CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the Semi-Annual Young Young Critics’ Club (Y2C2) Jeopardy Tournament! 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 the past year. (Yes, it looks like a lobster, but … Read more
The Youth Services Winter/Spring 2011 Program Schedule is now available. Our program registration is by lottery. Pick up a registration postcard for the program of your choice from the Youth Services Circulation Desk, beginning on Monday, December 13th, 2010. Don’t forget to bring a stamp! Complete registration instructions are available on our website, as our … Read more
Excerpts from our evening of fear, on October 27th, 2010. . .
Youth Services has started subscriptions to several new magazines! They join our current subscriptions to American Girl, Babybug, Ladybug, Sports Illustrated Kids, and National Geographic Kids. Our magazines are located near the Youth Services Circulation Desk (next to the graphic novels). You can check them out for three weeks, and you can even check out … Read more
Tad Hills, author and illustrator of Duck and Goose, will be visiting Perrot to share his latest book, How Rocket Learned to Read, and to give drawing demonstrations! Tuesday, September 21st, 2010, at 4 P.M. in Perrot’s children’s wing You can sign your child up for a complimentary ticket at the Youth Services Desk! Children … Read more
Registration cards for fall children’s programs were mailed back today! Expect to receive your card in the next day or two. Due to the calendar this year, we unfortunately had a very short gap in between the end of registration and the start of programs. If you need to know your child’s registration status right … Read more
Perrot has a limited number of admission discount certificates to the Connecticut Science Center available for its patrons. The certificates offer 20% off general admission for up to 4 people. These certificates are for one-time use (they do not need to be returned to the Library), so get them while they last! Ask for a … Read more
It’s time for school! For some children, it may be their first experience with riding the school bus. Here are a few friendly picture books to help out: Axle Annie, by Robin Pulver (E PULVE): Axle Annie is the best school bus driver in Burskyville– especially when it comes to driving her bus up snow-covered … 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
Early childhood experts agree that being prepared for a new experience and knowing what to expect are keys to relieving anxiety. At this time of year, patrons of Perrot’s Youth Services Department often come looking for books that will help them to help their little ones make a successful transition to a “school” situation, whether … Read more
The Youth Services Fall 2010 Program Schedule (.PDF) is now available. Our program registration is by lottery. Pick up a registration postcard for the program of your choice from the Youth Services Circulation Desk, beginning on Monday, August 9th, 2010. For complete registration instructions, click here. If you have any questions, please comment on this … Read more
Thanks to everyone who participated in Youth Services’s 2010 summer reading program and summer contest! Over 250 kids signed up for our summer reading program and read almost 900 books in total! WOW, that is pretty impressive! If you were one of our very special signer-uppers, you can still keep track of the books you … Read more
Perrot Memorial Library
90 Sound Beach Avenue
Old Greenwich, CT 06870
Circulation: (203) 637-1066
Reference: (203) 637-3870
Youth Services: (203) 637-8802
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M/W/F: 9 AM-6 PM
Tu/Th: 9 AM-8 PM
Saturday: 9 AM-5 PM
Sunday: 1 PM-5 PM
