Book Discussions

Perrot Memorial Library will celebrate National Poetry Month on Wednesday, Apil 23, at 7 pm in our Program Room, Radcliffe Building. Poets Kevin Pilkington and Laurel Peterson will read selected poems from their respective collections.

The Perrot P.I.s (Private Investigators) Mystery Book Group will meet on Monday, April 21, at 7 pm in the Program Room, Radcliffe Building, to discuss “The Word Is Murder,” by Anthony Horowitz.

The Environmental Book Group, a collaboration between the Perrot Memorial Library and the Conservation Commission, is happy to announce our April read: “What If We Get It Right: Visions of Climate Futures,” by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson. The discussion will take place in the Program Room, Radcliffe Building, Perrot Library, on Monday, April 7, 2025, at 7 pm.

Join us on Monday, March 31, at 7 pm in the Program Room, Radcliffe Building, for a discussion of “Look Closer,” by David Ellis. This is a drop-in program. Registration is not required.

Join us on Thursday, February 27th, at 7 pm, for a discussion of “All the Sinners Bleed,” by S.A. Cosby. This program will take place in our Rand Room, Waid Building. All are welcome.

We are pleased to welcome Elizabeth A. Petrino, professor of English and director of Liberal Studies, Bellarmine College at Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn., on Monday, February 24, 2025, at 7 pm, for “Percival Everett’s James and Mark Twain’s ‘Jim’: Reimagining and Subverting Mark Twain’s Masterpiece.” The program will take place in the Program Room, Radcliffe Building, Perrot Memorial Library.

Join us on Wednesday, January 29, at 7 pm, for a book discussion of “Playground: A Novel,” by Richard Powers. Join us on Wednesday, January 29, at 7 pm for a discussion of Playground: A Novel, by Richard Powers. The program will take place in the Program Room, Radcliffe Building, Perrot Memorial Library.

We are pleased to welcome Vanda Krefft, author of “Expect Great Things! How the Katharine Gibbs School Revolutionized the American Workplace for Women,” in recognition of Women’s History Month, on Monday, March 24, at 7 pm via Zoom. Karen Heffner of Greenwich Pen Women will interview Ms. Krefft. The interview will be followed by a Q&A session.