perrot_admin Here are the booklists and craft instructions from this week’s virtual programming for kids! You can place holds on our suggested books and retrieve them via curbside pickup. If you need a paper copy of the craft instructions, give us a call and we can set up a curbside pickup for you for those as … Read more
Register today for our summer virtual programs for kids! Programs will be held via Zoom. All registration links are available here. Questions? Please call us at 203-637-8802.
During the COVID-19 crisis, we reached out to the public and asked them to submit haiku–3-line, 17-syllable Japanese-style poems–that described their experience with the pandemic, the closures, and the impact of both on their daily life. The response was terrific! We received over 160 original haiku from people all over the world, ranging in age … Read more
Following on the amazing response to our 2019 Adult Summer Reading Program, we are once again inviting our patrons age 18 and over to participate in our Food for Thought Summer Reading Program. Beginning Monday, June 22 and running through Labor Day, visit http://perrotml.readsquared.com to sign up and log your summer reading. Here’s what you … Read more
When Will the Library Reopen?The many questions we’ve received about the Library opening are certainly heartwarming. We’re glad to be providing a service that you’d like to see resume. The decision to open our library building will be in accordance with a review and agreement by the Perrot Memorial Library Board of Directors, compliance with … Read more
Summer is here– and that means it’s time to sign up for Perrot’s summer reading club for kids! You can participate (and win prizes for reading!) starting TODAY, through Wednesday, August 5th. The Summer Reading theme this year is IMAGINE YOUR STORY! Because the library is still closed to the public, we will be using … Read more
FAQ’s on Non-Contact Curbside Pickup at Perrot Memorial Library How Does No-Contact Curbside Pickup Work?Place holds on books and materials in the Library catalog or by calling our librarians at 203-637-1066 (Adult Desk) or 203-637-8802 (Youth Services Desk). Curbside pickup is available on Monday/Wednesday/Friday from 9:30 AM-5:30 PM, Tuesday/Thursday from 9:30 AM-7:30 PM, Saturday from 9:30-4:30 … Read more
Zoom Book Discussion on The Dutch House by Ann Patchett Facilitated by Sarah Darer Littman of Greenwich Pen Women Wednesday, June 10th, 2020, at 7 PM A finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, The Dutch House is a New York Times bestseller and a favorite among Perrot patrons. Here’s what Amazon has to … Read more
BREAKING NEWS! The Young Critics’ Club (YCC), our 6th-, 7th-, and 8th-grade book club, has just voted on its favorite books of 2019-20. Their favorite book of the year is: CHARLIE THORNE AND THE LAST EQUATION, by Stuart Gibbs! Be sure to take a look at the rest of the group’s favorites for some fabulous … Read more
THIS JUST IN! The Young Young Critics’ Club (Y2C2), our 4th- and 5th-grade book club, has just voted on its favorite books of 2019-2020. Their favorite book of the year is: WHEN STARS ARE SCATTERED, by Victoria Jamieson! Be sure to take a look at the rest of the group’s favorites for some fabulous kid-approved … Read more
Perrot Library & The Greenwich Pen Women present Our First-Ever Zoom Book Discussion on Machines Like Me, by Ian McEwan Facilitated by Diane Tunick Morello of Greenwich Pen Women Monday, May 4th, 2020 at 7 PM on Zoom Meet Adam. Out of the box he is an artificially intelligent man, bought for amusement by Charlie, … Read more
In honor of National Poetry Month, the Perrot Memorial Library is sponsoring a haiku poetry contest open to students in grades 3 and up, as well as adults. We are seeking original haikus (3-line, 17-syllable poems) describing your experience with COVID-19–the pandemic, the closures, and their impact on your daily life. What Is a Haiku?A … Read more
Perrot Memorial Library
90 Sound Beach Avenue
Old Greenwich, CT 06870
Circulation: (203) 637-1066
Reference: (203) 637-3870
Youth Services: (203) 637-8802
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