This summer, we invite you to indulge your love of reading while helping to support local businesses by joining in our Adult Summer Reading 2021 Program: Reconnect Through Reading @ Perrot. The program is going on NOW through Labor Day, Monday, September 6th. You can read/listen to anything you want: books, e-books, e-audio books, … Read more
In these unprecedented times, Perrot Memorial Library is here for you more than ever! For more than 115 years, Perrot has provided our community with incredible information, entertainment, and educational programs. What most people do not know about Perrot is that it is a private institution, owned and operated by the Perrot Memorial Library association. … Read more
Perrot Library Reopening– Status Update, October 2nd, 2020 Perrot Memorial Library is offering the following services: • We are providing requested materials for borrowers through our no-contact curbside pick-up service • Our book return is available for your convenience 24/7/365 • We provide same-day reference, readers’ advisory and lending service via telephone, email, and the … Read more
Thank you to all our Library patrons who took part in our 2020 Adult Summer Reading Program! Here are this year’s winners: First Prize – $100 gift card to Applausi Osteria Toscana: Jennifer Rich Second Prize – $50 gift card to Beach House Café: Anne Akyuz Third Prize – $25 gift card to Aux … Read more
Perrot’s public computers are now available for use by appointment only. In order to allow for contact-tracing in the event of a COVID outbreak, same-day or next-day appointments for public computer use are temporarily limited to Greenwich residents and Greenwich and Perrot Library cardholders who are 18 and older. This includes non-resident fee patrons and … Read more
For the first time ever, Greenwich Reads Together will explore not just one book, but two! Both books explore themes that have been especially prevalent in the last year, public health and racial justice. Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, by Bryan Stevenson, is at once an unforgettable account of an idealistic, gifted … Read more
Check out our booklet of submissions to Perrot’s Haiku Contest! The contest ran from May 5th through June 1st. Entrants submitted their original haikus (3-line, 17-syllable poems) describing their experiences with COVID-19– the pandemic, the closures, and their impact on daily life. We received 98 adult entries, 14 teen entries, and 47 children’s entries. We … Read more
Do you miss browsing our collection in person?Is your child stumped about what to read next?We can help! We’ve created two forms for you to request personalized bundles of books from the Youth Services Department– one for picture books and one for kids who are reading independently. Fill out your contact information, as well as … Read more
Beginning this Sunday, 9/13, Perrot will be offering Sunday curbside pickup hours from 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM.
Perrot Library Reopening Status Update, 8/28/2020 Air purifiers that kill mold, bacteria, and viruses have been installed in our HVAC systems. Touchless faucets have been installed in the restrooms. We are modifying the public service desks with plexiglass shields, similar to those found in retail shops. Before we can allow visitors in the building, we … Read more
Patrons with Optonline.net email addresses are currently NOT receiving our holds notification and due date reminder emails. If you have an Optonline.net email address, you will need to log in to your library account or give us a call (203-637-1066 or 203-637-8802) to get your holds/due date information. You can also provide us with an … Read more
Perrot Library Reopening – Status Update, July 27, 2020 The library building remains closed to visitors, but we will begin adding the following library services in August: 1. We will be available on Saturdays (beginning August 1st) from 12 noon to 5 PM for same-day reference, readers’ advisory, and circulation services via telephone and email. … Read more
