Children's Winter/Spring Program Lottery/Program Openings

Registration cards for our Winter/Spring 2014 children's programs were mailed back today! If you don't receive your card in the next few days, please don't hesitate to call (203-637-8802) and we can check the rosters for you.

Also, we still have room in our Spotlight program (for 2nd & 3rd graders). The theme for Spotlight this session is Go For the Gold: Super Achievers, and it will meet on 1/29, 2/5, 2/26, and 3/5 (Wednesdays) at 4 PM. Please give us a call if you would like to sign up your child for Spotlight.

Upcoming Event: Observations of the Superintendent

Dr. William McKersie, Greenwich Superintendent of Schools, will be visiting Perrot to discuss Greenwich Public Schools today. This is part of our continuing series of Community Conversations.

Wednesday, January 15th, 2013
7:30 PM in the Children's Wing
Doors will open at 7 PM

Youth Services 2013 Gift Buying Guide

Each year our Youth Services Librarian puts together a list of books that make great holiday gifts! The list features picture books, books for middle graders, and books for ages 12 and up. Please take a look at our Youth Services Holiday Gift Buying Guide for 2013.The list is also available at the Youth Services Desk as a paper brochure.

Children's Program Registration Is Going on Now!

Registration for Youth Services' Winter/Spring 2014 Program Session is going on now through Sunday, January 12th, 2014. [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 (46¢)
•     Drop off your card at the Youth Services Desk by January 12th
•     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, or comment on this post.

Youth Services Winter/Spring '14 Program Schedule Now Available

The Youth Services Winter/Spring 2014 Program Schedule is now available!

Our program registration is by lottery. Pick up a registration postcard for the program of your choice from the Youth Services Circulation Desk, beginning on Monday, December 9th, through Sunday, January 12th. Don't forget to bring a stamp!

Detailed registration instructions are available on our website, as are descriptions of all our program offerings.

If you have other questions, please comment on this post, or call us at 203-637-8802.

December Events at Perrot

Local a Cappella Group The Grace Notes
Saturday, December 7th, 2013, at 4:00 PM
Returning to usher in the holidays and Old Greenwich's First Light Festival, we are again pleased to host a musical performance of holiday tunes by local women's a cappella group, The Grace Notes.


Shakespeare Talk on Juliet of Romeo & Juliet
Wednesday, November 20th, 2013, at 7:30 PM
Anne Gilhuly will give a talk on Juliet, of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet. Actors Florence Phillips and Dick Leonard will read scenes from the play. Anne Gilhuly, a Classics teacher at Greenwich Continuing Education, leads our continuing series of Shakespeare talks. This is the fifteenth year that Perrot has sponsored these programs.


Curiosity Concerts: Adventures in Opera
Sunday, December 15th, 2013, at 1:00 PM
Opera singer Caroline Worra and harpsichordist Jennifer Peterson perform “Adventures in Opera,” a recital that explores the characters and emotions behind great arias of the Italian and English opera repertoire. Curiosity Concerts is a new series of classical music concerts for families with children ages 5-8 years old and their interested siblings of any age. The concerts are performed by professional national and local musicians and presented at various venues in the Greenwich, CT area. Curiosity Concerts are under one hour, free, and fun! The series is a coalition effort launched in association with the Greenwich Arts Council.

Please create a PIN for your library account

Due to a coming upgrade to the Greenwich library catalog, all patrons must add a 4-digit PIN to their library accounts beginning today, 11/4. More info from Greenwich Library: http://www.greenwichlibrary.org/blog/library_news/2013/11/create-your-new-library-pin.html

Perrot's Cupola: Under Construction

Restorations are underway on Perrot's historic cupola, which has served as a beacon to our community for over 80 years.

The cupola restoration includes eight new 9-foot-tall windows, a copper roof, a stainless steel finial for the weather vane, a new frame and door to the exterior roof, replacement of rotted sills and trim boards under the windows, new roofing material around the base of the cupola, and fresh paint for the exterior.

See some photos of the work that is underway on Perrot's Facebook page.

The project is expected to take 4 to 6 weeks to complete.

You can help support the restoration of Perrot's cupola by becoming a member.

November Events at Perrot

Author and Former Congressman Robert Steele 
Wednesday, November 6th, 2013, at 7:30 PM
Former Connecticut Congressman and gubernatorial candidate Robert Steele will present his historical novel, The Curse: Big Time Gambling's Seduction of a Small New England Town. The story centers around Connecticut casino complexes, an ancient curse delivered by a Pequot sachem, venal politicians, and Providence mobsters. Ultimately, a small New England town must choose between preserving its character or accepting an extraordinary proposal which will change it forever.


Author and Food Historian Francine Segan
Wednesday, November 20th, 2013, at 7:30 PM
Noted food historian and cookbook author Francine Segan returns to Perrot to offer up a tantalizing talk exploring pasta's long, rich history and its fascinating future. This fun 101 on pasta in Italy today includes a discussion on how companies such as Garofalo make their award-winning pasta. The evening will also feature tastings of several pasta dishes, perfect cooking tips, and a trivia contest about modern and antique pasta making equipment. Come hungry!

October Events at Perrot

For adults:

Discovering Vintage New York, with author Mitch Broder
Wednesday, October 9th, 2013, at 7:30 PM
Author Mitch Broder will be visiting Perrot to talk about his book, Discovering Vintage New York. A prize-winning journalist who has been writing about the best of the Big Apple for over 20 years, Broder will discuss special spots that are vibrant, quirky, and just plain fun to explore. You'll learn about everything you wanted to know in New York City that you didn't even know existed!

Staying Healthy in Winter, with holistic health counselor Rachel Khanna
Wednesday, October 16th, 2013, at 7:30 PM
Just as nature's seasonal cycles affect our external environment, they also affect our internal environment and our physical and mental well-being. It is important to support one's body during this time of transition. Rachel Khanna, chef, holistic health counselor, and author of Live, Eat, Cook Healthy, will discuss what you can do to keep yourself and your family healthy this winter.


For kids:

NIGHTMARES
Wednesday, October 30th, 2013, at 7:00 PM
The 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 will be available soon at the Youth Services Desk

Children's Fall Registration Cards/Program Openings

Registration cards for fall children's programs were mailed back today! Please call us (203-637-8802) if you do not receive your card within the next few days.

Also, we still have room in Stuff & Nonsense, our program for Kindergarteners and first graders, and Spotlight, our program for second and third graders. View more details here. Please give us a call if you would like to sign up your child for either of these programs.

September Is National Library Card Sign-up Month

What’s the best way to prepare children for school year?  Make sure they have a library card! A library card gives access to e-books, online homework help and other tools they need to succeed.  September is Library Card Sign-up Month. Sign up for a library card (or just check out a book) at Perrot's Youth Services Desk this month and you will receive a sweet treat!

Upcoming Event: Talk on Sports Injury Prevention, with Jordan D. Metzel. MD

Talk on Sports Injury Prevention, with Jordan D. Metzel. MD
Wednesday, September 18th, 2013, at 7:30 PM
Radcliffe Children's Wing, Perrot Memorial Library

Learn how to recognize and prevent the most common sports injuries that affect athletes of all ages, from Jordan D. Metzl, MD, award-winning author and sports medicine physician at the Hospital for Special Surgery in both Manhattan and Old Greenwich. From the perspectives of athlete and physician, Dr. Metzl will teach you how to keep your body moving, fit, and injury-free. You'll learn how to recognize common aches and pains that limit activity, and, most importantly, how to fix them yourself at home.

A question and answer session and book signing will follow the lecture.

Summer Reading Wrap-Up

Thanks to everyone who participated in Youth Services's 2013 summer reading program and weekly contests! This year's theme was "CATCH THE READING WAVE."

Please take a look at the four happy winners of our weekly contests! They each won a neat prize pack for guessing which book the Perrot bears were reading in a photo posted in the children's room.

Over 300 kids signed up for our summer reading program and read 1,078 books in total. This year, Perrot made a donation based on each book read by our summer readers to Oceana, the largest international organization focused solely on ocean conservation. Perrot's summer readers read enough books for us to meet our goal of adopting a clownfish!

If you were one of our very special signer-uppers, you can still keep track of the books you read, even though our "official" program has ended! You can either take your reading record home with you, or leave it here in the library. We will also continue to give out prizes for books read (while supplies last, so HURRY!).

We'd also like to give a special mention our teen volunteers, who helped record books for our reading program participants. This year we had 72 volunteers, who together worked over 500 volunteer hours. Thanks, guys!

And remember, we still have another month of summer left, so please KEEP READING!

Countdown to Kindergarten Storytime

This year we are offering a special Countdown to Kindergarten Storytime--  with stories, songs, and a craft to help your child get ready for the first day of Kindergarten! This program is for children entering Kindergarten in Fall 2013 ONLY. Children attend independently, but parents and caregivers should remain in the Library

Wednesday, August 21st, 2013, from 1 PM to 1:45 PM

Sign up now at the Youth Services Desk!