Memorial Service for Kate McClelland and Kathy Krasniewicz

A Celebration of Life service for Kate McClelland and Kathy Krasniewicz will be held on Friday, March 20th, 2009, at 3:30 P.M. at First Congregational Church on Sound Beach Avenue in Old Greenwich. A reception will be held at Perrot immediately following the service. All are invited to attend.

Please note that library services will be unavailable after 1 P.M. on March 20th in order to prepare for the reception. Thank you.

"Library Recalls Two Who Made It Better" in the New York Times

Library Recalls Two Who Made It Better
by Gerri Hirshey, The New York Times

No PJs This Week

There will be no PJs at Perrot this week (2/17 and 2/19). All other children's programs will be held as usual.

Mrs. Mac

Kate McClelland

Thank You

The Staff and Board of Perrot Memorial Library deeply thank each of you who have shared a thought, shed a tear, and expressed your emotions and remembrances for our dear friends and beloved colleagues, Kathryn McClelland and Kathleen Krasniewicz. The response from the Greenwich and Denver communities, the Connecticut Library and the American Library Association communities, the storytelling community and the publishing industry, has been astonishing. We are planning a Celebration of Life Memorial Service in Old Greenwich in March at the Spring Equinox to honor Kate and Kathy's memories. We will post more information on our website and blog as it becomes available.

The future is not ours to know, and it may never be --
So let us live and give our best and give it lavishly!
-An Irish Blessing

Youth Services Schedule This Week

• Due to the weather, today's afternoon/evening programs in Youth Services are CANCELLED
• Thursday morning's programs, Early Words @ 10, Early Words @ 11, and 2s and 3s @ 1 will all take place as scheduled
• Sing With Me will also be offered at 4 P.M. on Thursday
• PJs at Perrot on Thursday will be CANCELLED
• All Friday programs are CANCELLED. In addition, the Youth Services Desk will be closed between 10 A.M. and 3 P.M.
• We will be open our regular hours on Saturday and Sunday

Please don't hesitate to call us if you have questions or need clarification-- 637-8802. Thanks!

Mrs. K

Kathleen Mary Kertland Patricia Apuzzo Krasniewicz

Remembering

• "Two Brilliant Stars Go Out Too Soon" at Educating Alice
• "Kate McClelland" at Bowen Press
• "A Great Loss in ALSC" at the ALSC Blog
• "Sorrow in Old Greenwich: Visitors mourn loss of librarians" at the Greenwich Time

If you have any links or memories you would like to share, please post them in the comments.

An Inconceivable Loss

We are reeling with shock and grief at the loss of two of our beloved librarians, Kate McClelland and Kathy Krasniewicz. Perrot, our community, and the library world at large will not be the same without these two devoted, caring, and enthusiastic women.

Please keep their families in your thoughts and prayers.

Today's Youth Services Programs

Today's 1 P.M. Fun for 4s and 5s program is CANCELLED.

However, Spotlight will be held today at 4 P.M.

Questions? Please call us at 637-8802.

Delayed Opening Today

The Library will open at 1 P.M. today, Wednesday, January 29th.

There will be no children's preschool programs today. Please call later in the day (637-8802) to check if the afternoon program will be held.

John Updike, 1932-2009

John Updike, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, died today at age 76.

• New York Times obituary, featuring multimedia content including audio and video clips
• John Updike: A Life in Pictures, at the Guardian
• Updike's eassy, "This I Believe," at NPR
• Updike's books available through the Greenwich libraries

Latest Graphic Novels in Youth Services

Grumpy Old Monsters [click here to place a hold on this]
Welcome to Rest in Peace, a retirement care facility for mature monsters with special needs.

Yam: Bite-Size Chunks [place hold]
Mini comics (which originally appeared in Nickelodeon magazine) about Yam, a orange-jumpsuited boy with a magical backpack.

Bionicle #1: Rise of the Toa Nuva [place hold]
The island of Mata Nui was once a paradise-- until the entity known as Makuta arrived, transforming it into a land of darkness and evil.

Hyperactive [place hold]
One day, Joey's metabolism goes berserk, and suddenly he's the fastest person in the world! Soon, everyone wants what he has, especially Seymour Haliburton Itchez, president and CEO of Burnz and Itchez pharmeceuticals. . .

Miki Falls 1: Spring [place hold] *****Staff Pick*****
High school senior Miki is falling for Hiro, the new kid, but he has a weird (and dangerous secret) that keeps him from getting close to her. Fast paced and interesting, but drawn in a soft-edged manga style, you won't be able to wait to read book 2!

Look for these and other great new graphic novels in the new book bin in Youth Services.

Have a graphic novel series you'd like to see at Perrot? Comment on this post or email webmaster@perrotlibrary.org!

Another Passport Day at Perrot

The Old Greenwich Post Office is sponsoring another U.S. Passport Day at Perrot on Saturday, March 28th, 2009, from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. File the paperwork to get your U.S. Passport. Photo services will also be available at the event, for $15. Bring your checkbook (Passport Fees are $85 for children under 16, and $100 for Adults), and your identification (you will need a previous passport or your birth certificate, as well as a photo ID).

If you'd like more information about Passport Day at Perrot, please call the Old Greenwich Post Office for more info at 203-637-1405.

Remember, according to new passport regulations, you must now show your passport upon your return from Canada, Mexico, or the Carribean. You can read more about these new requirements here. For other general information about obtaining a U.S. Passport, visit the U.S. Department of State's Passport Page.

DVD Diva: Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet has been nominated for 5 Oscars but just recently received two Golden Globes for her roles in The Reader and Revolutionary Road, now playing in theaters. Here are four of the movies for which she was Oscar-nominated:

Titanic: Winslet's first role with Leonardo DiCaprio, in which two people from different worlds meet and fall in love on the brief, tragic maiden voyage of the grand ocean liner.

Little Children: Sarah Pierce is a new stay-at-home mom struggling with the solitude of her new role. Spending every moment with a three-year-old tests the patience of the one-time English scholar.

Sense & Sensibility: In this Jane Austen story, Winslet plays the role of Marriane Dashwood.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: When Joel, played by Jim Carrey, discovers that his girlfriend, Clementine, has had their tumultuous relationship erased from her mind through an experimental scientific procedure, he decides to ease his pain by getting the same treatment.

[The complete list of Kate Winslet movies available in the Greenwich Library system]