Library News

InfoAnytime’s Ask a Librarian service was discontinued for several months after state budget cuts, but CT’s libraries have rallied and contributed funds to bring it back! InfoAnytime is a virtual reference desk and is free of charge. This is a real-time web-based reference service staffed by professional librarians. You won’t need to download any special … Read more

Thanks to the Riverside Garden Club the adult circulation desk will once again be adorned each week with a beautiful flower arrangement like the one pictured below.

Beginning Monday, 2/1, we will be discarding our 2008 magazines. They will be available for sale at 25 cents each (please pay at the Adult Circulation Desk) at Perrot’s For Sale shelf, located to the right of the bulletin board in the main building. We also have discarded books available for 25 cents; all other … Read more

Before I even reach the top of the library stairs, I know the stylish, carefree woman, who runs the Children’s Room, will be waiting for me. Not a hair out of place, not a wrinkle in her dress, Mrs. Mac runs over, her bright eyes dancing as she straightens the scarf tied loosely around her … Read more

At last, we have tax forms at the library! We have recently received Connecticut state tax booklets and forms: there are only two now: CT 1040 and CT 1040 Non-Resident. They have done away with CT 1040 EZ. See www.ct.gov/drs for more information. For federal forms, we have the 1040 series and some of the … Read more

Random House Children’s Books is honoring the memory of Kate McClelland and Kathy Krasniewicz with a special scholarship for a new or student librarian to attend the American Library Association Annual Conference. From Random House’s Website:ALA Members: In 500 words or less, tell us about a new librarian or library student who has never attended … Read more

Please use caution– the entrance to Perrot’s adult wing is closed temporarily while damage from a car accident this fall is repaired.

click to see a larger version Klara Zimmerman, a junior at Greenwich High School, took this neat photo of Perrot’s cupola for an art class. Klara says, “I am a frequent user of the library and I thought it would be cool to take some pictures there for my class. The photography assignment was called … Read more

Perrot is now available to answer your reference and circulation questions via AOL Instant Messenger. Our screen names are AskPerrot (for reference questions), AskPerrotCirc (for questions about your library account), and AskPerrotYS (for questions about your library account or children’s programs). If you don’t use AOL IM, you can still chat with us live via … Read more

Perrot now has two Kindle readers— one that can be borrowed (loaded with fiction), and one to enjoy in the Library (loaded with a variety of newspapers). Come see the Kindle DX at the Reference Desk. It’s loaded with news from around the nation and the world: The New York Times, The Time (London), The … Read more