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Monday June 17 through July 27
Audubon’s Pollinators Scavenger Hunt
Each week during the Read, Renew, Repeat program, Pequot Library’s Audubon folio will be turned to a page that features a butterfly or a moth. A picture of that pollinator will also be hidden somewhere outside on the Great Lawn. Children who find the picture and tell us......More
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Monday June 17 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Help Plant a Pollinator Garden at Pequot Library!
Did you know that you can help save the planet just by growing the right kinds of flowers? In partnership with Aspetuck Land Trust, children and teens in this weekly program will learn about every aspect of installing a native pollinator garden, from soil testing to cho......More
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Tuesday June 18 10:30am - 11:00am EDT
Trail and a Tale
Young children and their caregivers are welcome to join us at Southport Park for a story and a stroll along the hiking path. Wear comfortable shoes. Free and open to the public. No registration required. Weather permitting. Tuesdays: June 18, 25 July 2, 9, 16, 23 ...More
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Tuesday June 18 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
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
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Tuesday June 18 7:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
Shakespeare on the Sound: Romeo & Juliet in Rowayton’s Pinkney Park
Pequot Library patrons can register for reserved premier grass seating for Shakespeare on the Sound’s full production of Romeo & Juliet in Rowayton’s Pinkney Park. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Arrive early and bring a picnic supper. There is a 6:30 p.m. pre-performance for ......More
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Wednesday June 19 All Day
Pequot Library Closed (Juneteenth)
Pequot Library will be closed today (June 19) in observation of Juneteeth. Click here to read two blog posts relevant to Black history: Paul Dunbar, Maya Angelou, and the Caged Bird or James Weldon Johnson and “God’s Trombones”.
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Thursday June 20 through September 21
Waste Not: Preservation at Play
Pequot Library’s Special Collections contain many examples of bindings created from reused materials, including vellum manuscripts, wallpaper, newspapers, and handwritten paper documents. Other books in the collection serve purposes not originally intended, used by thei......More
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Monday July 1 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
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
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Monday July 1 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Help Plant a Pollinator Garden at Pequot Library!
Did you know that you can help save the planet just by growing the right kinds of flowers? In partnership with Aspetuck Land Trust, children and teens in this weekly program will learn about every aspect of installing a native pollinator garden, from soil testing to cho......More
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Tuesday July 2 10:30am - 11:00am EDT
Trail and a Tale
Young children and their caregivers are welcome to join us at Southport Park for a story and a stroll along the hiking path. Wear comfortable shoes. Free and open to the public. No registration required. Weather permitting. Tuesdays: June 18, 25 July 2, 9, 16, 23 ...More
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Tuesday July 2 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
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
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Wednesday July 3 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
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
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Thursday July 4 All Day
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Thursday July 4 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Pequot Library’s 4th of July Bike Parade
Celebrate the founding of our nation with the annual Pequot Library 4th of July Bike Parade! Bring your festively decorated bike, scooter, or wagon to Five Corners in Southport Village and parade to the Great Lawn for some fun and games! Face-painting, sack races, hula ......More
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Thursday July 4 11:00am - 12:30pm EDT
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
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Friday July 5 5:00am - 5:45am EDT
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
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Friday July 5 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Chess Club
A weekly meetup for kids who already know how to play chess and are looking for opponents. Players will compete for the top position on the club’s chess ladder—a leaderboard that will carry over from session to session. Come back every week, or whenever you can! For chi......More