Perrot is again offering a special Countdown to Kindergarten Storytime– with stories, songs, and a craft to help your child get ready for the first day of Kindergarten! This program is for children entering Kindergarten in Fall 2016 ONLY. Children attend independently, but parents and caregivers should remain in the Library.Wednesday, August 24th, 2016 at … Read more
Perrot is pleased to present our tenth annual series of Movies in the Park in Binney Park. Bring your picnic, your chairs, and enjoy! ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN (1976, Rated PG, 138 minutes)Saturday, July 16th, 2016 at 8:30 PM[No Rain Date] In the run-up to the 1972 elections, Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) … Read more
MAGIC BY GEORGE Thursday, July 28th, 2016 at 4 PM For families with children ages 5 and up Watch for free tickets at the Youth Services Desk George’s fun-filled shows will keep you on the edge of your seat with exciting magic and lots of audience participation. Marvel at the appearance of live doves, and … Read more
Perrot Library invites you to an evening with Greenwich’s Own Diane Garrett of Diane’s Books, to celebrate her 25 years in business. Diane will speak on the topic of “Reading as a Family Affair,” and will give her top picks for summer reads for children, adults, and families. Books will be available for purchase. Wednesday, … Read more
Learning to Look: Family Art Program on American Impressionism Sunday, May 22nd, 2016, at 2 PM Perrot’s Children’s Wing Perrot Library is pleased to welcome back Alice Scovell Coleman, a lecturer with the Learning to Look program, for another afternoon of art. This program will focus on American Impressionism, particularly artists Childe Hassam and John … Read more
Journalist Will Stolzenburg on his new book, HEART OF A LION: A LONE CAT’S WALK ACROSS AMERICA Wednesday, May 25th, 2016 7:30 PM Radcliffe Children’s Wing Late one June night in 2011, a large animal collided with an SUV cruising down a Connecticut parkway. The creature appeared as something out of New England’s forgotten past. … Read more
The Perrot Memorial Library, in collaboration with the Junior League of Greenwich, proudly present the panel discussion: “No Parent Left Behind: What’s Really on the Minds of Middle School Girls?” Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 7:30 PM-9:00 PM Perrot Memorial Library Experts in the field of counseling and social media held full-day sessions with over 200 … Read more
Sunday Afternoon Movie at Perrot Cozy up on a winter Sunday afternoon at the library and enjoy a movie! Russian snacks will be served. ANNA KARENINA (2012) Rated R, 130 minutes Sunday, February 21st, 2016 2 PM The third collaboration of Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley with acclaimed director Joe Wright, following the award-winning box … Read more
Upcoming Event: Writer and Conservationist Carl Safina, author of Beyond Words: How Animals Think and Feel Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 7:30 PM Radcliffe Children’s Wing About the Talk Carl Safina worked with researchers who’ve spent decades studying particular families of wild elephants, wolves, and killer whales. He got to know these free-living creatures as individuals, … 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 5th, 2015 4:00 PM Perrot Library Children’s Wing
Perrot Memorial Library is proud to present an afternoon of storytelling in memory of our beloved Children’s Librarians, Kate McClelland (“Mrs. Mac”) and Kathy Krasniewicz (“Mrs. K”). Those who knew Kate and Kathy know how much storytelling was a part of their lives and how they used it to enchant and educate the youth of … Read more
The Perrot Memorial Library will host a discussion of the Greenwich Reads Together 2015 book, Americanah, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Wednesday, October 21, at 7:30 p.m. The discussion will be led by Marcia Hamilton and Joyce French of Greenwich Pen Women. Learn about the book and read interviews with the author on Greenwich Library’s Greenwich Reads Together … Read more
