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!
Friday, October 30, 2020
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
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.
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Thursday, October 08, 2020
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
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
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.
Tuesday, October 06, 2020
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!
Friday, October 02, 2020
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
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