Upcoming Event: Mastering Your Inner Critic, a Virtual Discussion with Susan MacKenty Brady

Perrot Memorial Library 

presents

 a Virtual Discussion with Susan MacKenty Brady

on her book Mastering Your Inner Critic and 7 Other High Hurdles to Advancement

Wednesday, January 6th 2021 at 7 PM via Zoom

Join Perrot Library for a virtual talk with renowned leadership coach, strategist, and author Susan MacKenty Brady on her book, Mastering Your Inner Critic and 7 Other High Hurdles to Advancement: How the Best Women Leaders Practice Self-Awareness to Change What Really Matters. Brady is the Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Chair for Women and Leadership at Simmons University-- the first chief executive officer of the Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership, which produces game-changing solutions for the purpose of intersecting leadership, equity, and inclusion. Susan advises executives on how to create gender parity in organizations and motivates women at all levels of organizational leadership to fully realize-- and manifest-- their leadership potential. Featured on ABC's Good Morning America, Susan is a celebrated speaker, and has keynoted or consulted at over 500 organizations around the world. 

Register today via Zoom

Upcoming Event: Virtual Discussion with Author Rachel Cohen on her book, Austen Years

Perrot Memorial Library 

presents

 a Virtual Discussion with author Rachel Cohen, 

on her book Austen Years: A Memoir in Five Novels

Wednesday, January 13th, 2021 at 7 PM via Zoom

Join Perrot in welcoming celebrated author Rachel Cohen for a virtual discussion of her book, Austen Years: A Memoir in Five Novels. Cohen is a Professor of Practice in the Arts in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Chicago. Her essays on artists and writers have appeared in publications including The New Yorker, The Guardian, The London Review of Books, Art in America, Apollo Magazine, and Best American Essays. In Austen Years, Cohen hopes to provide "a nice reflective space for people going through unprecedented anxiety and real losses. I hope it's a quiet space to think. That's a lot of what I found in Austen." Named one of The Globe and Mail's Best Books of 2020, The New York Times Book Review calls Austen Years "a thoroughly authentic, smart, and consoling account of one writer's commitment to another."

Register today via Zoom

Upcoming Event: Virtual Book Discussion on What Unites Us, by Dan Rather

Perrot Memorial Library & The Greenwich Pen Women

present a Virtual Book Discussion on

What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism

by Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner 

Facilitated by Diane Tunick Morello of Greenwich Pen Women

Monday, January 25th, 2021 at 7 PM via Zoom

As the United States prepares to inaugurate a president after the divisive 2020 election, our better angels are begging for our attention, begging us to refocus our intentions on our country and what it stands for. In that spirit, Perrot Memorial Library and The Greenwich Pen Women offer What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism as the first book discussion of 2021. 

Through essays, profiles and personal experiences, intrepid journalist Dan Rather and his collaborator, Elliot Kirschner, examine patriotism through the dimensions of freedom, community, exploration, responsibility and character. Each section, each vignette, each story seeks to lift our national conversation out of our entrenched differences and to focus instead on shared values and experiences underpinning patriotism in America. 

Dan Rather sets the stage eloquently: 

Perhaps the path to what unites us could be paved with a recommitment to citizenship. ... Our times require a modern sense of citizenship. Citizenship is not merely a collection of conferred rights but a compact with each other to work for the well-being of all, to engage with our civic institutions, to support our schools, the democratic process, and the health of our environment.

What Unites Us is a mother lode of challenging and inspirational discussions, with stories and images that remain in our heads and hearts. Bring your favorite passage or experiences to an adult conversation on patriotism, citizenship and the experiment that is the United States of America. 

Register for this event today via Zoom

For more information, contact lending@perrotlibrary.org

Winners of the YCC Jeopardy Tournament

CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the Young Critics' Club Jeopardy Tournament! 

The winners are Team Name:  Marley, Audrey, Annie, Aaditya, and Skylar. They have showed their mastery of trivia questions related to books that YCC (our book club for Grades 6, 7, and 8) has read over the past year.

Winners of the Semi-Annual Y2C2 Jeopardy Tournament

CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the Semi-Annual Young Young Critics' Club (Y2C2) Jeopardy Tournament!

The winning team is Team Anonymous, from left to right and top to bottom: Kaitlyn, Catherine, Wyatt, Diya, and Rithik

The winners have demonstrated their mastery of trivia questions related to the books that the Young Young Critics' Club (our book club for 4th- and 5th-graders) has read during the past year. 

Support Your Library on Giving Tuesday

In these unprecedented times, Perrot Memorial Library is here for you more than ever!

For more than 115 years, Perrot has provided our community with incredible information, entertainment, and educational programs. What most people do not know about Perrot is that it is a private institution, owned and operated by the Perrot Memorial Library association. 

When the reality of COVID-19 hit, and we needed to temporarily close our doors, Perrot's amazing staff worked hard to transition seamlessly to the Zoom-connected world. From our homes, our community has come together and enjoyed virtual events: 

• Live and recorded author talks
• Informative lectures with local experts
• Book discussions with the Greenwich Pen Women
• Concerts
• Children's storytimes
• Young Young Critics and Young Critics Book Clubs

You can now get personalized children's book bundles of both picture books and chapter books for independent readers.

Our wonderful volunteers have been hand-delivering items to patrons who cannot get out to utilize our convenient and popular curbside pick up and drop off service. 

And Perrot's free WiFi is still available to all in our parking lot and grounds. 

Please become a member of the Perrot Memorial Library Association by making a tax-deductible contribution today. All of Perrot's fabulous programs are free, and made possible by your support. 

It is your generosity that our programs depend on and which makes Perrot Memorial Library so special.

Click to donate securely via PayPal

(A PayPal account is not required to make a donation)

Annual Lions Club Grapefruit Sale

The Old Greenwich Lions Club is running its annual sale of grapefruits and oranges, as part of its fund-raising efforts to fight blindness worldwide.

This year’s LIMITED EDITION inventory of 500 cases Texas Ruby Red grapefruit and 100 cases navel oranges can be purchased at $26 per case (Cash or check made out to Greenwich Lions Foundation).

This year, please order by phone. Call 203-637-3888 and leave a message with the quantity needed and date and time you would like to pick up at the library.

Upcoming Event: Making Spirits Bright, A Holiday Celebration

 

Upcoming Event:

Making Spirits Bright, A Holiday Celebration

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020, at 7 PM

Register today via Zoom

Join local artists, Justine and Jenny Goggin, for a night of holiday songs and stories, accompanied by guitarist, Tommy Song. From carols, to standards, to favorite radio tunes, the trio will share the songs that make their hearts warm with holiday magic.

Jenny Goggin is a writer and singer. She graduated from Columbia University in 2020, where she studied creative writing. She writes and produces songs. Follow her on Instagram @jennygoggin for some original music.

Justine Goggin is a vocalist and actor. She is the proud founding Artistic Director of The Sappho Project, a non-profit focused on bringing gender equity to the musical theater industry. Education: Dartmouth College, 2018 cum laude www.justinegoggin.com IG: @justine.goggin

Tommy Song is an artist and academic. Currently working as a research assistant at Columbia and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. He graduated from Columbia College this past May with a degree in history and political science. He writes about the global intellectual history of anti-racist thought and the conceptual history of race. As a musician, he writes and records original acoustic music. 

Watch this year's NIGHTMARES from home!

For a spooky Halloween treat... watch this year's NIGHTMARES from home! The Crone of Old Greenwich has cooked up some terrifying tales to haunt your dreams... 

WARNING! These stories are SCARY-- recommended for kids in Grades 2 and up only!

Upcoming Virtual Event: My Creative Space, with local author Donald M. Rattner

 

Upcoming Event: 

My Creative Space: How to Design Your Home to Stimulate Ideas and Spark Innovation, a virtual discussion with author Donald M. Rattner

Wednesday, November 18th, 2020, at 7 PM

Register today via Zoom

Join Perrot Library for a virtual discussion of the award-winning book, My Creative Space: How to Design Your Home to Stimulate Ideas and Spark Innovation, with local author Donald Rattner. As an architect, educator, and consultant, Rattner advises individuals and organizations on how to optimize creative performance by applying scientific research to the shaping of space. With winter fast approaching and working/earning from home still very much de rigeur, there has never been a better time to learn some practical and scientifically proven tips on how to design your home to boost creativity. 

Jacqueline Jones-Peace of the Equal Justice Initiative

 

Upcoming Event: Virtual Discussion with Jacqueline Jones-Peace of Equal Justice Initiative

A Greenwich Reads Together Event:

 Virtual Discussion with Jacqueline Jones-Peace of Equal Justice Initiative

Thursday, October 29th, 2020, at 7 PM

Register today via Zoom 

Perrot Memorial Library and Greenwich Library present a virtual discussion with Jacqueline Jones-Peace, Senior Attorney and Director of Development at Equal Justice Initiative. Ms. Jones-Peace will share the history of the Equal Justice Initiative, the organization founded by Bryan Stevenson and detailed in his book, Just Mercy. She will also discuss key past and current cases, and talk about what’s next for the organization.

Before joining EJI, Jacqueline Jones-Peace was on the faculty at New York University School of Law as Co-Associate Director of the Lawyering Program. Prior to that, she was a Litigation Associate at Cleary Gottlieb in New York for several years after clerking for U.S. District Judge John S. Martin in the Southern District of New York. She is a 1995 graduate of New York University School of Law.

Upcoming Event: Screening of Just Mercy at the Avon Theatre

Screening of JUST MERCY 

at The Avon Theatre Film Center, Stamford

cosponsored by the Perrot and Greenwich Libraries

Wednesday, October 28th, 2020, at 7 PM

Purchase tickets via the Avon

Perrot and Greenwich Libraries present this screening of JUST MERCY, the movie adaption of the book JUST MERCY, by Bryan Stevenson, which is one of the 2020 Greenwich Reads Together selections. Advance tickets must be purchased through the Avon.

Michael B. Jordan and Oscar winners Jamie Foxx and Brie Larson star in JUST MERCY, an inspiring drama that brings one of the most important stories of our time to the big screen. Award-winning filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton directed the film from a screenplay he co-wrote, based on the award-winning nonfiction bestseller by Bryan Stevenson. A powerful and thought-provoking true story, JUST MERCY follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley. One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian, who, in 1987, was sentenced to die for the notorious murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and the fact that the only testimony against him came from a criminal with a motive to lie. In the years that follow, Bryan becomes embroiled in a labyrinth of legal and political maneuverings and overt and unabashed racism as he fights for Walter, and others like him, with the odds—and the system—stacked against them.

This in-person event will follow strict health protocols. Everyone who attends must wear a mask and their temperature will be taken when they enter the theater.

Upcoming Event: A Zoom Discussion with the Greenwich Tree Conservancy

Perrot Library and the Garden Club of Old Greenwich

present a Zoom Discussion with the Greenwich Tree Conservancy

Wednesday, October 14th, 2020, at 7 PM

Perrot Memorial Library, in partnership with The Garden Club of Old Greenwich, present an informative program highlighting the Greenwich Tree Conservancy. Join us for an overview of this local non-profit that seeks to preserve and enhance the tree and forest resources of Greenwich to benefit our community, our health and our quality of life. 

Register for this event today!

Perrot Library Reopening Status Update, 10/2/2020

Perrot Library Reopening– Status Update, October 2nd, 2020

Perrot Memorial Library is offering the following services:

• We are providing requested materials for borrowers through our no-contact curbside pick-up service

• Our book return is available for your convenience 24/7/365

• We provide same-day reference, readers’ advisory and lending service via telephone, email, and the Library’s online catalog

• We are presenting virtual storytime programs, virtual singalongs and book clubs for our Young Readers

• We offer a broad array of virtual programs for adults, with an emphasis on book talks

• Internet access is available for visitors using their own digital device in our parking lot, garden and front plaza

• Patrons can make an appointment to use a computer, printer, or photocopier inside the library seven days a week

• While the majority of our services are available, we cannot allow visitors in the building until we complete preparations to ensure the safety of library patrons and staff, with the exception of very restricted access for computer use

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me directly at your convenience.

-Kevin McCarthy, Library Director, 203-637-3888, kmccarthy@perrotlibrary.org