The winners of the 2012 major literary awards for children were recently announced at the American Library Association’s Midwinter Conference in Dallas. [Click on each title to view in the catalog and to place a hold.] Caldecott Medal Winner A BALL FOR DAISY, illustrated by Chris Raschka Any child who has ever had a beloved … Read more
Spotlight, our after-school story and crafts program for 2nd and 3rd graders, still has spaces available for the winter/spring session! The theme for this session is Read All About It. The program meets Wednesdays from 4 PM-5 PM on January 25th, February 1st, February 8th, February 29th, and March 7th. Please call the Youth Services Desk (203-637-8802) to … Read more
CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the Semi-Annual Young Young Critics’ Club (Y2C2) Jeopardy Tournament! The winning team, Team Anonymous (L-R): Ajax, Emma, Stephanie, Kate, and Edward They are the current holders of the coveted Wonderful Golden “Y” Award! The winners have demonstrated their mastery of trivia questions related to the books that the Club has read during … Read more
Registration for Youth Services’ Winter/Spring 2012 Program Session is going on now through Sunday, January 8th, 2012. [View the winter program schedule] Our program registration is by lottery You must have an active library card in good standing to register Obtain a registration postcard for the program(s) of your choice from the Youth Services Circulation … Read more
Each year our Youth Services Librarian and young readers put together a list of recommended books to buy for holiday gifts. Our list features picture books, books for beginning readers, books for middle graders, and books for ages 12 and up. View the list online, or pick up a paper copy at the Youth Services Desk.
Now available to borrow from the Youth Services Desk– two museum passes for the Bruce Museum, right here in Greenwich! You may borrow a pass for 3 days, and it entitles you to free admission for up to 2 adults and 2 children under the age of 18. Consistently voted the “Best Museum” by area media, the … Read more
Spotlight, our after school story and crafts program for 2nd and 3rd graders, still has spaces available for the fall session! The theme for this session is Thrills and Chills. The program meets Wednesdays at 4 P.M. on September 21st, September 28th, October 5th, and October 19th. Participants also receive tickets to our evening of scary stories, NIGHTMARES, on … Read more
September is Library Card Sign-up Month, and Perrot wants to make sure that all children have the smartest card of all– a library card. Studies show that children who are read to in the home and who use the library perform better in school and are more likely to continue to use the library as … Read more
Youth Services has several lists of picture books to help your kids with the back-to-school process! Take a look at the lists below, or stop in to the library– we have back-to-school books displayed in both our picture book area and our fiction section. Our latest staff picks list: Stories About School Books about riding the … Read more
Registration for Youth Services’ Fall 2011 Program Session is going on now through Friday, September 2nd, 2011. [View the fall program schedule.] Our program registration is by lottery You must have an active library card in good standing to register Obtain a registration postcard for the program of your choice from the Youth Services Circulation Desk Fill out … Read more
A great new graphic novel we just had to share– Bad Island, by Doug TenNapel When Reese is forced to go on a boating trip with his family, the last thing he expects is to be shipwrecked on an island– especially one swarming with weird plants and animals! What starts out as a bad vacation … Read more
Sidekicks [ click here to place a hold on this book ] *****Staff Pick*****Captain Amazing, hero of Metro City, is so busy catching criminals that he rarely has time for his pets at home. He doesn’t even notice when they develop super powers of their own. So when he announces he needs a sidekick, his … Read more
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