Youth Services Fall Program Registration Is Going on Now!

Registration for Fall 2014 programs is going on now through Sunday, September 7th, 2014. View the Fall 2014 Program Schedule.

• Program registration is by lottery
• Pick up a registration postcard for the program(s) of your choice at the Youth Services Desk
• Please fill out ALL of the required information. Incomplete applications will not be considered
• For preschool-age programs, your child must be the appropriate age for the program by October 1st, 2014
• Twins may apply on the same registration card. Siblings who do not share a birthday must use separate registration cards, even if they are signing up for the same program
• Address the reverse of the card to yourself
• Affix a first-class stamp (49¢)
• Drop the registration card(s) off at the Youth Services desk by 5 PM on Sunday, September 7th
• Registration cards received after September 7th will automatically be placed on the waiting list
• Registration postcards will be mailed back to you shortly after the close of registration with your status (enrolled in a program or on the waiting list)
• Please call us if you do not receive your card back in the mail within a few days of the close of registration

Questions? Comment here or give us a call at 203-637-8802.

Countdown to Kindergarten Storytime

Perrot is again 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 2014 ONLY. Children attend independently, but parents and caregivers should remain in the Library
Monday, August 18th, 2014, at 1 PM

Sign up now at the Youth Services Desk!

Summer Reading Wrap-Up

Thanks to everyone who participated in Youth Services's 2014 summer reading program and weekly contests! This year's theme was "GET A CLUE- READ!"

368 kids signed up for our summer reading program this year and read 1,369 books in total- both new records at Perrot! Hooray! This year, Perrot made a donation based on each book read to Vested Interest in K9s, Inc., a non-profit organization that purchases protective vests for dogs working in law enforcement across the U.S.

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 70 volunteers, who worked a combined total of 556 volunteer hours at Perrot. Thanks, guys!

And, please take a look at the happy winners of our weekly contests! They each won a cool prize pack for guessing which of our picture book characters was hiding incognito.

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