Pequot Library

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Southport, CT 06890
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Mon-Wed: 10:00am-6:00pm

Thu: 10:00am-8:00pm

Fri: 10:00am-6:00pm

Sat: 10:00am-4:00pm

Week Calendar

Featured Events

Gustavo Casenave

Gustavo Casenave in Concert

Friday, December 12, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Program Type:

Music

Age Group:

Adults

Library Branch: Pequot Library

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Music

Event Details:

Three-time Grammy® winner and Steinway Artist Gustavo Casenave returns to Pequot Library.

Shakespeared on the Sound Christmas Carol reading

Pequot Library and Shakespeare on the Sound Present "A Christmas Carol"

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Age Group:

Everyone

Library Branch: Pequot Library

Room: Auditorium

Age Group: Everyone

Event Details:

Bring your family to celebrate the season and join Shakespeare on the Sound for its annual reading of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, directed by Winsome Brown.

Chae Lim Yoon

Chae Lim Yoon Violin Recital | A Winter Interlude

Friday, January 9, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Program Type:

Music

Age Group:

Everyone

Open

Registration will close on January 9, 2026 @ 4:00pm.

Library Branch: Pequot Library

Room: Auditorium

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Music

Registration Required

Event Details:

Violinist Chae Lim Yoon, currently pursuing her master’s degree at the Juilliard School, returns to Pequot Library with pianist Andrew Hsu for a recital featuring works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Robert Schumann, and other distinguished composers

Guided Tree Walk

Guided Tree Walk at Southport Park

Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Age Group:

Everyone

Library Branch: Pequot Library

Age Group: Everyone

Event Details:

Join The Sasquanaug Conservancy for Southport, in collaboration with the Fairfield Forestry Committee, for a guided, seasonal tree walk at Southport Park—a site described as a “living monument” to the Pequot Swamp Fight.

OBOT

One Book One Town Annoucement

Monday, January 12, 2026 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Program Type:

Author Talk

Age Group:

Adults

Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Author Talk

Event Details:

Fairfield Public Library and its community partners will be announcing the One Book One Town selection for 2026 in the Periodicals Room at Main Library on Monday, January 12. This event will take place in person and on the Library’

David Brooks

The Creative and Compassionate Art of Seeing Others Deeply with David Brooks | A Virtual Talk

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Program Type:

Author Talk

Age Group:

Adults

Library Branch: Pequot Library

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Author Talk

Event Details:

Join us for an online discussion with prominent cultural writer and bestselling author David Brooks on his book, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply, in which he helps us pose essential questions: If you want t

World Affairs Council

America’s Diplomacy at 250 | World Affairs Council

Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Program Type:

America250

Age Group:

Adults

Open

Registration will close on January 15, 2026 @ 6:00pm.

Library Branch: Pequot Library

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: America250

Registration Required

Event Details:

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, we're taking a closer look at one of the most powerful forces shaping our nation and the world: U.S. diplomacy.

Tuck Everlasting

Read to Tuck Everlasting

Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Age Group:

Children

Library Branch: Pequot Library

Age Group: Children

Event Details:

Bring your favorite book from home or choose one from our shelves, and then enjoy some one-on-one time reading to our favorite Mini-Schnauzer, Tuck Everlasting.

Connection Cure

Nature, Art, and Service as Medicine with Journalist Julia Hotz | A Virtual Talk

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Program Type:

Author Talk

Age Group:

Adults

Library Branch: Pequot Library

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Author Talk

Event Details:

Be sure to jump start your new year with us as we chat virtually with journalist and author Julia Hotz about her book The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service, and Belonging.

On narrow displays, the weekly calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view events and reservations for the whole week.

Time	Sun (12/07)	Mon (12/08)	Tue (12/09)	Wed (12/10)	Thu (12/11)	Fri (12/12)	Sat (12/13)
All Day	Beyond the Battlefield: The Pequot Swamp Fight in Public Memory 10/09/2025 @ 12:30pm–01/10/2026 @ 6:00pm Library Branch: Pequot Library Event Details: How do we choose to remember the past?
10 am		This event is in the "Adults" group Write-in with Gabi Coatsworth 10:00am–11:30am Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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 "Adults" group Mahjong 101 10:30am–1:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Pequot Library Room: Auditorium Age Group: Adults Event Details:	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 Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Babies" group This event is in the "Children" group 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: 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 Pilates at Pequot Library 10:00am–11:00am Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Library Branch: Pequot Library Room: Auditorium Age Group: Adults Program Type: Health & Wellness, Workshop Event Details: Join Jean Kaul, Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher (NCPT) and Balanced Body Comprehensive Instructor, for a traditional Pilates Mat Class with a contemporary approach.
11 am					This event is in the "Babies" group Babes on a Blanket 11:15am–12:00pm Babies Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Babies" group 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: 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 Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.
12 pm
1 pm				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 Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Babies" group This event is in the "Children" group 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: 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
2 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group The Legacy of Julia Child’s Kitchen with Author and Smithsonian Curator Paula J. Johnson \| An Online Talk 2:00pm–3:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Pequot Library Age Group: Adults Program Type: Author Talk Event Details: Join us for a conversation that’s sure to warm your heart (and make your stomach rumble), as we delve into the legacy of cooking icon Julia Child with Smithsonian curator and public historian Paula J.
3 pm
4 pm			This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Teens" group Connecticut Dance School’s Nutcracker Lecture / Demonstration 4:45pm–5:30pm Families, Children, Teens Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Teens" group 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, Teens Program Type: Lecture, Music Registration Required Event Details: Experience the magic of the Nutcracker as dancers from Connecticut Dance School bring the classic holiday tale to life through performance and storytelling in this interactive program for young audiences.			This event is in the "Children" group Chess Club 4:30pm–5:30pm Children Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Closed Registration is no longer available for this event. 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.
5 pm
6 pm					This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Teens" group Great Lawn Astronomy 6:00pm–7:00pm Families, Children, Teens Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Families" group This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Teens" group 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, Teens Registration Required Event Details: Great Lawn Astronomy returns this fall! When the nights get longer we will bring the telescope back out for views of Saturn, Jupiter, the moon, and more! This program will meet weekly for stargazing if the skies are clear.	This event is in the "Adults" group Gustavo Casenave in Concert 6:00pm–7:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Library Branch: Pequot Library Age Group: Adults Program Type: Music Event Details: Three-time Grammy® winner and Steinway Artist Gustavo Casenave returns to Pequot Library.
7 pm							This event is in the "Everyone" group Pequot Library and Shakespeare on the Sound Present "A Christmas Carol" 7:00pm–8:30pm Everyone This event is in the "Everyone" group Library Branch: Pequot Library Room: Auditorium Age Group: Everyone Event Details: Bring your family to celebrate the season and join Shakespeare on the Sound for its annual reading of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, directed by Winsome Brown.