Go to Weekly Pre-school
Programs
Please watch for registration dates on programs;
call 203-259-0346 ext. 18, email at childrens @ pequotlibrary.com, or drop in!
Greco-Pequot
Olympic Festival
Thursday, July 10th
4:00-5:30 p.m.
(kids entering grades 2-8)
Wear a tunic and snack while reclining on the lawn for a presentation on the first Greek Olympics. Then participate in relays and races as we bring in the torch. Meet several Greek gods and goddesses as they tell about themselves.
Registration required – Call the Children’s Dept. for info. 203-259-0346 ext. 18
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Tuesday, July 15th
4:00-5:15 p.m.
ages 7+
Come learn about Greek architecture and the styles that were used to design a column’s capitals. Walk about the village and help us pick out the capital we’ll use for the columns in the new Children’s wing.
Call to reserve a spot!
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Pequot Library's
Summer Reading program:
This program is open to pre-readers through readers entering twelfth grade. Sign up to drive your Chariot and travel the ancient world. Each minute you read keeps your chariot going forward. Meet some Greek gods and goddesses along the way, as they direct you to your prizes. Collect awards and new books all summer. |
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Group A--Friday: May 30; 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Group B—Wednesdays: May 28; 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Don’t cook – discuss a book!! Did you miss a classic with your children? This is a chance to share it with your family and others for an informal, “pizza-eating”, on-the-floor rap session.
(Please call the Children’s Dept. for title selections)
Registration required. Sign up in the Children’s Room. 259-0346, ext. 1 |
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 Parade down Pequot Avenue, starting at the Five Corners in Southport Village and ending at Pequot Library. All decorated bikes, scooters, and wagons, etc. are welcome - rain or shine. The parade culminates with races and games on the Great Lawn. Fraiche Restaurant will be on hand selling hot dogs, and the ice cream truck will be coming by as well!
Enter the Family Heritage Recipe Contest with a recipe that has been in your family for a long time (kids can help!) and win "dinner out". Drop it off at the judging and display tables on the lawn before the parade begins. Please bring a copy of the recipe for display.
    
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Pequot Library Presents:
“Build-a-Temple” Art Workshop |
Thursday, June 26
3:00-6:00 p.m.
Ages 7+
 Olivia Munroe, the well-known founder/director of The Striped Umbrella, an art and design workshop, will offer a program for kids at Pequot Library. Build a Greek temple, complete with the robed god or goddess of your choice.
PLA members: Free
Others: $10.00 fee
Registration required – Limited to 20 participants.
Call the Children’s Dept. for info.: (203)259-0346 ext. 18
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*For students entering grades 6 and up
*To enlist, call 259-0346 ext. 18, email childrens @ pequotlibrary.com, or stop by in person!
Become a part of Pequot’s new Young Adult volunteer program, complete with team-designed logo, t-shirts, dogtags and other tools of the trade. Work with your peers to implement your own ideas and ours: be involved in future programming and the Book Sale, read to and entertain children, teach computer skills to seniors, keep our collection in order. Fulfill community service hours while having fun and starting something new!
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Storyhour photos
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"Kids Knit! " Event photos
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