New Picture Book Section

We've just added a new color-coded section in our picture books! Books with orange labels are part of our new TODDLER section, which features simple books that are great for sharing with your baby or toddler.

Upcoming Event: Book Discussion on Forty Autumns, by Nina Willner

Greenwich Pen Women/Perrot Memorial Library Book Discussion Group
Forty Autumns: A Family's Story of Courage and Survival on Both Sides of the Berlin Wall, by Nina Willner
Facilitated by Kathleen DiGiovanna of Greenwich Pen Women
Monday, January 29th, 2018, at 7 PM (Snow Date: Monday, February 5th, 2018)
The Rand Room, Perrot Memorial Library

PRE-REGISTER NOW AT THE ADULT CIRCULATION DESK AND GET YOUR COPY OF THE BOOK- SEATING IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 20 REGISTRANTS!

Forty Autumns is the true story of a family separated during the Cold War by the authoritarian government of Easy Germany. The Soviets took control of East Germany after World War II and established a repressive communist satellite state. When the Berlin Wall went up in 1961, a subversive government trapped an entire country, turning neighbor against neighbor and completely eliminating any contact with the outside world.

This is the story of one family member who escaped into Berlin and eventually into the United States. It took her 40 years to go back and see her family, and by then the effects of starvation and deprivation had taken their toll on her parents, brothers, and sisters.

Nina Willner's voice in retelling her story is a lesson in courage and frustration. The inability to find out where her family was and the fear of the secret police penalizing her family because of Nina's freedom are the essence of her journey.

This is not simply a story, but a true history of what happened to a country that was divided and repressed to a degree that hopefully will never be seen again.

History is rewritten and relived over and over. This is a narrative that is recent and true and frames a family you will never forget.

Children's Program Registration Is Going on Now!

Registration for Youth Services' Winter/Spring 2018 Program Session is going on now through Sunday, January 7th, 2018. [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
• Fill out ALL of the required information. Incomplete applications will not be considered
• Address the reverse of the card to yourself
• Affix a first-class stamp (49¢)
• Drop off your card at the Youth Services Desk by January 7th
• Registration cards will be mailed back to you within a week of the close of registration

Questions? Please give us a call at 203-637-8802!

Building Maintenance Alert

The project to replace the 90-year-old slate roof on the Adult Wing of the library is scheduled to begin this Wednesday, December 6th. A scaffolding company will enclose the exterior completely around the building with protected openings for our public entrances and book drop. Several parking spaces will be cordoned off, and the bicycle rack will be temporarily relocated to the grass area near the mailbox. Please use caution around work areas. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for the inconvenience!

Upcoming Event: A Connecticut Christmas, with Photographer Caryn B. Davis

A Connecticut Christmas: 
Celebrating the Holiday in Classic New England Style 

with Photographer Caryn B. Davis

Sunday, December 10th, 2017

2:00 PM

The Rand Room- Perrot Library

Perrot Library invites you to celebrate the season with acclaimed photographer Caryn B. Davis. Her book, A Connecticut Christmas, recently featured in The New York Times and on NPR, is a photographic journey celebrating the classic New England traditions, beauty, spirit, and community surrounding the holiday. From light displays to decorated churches and inns, spectacular private homes, festivals, carolers, town greens, and picturesque villages, this beautiful book takes readers on a magical holiday tour through the Nutmeg State. Greenwich's own McArdle's Florists and Garden Center is featured. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing.