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Perrot Memorial Library & The Greenwich Pen Women present a Zoom Book Discussion on Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson A Greenwich Reads Together 2020 Selection Facilitated by Adrienne Reedy of Greenwich Pen Women Through personal stories, Bryan Stevenson lets us take a close look at our nation’s judicial system … Read more

During the COVID-19 crisis, we reached out to the public and asked them to submit haiku–3-line, 17-syllable Japanese-style poems–that described their experience with the pandemic, the closures, and the impact of both on their daily life. The response was terrific! We received over 160 original haiku from people all over the world, ranging in age … Read more

Following on the amazing response to our 2019 Adult Summer Reading Program, we are once again inviting our patrons age 18 and over to participate in our Food for Thought Summer Reading Program. Beginning Monday, June 22 and running through Labor Day, visit http://perrotml.readsquared.com to sign up and log your summer reading. Here’s what you … Read more

Perrot will be closing at NOON today, Thursday, March 12th. We will have further updates soon about our hours in the days to come. 

Thank you to all our Library patrons who took part in our Adult Summer Reading Challenge 2019! We had over 700 entries this summer–a terrific response! Here are the winners for this year’s Adult Summer Reading Challenge: Ginny Rowan — $100 gift card to Lugano Wine Bar & Salumeria  Ana Lilienfeld — $50 gift card … Read more

Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, has been chosen as the Greenwich Reads Together selection for 2019. Greenwich Reads Together is a community-wide reading experience which engages all of Greenwich in exploring a single book, culminating in a month-long series of special events and programs in the fall. About the Book: Sixty years after its original … Read more

Because of rain in the forecast, tomorrow night’s showing of Coco in Binney Park has been cancelled.

During the month of May 2015, our Youth Services librarian, Mrs. Jarombek, visited 4th- and 5th-grade classes at local elementary schools to talk about new and exciting books and to promote our summer reading program and book clubs for kids. Check out the full list for some great book recommendations!

The Perrot Memorial Library, in collaboration with the Junior League of Greenwich, proudly presents Tori Aiello leading “No Parent Left Behind – Your Child’s Digital Reputation,” an interactive session on the pitfalls of social media for your son or daughter. Wednesday, October 15th, 2014, from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM at Perrot Library.  Tori Aiello … Read more

Gretchen Morgenson, columnist and Assistant Business and Financial Editor at the New York Times, will speak at Perrot on Wednesday, September 17th, 2014, at 7:30 PM. Ms. Morgensen has covered world financial markets for the Times since May 1998, and won a Pulitzer Prize in 2002 for her “trenchant and incisive” coverage of Wall Street. … Read more

Pat Wright: The Dog Listener of the East Wednesday, May 14th, 2014 7:30 PM Perrot Memorial Library Children’s Wing Pat Wright has been working with dogs for more than twenty years and seen just about every type of dog behavior there is. Wright will discuss why our dogs do what they do, and discuss how … Read more