Week Calendar

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.

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.  

Join us for a talk and book signing with Michael Hattem, an American historian with interests in early America, the American Revolution, and historical memory.

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. 

We are thrilled to welcome Liz Moore to discuss her latest work, The God of the Woods, an instant New York Times bestseller and one of NPR’s 2024 “Books We Love” highlights.

The Winter Show, now in its 72nd year, showcases more than 70 leading national and international dealers, while also supporting the outreach of the East Side Settlement House.

Join us for an unforgettable evening of extraordinary talent at the Final Round of the 2026 Marianne Liberatore Memorial Instrumental Competition — where some of Connecticut and Westchester’s finest high school musicians compete for top honors!

Be wowed by GCTYO’s most accomplished musicians as they vie for a $500 prize and the chance to perform as soloist at the Spring Concert! The GCTYO Concerto Competition is open to Principal Orchestra musicians in GCTYO only. Admission is free.

Both a World’s Fair and a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia drew nearly 10 million visitors over a period of six months.

Join Special Collections Staff for a behind-the-scenes look at items from Pequot Library’s renowned collection of rare books and manuscripts.