This event is in the "Everyone" group Early American Children's Books and the Shaping of National Identity All Day 1/31–5/31 Everyone This event is in the "Everyone" group Jan-May 31 2026 Early American Children's Books and the Shaping of National Identity All Day 1/31–5/31 Library Branch: Pequot Library Room: Main Reading Room Age Group: Everyone Program Type: America250 Event Details: The 18th and 19th centuries witnessed the emergence in England and America of new attitudes toward children and education at the same time that America was casting off its royal authority.
This event is in the "Everyone" group Print Revolution: Pamphlets, Persuasion, and the Path to Independence All Day 1/24–5/2 Everyone This event is in the "Everyone" group Jan-May 2026 Print Revolution: Pamphlets, Persuasion, and the Path to Independence All Day 1/24–5/2 Library Branch: Pequot Library Room: Perkin Gallery Age Group: Everyone Program Type: America250 Event Details: In the decades leading up to the American Revolution, ideas of liberty, faith, and self-governance spread not just on battlefields but through the power of the written word.
This event is in the "Everyone" group Take Your Child to the Library Day 10:00am–4:00pm Everyone This event is in the "Everyone" group Feb 7 2026 Sat Take Your Child to the Library Day 10:00am–4:00pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Pequot Library Age Group: Everyone Event Details: Visit Pequot Library for a fun-filled day! Don't forget to sign your children up for a library card at the Circulation Desk.Make sure to catch the two amazing programs we've planned for the day:
This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Adults" group Exhibition Tour for Children and Families 1:00pm–2:00pm Families, Children, Adults Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Adults" group Feb 7 2026 Sat Exhibition Tour for Children and Families 1:00pm–2:00pm Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Registration is no longer available for this event. Library Branch: Pequot Library Age Group: Families, Children, Adults Program Type: Other Registration Required Event Details: Explore our semi-permanent exhibition, Early American Children's Books and the Shaping of National Identity, through a docent-led family tour, and discover how early children's literature conveyed the values, ideals, and civic identity of
This event is in the "Everyone" group Meet the Author Jr. | Chris Newell 2:00pm–3:15pm Everyone Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Everyone" group Feb 7 2026 Sat Meet the Author Jr. | Chris Newell 2:00pm–3:15pm Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Registration is no longer available for this event. Library Branch: Pequot Library Room: Auditorium Age Group: Everyone Program Type: Author Talk Registration Required Event Details: What would life have been like if you lived during the American Revolution? What would you have eaten? Which side would you have fought on?
