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Pequot Library brings literature, music, art, science, and the humanities to our community. For over 125 years, Pequot Library has been a pillar of Fairfield County, providing professional, encouraging library services and diverse programming to our local and regional community. Pequot Library is listed in the The National Register of Historic Places. The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation's historic places worthy of preservation.
About Us:
Pequot Library brings literature, music, art, science and the humanities to our community. For over 125 years, Pequot Library has been a pillar of Fairfield County, providing professional, encouraging library services and diverse programming to our local and regional community. Pequot Library:
We are eagerly anticipating our upcoming (Jan. 18 at 6:00 p.m.) Meet the Author with celebrated Shakespeare scholar and University of Connecticut professor Pamela Allen Brown. She'll discuss her book The Diva’s Gift to the Shakespearean Stage,…
Read More »2023 was the year of the memoir, with huge hits from the likes of Prince Harry, Britney Spears, and Barbra Streisand, as this article explains. We're celebrating this genre and also eagerly anticipating two forthcoming author programs that fall…
Read More »The Digital Digest: J.R.R. Tolkien Join us every weekend for Pequot Library's e-newsletter. J. R.R. Tolkein was born on January 3, 1892. Orphaned at an early age, he became a doting father who started his literary empire by telling bedtime stories…
Read More »The Digital Digest: Charles Dickens Join us every weekend for Pequot Library's e-newsletter. Charles Dickens has frequently been credited with inventing modern Christmas. As this article from the the Dickens Society explains, Oliver Cromwell viewed…
Read More »We have singing and music on the brain in advance of our Dec. 8 (5:00 p.m.) Holiday Caroling Party (pictured below) and our Dec. 9 (5:30 p.m.) Shakespeare on the Sound and Pequot Library Present “A Christmas Carol” | A Benefit Reading.…
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Read More »The Digital Digest: Moby Dick Moby Dick was first published in London on October 18, 1851 and in America during this past week: November 14, 1851. Of note for us here at Pequot Library, the fictional whaling ship in the novel was named Pequod.…
Read More »Margaret Mitchell was born on November 8, 1900. Pequot Library holds the last four chapters of the final typescript copy of her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Gone With the Wind. Mitchell's seminal work has deservedly been rebuked for its invocation…
Read More »We have beer on the brain as we plan our November 4 Shakes-beer Festival (4:00 p.m.). Read a bit about the history of this concoction, its link to our current exhibition, How William Became Shakespeare: Four Hundred Years of the First Folio, and our…
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Read More »Today marks the end of Banned Books Week (Oct. 1 to 7), and we're celebrating the right to read what we choose. Our book selections include frequently banned titles, many of which might surprise you. UPCOMING PROGRAMS Preview Party Gala |…
Read More »Sunday, October 1 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.: Learn more about the United Illuminating Company Railroads Transmissions Line Upgrade Project (Docket 516) with representatives from Sasco Creek Neighborhood Environmental Trust. Click here for more…
Read More »Sunday, October 1 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.: Learn more about the United Illuminating Company Railroads Transmissions Line Upgrade Project (Docket 516) with representatives from Sasco Creek Neighborhood Environmental Trust. Click here for more…
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Read More »Read all about our 23rd Juried Art Show fundraiser! Artists: submit your work for consideration by Sept. 22. Click the link above for more details. This week's Digital Digest has a restaurant theme in honor of our Sept. 14 Meet the Author with…
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Read More »Pequot Library is delighted to relaunch a favorite tradition: our 23rd Juried Art Show fundraiser! Our Book Pick and Special Collections sections below feature titles pertaining to water, in honor of Joyce Grasso's 2019 Best in Art Show Coastal…
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Read More »The Digital Digest Take a break from the heat - visit our latest exhibition, The Book Beautiful: Selections from the Private Press Movement. It's Elizabeth Gilbert's birthday on July 18, and this week's Digital Digest takes its inspiration from…
Read More »PEQUOT LIBRARY OFFERS A RECORD-BREAKING NUMBER OF COLLECTIBLE BOOKS AT THE 62ND ANNUAL SUMMER BOOK SALE FRIDAY, JULY 21 - TUESDAY, JULY 25 Bibliophiles, bargain-hunters, and collectors: Shop our more than 550 collectible items online…
Read More »EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PEQUOT LIBRARY'S 62ND ANNUAL SUMMER BOOK SALE FRIDAY, JULY 21 - TUESDAY, JULY 25 BOOK SALE COLLECTIBLES ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING Calling all bibliophiles and collectors: shop our more than 550 items online or…
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Read More »We're counting down the days until the opening of our next big exhibition, The Book Beautiful: Selections from the Private Press Movement, a celebration of the Arts and Crafts Movement and one of its major players, William Morris. We focus this week…
Read More »The Digital Digest Join us every weekend for Pequot Library's e-newsletter. This week, we're researching the history behind James Joyce's modernist triumph, Ulysses, in advance of our inaugural Bloomsday Celebration on June 16. See Upcoming…
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Read More »This week, we're dreaming of art and design in advance of our June 2 Southport Garden Stroll! Also read on for the buzz on our latest programming announcements and Pequot Library news. Upcoming Programs Fairfield Public Schools 49th Annual Art…
Read More »We commemorate both Migratory Birds Day and Mother's Day this weekend; hence, we're celebrating nests and nesting. Also read our latest programming announcements and Pequot Library news! Looking to feather your own nest? Get inspired by the ten…
Read More »UPCOMING PROGRAMS Meet the Author: J. Lawrence Matthews May 11 at 6:00 p.m. Join us for a discussion with J. Lawrence Matthews, author of the novel One Must Tell the Bees: Abraham Lincoln and the Final Education of Sherlock Holmes, a story…
Read More »William Shakespeare was likely born on April 23, 1564. 2023 marks the 400th anniversary of the printing of his First Folio (scroll down to the Special Collections section for more information or read more here) and the 400th anniversary of the…
Read More »The Digital Digest Join us every weekend for Pequot Library's e-newsletter. With Pequot Library's May 6 Derby Day Celebration less than one month out, we're celebrating horses. New to Derby Day, one of Pequot Library's most popular fundraisers? The…
Read More »For April Fool's Day, we're toasting satirist Jonathan Swift as well as American humorists, riddlemakers, and masters of wordplay. Plus, read on for information about and programs related to Library Giving Day - April 4! EXHIBITION CONNECTION …
Read More »As we wrap up Women's History Month, we're highlighting female philanthropists and can-do thinkers. Learn all about Virginia Marquand Monroe, the female philanthropist who founded Pequot Library, during Out of the Vault | Founder's Day with…
Read More »Garden Stroll Champagne and Canapé Kickoff with Interior Designer and Influencer Marissa Marcantonio June 1 | 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Join interior designer and writer Marissa Marcantonio for Pequot Library’s annual Southport Garden…
Read More »EXHIBITION CONNECTION First Settlers of New-England by Lydia Maria Child Boston: Printed for the Author by Munroe and Francis, 1829 Pequot Library Special Collections First Settlers of New-England is on view in our current exhibition,…
Read More »Reading With Robin Presents: Heather Webb, Lauren Willig, and Sarah Penner | A Fundraiser for Operation Hope and Pequot Library March 21 at 7:00 p.m. In partnership with Robin Kall of Reading with Robin, Pequot Library is pleased to welcome…
Read More »We last celebrated lexicologist Noah Webster during the October 16, 2022 Digital Digest, which fell on his birthday. Now we're diving into more about his influences and legacy. Index - Announcements - Exhibition Connection: Noah Webster's…
Read More »Pequot Library's stained glass windows appeared in the 1910 Tiffany catalog. Learn about Louis Comfort Tiffany below! Index - Announcements - Exhibition Connection: Tiffany drew upon William Morris' groundbreaking designs - Featured Upcoming…
Read More »Pequot Library kicks off Black History Month by honoring two notable female poets: Maya Angelou and Phillis Wheatley. Index - Announcements - Exhibition Connection: Maya Angelou's role in [Her]story - Featured Upcoming Programs: Sowing Bee…
Read More »THE DIGITAL DIGEST Join us every other weekend for Pequot Library's e-newsletter. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday was on Jan.15, although we celebrate his birth on the third Monday of January. Index 1. Announcements 2 Exhibition…
Read More »THE DIGITAL DIGEST Join us every other weekend for Pequot Library's e-newsletter. We're toasting the life of adventurer and prolific author Jack London, who wrote 50 books in only 16 years. Index 1. Announcements 2 Exhibition…
Read More »Index - Announcements - Exhibition Connection: Holiday Magic from 2017-2018 - Featured Upcoming Programs: Opening Reception for the Next Exhibition! - Recommended Reading: A Novel for Ending the Year with a Bang - Recommended Reading: Two Fun…
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