perrot_admin Please join us for the dedication of “Kathy’s Corner” given in memory of Kathy Krasniewicz at the Storymobile (Parked at Perrot Library) Tuesday, November 16th, 2010, at 3:30 P.M. Children’s book give-away Refreshments Storytime aboard the Storymobile Please RSVP to goingplaceswithbooks@yahoo.com Presented by the Greenwich Alliance for Education http://www.greenwichalliance.org/
Anne Gilhuly will give a talk on William Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale on Wednesday, December 8th, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. in the Library. Actors Florence Phillips and Dick Leonard will read scenes from the play. Anne Gilhuly, a Classics teacher at Greenwich Continuing Education, leads the continuing series of Shakespeare talks at Perrot, which have … Read more
Excerpts from our evening of fear, on October 27th, 2010. . .
It’s here! Each year our Youth Services Librarian and young readers put together a list of recommended books to buy for holiday gifts. Our list features picture books, books for beginning readers, books for middle graders, and books for ages 12 and up. View our list online here. The Gift-Buying Guide is also available at … Read more
Garden lovers will certainly enjoy the new book, Private Gardens of Connecticut, by Jane Garmey; with photographs by John M. Hall. The many towns depicted show a real variety of garden types. These are private, as the name suggests, yet several are part of the Garden Conservancy’s popular Open Days program and accept visitors a … Read more
Mrs. Kennedy, of Stuff & Nonsense, Spotlight, and PJs at Perrot fame, was just featured on the website The Daily Stamford, holding a Halloween-themed storytime and crafts extravaganza at Ferguson Library in Stamford. Take a look! http://www.thedailystamford.com/neighbors/halloween-cowboy-shoots-lip P.S. You may remember Mrs. Kennedy’s previous brush with fame when she was featured in USA Today in … Read more
BYRAM BOOK SALE St. Paul Lutheran Church, 55 Willam St WestFriday, October 15, 5:30pm – 8:30pm (Preview Sale)Saturday, October 16, 9:00am – 4:00pmSunday, October 17, 12:00pm – 4:00pm This sale includes a guesstimated 12,000 books, CDs, DVDs, videos, and audiobooks, including loads of brand new items, as well as many antiques. You will find a … Read more
Youth Services has started subscriptions to several new magazines! They join our current subscriptions to American Girl, Babybug, Ladybug, Sports Illustrated Kids, and National Geographic Kids. Our magazines are located near the Youth Services Circulation Desk (next to the graphic novels). You can check them out for three weeks, and you can even check out … Read more
Banned Books Week 2010 is the twenty-ninth annual celebration of the freedom to read. This freedom, not only to choose what we read, but also to select from a full array of possibilities, is firmly rooted in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Although … Read more
What We’re Reading at Perrot THE GALÁPAGOS: EXPLORING DARWIN’S TAPESTRY, BY JOHN HESS[Non-Fiction] This is a beautiful book, filled with wonderful pictures of the flora and fauna of the Galápagos. The text provokes the imagination of any naturalist. This cluster of volcanic islands near the Equator always makes one think of Edens lost. Is this … Read more
DON’T FORGET…Author Talk With Jennifer JordanTuesday, September 28th, 2010, at 7:30 PMRadcliffe Wing, Perrot Memorial Library Perrot is pleased to feature Jennifer Jordan, who will be speaking about her latest book, The Last Man on the Mountain: The Death of an American Adventurer on K2. This will be Jennifer’s second visit to Perrot; she previously … Read more
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