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
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
Now available to borrow from the Youth Services Desk– a museum pass for Stepping Stones Museum for Children in Norwalk. You may borrow the pass for one week, and it entitles you to one free admission with each regular paid admission (maximum of three free admissions per day). Exhibits and educational programs at Stepping Stones … Read more
Children’s storyteller and musician Lou Del Bianco will give a family show at Perrot on Thursday, July 30th, 2009, at 4 P.M. Do you have your tickets? Sign up now for FREE at the Youth Services Desk! Family Fun magazine calls Lou Del Bianco “fresh, funny, [and] highly entertaining,” while Billboard magazine raves, “we’ve never … Read more
This is the first week of the Youth Services Summer Reading Contest! This year, you have to guess which SILLY book the Perrot bears are acting out! They will be acting out a different READiculous (‘cos remember, the theme for this year is “DO SOMETHING READICULOUS!”) book each week in July. You can go here … Read more
The non-proft Chinese Language School of Connecticut will host Storytime in Chinese at Perrot on Wednesdays in July (July 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th) at 1 P.M. The program is aimed at children ages 3 to 5 (and their siblings). This is a free program and no registration necessary! CLSC is a fully-accredited organization, which … Read more
NEW MUSEUM PASS TO BORROW! Free admission to the Stamford Museum and Nature Center for 2 adults and 2 children. Borrow the pass from the Youth Services Circulation Desk; it circulates for 1 week. The Stamford Museum and Nature Center is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of art, history, and the natural and agricultural … Read more
Summer Registration is going on NOW through June 20th. Please note that all morning preschool programs for the summer 2009 session will be drop-in (limited to the first 20 children and their caregivers to sign in before each program). Stuff & Nonsense and Spotlight are still by registration only. Also– our new Our Picks! list … Read more
Youth Services has a growing collection of museum passes for you to borrow– loan time is one week, and our passes get you either free or discounted admission to many popular places! FREE family admission and parking at ALL Connecticut State Parks and Forests with our State Parks and Forests Day Pass! More than 800 … Read more
Perrot’s Young Young Critics’ Club (Y2C2) has declared that its favorite book of 2008/2009 is…. I, LORELEI by Yeardley Smith When her favorite cat, Mud, dies, Lorelei starts a journal to him, chronicling her daily life as a sixth grader so that he can continue to follow her rise to fame and fortune as a … Read more
CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the Semi-Annual 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 winning team: Olivia, Mary Kate, Charlotte, JC … Read more
Check out our brand-new Youth Services’ Our Picks! list for May 2009. This month’s list features the Youth Services Staff’s favorite listenables– from books on CD to book/CD kits to music CDs– they’re all worth a listen!
Perrot Memorial Library
90 Sound Beach Avenue
Old Greenwich, CT 06870
M/W/F: 9 AM-6 PM
Tu/Th: 9 AM-8 PM
Saturday: 9 AM-5 PM
Sunday: 1 PM-5 PM
