In her latest book, Prefabulous + Almost Off the Grid, author Sheri Koones highlights the many ways of using prefabrications to create almost-off-the-grid homes—houses that are not only environmentally friendly but often operate at nearly zero annual energy cost. Ms. Koones will be at Perrot for a discussion and book signing of her latest book … Read more
Have your blood pressure checked and your health questions answered by an experienced Community Nurse Educator from Greenwich Hospital. Screenings will take place on the following Tuesdays at Perrot Library, from 12:15 PM to 1:15 PM : August 14th, 2012 September 11th, 2012 October 9th, 2012 November 13th, 2012 December 11th, 2012 For more information about this … Read more
Historical novelist Stephanie Cowell will discuss her book, Claude and Camille: A Novel of Monet, the love story of the young, unknown, and impoverished painter Claude Monet, and his muse, the privileged Camille. Ms. Cowell will accompany her talk with a presentation on Monet’s work, life, and friends, and an overview of the Impressionist movement. … Read more
Have your blood pressure checked and your health questions answered by an experienced Community Nurse Educator from Greenwich Hospital. Wednesday, July 25th, 2012, 11 AM to Noon at Perrot Memorial Library For more information about this program, please call Community Health at Greenwich Hospital at 203-863-4444.
Jester Jim has been performing his amazing juggling and beatboxing show for over 12 years now. Jim performs over 200 shows a year and was voted best family entertainment by the Boy Scouts of America! Jester Jim will be performing on Thursday, July 26th, 2012, at 4 P.M. in Perrot’s Children’s Wing. Show is for … Read more
Perrot is pleased to present our sixth annual series of Movies in the Park in Binney Park. This year we are featuring Dr. No and Miss Potter. Bring your picnic, your chairs, and enjoy! Dr. No (Rated PG, 110 minutes)Saturday, July 21st, 2012, 8:30 PM[Rain date: Sunday, July 22nd]Sean Connery sets the standard by which all future takers … Read more
Anne Gilhuly will give a talk on William Shakespeare’s The Tempest on Wednesday, June 6th, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. in the Library. Actors Florence Phillips and Dick Leonard will read scenes from the play. Anne Gilhuly, a Classics teacher at Greenwich Continuing Education, leads our continuing series of Shakespeare talks. This is the fourteenth year that … Read more
Patti Callahan Henry, the bestselling author of eight novels, will discuss her latest book, Coming Up for Air, at Perrot on Wednesday, May 16th, 2012, at 7:30 P.M. Coming Up for Air reveals the link between a mother’s secret past and a daughter’s hope for a new future. This is an affecting tale about second … Read more
This year, Zeitoun, by Dave Eggers, has been selected for Greenwich Reads Together, a community-wide reading experience which engages the entire town in exploring a single book through discussions, programs, and lectures. Zeitoun is the true story of one family, caught between America’s two biggest policy disasters: the war on terror and the response to … Read more
Perrot Library is pleased to host author Karen Tack on Saturday, March 31st, 2012, at 2:00 PM. Playing with your food has never been so much fun! Karen Tack, food stylist and best-selling co-author of Hello, Cupcake! and What’s New, Cupcake? will be at Perrot applying an over-sized imagination not just to cupcakes but to cookies, pies, cakes, and … Read more
BabyNameWizard.com Founders Laura Wattenberg and Jennie Baird Perrot Library is pleased to host “Have an Idea for A Website?” on Thursday, March 22nd, 2012, at 7:30 PM. Find out how two moms turned a typical parenting conflict into a multi-platform media business, starting the popular baby naming website BabyNameWizard.com. Laura Wattenberg, best-selling author of The Baby … Read more
Magician Ed Popielarczyk will be offering a balloon sculpting workshop for kids in grades 3 and up at Perrot on Wednesday, February 15th, from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM. We still have plenty of space available in this program! Call us today to sign up your child, 203-637-8802. Ed will bring enough balloons for everyone, and will cover balloon safety, … Read more
