Youth Services

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

The Youth Services Summer 2016 Program Schedule is now available! Please note that during our summer program session, all of our preschool programs are DROP-IN, and most are limited to the first 20 children and their caregivers to sign in before each program. Our Stuff & Nonsense and Spotlight programs will be by registration only. … Read more

Registration cards for our Winter/Spring 2016 children’s programs were mailed back today! If you don’t receive your card in the next few days, please call us (203-637-8802) Also, we still have room in our Stuff & Nonsense (for Kindergarten and 1st-graders) and Spotlight programs (for 2nd- and 3rd-graders). Please call us if you are interested … Read more

Registration for Youth Services’ Winter/Spring 2016 Program Session is going on now through Sunday, January 10th, 2016. [View the winter program schedule] Our program registration is by lottery You must have an active library card in good standing to register Obtain a registration postcard for the program(s) of your choice from the Youth Services Desk … Read more

Each year our Youth Services Librarian puts together a list of books that make great holiday gifts! The list features books for the youngest, for beginning readers, for middle graders, and for grades 6 and up. See our brochure online– Youth Services Holiday Gift Buying Guide for 2015 — or pick up a paper copy … Read more

NIGHTMARESWednesday, October 28th, 2015, at 7:00 PMThe Youth Services wing is tranformed into a cavern of horrors for this yearly event, featuring terrifying tales from unpleasant local ghouls! For brave kids in grades 2 and up ONLY. No grownups allowed. Free tickets available NOW at the Youth Services Desk!

The Youth Services Department is excited to host a traveling exhibit from The Stepping Stones Museum for Children. The interactive exhibit is called “Conservation Quest” and features quick, hands-on activities to teach families about energy use and the best ways to conserve energy. For more information, stop by the exhibit (it will be at Perrot … Read more

Registration for Fall 2015 programs is going on now through Friday, September 4th, 2015. View the Fall 2015 Program Schedule.Program registration is by lottery. Here’s how to register: Pick up a registration postcard for the program(s) of your choice at the Youth Services Desk Please fill out ALL of the required information. Incomplete applications will … Read more