perrot_admin Dreaming of Dior: Every Dress Tells a StoryAuthor Charlotte Smith to speak at Perrot Monday, April 26th, 2010, 7:00 PM Perrot Memorial Library, Radcliffe Children’s Wing Doris Darnell had always loved to dress up and spent a lifetime collecting over 3,000 items of vintage clothes and accessories from three centuries of fashion history. So when … Read more
Perrot now has a Facebook page! Please become our fan here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Old-Greenwich/Perrot-Memorial-Library/389151177914 We look forward to interacting with our patrons through Facebook, and hope you’ll feel free to share your opinions and suggestions about Perrot!
Perrot has sadly suffered the loss of two former employees recently. Our thoughts and love are with their friends and families. Jane Van Tassel CrowleBorn September 30, 1928 in Elizabeth , NJ died February 18, 2010. Daughter of the late Leland and Evelyn Van Tassel. She was pre-deceased by her beloved husband of 59 years … Read more
What We’re Reading at Perrot The Postmistress, by Sarah BlakeThe time is 1940 to 1941, and this novel involves the effects of world events on three very different women. There is Iris, the postmistress of the title, handling her unusual job in a small town on Cape Cod. Emma is the new young wife of … Read more
This year’s Old Greenwich Lions Club Pancake Fry will take place on Saturday, March 13th, 2010, from 8 A.M. to 1 P.M at the Eastern Greenwich Civic Center (located at the corner of Forest Avenue and Harding Road). Enjoy a hearty meal of pancakes, syrup, sausages, coffee, tea, orange juice and milk. Tickets are only … Read more
CLIMBING THE WORLD’S HIGHEST PEAKS: A SHERPA PERSPECTIVEAn Evening with Pemba Gyalje Sherpa, National Geographic Adventurer of the Year 2008.Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010, 7:00 PM Perrot Memorial Library, Radcliffe Children’s Wing Sherpas are an ethnic group from the most mountainous region in Nepal who are renowned for their extraordinary mountaineering abilities and knowledge of the … Read more
The Spring 2010 edition of Perrot’s newsletter, Précis, is now available! Watch for your copy in the mail, or read it online (in PDF format).
Ever feel like print is dying out? No more libraries, books, etc.?! Well, I found this in a newsletter I subscribe to. To the library world this is good news! Now Is the ‘Most Exciting Period to Be a Reader’ Amidst all the doom and gloom (Books are dying! Print is dead! The Kindle will … Read more
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot When Henrietta Lacks– a poor, African-American mother of five– died of cervical cancer in 1951, neither she nor her family knew that cells from her tumor had been taken without her knowledge. Henrietta’s aggressive cancer cells were the first to grow, thrive, and replicate in culture. … Read more
Please help us record how important Perrot is to the community. Your comments may be used to support Connecticut libraries in the upcoming legislative session. If you have a moment, please respond to the following poll and optional question below. Why did you visit Perrot’s website or blog today? — select all that apply To … Read more
From the Greenwich Time, Sunday, February 7, 2010: To the editor: I’m writing this letter about the two librarians, Ms. Mac and Mrs. K, who died last year. They were two people very close to me and having them go was very hard. I would just like to have people remember them like the way … Read more
InfoAnytime’s Ask a Librarian service was discontinued for several months after state budget cuts, but CT’s libraries have rallied and contributed funds to bring it back! InfoAnytime is a virtual reference desk and is free of charge. This is a real-time web-based reference service staffed by professional librarians. You won’t need to download any special … Read more
Perrot Memorial Library
90 Sound Beach Avenue
Old Greenwich, CT 06870
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