perrot_admin John Updike, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, died today at age 76. New York Times obituary, featuring multimedia content including audio and video clips John Updike: A Life in Pictures, at the Guardian Updike’s eassy, “This I Believe,” at NPR Updike’s books available through the Greenwich libraries
Grumpy Old Monsters [click here to place a hold on this]Welcome to Rest in Peace, a retirement care facility for mature monsters with special needs. Yam: Bite-Size Chunks [place hold]Mini comics (which originally appeared in Nickelodeon magazine) about Yam, a orange-jumpsuited boy with a magical backpack. Bionicle #1: Rise of the Toa Nuva [place hold]The … Read more
The Old Greenwich Post Office is sponsoring another U.S. Passport Day at Perrot on Saturday, March 28th, 2009, from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. File the paperwork to get your U.S. Passport. Photo services will also be available at the event, for $15. Bring your checkbook (Passport Fees are $85 for children under 16, and … Read more
Kate Winslet has been nominated for 5 Oscars but just recently received two Golden Globes for her roles in The Reader and Revolutionary Road, now playing in theaters. Here are four of the movies for which she was Oscar-nominated: Titanic: Winslet’s first role with Leonardo DiCaprio, in which two people from different worlds meet and … Read more
The winners of the 2009 major literary awards for children were announced today at the American Library Association’s Midwinter Conference in Denver. [Click on each cover to view that title and to place a hold.] Caldecott Medal Winner: The House in the Night, illustrated by Beth Krommes (written by Susan Marie Swanson)A spare, patterned text … Read more
Don’t forget… Tomorrow, Wednesday, January 21st, Kathleen Motes Bennewitz, Curator and Director of Exhibition and Programs for the Bush-Holley Historic Site will discuss the work of Margaret Kane. The program will take place in the library at 7:30 P.M. More info on this event.
Join us in the Children’s Program Room next Tuesday, where we will be showing live coverage of the historic inauguration of our nation’s 44th president, Barack Obama. Tuesday, January 20th, from approximately 11 A.M. to 3 P.M.Program Room in the Radcliffe Wing
Make your own comics online at makebeliefscomix.com!MakeBeliefsComix.com is a free tool to enable kids to express themselves through writing and creating their own comic strips. The site offers fun animal and human characters with different moods, thought and talk balloons to fill in with words, and story prompts. Parents and children can create stories together, … Read more
There are a limited number of spaces still available in the SPOTLIGHT! ON TALL TALES program for kids in Grades 2 and 3. Join Mrs. Kennedy to learn about larger-than-life legends on Wednesday afternoons January 28th, February 4th, February 18th, February 25th, and March 4th from 4-5 pm. Call the Library or stop by to … Read more
Best known for his work in romantic comedies, Hugh Grant is always enjoyable to watch. Here is a sampling of his earlier films: Maurice is based on an E.M. Forster story about two Edwardian-era Cambridge graduates that fall in love, but must abide by British society’s strict norms regarding homosexuality. The Englishman Who Went Up … Read more
Here is a book of intrigue and murder “for the guys” Born to Run, by James GrippandoIntrepid Miami attorney Jack Swyteck comes to the aid of his former governor father as he investigates the suspicious hunting death of the vice president. This is a real action-packed thriller! Want more great book selections? Take a look … Read more
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. For January’s “Our Picks” list, Youth Services staff have picked their … Read more
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