Our Picks: Dogs & Libraries
Take a look at Youth Services’ Our Picks! lists for August 2009 (woof woof! all about dogs!) and September 2009 (our faves about the library).
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Spaces Available in 4s and 5s and Spotlight
Spotlight, our after school story and crafts program for 2nd and 3rd graders, still has spaces available for the fall! The theme for this program session is Natural Wonders. The program meets Wednesdays at 4 P.M. on September 30th, October 7th, October 14th, and October 21st. Participants also receive tickets to our evening of scary … Read more
Latest Graphic Novels in Youth Services
The Hobbit: An Illustrated Edition of the Fantasy Classic [place hold]First published in the U.S. more than sixty years ago, J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit has become one of the best-loved books of all time. Tolkien’s fantasy was then adapted into a fully painted graphic novel, which became a classic in its own right.Warriors: … Read more
September is Library Card Sign-up Month
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
Don’t forget– program registration
Don’t forget– registration for fall children’s programs is going on now through August 31st. Pick up a registration card for the program of your choice at the Youth Services Desk (don’t forget to bring a stamp). View the Fall 2009 Program Schedule. For complete registration instructions, click here. If you have any questions, please comment … Read more
See Our Summer Reading Contest Winners!
Youth Services’ Summer Reading Contest has ended, and now you can see all of our winners! We gave away one prize each week, plus a very special GRAND PRIZE. Please have a look at our winners here! Thanks for playing. 🙂
Photos From Lou Del Bianco’s Performance
The afternoon of July 30th saw Perrot friends and family of all ages gather in our beautiful Radcliffe Green to clap, sing, and play along with children’s storyteller and musician, Lou Del Bianco. See all the fun we had! You can also borrow several of Lou Del Bianco’s CDs from the Library… take a look … Read more
Youth Services Fall Program Schedule Now Available
The Youth Services Fall 2009 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, August 10th, 2009. For complete registration instructions, click here. If you have any questions, please comment on this post!
Don’t miss Storytime in Chinese tomorrow, Weds. 7/22
The best time to learn a foreign language is between birth and age 7! [More here: “Unraveling how children become bilingual so easily“] The non-proft Chinese Language School of Connecticut is hosting Storytime in Chinese at Perrot on Wednesdays in July (July 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th) at 1 P.M. The program is aimed at … Read more
Our Picks for July: 40th Anniversary of the Moon Landing
The Apollo 11 astronauts set out from Earth on July 16th, 1969; they landed on July 20th, 40 years ago today. NASA plans to send another mission to the moon within the next 10 years. In honor of the moon landing, Youth Services’ Our Picks! list for this month features some of our favorite books … Read more
Summer Reading in YS, Week 2
This is the second week of the Youth Services Summer Reading Contest! Make sure you check out a book at the YS Desk this week to receive your guess slip! This summer, you have to guess which SILLY book the Perrot bears are acting out! They will be acting out a different READiculous (‘cos remember, … Read more
New Graphic Novel Pick in Youth Services
GUNNERKRIGG COURT, VOLUME 1, BY THOMAS SIDDELL [click here to place a hold] Gunnerkrigg Court does not look much like a school at all. It closer resembles a large industrial complex than a place of learning. Within the first week of my attendance, I began to notice a number of strange occurrences. The most prevalent … Read more
