perrot_admin Check out Youth Services’ brand-new Our Picks! list for October 2008— it features books about fall and Halloween. Plus, here are a few bonus books about everyone’s favorite seasonal squash– the pumpkin!: From Seed to Pumpkin: How does a tiny seed turn into a BIG pumpkin? Find out all about what a pumpkin needs to … Read more
The Friends of the Byram Shubert Library are currently seeking donations of books, CDs, DVDs, videos, audiobooks, and artwork for their Fall Book & Media Sale to be held on November 7th-9th, 2008. The next official donation drop-off date will be on Saturday, October 11th, from 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. at Byram Shubert Library’s … Read more
Perrot’s very own STAR, Mrs. Kennedy (of Stuff & Nonsense, Spotlight, and PJs at Perrot fame) was featured on the front page of today’s USA Today Life section! View the online version of the article, or take a look at scans (part 1 / part 2) from the newspaper. And when you see Mrs. Kennedy … Read more
The Language Exchange of Cos Cob will be presenting Storytime in Chinese at Perrot! The storytimes will be bilingual language learning programs, presented in both English and Mandarin Chinese. This FREE series will run for 8 weeks, on Fridays from October 3rd, 2008 through November 21st, 2008. Group 1 is for children below age three … Read more
The Road Home, by Rose Tremain Olev, known as Lev, is a 42-year-old widower who has come to London from an unnamed Eastern European country. He has arrived with little or nothing and is searching for work to support his mother and beloved daughter. Fortunate in the friends he makes, but intensely homesick, he is … Read more
If you’re cleaning out your house or looking to reduce your carbon footprint, it’s great to go green!We have a selection of books for going green in many areas: cleaning products, alternative fuels, green construction, and the everyday greening of our lives. Here are a couple of new titles: Raising Baby Green: The Earth-Friendly Guide … Read more
New to Perrot’s Youth Services Collection: FREDERICK FINCH, LOUDMOUTH!by Tess Weaver, pictures by Debbie Tilley Frederick loves everything about the annual State Fair, and his favorite part is the contests. Turkey-calling (he’s too shrill), checkers (he can’t keep quiet), even the country music contest (he’s loudly off-key)– Frederick has tried them all– but without success. … Read more
Sign up now for NIGHTMARES our annual festival of fright… Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 7 o’clock at night Free tickets are available at the Youth Services Desk For little monsters in Grades 2 and up NO GROWN-UPS ALLOWED
The Greenwich Tree Conservancy and the Town of Greenwich is sponsoring an “Awesome Tree Contest” in collaboration with Garden Education Center, Bruce Museum, the Greenwich Libraries, Audubon Greenwich, and Greenwich Land Trust. Residents can nominate their favorite tree in the following categories: Tallest Tree Widest Tree Picture Perfect Tree Weirdest Tree Tree with a Great … Read more
New to Perrot’s Youth Services Collection: HERE A FACE, THERE A FACE by Arlene Alda (E ALDA) See that funny faucet face?You can find faces in unusual places– IF you have your eyes and your mind open! Take a peek at the fabulous faces that noted photographer, Arlene Alda, has found: in fried eggs, in … Read more
The Seventh Annual Connecticut Book Awards will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 21st, 2008 in the atrium of Hartford Public Library. This celebration recognizes the rich history and present vibrancy of literature in Connecticut by honoring authors, illustrators and book designers who have ties to the state. The Awards program is free and … Read more
Christopher Walken, a prolific actor who has spent more than 50 years on stage and screen, has appeared in over 100 movie and television roles. Many of his films are available at Perrot. Here is a small sampling: The Deer Hunter Tracks a group of steelworker pals from a Pennsylvania blast furnace, to the coal … Read more
