Perrot P.I.s November Book Discussion: “Killers of a Certain Age,” by Deanna Raybourn
The November meeting of the Perrot P.I.s Book Discussion Group will be held on Monday, November 23, at 7 pm in the Program Room, Radcliffe Children’s Library. Our November pick is Killers of a Certain Age, by Deanna Raybourn. Copies of the book are available in our catalog and at our Circulation Desk. All are welcome to join us.
Older women often feel invisible, but sometimes that’s their secret weapon. They’ve spent their lives as the deadliest assassins in a clandestine international organization, but now that they’re sixty years old, four women friends can’t just retire – it’s kill or be killed in this action-packed thriller by New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author Deanna Raybourn. Billie, Mary Alice, Helen, and Natalie have worked for the Museum, an elite network of assassins, for forty years. Now their talents are considered old-school and no one appreciates what they have to offer in an age that relies more on technology than people skills. When the foursome is sent on an all-expenses paid vacation to mark their retirement, they are targeted by one of their own. Only the Board, the top-level members of the Museum, can order the termination of field agents, and the women realize they’ve been marked for death. Now to get out alive they have to turn against their own organization, relying on experience and each other to get the job done, knowing that working together is the secret to their survival.
This is a drop-in program; registration is not required.
For more information about this program, call us at 203-637-1066 or email us at adultprogramming@perrotlibrary.org.
A Special Environmental Book Group Discussion: “Seeding Hope,” with Author Jack Algiere
Perrot Memorial Library, Foodshed Forum Fairfield County, and the Greenwich Conservation Commission invite you to a special Environmental Book Group Discussion of Seeding Hope, by Author Jack Algiere, on Monday, November 30, at 7 pm, in the Program Room, Radcliffe Children’s Library. The author will speak and sign copies of his book for purchase. The discussion will be moderated by Ali Ghiorse, executive director, The Foodshed Network; and Rebecca Poirier, environmental analyst, environmental affairs, Town of Greenwich.
In Seeding Hope, Jack Algiere, chief agroecology officer (CAO) at Stone Barns, shares the wisdom he’s gained in a lifetime of farming, growing, and observing the natural world. This luminous book is directed not just to farmers, but for all who desire a more connected and meaningful life. By following and examining the stages of a plant’s life cycle, Seeding Hope explores how this botanical pattern is a vital blueprint, offering lessons that inform all aspects of our lives.
Copies of the book will be available through our catalog and for purchase from Athena Books at the event.
Registration is required. To register, click here.
For more information on this program, call us at 203-637-1066 or email us at adultprogramming@perrotlibrary.org.
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, December 7.
For more information about this program, contact us at 203-637-1066 or email us at adultprogramming@perrotlibrary.org.