Library Events

Upcoming Event at Perrot: Author Nina Darnton will speak about her latest novel, The Perfect MotherMonday, December 1st, 2014, at 7:30 PM in Perrot’s Children’s Wing About the Book:When an American exchange student is accused of murder, her mother will stop at nothing to save her. A midnight phone call shatters Jennifer Lewis’s carefully orchestrated life. … Read more

THE BOYS IN THE BOAT: NINE AMERICANS AND THEIR EPIC QUEST FOR THE GOLD AT THE 1936 BERLIN OLYMPICS, by Daniel James Brown, has been selected for our 2014 community-wide-reading experience, Greenwich Reads Together. Perrot is pleased to host a discussion of the book, led by Marcia Clay Hamilton, on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014, at … Read more

Award-winning author Paul Greenberg will speak about his latest book, American Catch: The Fight for Our Local Seafood, will speak at Perrot on Wednesday, October 1st, 2014, at 7:30 PM.  In American Catch,: The Fight for Our Local Seafood, bestselling author Paul Greenberg tells the surprising story of why Americans no longer eat from local … Read more

Author Emma Straub will discuss her latest novel, THE VACATIONERS, at Perrot on Wednesday, July 30th, 2014 at 7:30 PM, in the Radcliffe Children’s Wing (Doors Open at 7 PM).  Emma Straub brings a vivid, contemporary setting to life in this irresistible, deftly observed novel about the secrets, joys, and jealousies that rise to the … Read more

Perrot is pleased to present our eighth annual series of Movies in the Park in Binney Park. This year we are featuring The Red Balloon, Rear Window, and The Sound of Music. Bring your picnic, your chairs, and enjoy! THE RED BALLOON (1956, Not Rated, 34 minutes)Saturday, June 28th, 2014, 9:00 PM[Rain Date: Sunday, June 29th] … Read more

Panel Discussion on Greenwich Community Gardens and Green Spaces Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 7:30 PM Perrot Memorial Library Children’s Wing Perrot Memorial Library and the Greenwich League of Women Voters will present a panel discussion on Greenwich Community Gardens and Green Spaces, focusing on how the town utilizes, maintains, and beautifies its open spaces, and … Read more

The Foundational Principles of Sustainability  with Ecologist and Author Tom Wessels Wednesday, April 30th, 2014 7:30 PM Perrot Library- Children’s Wing For 3.8 billion years, life has not only sustained itself, it has thrived on our planet. Ecologist and author Tom Wessels will discuss how our current path toward progress, based on continual economic expansion … Read more

Author Jennifer Vanderbes returns to Perrot to discuss her latest novel,  The Secret of Raven Point Wednesday, April 9th, 2014, at 7:30 PM   Children’s Wing, Perrot Memorial Library 1943: When seventeen-year-old Juliet Dufresne receives a cryptic letter from her enlisted older brother pleading for help, and then finds out he’s been reported missing overseas, … Read more

Upcoming Event: Author Marta McDowell on Beatrix Potter’s Gardening LifeWednesday, March 19th, 2014, at 7:30 PM in Perrot’s Children’s Wing Marta McDowell, author and past New York Botanical Garden Instructor of the Year, will discuss the origins of Beatrix Potter’s love of gardens and plants, and show how this passion was reflected in her work. McDowell’s … Read more

Dr. William McKersie, Greenwich Superintendent of Schools, will be visiting Perrot to discuss Greenwich Public Schools today. This is part of our continuing series of Community Conversations. Wednesday, January 15th, 20137:30 PM in the Children’s WingDoors will open at 7 PM