Fairfield Public Schools Townwide Art Show

Pequot Library is pleased to host Fairfield Public Schools’ Townwide Art Show once again this year. The Advanced Placement (AP) exhibition with selections from Fairfield Ludlowe and Fairfield Warde High Schools will be in The Perkin Gallery from May 15 – May 30, and art......More

Pequot Library is pleased to host Fairfield Public Schools’ Townwide Art Show once again this year. The Advanced Placement (AP) exhibition with selections from Fairfield Ludlowe and Fairfield Warde High Schools will be in The Perkin Gallery from May 15 – May 30, and art from Fairfield’s three middle schools and 11 elementary schools will be featured in the Auditorium and the Reading Room from Friday, May 24 – Thursday, May 30, during normal library hours. The reception will be held on Wednesday, May 29, from 5:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. Photo: flashback to 2016.

Write-in with Gabi Coatsworth

Work on your current writing project in the virtual company of other writers! Join us on Monday mornings from 10:00–11:30 a.m. for a write–in led by Gabi Coatsworth. Check in and write. That’s it. No reading, no critiquing. Simply do whatever it takes to move your writi......More

Work on your current writing project in the virtual company of other writers! Join us on Monday mornings from 10:00–11:30 a.m. for a write–in led by Gabi Coatsworth. Check in and write. That’s it. No reading, no critiquing. Simply do whatever it takes to move your writing forward. Results guaranteed! Registration is required. You’ll receive an email on the day of the program with a Zoom link. Please email [email protected]. About Gabi CoatsworthGabi Coatsworth is an award-winning writer who loves to support her fellow writers and storytellers. Her work has been published in an anthology: Imagining Monsters, and When to Now, A Time Travel Anthology, also in Tangerine Tango: Women Writers Share Slices of Life and in many print and online journals. She published her memoir, Love’s Journey Home, and is writing a novel in the women’s fiction genre.

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For the Love of Mars: A Human History of the Red Planet with Smithsonian Curator Matt Shindell (online)

Mars and its secrets have fascinated and mystified humans since ancient times. Due to its vivid color and visibility, geologic kinship with Earth, and potential as our best hope for settlement, Mars embodies everything that inspires us about space and exploration. For t......More

Mars and its secrets have fascinated and mystified humans since ancient times. Due to its vivid color and visibility, geologic kinship with Earth, and potential as our best hope for settlement, Mars embodies everything that inspires us about space and exploration. For the Love of Mars surveys the red planet’s place in the human imagination, beginning with ancient astrologers and skywatchers and ending in our present moment of exploration and virtual engagement. You’re invited to come learn alongside Matt Shindell, National Air and Space Museum curator, as he introduces viewers to historical figures across eras and around the world who have made sense of this mysterious planet. Shindell will highlight historical figures such as: Mayan astrologer priests who incorporated Mars into seasonal calendars and religious ceremonies Babylonian astrologers who discerned bad omens figures of the Scientific Revolution who struggled to comprehend it as a world Victorian astronomers who sought signs of intelligent life and20th- and 21st-century scientists who have established a technological presence on its surface.Along the way, we will encounter writers and artists from each period who take readers and viewers on imagined journeys to Mars. By focusing on the diverse human stories behind the telescopes and behind the robots we know and love, Shindell will show how Mars exploration has evolved in ways that have also expanded knowledge about other facets of the universe. Register now for this captivating voyage through time! About the Author: Matthew Shindell, Ph.D., is a historian of science with a background in science studies. He is Curator of Earth and Planetary Science at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. He is responsible for the Museum’s collection of spacecraft, instruments, and other artifacts related to the exploration and study of our Earth and solar system. He co-hosts the Museum’s podcast, AirSpace. He curated the Museum’s permanent exhibition, Exploring the Planets, and is leading a curatorial team developing the exhibition Futures in Space. Shindell is the author of For the Love of Mars: A Human History of the Red Planet (2023) and The Life and Science of Harold C. Urey (2019), coauthor of Spaceships (2023), Our Future in Space (2023), and Discerning Experts (2019), and co-editor of Smithsonian American Women (2019). This talk is produced in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium. Click here to register.

Pequot Presents: Merchant Ivory Film Series

Escape the summer heat with relaxing, soothing classic films from the dynamic team of James Ivory and Ismail Merchant. Known for directing many of the best period dramas of all time, this will be an opportunity to view a wide range of them. From the palaces of the Briti......More

Escape the summer heat with relaxing, soothing classic films from the dynamic team of James Ivory and Ismail Merchant. Known for directing many of the best period dramas of all time, this will be an opportunity to view a wide range of them. From the palaces of the British Raj to the drawing rooms of Victorian London, this series will surely delight all viewers. All films will be screened at 2:00 p.m.  Remains of the Day– 6/4/24Maurice– 6/11/24 Howard’s End– 6/18/24 The Bostonians – 6/25/24 Heat and Dust– 7/2/24 Mr. and Mrs. Bridge– 7/9/24 Photo: ITV/REX/Shutterstock

Shakespeare for Kids: Romeo & Juliet at Pequot Library

Enjoy a kid-friendly, interactive version of Romeo & Juliet performed by Shakespeare-on-the-Sound’s Apprentice Company. Kids will be introduced to the characters and plot in advance of the full production in Rowayton’s Pinkney Park. Registration required. For ages 6 to ......More

Enjoy a kid-friendly, interactive version of Romeo & Juliet performed by Shakespeare-on-the-Sound’s Apprentice Company. Kids will be introduced to the characters and plot in advance of the full production in Rowayton’s Pinkney Park. Registration required. For ages 6 to 16.

Music and Movement for Wigglers

Can’t sit still? This is the program for you! Jump, hop, dance, and wiggle to the music. For ages 0-5. Music and Movement for Wigglers is scheduled for May 8, 22, June 5, 26. Please sign up for each session. 

Teen Advisory Board

Teen Advisory Board (TAB) is a group for teens who are interested in volunteering and taking an active role in teen services and programs at Pequot Library. TAB will meet monthly to help plan programs, give input on the Young Adult collection, and otherwise influence ho......More

Teen Advisory Board (TAB) is a group for teens who are interested in volunteering and taking an active role in teen services and programs at Pequot Library. TAB will meet monthly to help plan programs, give input on the Young Adult collection, and otherwise influence how the library serves teens. We will also call on TAB members to assist with Pequot Library events and help with other library tasks as needed. You can earn community service hours for attending meetings, staffing events, and helping out around the library. Snacks are included! For students in grades 6-12.  

The Knitingales

This group of experienced knitters meets most Thurs. mornings between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Email Marjorie at [email protected] to be included, and she’ll communicate any changes to the schedule. Please note: this isn’t an instructional group. Experienced or inte......More

This group of experienced knitters meets most Thurs. mornings between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Email Marjorie at [email protected] to be included, and she’ll communicate any changes to the schedule. Please note: this isn’t an instructional group. Experienced or intermediate knitters are welcome! The Knitingales was renamed from Pequot Purls in honor of late member Florence Blum, who passed away in April 2023.

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Southport Garden Stroll Cocktail Kickoff Party

Join featured guest Victoria Hagan for Pequot Library’s Southport Garden Stroll Cocktail Kickoff Party at a private home. Hagan, one of the country’s most celebrated interior designers, epitomizes American luxury. With a dedicated team of designers working out of Palm B......More

Join featured guest Victoria Hagan for Pequot Library’s Southport Garden Stroll Cocktail Kickoff Party at a private home. Hagan, one of the country’s most celebrated interior designers, epitomizes American luxury. With a dedicated team of designers working out of Palm Beach and New York City, Hagan provides a complete range of design services that reflect her idiosyncratic style. Hagan has received numerous top industry awards, including Architectural Digest’s AD100 and the Elle Decor A-List. She has also been inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame and published three wonderful design books through Rizzoli Publishing, including her latest, Victoria Hagan: Live Now. Learn all about the Southport Garden Stroll and purchase tickets here.

Foundation Training

Join Austin Maggiolo on Friday mornings for Foundation Training (FT)! Austin is a certified FT instructor and Sacred Heart University Exercise Science Graduate. FT is a series of exercises that are designed to strengthen our bodies’ natural movement patterns. These exer......More

Join Austin Maggiolo on Friday mornings for Foundation Training (FT)! Austin is a certified FT instructor and Sacred Heart University Exercise Science Graduate. FT is a series of exercises that are designed to strengthen our bodies’ natural movement patterns. These exercises teach us how to move our body effectively and build it up rather than the constant break down our modern lives create. FT uses breath, muscle activating poses, and smooth movements to teach our bodies how to increase resilience and reduce pain. Whether you have back pain/don’t want back pain, want to enhance athletic performance, or even just feel better overall, FT can help. With FT, we do not treat injuries. We teach your body to move efficiently, powerfully, and in balance so that injuries due to mechanical imbalances and weaknesses fall by the wayside. Open to all ages and levels of experience. Bring a mat or a blanket and some water. Austin accepts donations between $10 and $20 per class. Kindly email him to register so he can communicate with any changes to the schedule: [email protected]. Class is held in the Auditorium during colder months and the Great Lawn when the weather permits.

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2024 Southport Garden Stroll

The Southport Garden Stroll, one of Pequot Library’s signature fundraisers, features exciting events and activities showcasing some of Southport’s finest private gardens. Don’t miss out on our June 6 (6:00 p.m.) ticketed Cocktail Kickoff Party at a private home featurin......More

The Southport Garden Stroll, one of Pequot Library’s signature fundraisers, features exciting events and activities showcasing some of Southport’s finest private gardens. Don’t miss out on our June 6 (6:00 p.m.) ticketed Cocktail Kickoff Party at a private home featuring A-list designer Victoria Hagan. The celebration continues on June 7 with garden tours, engaging conversations, food trucks, rosé sold by the glass, live music, raffle items, vendor displays, and more! New this year! New gardens: This year’s Southport Garden Stroll will feature at least six new gardens.Bud Bucks: Use your bud bucks to enter to win raffle items, purchase a glass of rosé in our exclusive Rosé all Day tent, and partake in some treats along the stroll.Find information on companion programs, parking, vendors, sponsors, and volunteer opportunities here. Click here to reserve your tickets! Many thanks to our premier event sponsor, On the Harbor real estate, as well as the other local businesses that have lent us their support.    

Genealogy Roundtable

Tracking your family history? Whether you are a beginner or an advanced researcher, genealogists Bill Stansfield, Beth Northrop, and Bob Grilley can help point you in the right direction. As experienced genealogists, they can recommend books, websites, and new strategie......More

Tracking your family history? Whether you are a beginner or an advanced researcher, genealogists Bill Stansfield, Beth Northrop, and Bob Grilley can help point you in the right direction. As experienced genealogists, they can recommend books, websites, and new strategies to help you discover more about your ancestry. Explore Pequot Library’s genealogy collection, which includes family histories, military histories, and many other books that cannot be found online. Please note that registration is NOT required, and the location is the Rennell Room. Pequot Library programs are held in person unless otherwise noted.

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Southport Street Parade & Blessing of The Fleet

Enjoy Southport’s cherished Blessing of the Fleet this year, featuring music, floats, and plenty of community spirit. This is an event not to be missed! Photo: Photographer was perhaps Clinton B. Hall, taken in the 1890s. A note found with the glass plate negative read ......More

Enjoy Southport’s cherished Blessing of the Fleet this year, featuring music, floats, and plenty of community spirit. This is an event not to be missed! Photo: Photographer was perhaps Clinton B. Hall, taken in the 1890s. A note found with the glass plate negative read “Southport Harbor showing a part of the old Market Fleet and a sailboat.” The sail has P155 on it. From the Southport Picture File, Pequot Library Special Collections