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 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 Jan-May 31 2026 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 "Adults" group Mar 19 2026 Thu Further Afield Day Trip | American Art at Yale University Art Gallery 12:00pm–2:30pm Adults Open Registration Required Payment Required Offsite Event This event is in the "Adults" group Mar 19 2026 Thu Further Afield Day Trip | American Art at Yale University Art Gallery 12:00pm–2:30pm Open Registration will close on March 17, 2026 @ 12:00pm. Library Branch: Off Site Age Group: Adults Program Type: America250 Registration Required Payment Required Event Details: Join us for a private tour of the American Decorative Arts and American Paintings and Sculpture at Yale University Art Gallery.
This event is in the "Adults" group Mar 21 2026 Sat America's Tapestry 1:00pm–4:00pm Adults Cancelled This event is in the "Adults" group Mar 21 2026 Sat Cancelled America's Tapestry 1:00pm–4:00pm Library Branch: Pequot Library Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts, America250 Event Details: Come and stitch a piece of history! Pequot Library is proud to be an official stitching venue for America’s Tapestry, created with a series of 13 embroidered panels, each representing the original 13 colonies.
This event is in the "Children" group Mar 24 2026 Tue Revolutionary Printmaking Workshop 4:30pm–5:30pm Children Open Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Mar 24 2026 Tue Revolutionary Printmaking Workshop 4:30pm–5:30pm Open Registration will close on March 24, 2026 @ 4:30pm. Library Branch: Pequot Library Room: Wright Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Author Talk, America250 Registration Required Event Details: Step back in time with One River Art School for their Revolutionary Printmaking Workshop! Students will study block printing from the revolutionary era and learn about iconic designs like the “Join, or Die” prints.
This event is in the "Adults" group Mar 26 2026 Thu Cabinetmaking in Federal Hartford | New Research on Connecticut Furniture 6:00pm–7:30pm Adults Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Mar 26 2026 Thu Cabinetmaking in Federal Hartford | New Research on Connecticut Furniture 6:00pm–7:30pm Open Registration will close on March 26, 2026 @ 6:00pm. Library Branch: Pequot Library Room: Auditorium Age Group: Adults Program Type: America250 Registration Required Event Details: Independent researchers Kevin G. Ferrigno and Christine Ritok will present an overview of cabinetmaking in Federal Hartford, including a discussion regarding the Aaron Chapin and Aaron Colton cabinetmaking shops.
This event is in the "Adults" group Apr 2 2026 Thu 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
Apr 3 2026 Fri Pequot Library Closed for Good Friday All Day Closing Apr 3 2026 Fri Closing Pequot Library Closed for Good Friday All Day Branches: Pequot Library
This event is in the "Adults" group Apr 7 2026 Tue Out of the Vault: Selections from Pequot Library’s Americana Collection 2:00pm–3:00pm Adults Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Apr 7 2026 Tue Out of the Vault: Selections from Pequot Library’s Americana Collection 2:00pm–3:00pm Open Registration will close on April 7, 2026 @ 2:00pm. Library Branch: Pequot Library Age Group: Adults Program Type: America250 Registration Required Event Details: Join Special Collections Staff for a behind-the-scenes look at items from Pequot Library’s renowned collection of rare books and manuscripts.
This event is in the "Adults" group Apr 9 2026 Thu Meet the Author | Mark Peterson 6:00pm–7:30pm Adults Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Apr 9 2026 Thu Meet the Author | Mark Peterson 6:00pm–7:30pm Open Registration will close on April 18, 2026 @ 6:00pm. Library Branch: Pequot Library Room: Auditorium Age Group: Adults Program Type: America250 Registration Required Event Details: Join historian and Yale professor Mark Peterson for a discussion of his new book, The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution, available in March.
This event is in the "Everyone" group Apr 11 2026 Sat Exhibition Tour 1:00pm–2:00pm Everyone Open Registration Required This event is in the "Everyone" group Apr 11 2026 Sat Exhibition Tour 1:00pm–2:00pm Open 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 Apr 23 2026 Thu Bookbinding 101 6:00pm–7:30pm Adults Open Registration Required Payment Required This event is in the "Adults" group Apr 23 2026 Thu Bookbinding 101 6:00pm–7:30pm Open 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 May 4 2026 Mon The Quest of the Colonial: Finding America at 150 and 250 10:30am–12:00pm Adults Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group May 4 2026 Mon The Quest of the Colonial: Finding America at 150 and 250 10:30am–12:00pm Open Registration will close on May 4, 2026 @ 10:00am. Library Branch: Pequot Library Room: Auditorium Age Group: Adults Program Type: Lecture, America250 Registration Required Event Details: Today we take for granted that collecting antiques and restoring old houses are stodgy pursuits, subject to generations of rules and insider knowledge. A hundred years ago they were novel and fun.
This event is in the "Adults" group May 5 2026 Tue Out of the Vault: Selections from Pequot Library’s Americana Collection 2:00pm–3:00pm Adults Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group May 5 2026 Tue Out of the Vault: Selections from Pequot Library’s Americana Collection 2:00pm–3:00pm Open Registration will close on May 5, 2026 @ 2:00pm. Library Branch: Pequot Library Age Group: Adults Program Type: America250 Registration Required Event Details: Join Special Collections Staff for a behind-the-scenes look at items from Pequot Library’s renowned collection of rare books and manuscripts.
This event is in the "Adults" group May 7 2026 Thu Further Afield Day Trip | Bush-Holley House 12:00pm–2:30pm Adults Open Registration Required Payment Required Offsite Event This event is in the "Adults" group May 7 2026 Thu Further Afield Day Trip | Bush-Holley House 12:00pm–2:30pm Open Registration will close on May 6, 2026 @ 4:00pm. Library Branch: Off Site Age Group: Adults Program Type: America250 Registration Required Payment Required Event Details: Join us for a private tour of The Bush-Holley House, a National Historic Landmark that tells the story of two eras: the New Nation (1790-1825) and the Cos Cob Art Colony (1790-1825).
This event is in the "Everyone" group May 9 2026 Sat Exhibition Tour 1:00pm–2:00pm Everyone Open Registration Required This event is in the "Everyone" group May 9 2026 Sat Exhibition Tour 1:00pm–2:00pm Open Registration will close on May 9, 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 May 21 2026 Thu Further Afield Day Trip | Webb Deane Stevens Museum & Gardens 12:00pm–3:00pm Adults Open Registration Required Payment Required Offsite Event This event is in the "Adults" group May 21 2026 Thu Further Afield Day Trip | Webb Deane Stevens Museum & Gardens 12:00pm–3:00pm Open Registration will close on May 21, 2026 @ 12:00pm. Library Branch: Off Site Age Group: Adults Program Type: America250 Registration Required Payment Required Event Details: Webb Deane Stevens Museum & Gardens is a collective of restored historic houses including the Joseph Webb House, a National Historic Landmark built in 1752, which served as General George Washington’s headquarters in May 1781, The Si
This event is in the "Adults" group May 24 2026 Sun The Quest of the Colonial: Finding America at 150 and 250 | with Brenton Grom 10:30am–12:00pm Adults Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group May 24 2026 Sun The Quest of the Colonial: Finding America at 150 and 250 | with Brenton Grom 10:30am–12:00pm Open Registration will close on May 24, 2026 @ 10:30am. Library Branch: Pequot Library Room: Auditorium Age Group: Adults Program Type: Lecture, America250 Registration Required Event Details: Today we take for granted that collecting antiques and restoring old houses are stodgy pursuits, subject to generations of rules and insider knowledge. A hundred years ago they were novel and fun.
