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 "Babies" group Babes on a Blanket 11:15am–12:00pm Babies Open Registration Required This event is in the "Babies" group Apr 2 2026 Thu Babes on a Blanket 11:15am–12:00pm Open Registration will close on April 2, 2026 @ 11:15am. Library Branch: Pequot Library Age Group: Babies Program Type: Storytime Registration Required Event Details: Infants and their caregivers are welcome to come and play. Engage your little one with 20 minutes of stories, rhymes, and songs and 25 minutes of free play and socializing.
This event is in the "Adults" group The Knitingales 11:30am–1:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Apr 2 2026 Thu The Knitingales 11:30am–1:00pm Library Branch: Pequot Library Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: This group of experienced knitters meets most Thurs. mornings between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Email Marjorie at mfpickerstein@gmail.com to be included, and she’ll communicate any changes to the schedule.
This event is in the "Everyone" group On a Mission: The History of US Women Astronauts with Smithsonian Curator Emerita Valerie Neal | An Online Talk 2:00pm–3:00pm Everyone This event is in the "Everyone" group Apr 2 2026 Thu On a Mission: The History of US Women Astronauts with Smithsonian Curator Emerita Valerie Neal | An Online Talk 2:00pm–3:00pm Library Branch: Pequot Library Age Group: Everyone Program Type: Author Talk Event Details: Join us for an exhilarating journey through the history of US women astronauts with Valerie Neal, emerita curator from the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum and expert on human spaceflight.
This event is in the "Adults" group Perseverance & Progress: Industry and Art at the Centennial Exhibition 6:00pm–7:30pm Adults Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Apr 2 2026 Thu Perseverance & Progress: Industry and Art at the Centennial Exhibition 6:00pm–7:30pm Open Registration will close on April 2, 2026 @ 6:00pm. Library Branch: Pequot Library Room: Auditorium Age Group: Adults Program Type: America250 Registration Required Event Details: Held in Philadelphia over a period of six months in 1876, the International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products of the Soil and Mine—commonly known as the Centennial Exhibition—was a watershed event in American art and industry
