, at 7 pm via Zoom. Karen Heffner of Greenwich Pen Women will interview Ms. Krefft. The interview will be followed by a Q&A session.
Join Laura DeLongis Barnes for a stimulating yoga class on Saturday morning, December 21st, from 9:30-10:30 am in the Program Room, Radcliffe Building, Perrot Memorial
Library. Participants should dress appropriately, bring their own yoga mat, and keep their footwear inside the Program Room during the class. Class size is limited to 15; there is a waiting list. NOTE: This is the last scheduled class. The Library’s Board is reviewing our adult programs. We hope to offer more classes in 2025.
We have a special event coming in December! Join us for a live reading of Charles Dickens’s classic, A Christmas Carol, read by Greg Porretta, on Sunday, December 8, at 2 pm on the “green” (the green carpeted area in our Youth Services Department), Radcliffe Building, Perrot Memorial Library. This event is co-sponsored by Perrot Library and the Westport Museum for History & Culture.