Spaces still available for Stuff & Nonsense and Spotlight programs for summer

 Spaces are still available in our Stuff & Nonsense and Spotlight programs for summer! Call to sign up: 203-637-8802.

***Stuff & Nonsense: For kids entering Grades 1 and 2***

Mondays at 4 PM on July 12th, July 19th, July 26th, and August 2nd.

A program of exciting stories-- plus a craft kit to take home! Program will be held in the Youth Services Garden under an awning. Program will be held rain or shine-- if severe weather is predicted, please call the library for info. Please bring a small blanket or a towel for your child to sit on. Caregiver must remain in department during program.

***Spotlight: For kids entering Grades 3 and 4***

Wednesdays at 4 PM on July 7th, July 14th, July 21st, and July 28th

Non-Fiction books and stories-- plus a craft kit to take home! The theme of this program changes each session. This Summer's theme is Tails & Tales. Program will be held in the Youth Services Garden under an awning. Program will be held rain or shine-- if severe weather is predicted, please call the library for info. Please bring a small blanket or a towel for your child to sit on. Caregiver must remain in department during program.

Perrot Summer Reading for Adults 2021- Reconnect Through Reading @ Perrot

 

This summer, we invite you to indulge your love of reading while helping to support local businesses by joining in our Adult Summer Reading 2021 Program: Reconnect Through Reading @ Perrot. The program is going on NOW through Labor Day, Monday, September 6th. You can read/listen to anything you want: books, e-books, e-audio books, books on CD, graphic novels, nonfiction, etc.

​To participate, simply fill out a bookmark entry for each title you read, or log your books online using READsquared. Once you make an account with READsquared, you can log the books you read and even review them (optional). (If you signed up for a Perrot READSquared account last year, you may reuse your old login information.) Bookmark entries will be circulated with all books and will be available at our public service desks. Fill out the entry form on the back of the bookmark and return it with your books, or drop it in our Book Drop.

Every Friday for ten weeks, we'll randomly select two winners who will each receive a $25 gift card to a local business. If you've submitted at least one bookmark or logged one title online during the week, you'll be eligible to win. Winners will be pulled and announced on our web site and social media outlets on Friday afternoons. If you win, we will contact you via email. You can come in to the Library to pick up your prize, or have it mailed to you.

A Grand Prize winner will be randomly selected on Tuesday, September 7th. The Grand Prize will be a $100 gift card to a local business. Winners of the $25 gift cards will not be eligible for the Grand Prize.

​For more information, please call Judy Sgammato at 203-637-1066 x15, or send an email to lending@perrotlibrary.org.

Please note: Your Perrot READsquared account will be separate from your Greenwich Library READsquared account. You may sign up for both programs and receive prizes from both libraries. 

Perrot Summer Reading for Kids 2021-- Tails and Tales

Summer is here-- and that means it's time to sign up for Perrot's summer reading club for kids! You can participate (and win prizes for reading!) starting TODAY, through Wednesday, August 4th. The Summer Reading theme this year is TAILS AND TALES!

We will again be using ReadSquared to manage our summer reading program. Simply make an account with ReadSquared, and you can log books read and even review them. (If you made a Perrot ReadSquared account last year, you may reuse your old login information.) After you have read your first, third, and fifth books, you get a prize! After you've read your first book, you get an animal ruler bookmark. When you've finished your third book, you get a gift certificate for a free cookie at Sweet Pea's Baking Company in Old Greenwich. After you've read your fifth book, you get to pick out a brand-new book. When you've earned a prize, please stop in to the library and let us know at the Youth Services Desk!

​Parents, you can also set up a ReadSquared account for your child who is not yet reading independently. Once you have logged 20 books read to your child, your child will get to pick out a free book! 

Please note: Your Perrot ReadSquared account will be separate from your Greenwich Library ReadSquared account. You may sign up for both programs and receive prizes from both libraries. 

Upcoming Event: Become a Dementia Friend

Become a Dementia Friend: A Zoom Workshop

presented in partnership with the Greenwich Commission on Aging and River House Adult Day Center

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021, at 7 PM

Register today via Zoom

Dementia Friends is a global movement that is changing the way people think, act, and talk about dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Each one of us can make a difference for people touched by dementia, if we understand what it is and how it impacts people. 

To become an official Dementia Friend, join us for this one-hour Zoom session to learn the five key messages and what it's like to live with dementia. As a Dementia Friend, your new understanding and attitudes will guide the practical actions you can take to help someone with dementia living in your home, family, or community. 

Questions? Call the Greenwich Commission on Aging: 203-862-6710

Perrot Marched in the Memorial Day Parade- 2021

Perrot marched in Old Greenwich's 2021 Memorial Day Parade! Children's Librarian Mrs. J was joined by members of our Young Critics' book club. The marchers carried a banner promoting our Summer Reading theme, Tails and Tales!