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Genealogy Roundtable

10:00am–11:00am
Adults
Library Branch: Pequot Library
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

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.

This event is in the "Everyone" group

Exhibition Tour

1:00pm–2:00pm
Everyone
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 11, 2026 @ 1:00pm.
Library Branch: Pequot Library
Room: Main Reading Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: America250
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a guided exhibition tour on the second Saturday of each month at 1:00 p.m. 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Write-in with Gabi Coatsworth

10:00am–11:30am
Adults
Library Branch: Pequot Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

Get into the writing habit with this weekly write-in hosted by Pequot Library and local author Gabi Coatsworth over Zoom.

This event is in the "Everyone" group
Library Branch: Pequot Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Author Talk
Event Details:

Join us in conversation with acclaimed author Brad Taylor on his latest work, Shadow Strike, book 20 (yes, you read that right!) of the bestselling Pike Logan series. 

This event is in the "Babies" group
This event is in the "Children" group

Music and Movement for Wigglers Afternoon Session

1:00pm–1:30pm
Babies, Children
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 15, 2026 @ 1:00pm.
Library Branch: Pequot Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Babies, Children
Program Type: Music
Registration Required
Event Details:

Can’t sit still? This is the program for you! Jump, hop, dance, and wiggle to the music. 

For ages 5 and under
Registration required

This event is in the "Adults" group

The Knitingales

11:30am–1:00pm
Adults
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 "Children" group

Chess Club

4:30pm–5:30pm
Children
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 17, 2026 @ 4:30pm.
Library Branch: Pequot Library
Room: Wright Room
Age Group: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

A weekly club 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.

This event is in the "Everyone" group

Spring Blowout Book Sale

9:00am–5:00pm
Everyone
Library Branch: Pequot Library
Age Group: Everyone
Event Details:

Join us for this special one-day sale, with many treasures and bargains to be found in the library’s historic auditorium. 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Monday Meanders

10:00am–10:45am
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 20, 2026 @ 10:00am.
Library Branch: Pequot Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Meet Adult Public Programs Manager Genevieve Swenson under the arches, where we will depart for a 45-minute walk in our historic village neighborhood.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Write-in with Gabi Coatsworth

10:00am–11:30am
Adults
Library Branch: Pequot Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

Get into the writing habit with this weekly write-in hosted by Pequot Library and local author Gabi Coatsworth over Zoom.

This event is in the "Babies" group
This event is in the "Children" group

Drop-in Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Babies, Children
Library Branch: Pequot Library
Room: Children's Library
Age Group: Babies, Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us in the Children’s Library for a story or two, and then pick out books to take home.

For ages 3+
No registration required

This event is in the "Teens" group

Dungeons and Dragons

4:00pm–6:00pm
Teens
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 21, 2026 @ 4:00pm.
Library Branch: Pequot Library
Room: Wright Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all heroes and storytellers! Step into a world of magic, mystery, and epic quests in Pequot Library’s winter Dungeons & Dragons campaign.

This event is in the "Babies" group
This event is in the "Children" group

Music and Movement for Wigglers

10:30am–11:00am
Babies, Children
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 22, 2026 @ 10:30am.
Library Branch: Pequot Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Babies, Children
Program Type: Music
Registration Required
Event Details:

Can’t sit still? This is the program for you! Jump, hop, dance, and wiggle to the music. 

For ages 5 and under
Registration required

This event is in the "Everyone" group
Library Branch: Pequot Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Author Talk
Event Details:

Award-winning and bestselling author Miranda Cowley Heller takes us on an intimate journey through the life stages of a woman in her new poetry collection, What the Deep Water Knows.

This event is in the "Babies" group

Babes on a Blanket

11:15am–12:00pm
Babies
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 23, 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
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 "Adults" group

Bookbinding 101

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Payment Required
Registration will close on April 23, 2026 @ 6:00pm.
Library Branch: Pequot Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: America250
Registration Required
Payment Required
Event Details:

Dana Campbell of Shuttle Press Bindery will introduce participants to a brief history of the book, focusing on the pamphlet. Each student will select their materials and be guided through the process of sewing a pamphlet step-by-step.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group

Meet the Author | Emma Grey

11:00am–12:30pm
Adults, Everyone
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 24, 2026 @ 11:00am.
Library Branch: Pequot Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Author Talk
Registration Required
Event Details:

Emma Grey's newest novel Start at the End is a powerful, soul-stirring, sliding-doors novel that explores second chances and unwritten endings. Audrey and Fraser tumble into a romance for the ages.

This event is in the "Children" group

Chess Club

4:30pm–5:30pm
Children
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 24, 2026 @ 4:30pm.
Library Branch: Pequot Library
Room: Wright Room
Age Group: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

A weekly club 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.

This event is in the "Everyone" group

Friday Night Café

5:00pm–6:00pm
Everyone
Library Branch: Pequot Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Music
Event Details:

Join Music for Youth for a magical evening of music and storytelling—anyone is welcome to attend!

This event is in the "Adults" group

Historic Southport Walking Tour

10:00am–11:00am
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Payment Required
Registration will close on April 25, 2026 @ 10:00am.
Library Branch: Pequot Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Payment Required
Event Details:

Join our trained docents and historians to learn the story of Southport’s Golden Age, tracing the community’s rise as an agricultural outpost in the Colonial period through its evolution into a thriving commercial center, replete with stellar exam

This event is in the "Everyone" group

Junwen Liang | Piano

2:00pm–3:30pm
Everyone
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 25, 2026 @ 2:00pm.
Library Branch: Pequot Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Music
Registration Required
Event Details:

Philadelphia-based pianist Junwen Liang presents Romantic Encounter, a program that explores the vivid sound worlds of Ravel, Chopin, and Stephen Hough.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Monday Meanders

10:00am–10:45am
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on April 27, 2026 @ 10:00am.
Library Branch: Pequot Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Meet Adult Public Programs Manager Genevieve Swenson under the arches, where we will depart for a 45-minute walk in our historic village neighborhood.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Write-in with Gabi Coatsworth

10:00am–11:30am
Adults
Library Branch: Pequot Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

Get into the writing habit with this weekly write-in hosted by Pequot Library and local author Gabi Coatsworth over Zoom.