The Nurse Is In: Free Blood Pressure Screening
On the first Monday of each month, a nurse from Greenwich Hospital will be here at Perrot Library from 10 to 11 am to take free blood pressure screenings. The screenings will take place in the Rand Room, Waid Building. The next screenings are scheduled for Monday, August 4th.
For more information, contact Judy Sgammato at 203-637-1066 or at judys@perrotlibrary.org.
Environmental Book Group Discussion: “The Light Eaters,” by Zoe Schlanger
Please join us on Wednesday, August 6, at 7 pm in our Program Room, Radcliffe Building, for a discussion of The Light Eaters, by Zoe Schlanger. The discussion will be led by Rebecca Poirier, environmental analyst, Town of Greenwich, and is co-sponsored by the Greenwich Conservation Commission and the Perrot Library.
The Light Eaters explores the emerging science on plant intelligence, uncovering plants’ complex and unimaginable capabilities and calling into question what we consider to be conscious agents in the natural world.
Zoe Schlanger is a journalist covering science, health and the environment. In addition to being the author of The Light Eaters, she is a staff writer at The Atlantic. She was a finalist for the 2019 Livingston Award and winner of the 2017 National Association of Science Writers’ science reporting award.
Registration is required. To register, click here.
For more information, contact Judy Sgammato at 203-637-1066 x15 or judys@perrotlibrary.org.
Summer Movie in Binney Park: “Captain America: Brave New World”
Pack your picnic and grab your blankets and chairs! Our second movie of summer 2025 will be Captain America: Brave New World, rated PG-13, running 118 minutes. The movie will be shown on Saturday, August 16, at 8:30 pm, Binney Park, Old Greenwich. Free admission.
In the event of inclement weather, the movie will be canceled. Any cancellation will be posted on the Library’s website, social media, and phone message. There is no rain date.
For more information, contact Judy Sgammato at 203-637-1066 x15 or judys@perrotlibrary.org.
