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Upcoming Exhibitions - Pequot Library
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Click here to read a blog post about The Pequot War and the Pequot Tribal Nation: www.pequotlibrary.org/2023/12/18/t... and make sure to see this map on display in our current exhibition, "Beyond the Battlefield: The Pequot Swamp Fight in Public Memory," which remains on view through Jan. 10.
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"The figure of the Indians’ fort or palizado in New England and the manner of the destroying it by Captayne Underhill and Captayne Mason"
RH. Connecticut, 1638. [Photograph]
Pequot Library Special Collections
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pequotlibrary.bsky.social @pequotlibrary.bsky.social · 2d
We look forward to greeting you on Tuesday for our standard hours of operation.
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pequotlibrary.bsky.social @pequotlibrary.bsky.social · 3d
Strengthen your core, improve posture, boost flexibility, and build body-awareness — all in a 50-minute, low-impact session perfect for all levels! 🙌💪

📅 Sign up separately for each date: Nov. 8 & Nov. 15
💵 $20 per class
🧋 Equipment: Mat

Register: www.pequotlibrary.org/event/pilate...
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pequotlibrary.bsky.social @pequotlibrary.bsky.social · 3d
Just added due to popular demand! 💥 Join us for Pilates with Jean Kaul — Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher (NCPT) & Balanced Body Comprehensive Instructor 🧘✨ These traditional Pilates Mat Classes bring a fresh, contemporary approach with uplifting energy 💫
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pequotlibrary.bsky.social @pequotlibrary.bsky.social · 4d
Click here for a preview of what he'll discuss: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1lg...
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pequotlibrary.bsky.social @pequotlibrary.bsky.social · 4d
Yale Professor of Law and Political Science Akhil Reed Amar reflects on the power of words in shaping America in his latest book, "The Words that Made Us". 📖

Hear more from Professor Amar at our Annual Meeting on Nov. 2 at 2 p.m. Info: www.pequotlibrary.org/event/annual...
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pequotlibrary.bsky.social @pequotlibrary.bsky.social · 4d
We hosted an opening reception for our latest exhibition "Beyond the Battlefield: The Pequot Swamp Fight in Public Memory" on Thurs. evening. Many thanks to everyone who attended. View the materials for yourself soon! More info: www.pequotlibrary.org/visit/exhibi...
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pequotlibrary.bsky.social @pequotlibrary.bsky.social · 5d
Pequot Library is hiring a new Executive Director! Click here to read the job description: opportunities.aspenleadershipgroup.com/opportunitie....
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pequotlibrary.bsky.social @pequotlibrary.bsky.social · 5d
We'll also toast Samantha Shea ("Marrow", Putnam), Eric Eichhorn ("Ogallala", Atmosphere Press), and Victoria Buitron ("Unburying the Bones", VersoFrontera).

🖋 Join us NEXT TUESDAY, Oct. 14 at 6:00 p.m. at Pequot Library!

🔗 Learn more: www.pequotlibrary.org/event/suspen...
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pequotlibrary.bsky.social @pequotlibrary.bsky.social · 5d
Elise Hart Kipness talks about her bestselling new thriller "Close Call" in this clip from CBS Mornings! ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xuvs...

Catch Kipness LIVE at our Literary Thrills & Chills suspense author panel with Julie Sarkissian, ✍️ Westport Writers’ Workshop.
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pequotlibrary.bsky.social @pequotlibrary.bsky.social · 6d
Read more about DAFs here: fccfoundation.org/donor-advise... and please keep Pequot Library in mind as the recipient of your distribution money! Contact Development Manager Grace Calderon with any questions: [email protected].
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pequotlibrary.bsky.social @pequotlibrary.bsky.social · 6d
In an effort to get donors to award more money from these accounts to charities, a new giving day was born last year: DAF Day. 

Now in its second year, DAF Day takes place TODAY, Oct. 9.
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pequotlibrary.bsky.social @pequotlibrary.bsky.social · 6d
One of the hottest buzzwords in fundraising the last few years is DAFs—donor advised funds. These accounts, which allow people to set aside money for charity while getting a tax break upfront, have more than $250 billion in them.
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pequotlibrary.bsky.social @pequotlibrary.bsky.social · 6d
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pequotlibrary.bsky.social @pequotlibrary.bsky.social · 6d
The exhibition remains on display through Jan. 10, 2026. You can also read more about the magazine in the fall 2025 edition of Under the Arches, our quarterly program brochure. Copies are available at the library, or donors who give $100+ annually receive a copy in the mail.
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pequotlibrary.bsky.social @pequotlibrary.bsky.social · 6d
"The Children's Magazine" no 4-6, 1903
Pequot Library Special Collections

This magazine will be featured in our exhibition, "Beyond the Battlefield: The Pequot Swamp Fight in Public Memory". Join us for the Opening Reception TONIGHT on Oct. 9 at 6:00 p.m.
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pequotlibrary.bsky.social @pequotlibrary.bsky.social · 7d
Click here to register: www.pequotlibrary.org/event/commun...
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pequotlibrary.bsky.social @pequotlibrary.bsky.social · 7d
You’re invited to learn from journalist and author Joseph Lee as he chats online with us about his stirring memoir, "Nothing More of This Land: Community, Power, and the Search for Indigenous Identity." This talk is produced in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium.
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pequotlibrary.bsky.social @pequotlibrary.bsky.social · 7d
Nov. 5 at 2:00 p.m.: Tune in for Community, Power, and the Search for Indigenous Identity with Award-Winning Journalist Joseph Lee | An Online Talk.
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pequotlibrary.bsky.social @pequotlibrary.bsky.social · 8d
#MusicforYouthCT #FairfieldArts #LiveJazz #BrianTorff #HewittTorffTrio #GoldenEraJazz #JazzConcert #FairfieldCT #AmericanSongbook #JazzLegends #OscarPeterson #JazzVibes #LiveMusicLovers #SouthportFreeLibrary #PequotLibrary
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pequotlibrary.bsky.social @pequotlibrary.bsky.social · 8d
Check out this video of Brian Torff performing Live at the Fairfield Artist of the Year Concert: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hbeg...
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pequotlibrary.bsky.social @pequotlibrary.bsky.social · 8d
Oct. 23 at 6:00 p.m.: 🎶 Experience the magic of live jazz! 🎹✨

The Hewitt-Torff Trio takes you back to the Golden Era of Jazz. Enjoy timeless standards and dazzling improvisations inspired by legends like Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans, and more.

RSVP: www.pequotlibrary.org/event/piano-...
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