The Youth Services Fall 2008 Program Schedule is now available– click here. 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 11th, 2008. For complete registration instructions, click here. Please note that we have restructured some of … Read more
This is the FINAL WEEK of the Youth Services Summer Reading Contest! This year, since our theme is DON’T BUG ME, I’M READING, you have to guess what kind of bug is bugging our bears! You can go here to check, or come in to the Library. Once you know which book they’re reading, come … Read more
A photographer for U.S.A. Today visited Perrot yesterday, to photograph our very own Bartan Kennedy during her 4 P.M. storytime! Mrs. Kennedy will be among those featured in a new series in the newspaper that celebrates people who are passionate about their jobs. More details to follow soon, but make sure you congratulate our star … Read more
Youth Services has museum passes for you to check out! You can borrow each for one whole week and get: FREE Family Admission to: The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, CT The Neuberger Museum of Art in Purchase, NY Earthplace Nature Discovery Center in Westport, CT ALL Connecticut State Parks and Forests (and free … Read more
Our first Early Literacy Station was so popular, we got a second one! Toddlers through second-graders will enjoy a range of educational games and activities, and can even print to the ELS’s own printer. Try one out next time you’re here!
Check out our brand-new Youth Services’ Our Picks! list for July 2008– in honor of Independence Day, it features our Youth Services Staff’s favorite books about states, presidents, and all things American. You can view the full list here. Also, take a look at our flower-box book holders, which are full of these books and … Read more
Perrot has recently established a section dedicated to Italian language books for children! As a result of a book drive conducted by local parents and members of the Italian Conversation Club, we now have over seventy books for toddlers, children and young adults. Of these, the Rizzoli Store in New York City donated close to … Read more
Salt Water Taffy Volume 1: The Legend of Old Salty by Matthew Loux A mythical giant lobster… a taffy shop robbery… a scurvy sea captain… wiley seagulls…. In this first book in a new series by Matthew Loux, brothers Jack and Benny get more than they bargained for when they are taken to the coastal … Read more
OOOOOOOOOOOKEY-DOKEY! You’ve decided that this is the summer you’re going to read the ENTIRE C.S. Lewis Narnia series . . . but perhaps you’re unsure of the order in which you should read the Narnia books (or the Charlie Bone books, or the Shadow Children books, or the Warrior books). We can help! Think you’ve … Read more
(School) Summer Reading Lists are here. . . and we just know that all you eager readers will soon be storming the Youth Services Desk looking for just the right thing to read. 🙂 We thought we’d give you a hand with the task of asking the staff to help you find the author of … Read more
In addition to our Connecticut State Parks and Forests Day Pass, we now have available for checkout. . . A free admission pass for 4 to Earthplace in Westport A discounted admission pass for 4 to Mystic Aquarium in Mystic The passes are available at the Youth Services Desk and may be borrowed for one … Read more
Today was the last Sing With Me sing-a-long program with Mr. Kantor. Here’s a picture of today’s happy attendees!: [click on the image to see a larger version]
