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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

Perrot Library will close early today, Tuesday, January 21 at 4 pm due to the inclement weather. 

Perrot will be closed on Monday, 10/29/12 due to the impending storm. Our Nightmares program is also cancelled. Stay safe!

If a DVD you’ve checked out from the library does not play properly (and is not scratched) it may just need a quick cleaning. If you do decide to clean a DVD, please do so in the proper manner: How to Properly Clean a DVD.

Greenwich Library and the Byram and Cos Cob branches will be closed all day on Monday, September 26th so that staff may participate in a Strategic Planning session. Perrot WILL be open on the 26th for our regular hours, 9 AM to 6 PM.

In the evening Alice sat on her grandfather’s knee and listened to his stories of faraway places. When he had finished, Alice would say, “When I grow up, I too will go to faraway places, and when I grow old, I too will live beside the sea.” “That is all very well, little Alice,” said … Read more

From “25 of the very best things money can’t buy” featured on Yahoo!’s Shine blog: #3. A library card. Hardbacks break the bank, and you’re always “accidentally” dropping $20 a month on iTunes. That’s why I remind you, my friend, of the library. Check out every single volume in the Millennium Trilogy, borrow When Harry … Read more

April 11-17 is National Library Week. Please support your library by coming in to borrow books, music, DVDs or magazines! Please see http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/pio/natlibraryweek/nlw.cfmfor information from the American Library Association.

The 2nd floor of the adult wing (non-fiction) is being painted. Please ask the Reference librarian for assistance in accessing materials. Please use caution in the area. Your patience is appreciated!