perrot_admin TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN: GROWING UP IN THE SHADOW OF MY GRANDPARENTS, FRANKLIN AND ELEANOR, BY CURTIS ROOSEVELT [Non-Fiction] What can it possibly be like to be the grandson of Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt? Curtis, know to the press as Buzzie, moved into the White House with his sister, “Sistie,” when he was three … Read more
The weather’s getting warmer, the days are longer (thanks to an earlier Daylight Saving Time), and it just makes you want to get outside! This month we’ve selected some of our favorite books about games and sports.
Ed’s Terrestrials [click here to place a hold]When three friendly aliens named Marcello, Gus, and Al escape from the Intergalactic Food Court to starta new life on Earth, they accidentally crash land into Ed’s tree house. Ed and the aliens soon become fast friends and start to help other aliens come to Earth in hopes … Read more
Wednesday afternoon saw Perrot friends and family of all ages gather in our beautiful Radcliffe Green to laugh, jump, and play along with professional stilt walker and cooperative play specialist, TREVOR! See all the fun we had! P.S. This event was made possible by the generous donations of the members of the Perrot Memorial Library … Read more
This year’s Old Greenwich Lions Club Pancake Fry will take place on Saturday, March 14th, 2009, 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
The Winter/Spring 2009 edition of Perrot’s newsletter, Précis, is now available. Watch for your copy in the mail, or read it online (in PDF format).
He’s Just Not that Into You, based on a book by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, is a great new movie. Lots of fun scenarios about explaining away why a guy doesn’t call back after a seemingly good date. It stars familiar faces: Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Ben Affleck, Justin Long and many others. Remember, … Read more
With pitchers and catchers in Florida, and A-Rod already in the headlines, here’s the first baseball book of the season that many want to read: The Yankee Years, by Joe Torre and Tom VerducciFor many, Joe Torre symbolized the Yankees, and he has many insider tales to tell. This book is written with Tom Verducci, … Read more
A slightly belated list of the DVD Diva’s favorite Oscar winners: A Beautiful Mind (2001): Stars Russell Crowe as John Nash, a mathematical genius, who made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. After many years of struggle, he eventually triumphed over his schizophrenia, and finally, late … Read more
2009 is the year for three significant bicentennial birthdays: Abraham Lincoln, Charles Darwin, and Edgar Allan Poe. Lincoln and Darwin were even born on the same day, February 12th, 1809. Poe was born on January 19th, 1809. The library has a number of books relating to each of these men in the areas of history, … Read more
“Remembering Kate and Kathy: Two Passionate Youth Librarians Leave Behind a Lasting Legacy,” by Vicky Smith, School Library Journal
Due to the weather, the Library will open at 1 P.M. today, Monday, March 2nd, 2009. The Greenwich Library is closed today.
