🌟🌟🌟 YCC's top picks are in! 🌟🌟🌟
Perrot's Young Critics' Club for 6th, 7th, and 8th-graders has just voted on its favorite books of 2025-2026.
Their favorite book of the year was SCARLET MORNING, by N D Stevenson! @gingerhazing
Check out the rest of the list for great book suggestions for middle-schoolers, by middle-schoolers!
/yccfaves2026
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Apply to join YCC for the 2026-2027 school year here:
/perrotycc26-27
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Bring the Hoopla @bringthehoopla brings the fun back into fitness with a high energy, unique program where hula hoops are the main tool. Kids will build self-confidence through this journey of positive movement!
Pre-K Program, for ages 3-5
Thursday, June 11th, 2:45-3:30 PM
Register here: /event/16659499
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School-Age Program, for ages 6 & up
Thursday, June 11th, 3:45-4:45 PM
Register here: /event/16659511
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🥁✨ This past weekend, Perrot Library was filled with rhythm, movement, and celebration during our Africa Is Me! Interactive African Drum & Dance Workshop.
💃🏾🎶 Children and families enjoyed an energetic afternoon with the Keepers of the Culture Performing Arts Company featuring live African drumming, dynamic dances, call-and-response songs, and inspiring stories from Dr. Hanan Hameen, Ed.D. celebrating African and African American history, culture, and the arts.
❤️ Thank you to everyone who joined us, the Keepers of the Culture Performing Arts Company and Dr. Hameen! Due to inclement weather this special program was rescheduled from Black History Month in February to May.
❤️ Tomorrow, Wed. 5/6, 7pm at Perrot Library, join us for Blood Pressure 101: Know Your Numbers.
🩺 In recognition of National High Blood Pressure Education Month, join registered nurse Marybeth Vergas, RN, to learn what blood pressure numbers mean, why they matter, and simple everyday habits that can help prevent and manage high blood pressure.
💪 Complimentary blood pressure screenings will be offered following the talk. Register for this free program here: /event/16303667
Questions? Call 203-637-1066 or email [email protected]
📚Thank you to author Eileen Flood O’Connor and Afton Fraser for their recent heartfelt conversation at Perrot Library about Eileen’s book “Eating Pizza Backwards, and Other Adventures.”
✨Guests enjoyed a moving discussion about Eileen’s honest, humorous, and deeply touching reflections on raising a daughter on the autism spectrum and the ways her family’s perspective on life has been transformed through love, resilience, and gratitude.
💙 We’re grateful to Eileen and Afton for sharing such thoughtful insights and meaningful stories with us, as well as to Kathy and Chris McCormick for organizing the event and to everyone who attended.
#autismawareness #perrotlibrary #greenwichct
Teens: Looking for a summer volunteer opportunity? Perrot needs you! Sign up today be a summer teen volunteer in the Youth Services Department!
* Who can be a Perrot Library Summer Teen Volunteer?
Anyone who is going into Grades 8 and up, and who can volunteer at least 10 hours during the summer.
* When do volunteers work?
From June 24th through August 14th, whenever the library is open. You can set your own schedule and sign up for shifts during mornings, afternoons, or evenings.
* How do I learn what to do?
We will email you a training video and packed that will teach you everything you need to know! (Please note: Even if you volunteered last summer, you still must complete this year's training)
* How do I become a Summer Teen Volunteer?
Easy! Apply online here: /perrotvolunteer26
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* Have more questions?
Please call us at 203-637-1066 (select the Youth Services Desk when prompted)
Do you love reading? Want to hang out with your peers and talk about books while eating snacks and playing games? Join our Young Critics' Club at Perrot. It's a book club... but a little bit extra!
Apply online here for the 2026-2027 school year (Club is for kids entering Grades 6, 7, and 8 in Fall 2026):
/perrotycc26-27
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Questions? Email Jen Minehardt, Director of Youth Services, at [email protected]
💙📚 After 43 years of dedicated service to the Town of Greenwich, including 27 years at Perrot Memorial Library, Thalia Cokkinos is retiring, leaving behind an incredible legacy of kindness, commitment, and community service.
✨ The Town of Greenwich officially proclaimed April 30, 2026 as Thalia Cokkinos Day in recognition of her many contributions and lasting impact on our community.
👏 Please join us in celebrating Thalia and wishing her all the best in her well-deserved retirement!
#perrotlibrary #oldgreenwichct #greenwichct #happyretirement
Registration is now open for the May meeting of Perrot's new Pokémon Club! Join us for Pokémon-themed games, crafts, and activities. Bring your ideas about what you would like to see in the future at our club!
For ages 6-12.
Monday, May 18th, 3:45-4:45 PM
Register online here (link also in bio):
/event/15878183
📚 Happy National Library Workers Day!
🎉 As we celebrate National Library Week and this year’s theme, Find Your Library Joy, some of the amazing staff at Perrot Memorial Library are sharing what brings them joy at the library.
✨From helping patrons to creating meaningful programs, their passion is what makes Perrot so special every day. (And this video features just a few of the incredible team members!)
👏 Join us in thanking our wonderful library staff and tell us, what’s your library joy?
#perrotlibrary #greenwichct #oldgreenwich #nationallibraryweek
✨Share with us: What’s your library joy?
📚Maybe it’s a child discovering a picture book, reading in a quiet corner of the library, or a program that sparks a new friendship - there’s something for everyone at Perrot Memorial Library.
💪This year’s theme for National Library Week is “Find Your Library Joy,” and with growing library visits, checkouts, and program attendance, our impact and spreading “Library Joy” continue to rise. But as an independent nonprofit, we rely on your support to keep it going.
🎉 Help others find their library joy at Perrot Library by donating here: /library-information/support-your-library/ or via the link in bio.
Stop by for Read to a Dog this Thursday, 4/23, from 3:45-4:45 PM in the Youth Services Program Room.
Kids can build their confidence by reading out loud to a friendly trained therapy dog!
(Please note: A mix of the dogs pictured will be in attendance-- all dogs are not available for all sessions)
