Library Events

Upcoming Event: Perrot Library Poetry Slam Sunday, April 26th, 2015 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Radcliffe Children’s Wing Join us in celebrating National Poetry Month at the Perrot Library Poetry Slam! Bring a poem of your own, or a favorite written by someone else, to read at our open mike. All ages welcome.

Upcoming Event: The European Painting Curator’s Profession:  An Inside View, with Maryan W. Ainsworth Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015 7:30 PM Radcliffe Children’s Wing From acquisitions, to exhibitions, to special projects– such as serving on the expert’s committee for the restoration of Van Eyck’s Ghent Altarpiece– come along and “shadow” Maryan Ainsworth as she discusses what … Read more

Upcoming Event: Stacy Finz, Author of the Nugget Romance SeriesWednesday, April 15th, 20157:30 PMRadcliffe Children’s Wing After more than seventeen years covering notorious serial killers, naked-tractor-driving farmers, fanatical foodies, aging rock stars, and weird Western towns for the San Francisco Chronicle, award-winning journalist Stacy Finz figured she finally had enough material to launch a career … Read more

Upcoming Event: Laurie Heiss and Jill Smyth, authors of the book, THE MERRITT PARKWAY: THE ROAD THAT SHAPED A REGIONWednesday, February 25th, 20157:30 PMRadcliffe Children’s Wing Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Merritt Parkway, Laurie Heiss and Jill Smyth, authors of the book, THE MERRITT PARKWAY: THE ROAD THAT SHAPED A REGION, will relate the history … Read more

Cozy up on a cold, winter Sunday afternoon at the library, and enjoy a movie based on novels by Jane Austen. Tea and scones will be served. EMMA (1996)Rated PG, 121 minutesSunday, February 22nd, 2015, at 2 PMStarring Gwyneth Paltrow, James Cosmo, Greta Scacchi, Alan Cumming, and Denys HawthorneThis delightfully fun and lighthearted comedy is … Read more

Upcoming Event at Perrot: Nina Sankovitch, Author of Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Celebrating the Joys of Letter WritingWednesday, February 4th, 20157:30 PMRadcliffe Children’s Wing After discovering a trove of one hundred year old, hand-written letters from a college freshman to his mother, just as her own son was leaving home, acclaimed author Nina Sankovitch was inspired … Read more

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the upcoming Perrot event, You Wrote a Book, Now What?, will NOT be held this coming Wednesday, January 14th. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Upcoming Event at Perrot: Joel Klein, Former chancellor of the New York City Department of Education, and author of Lessons of Hope: How to Fix Our SchoolsWednesday, January 28th, 20157:30 PMRadcliffe Children’s Wing Joel Klein served as chancellor of the New York City Department of Education from 2002 to 2011, and is the author of … Read more

Perrot is pleased to host host a musical performance of holiday tunes by local women’s a cappella group, The Bows.  Sunday, December 21st, 2014 2:00 PM Perrot Library Children’s Wing