New Book Recommendations from the Reference Desk

What We're Reading at Perrot

UNBROKEN: A WORLD WAR II AIRMAN'S STORY OF SURVIVAL, RESILIENCE, AND REDEMPTION, BY LAURA HILLENBRAND
[Non-Fiction] Laura Hillenbrand has done it again! Her first book, Seabiscuit, was a big winner. From all the reviews and reports, Unbroken will follow suit. Ms. Hillenbrand met the central character of this book while working on Seabiscuit. Louis Zamperini, a runner in the 1936 Olympics, had a fascinating story to tell. The Germans invaded Poland shortly after those Olympics in Berlin, followed not long after by Pearl Harbor. Zamperini was drafted into the Army Air Corps and subsequently was captured by the Japanese. Zamperini's exeperiences were horrifying; no one could have imagined that man’s inhumanity to man could go so far. Broken and beaten, Zamperini had to make his way back into society and find his inner peace. This will be a big best-seller.

Read the rest of our list of recommendations!

Youth Services Winter/Spring '11 Program Schedule Now Available

The Youth Services Winter/Spring 2011 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 13th, 2010. Don't forget to bring a stamp!

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

If you have other questions, please comment on this post!

Annual Lions Club Grapefruit Sale

The Old Greenwich Lions Club is selling grapefruits and oranges, as part of its annual fund-raising effort to flight blindness worldwide.

Fruits are available for purchase at Perrot (ask at the Adult Circulation Desk). Grapefruits are $18 per carton, $8 for a half-carton, or $35 for two cartons. Navel oranges are also available for $19 per carton, $10 for a half-carton, or $38 for two cartons.

Tellabration! 2010

Throughout the world, the week before Thanksgiving is set aside as a time to celebrate the time-honored art of storytelling and story listening. Join the thousands of people, young and old, around the world who will spend a unique and magical hour rediscovering the laughter, the tears and the power of the story, at this year's TELLABRATION!

Featured at the United Church of Rowayton on Saturday, November 20th, 2010, at 8 PM, will be Eshu and Motoko, both of whom have appeared at Perrot Library. Also telling are Marianne McShane, Judy Petersen, Connie Rockman. Tickets are $10 in advance ($8 for groups of 6 or more)/$12 at the door. For more information or to reserve tickets, please contact Barbara Jeffries, 203-966-9394, barbarajeffries@optonline.net.

Check out all Connecticut Tellabration 2010 events here.

Dedication of "Kathy's Corner" on the Storymobile

Please join us for the dedication of

"Kathy's Corner"

given in memory of Kathy Krasniewicz

at the Storymobile

(Parked at Perrot Library)

Tuesday, November 16th, 2010, at 3:30 P.M.

Children's book give-away

Refreshments

Storytime aboard the Storymobile

Please RSVP to goingplaceswithbooks@yahoo.com

Presented by the Greenwich Alliance for Education

http://www.greenwichalliance.org/

Shakespeare Colloquy: The Winter's Tale

Anne Gilhuly will give a talk on William Shakespeare’s The Winter's Tale on Wednesday, December 8th, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. in the Library. Actors Florence Phillips and Dick Leonard will read scenes from the play.

Anne Gilhuly, a Classics teacher at Greenwich Continuing Education, leads the continuing series of Shakespeare talks at Perrot, which have included Henry V, Othello, The Tempest, As You Like It, and Twelfth Night, among others. This is the twelfth year that Perrot has sponsored these programs about Shakespeare's plays.

Terrible Tales from... NIGHTMARES

Excerpts from our evening of fear, on October 27th, 2010. . .

Youth Services' Holiday Gift-Buying Guide 2010

It's here! Each year our Youth Services Librarian and young readers put together a list of recommended books to buy for holiday gifts. Our list features picture books, books for beginning readers, books for middle graders, and books for ages 12 and up.

View our list online here. The Gift-Buying Guide is also available at the Youth Services Desk as a paper brochure.

Book Recommendation: Private Gardens of CT

Garden lovers will certainly enjoy the new book, Private Gardens of Connecticut, by Jane Garmey; with photographs by John M. Hall. The many towns depicted show a real variety of garden types. These are private, as the name suggests, yet several are part of the Garden Conservancy’s popular Open Days program and accept visitors a few times per year. While we await an invitation to visit at these homes, we can just enjoy this book and look at the terrific photographs.

-The Reference Librarians

Mrs. Kennedy on The Daily Stamford

Mrs. Kennedy, of Stuff & Nonsense, Spotlight, and PJs at Perrot fame, was just featured on the website The Daily Stamford, holding a Halloween-themed storytime and crafts extravaganza at Ferguson Library in Stamford. Take a look!

http://www.thedailystamford.com/neighbors/halloween-cowboy-shoots-lip

P.S. You may remember Mrs. Kennedy's previous brush with fame when she was featured in USA Today in 2008!

Byram Library Book Sale This Weekend, Oct 15-17

BYRAM BOOK SALE
St. Paul Lutheran Church, 55 Willam St West
Friday, October 15, 5:30pm - 8:30pm (Preview Sale)
Saturday, October 16, 9:00am - 4:00pm
Sunday, October 17, 12:00pm - 4:00pm

This sale includes a guesstimated 12,000 books, CDs, DVDs, videos, and audiobooks, including loads of brand new items, as well as many antiques. You will find a wide selection of goodies, including fiction, thirty-something categories of nonfiction, and TONS of incredible children's books.

If you're a true bibliophile, come to a special preview sale on Friday, October 15 from 5:30-8:30 pm. For $15, you can attend the preview and get the best selection - it's well worth the entrance fee! On Saturday, October 16 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm the sale is open to all. On Sunday, October 17 from 12:00 to 4:00 pm will be the bargain hunter's delight "bag and box" sale ($3/bag or $5/box).

All proceeds from the sale benefit the branch library's programs and events. For specific questions, please contact the Byram Shubert Library at (203) 531-0426.

New Magazines in Youth Services

Youth Services has started subscriptions to several new magazines! They join our current subscriptions to American Girl, Babybug, Ladybug, Sports Illustrated Kids, and National Geographic Kids. Our magazines are located near the Youth Services Circulation Desk (next to the graphic novels). You can check them out for three weeks, and you can even check out the current issue!

Ranger Rick
(Ages 7-14) Filled with amazing photography, fascinating stories, fun activities and more-- kids actively learn about animals and nature as they read.

Boys' Life
(Ages 6-10) If it's in a boy's life, it's in Boys' Life: games, movies, TV, sports, outdoors, hobbies, computers, cars, gadgets, toys and more.

Girls' Life
(Ages 10-15) Each issue of Girls' Life is packed with the stuff girls crave-- from fun stuff like celebrity gossip and fashion, to serious sitches like boy problems and real life dramas.

Zoobooks
(Ages 6-12) Each issue of Zoobooks focuses on one animal, helping kids explore the animal's habitat, social habit, and more! Full of amazing photos and illustrations, the magazine has won many awards through the years for its kid-friendly writing and art.

Kiki
(Ages 8-12) Kiki is a magazine for girls who love life, appreciate creativity, and recognize good ideas. A Kiki reader thinks for herself, has her own look, and is on her way to being a confident, strong, and smart young woman! Seven different departments blend style and artistry with intelligence and creativity.

Banned Books Week, September 25−October 2

Banned Books Week 2010 is the twenty-ninth annual celebration of the freedom to read. This freedom, not only to choose what we read, but also to select from a full array of possibilities, is firmly rooted in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Although we enjoy an increasing quantity and availability of information and reading material, we must remain vigilant to ensure that access to this material is preserved; would-be censors who continue to threaten the freedom to read come from all quarters and all political persuasions. Even if well intentioned, censors try to limit the freedom of others to choose what they read, see, or hear. ---The American Library Association

Perrot Memorial Library joins other libraries in the country supporting the freedom to read. Please see our display in the Adult Fiction room of books that have been challenged at one time in history.

New Book Recommendations from the Reference Desk

What We're Reading at Perrot

THE GALÁPAGOS: EXPLORING DARWIN'S TAPESTRY, BY JOHN HESS
[Non-Fiction] This is a beautiful book, filled with wonderful pictures of the flora and fauna of the Galápagos. The text provokes the imagination of any naturalist. This cluster of volcanic islands near the Equator always makes one think of Edens lost. Is this where prehistory still exists? Who can ever forget the ancient mariner with the albatross around his neck? Is this an albatross from those seemingly barren islands? Naturalist or not, one can’t help but feast on this book. It is a treat for the eyes and a treat for the mind.

Read the rest of our list of recommendations!

Author Talk With Jennfier Jordan, Tomorrow 9/28

DON'T FORGET...
Author Talk With Jennifer Jordan
Tuesday, September 28th, 2010, at 7:30 PM
Radcliffe Wing, Perrot Memorial Library

Perrot is pleased to feature Jennifer Jordan, who will be speaking about her latest book, The Last Man on the Mountain: The Death of an American Adventurer on K2. This will be Jennifer’s second visit to Perrot; she previously shared with us her 2005 book, Savage Summit: The True Stories of the First Five Women Who Climbed K2, the World’s Most Feared Mountain.