This document provides an overview of building an app using Perl and MongoDB. It discusses what MongoDB is and its key features. It describes the modules needed from CPAN to interface with MongoDB from Perl. It outlines the structure of a sample "Library" app to demonstrate CRUD operations on books, authors, and other entities. The document walks through building this app and interacting with MongoDB documents and collections. It provides resources to learn more about MongoDB and the MongoDB Perl API.