Library Events

Breaking In: How to Get Published in the 21st Century Wednesday, September 21st, 2011 7:30 P.M. Radcliffe Children’s Wing, Perrot Memorial Library A panel of authors and a literary agents will share their experiences and advice on getting your book published. Panelists include: Lucy Hedrick (moderator): fiction author of Premarital Assets as well as a … Read more

PAGE-TURNERSWhat to Read on a Rainy Sunday Afternoon Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011, at 7:30 P.M. Rand RoomPerrot Memorial Library If you like to read for fun, come talk about easy reading books and rattlin’ good stories. Here are a few authors of thrillers, true adventures, and stories of dangerous women in danger– Jennifer Crusie, Suzanne … Read more

Perrot is pleased to present our fifth annual series of Movies in the Park in Binney Park. This year we are featuring Rudy and Millions. Bring your picnic, your chairs, and enjoy! Rudy (Rated PG-13, 98 minutes)Saturday, July 23rd, 2011, 8:30 P.M.[No rain date] Rudy Ruettiger wants to play football at the University of Notre … Read more

Anne Gilhuly will give a talk on William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011, at 7:30 p.m. in the Library. Actors Florence Phillips and Dick Leonard will read scenes from the play.

Anne Gilhuly will give a talk on William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011, 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 the continuing series of Shakespeare talks at Perrot, which … Read more

Talk with Former UCONN Basketball Star Craig AustrieSunday, March 20th, 2011, at 3 P.M. in the LibraryStamford native and former UCONN basketball star Craig Austrie will speak to kids and parents about his philosophy of succeeding in sports even when they odds may seem to be against you. Based on his own experience, Austrie acknowledges … Read more

Chocolate: A Culinary and Historic Tour, with Francine SeganThis Wednesday, February 9th, 2011, at 7:30 P.M.Radcliffe Children’s Wing, Perrot Memorial Library Francine Segan, noted food write and lecturer, will conduct a culinary and historic tour of chocolate, most loved of all confections. She will follow chocolate’s journey from its New world origins, to Europe, to … Read more

Writing Your First Novel: From Page One to Publisher, with Howard RoughanWednesday, January 26th, 2011, at 7:00 P.M.Radcliffe Children’s Wing, Perrot Memorial LibraryAuthor and Riverside native Howard Roughan will lead a unique discussion on writing your first novel. He will also be talking about his solo novels, The Up and Comer and Promise of a … Read more