New to Perrot’s picture book collection: POSY by Linda Newbery illustrated by Catherine Rayner Follow Posy the mischievous striped kitten as she pounces and bounces through her day. She’s a sandwich checker, a board-game wrecker… and ever so much more. A fun rhyming story with charming illustrations that perfectly capture feline energy!
Mother’s Day is coming (Sunday, May 10th)… We’ve gathered some books about moms into our display areas (below the bulletin board and in the window boxes) for you. Stop by and get some soon!
The Youth Services Summer Program Schedule is now available– click here. Please note that for the Summer 2009 session, all our preschool programs will be DROP-IN, limited to the first 20 children and their caregivers to sign in before each program. Our Stuff & Nonsense and Spotlight programs will still be by registration only. Pick … Read more
Take a look at Youth Services’ brand-new Our Picks! list for April 2009— it features picture books featuring our furry, hoppy friends, BUNNIES!
Job Opening for Part-Time Circulation Desk Aide in Youth Services Department Perrot Library is seeking a part-time employee for our busy Youth Services desk. Duties include: answering the phone, checking books in and out using the library’s automated circulation system, some collection development, and reference service (helping parents and children find library materials). Some experience … Read more
The weather’s getting warmer, the days are longer (thanks to an earlier Daylight Saving Time), and it just makes you want to get outside! This month we’ve selected some of our favorite books about games and sports.
Ed’s Terrestrials [click here to place a hold]When three friendly aliens named Marcello, Gus, and Al escape from the Intergalactic Food Court to starta new life on Earth, they accidentally crash land into Ed’s tree house. Ed and the aliens soon become fast friends and start to help other aliens come to Earth in hopes … Read more
Wednesday afternoon saw Perrot friends and family of all ages gather in our beautiful Radcliffe Green to laugh, jump, and play along with professional stilt walker and cooperative play specialist, TREVOR! See all the fun we had! P.S. This event was made possible by the generous donations of the members of the Perrot Memorial Library … Read more
There will be no PJs at Perrot this week (2/17 and 2/19). All other children’s programs will be held as usual.
Due to the weather, today’s afternoon/evening programs in Youth Services are CANCELLED Thursday morning’s programs, Early Words @ 10, Early Words @ 11, and 2s and 3s @ 1 will all take place as scheduled Sing With Me will also be offered at 4 P.M. on Thursday PJs at Perrot on Thursday will be CANCELLED … Read more
Grumpy Old Monsters [click here to place a hold on this]Welcome to Rest in Peace, a retirement care facility for mature monsters with special needs. Yam: Bite-Size Chunks [place hold]Mini comics (which originally appeared in Nickelodeon magazine) about Yam, a orange-jumpsuited boy with a magical backpack. Bionicle #1: Rise of the Toa Nuva [place hold]The … Read more
The winners of the 2009 major literary awards for children were announced today at the American Library Association’s Midwinter Conference in Denver. [Click on each cover to view that title and to place a hold.] Caldecott Medal Winner: The House in the Night, illustrated by Beth Krommes (written by Susan Marie Swanson)A spare, patterned text … Read more
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Old Greenwich, CT 06870
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