Children’s entertainer Marcia Louis will present a family concert (suggested ages 2-7, but everyone is welcome) at Perrot Library on Sunday, December 14th, 2008, at 2 P.M. Sign up now for FREE tickets at the Youth Services Desk! More about Marcia Louis: For the past 20 years, children and families throughout the area have delighted … Read more
The Library will be closed on Veteran’s Day: tomorrow, Tuesday, November 11th. Author Elizabeth Strout will be discussing her latest novel, Olive Kitteridge, this Wednesday, November 12th, at 7:30 P.M. in the Library. Widely praised by critics, the novel is a compelling series of connected short stories that illuminate the complicated character of Olive Kitteridge … Read more
Video clips of storytellers The Hag of Old Greenwich and Motoko telling their tales at Nightmares on October 29th:
Don’t forget to sign up for your free tickets to NIGHTMARES, Perrot’s annual evening of TERRIFYING TALES, at the Youth Services Desk. It’s so scary, it makes adults FAINT! Only brave young souls in grades 2 and up may attend…
A TALE OF TWO HOUSES:Two Events at Perrot Memorial Library The FGM from A to Z: An Alphabetical Introduction to the Florence Griswold Museum and the Lyme Art Colony With speaker David Rau Monday, November 3rd, 2008, 7:30 PM The art colony at Old Lyme was part of an international trend for artists to retreat … Read more
The Language Exchange of Cos Cob will be presenting Storytime in Chinese at Perrot! The storytimes will be bilingual language learning programs, presented in both English and Mandarin Chinese. This FREE series will run for 8 weeks, on Fridays from October 3rd, 2008 through November 21st, 2008. Group 1 is for children below age three … Read more
Sign up now for NIGHTMARES our annual festival of fright… Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 7 o’clock at night Free tickets are available at the Youth Services Desk For little monsters in Grades 2 and up NO GROWN-UPS ALLOWED
Author Rosemary Wells will speak at Perrot on Wednesday, October 15th, 2008, at 7 P.M. She will be discussing what she learned about Abraham Lincoln while researching her forthcoming book Lincoln and His Boys (publication date January 2009). Please note that this event is intended for adults and young adults. Historians claim him as one … Read more
Take a look at some photos from Playtivity’s performance at Perrot last Wednesday: http://www.perrotlibrary.org/playtivity.htm Can you spot yourself drumming and dancing? 🙂
Perrot will be showing CHARIOTS OF FIRE in Binney Park this Saturday, August 2nd, 2008 at 8:30 P.M. (Rain Date: Sunday, August 3rd, 2008) The film is based on the true story of British athletes preparing for and competing in the 1924 Summer Olympics, and won four Academy Awards. It is rated PG.
A photographer for U.S.A. Today visited Perrot yesterday, to photograph our very own Bartan Kennedy during her 4 P.M. storytime! Mrs. Kennedy will be among those featured in a new series in the newspaper that celebrates people who are passionate about their jobs. More details to follow soon, but make sure you congratulate our star … Read more
Perrot will be hosting highly acclaimed author Elizabeth Strout to discuss her latest novel, Olive Kitteridge, on November 12th, 2008. Widely praised by critics, the novel is a compelling series of connected short stories that illuminate the complicated character of Olive Kitteridge and her small-town Maine community. Ms. Strout is the author of the other … Read more
