Our 2010 Connecticut State Parks and Forests Day Pass is now available for you to borrow! The pass may be used at all the major state parks with admission or parking fees, including Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison, Sherwood Island State Park in Westport, and Rocky Neck State Park in East Lyme. The pass … Read more
The winners of the 201o major literary awards for children were just announced at the American Library Association’s Midwinter Conference in Boston. [Click on each title to view in the catalog and to place a hold.] Caldecott Medal Winner: The Lion and the Mouse, illustrated by Jerry PinkneyIn this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable, … Read more
There are a limited number of spaces still available for the winter session of Spotlight, our after-school program for kids in Grades 2 and 3. The theme this session is the Winter Olympics. Spotlight will meet from 4 PM to 5 PM on the following Wednesday afternoons: January 27th, February 3rd, February 10th, February 24th, … Read more
A few interesting tidbits from Publisher’s Weekly: Newbery medalist Katherine Paterson has been appointed the new National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. She succeeds the first Children’s Ambassador, Jon Scieszka. Paterson says, “Books help us make friends who are different from ourselves.” Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the movie, arrives in theaters on April 2nd, … Read more
If you loved Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Youth Services has a new brochure featuring other books you might enjoy! Click here to see. Or, take a look at all of our book brochures. Do you have ideas for other book brochure topics? Please comment on this post with your suggestions!
Registration for Youth Services’ Winter/Spring 2010 Program Session is going on now through Sunday, January 10th, 2020. [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
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! (Yes, it looks like a lobster, but trust us, it’s also a wonderful golden ‘Y’– stop by the Youth Services Department and see for yourself!). The winners– Team We … Read more
The Youth Services Winter/Spring 2010 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 14th, 2009. Don’t forget to bring a stamp! Complete registration instructions are available on our website, as our … Read more
It’s here! 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 our list online here. The list is also available at the … Read more
The Greenwich Citizen ran two articles about Perrot recently. One article profiled Perrot’s Young Critics’ Club (YCC) [http://www.greenwichcitizen.com/localnews/ci_13674114] and a second article remembered Mrs. Mac’s “Hag of Old Greenwich” and talked about this year’s Nightmares show [http://www.greenwichcitizen.com/localnews/ci_13678187].
Excerpts from our evening of fear, on October 26th, 2009…
Youth Services has a special drawing contest going on now! Pick up an entry form at the Youth Services Desk, and draw us your version of a “wild thing.” The creators of our five favorite drawings will win each win two tickets to the IMAX theater at the Maritime Aquarium, to see their choice of … 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
Contact Us
M/W/F: 9 AM-6 PM
Tu/Th: 9 AM-8 PM
Saturday: 9 AM-5 PM
Sunday: 1 PM-5 PM
