Youth Services

Thanks to everyone who participated in Youth Services’s 2016 summer reading program and weekly contests! This year’s theme was “ON YOUR MARK, GET SET… READ!” 305 kids signed up for our summer reading program this year and read 1,085 books in total– hooray! This year, Perrot made a donation based on each book read to … Read more

Donate your unwanted  LEGO® pieces to Perrot! We are in search of bricks, minifigures, miscellaneous parts and pieces of any persuasion, and, most especially, baseplates. We are  looking to expand our collection for our new LEGO®! building program. Drop your pieces off in the donation box near the Youth Services Desk whenever the library is … Read more

Summer is here– and that means it’s time to sign up for Perrot’s summer reading club! You can participate (and win prizes for reading!) starting today, June 22nd, through July 29th. Our Summer Reading theme this year is ON YOUR MARK, GET SET… READ! To sign up for our summer reading club, simply visit our … Read more

We still have spaces available in our story-and-craft programs for school-age kids, Stuff & Nonsense and Spotlight. Stuff & Nonsense is for kids entering Kindergarten and Grade 1, and will meet Mondays at 4 PM on July 11th, July 18th, July 25th, and August 1st. Spotlight (on Go for the Gold!) is for kids entering … Read more

Perrot’s Youth Services Department is excited to host a traveling exhibit from The Stepping Stones Museum for Children. The interactive exhibit is called “Healthyville®—a Place for Every Body” and is home to residents of all ages who try every day to live active, healthy lifestyles. This exhibit provides children and adults with hands-on opportunities to … Read more

Registration for Youth Services’ Summer 2016 Program Session is going on now through Sunday, June 12th. [View the summer program schedule] Our preschool programs are drop-in during the summer, but registration is still required for our Stuff & Nonsense (for kids entering 1st grade), and Spotlight (for kids entering 2nd/3rd/4th grade) programs Our program registration … Read more

. . .Perrot needs you! Perrot is looking for teen volunteers for its Youth Services department to help run the summer reading program for kids. Who can be a Perrot Library Summer Teen Volunteer?Anyone who is going into Grades 7 and up, and who can volunteer at least 5 hours during the summer.When do volunteers … Read more

Follow Perrot’s Youth Services Department on Bibliocommons! We have a growing collection of useful booklists, including lists of picture books on various themes, book club picks, and read-alikes. Some recent additions: An extensive list of Great Classroom Read-Alouds Easier novels for kids to try after they’ve moved on from Early Readers: Moving on from Beginning Readers- What’s … Read more