The Young Critics’ Club (YCC), Perrot’s book club for 6th-, 7th-, and 8th-graders, has declared that its favorite book of 2010/2011 is…. THE QUEEN OF WATERby Laura Resau and Maria Virginia Farinango Born in an Andean village in Ecuador, Virginia lives with her large family in a small, earthen-walled dwelling. In her village, it is … Read more
The Young Young Critics’ Club (Y2C2), Perrot’s book club for 4th- and 5th-graders, has declared that its favorite book of 2010/2011 is…. A TALE DARK AND GRIMMby Adam GidwitzIn this mischievous and utterly original debut, Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into eight other classic Grimm-inspired tales. As readers follow the … Read more
We have decided to change the loan period on our museum passes so that more of our patrons will be able to utilize them. Effective immediately, the loan period for museum passes will be 3 days. Late fees will remain at $1/day. A list of all of Perrot’s museum passes is available here. Borrow passes … Read more
CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the Semi-Annual Young Young Critics’ Club (Y2C2) Jeopardy Tournament! The winning team, The Fadoodles (L-R): Kate, Serelle, JJ, Nico, and Lydia 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 more
Perrot has a limited number of discount certificates to the Connecticut Science Center. The certificates offer 20% off general admission for up to 4 people and are for one-time use (they do not need to be returned to the Library), so get them while they last! Ask for a certificate at the Youth Services Desk. … Read more
Youth Services is looking into more intuitive, user-friendly methods of organizing our children’s picture book collection. One idea is to separate popular subjects into their own special areas, making it easier to find our most-requested material. Please help us by taking a very brief (30-second! 🙂 ) survey– let us know which subject area you … Read more
Zita the Spacegirl [click here to place a hold]When her best friend is abducted by an alien doomsday cult, Zita leaps to the rescue and finds herself a stranger on a strange planet. Humanoid chickens and neurotic robots are shocking enough as new experiences go, but Zita is even more surprised to find herself taking … Read more
Now available to borrow from the Youth Services Desk– museum passes for the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, and for Connecticut’s Old State House in Hartford. ALDRICH CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM, 258 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT, http://www.aldrichart.org: FREE FAMILY ADMISSION [Admission for children 18 and under is always free] The Aldrich is one of the … Read more
Hey! Did you know that Youth Services makes a monthly list of recommendations? We pick a new, timely theme each month, and then pick our favorites! We have lots of lists from you to choose from. Here’s a look back at all of our picks from 2010: January 2010: Books About BearsFebruary 2010: Books About … Read more
The winners of the 2011 major literary awards for children were recently announced at the American Library Association’s Midwinter Conference in San Diego. [Click on each title to view in the catalog and to place a hold.] Caldecott Medal WinnerA Sick Day for Amos McGee, illustrated by Erin E. Stead (written by Philip C. Stead)Every … Read more
***************STAFF PICK************************** Ghostopolis, by Doug TenNapel [click here to place a hold][Ages 10+] Imagine Garth Hale’s surprise when he’s accidentally zapped to the spirit world by Frank Gallows, a washed-up ghost wrangler. Suddenly Garth finds he has powers the ghosts don’t have, and he’s stuck in a world run by the evil ruler of Ghostopolis, … Read more
Registration for Youth Services’ Winter/Spring 2011 Program Session is going on now through Sunday, January 9th, 2011. [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 of your choice from the Youth Services Circulation … Read more
Perrot Memorial Library
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Old Greenwich, CT 06870
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