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
Learning to Look: Family Art Program on Cubism Saturday, February 7th, 2015, 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 Cubism, one of the most important art movements of … 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
Learning to Look: Family Art Program on Matisse’s Cut-Outs Saturday, January 10th, 2015, at 2 PM Perrot’s Children’s Wing Perrot invites families to join Alice Scovell Coleman, a lecturer with the Learning to Look program, for a fun afternoon of art. This program will feature a presentation about artist Henri Matisse and his colorful compositions … 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
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
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 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
