Fairfield's First Selectman Turns Page Of Rare Book At Pequot Library

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Fairfield First Selectman Michael Tetreau will be the first guest page-turner at Pequot Library's Page Turnings of rare books, which begins at 10:45 a.m. Friday, Jan 8.

Heather-Marie Montilla, left, executive director of Pequot Library, shows Fairfield First Selectman Mike Tetreau Pequot's 522-year-old "Columbus Letter."
Photo Credit: *Contributed photo*

Jim Sabastian

01/05/2016 4:30 a.m.

This will be one of the final chances for the public to view the current exhibition, "Exploring America: Christopher Columbus," which is open through Friday, Jan. 15, during normal library hours.

On view are rare books about Columbus and his expeditions, including a facsimile of a letter he wrote of his journeys in 1492. The original is in the Pequot Library Collections in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscripts Library at Yale University.

For more information, call 203-259-0346, ext. 15, or visit, http://www.pequotlibrary.org

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