Fridays, July 11 and July 25 
July 25-September 4(at left, poster by Leonard Everett Fisher)
Saturday, July 26 
Monday, July 28Author Andre Dubus III will discuss his new novel The Garden of Last Days, set in the seamy underside of American life at the moment before the world changed September 2001. It juxtaposes lust for domination with hunger for connection, sexual violence with family love with the same psychological tension, depth and realism that characterized his #1 NYT bestseller, House of Sand and Fog.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
June 22, NYT Sunday Book Review.
Book review.
Promotional video for The Garden of Last Days.
Thursday, July 31Part of the Library's 100th anniversary celebration.
More information.
August 1-September 30Opening reception: Friday, August 1, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm.
Light refreshments served. Enter through the main level Library entrance.
Sunday, August 3Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Book review.
Furthur author information.
Monday, August 4Both of his books will be available for purchase and signing.
Taste: Pure and Simple: Irresistible Recipes for Good Food and Good Health
Homegrown Pure and Simple: Great Healthy Food from Garden to Table
Author's website.
Thursday, August 7Part of the Library's 100th anniversary celebration.
More information.
Friday, August 8 
Thursday, August 14 Part of the Library's 100th anniversary celebration.
More information.
Saturday, August 16 
Sunday, August 17Discussion of The Burglar Who Traded Ted Williams by Lawrence Block. Paper Chase #3: Bernie Rhodenbarr, burglar-turned-bookseller, must vindicate himself when he is falsely accused of stealing a priceless collection of baseball cards.
For copies of the book, phone 291-4821. New participants always welcome.
Book Review.
Tuesday, August 19For copies of the book, phone 291-4821.
New participants always welcome.
Book Review.
Thursday, August 21 Part of the Library's 100th anniversary celebration.
More information.
Thursday, August 28 Part of the Library's 100th anniversary celebration.
More information.
Thursday, September 4Westporters Catherine Ann Stone, author of Down to the Marrow, and Dr. Richard Zelkowitz, well-known oncologist from The Whittingham Cancer Center, will have a conversation about the patient-doctor partnership when fighting a major medical crisis. In this lively and thought-provoking event, the importance of understanding the treatment options and acknowledging the patient's intuition, as well as the role of humor in the healing process will be discussed.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Author's website.
More information about the Whittingham Cancer Center and the Smilow Family Breast Health Center.
Sponsored by The Smilow Family.
September 5 - October 23
Monday, September 8th Burton Bernstein, former New Yorker staff writer and author of Leonard Bernstein: American Original, How a Modern Renaissance Man Transformed Music and the World During his New York Philharmonic Years, 1943–1976, and his co-author, Barbara Haws, the historian and archivist of the NY Philharmonic Orchestra, will discuss this new book, which examines Bernstein’s landmark achievements and activities, placing them in the broader cultural context of New York City from 1943 to 1976.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Carnegie Hall's website on Fall 2008 Bernstein Festival.
Tuesday, September 9Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Saturday, September 13 Invite a grandparent, parent, older sibling or friend to join you in an afternoon of knitting at the Library. Bring your knitting supplies and we will provide the snacks. Socialize with other knitters, but no instruction will be provided. Just drop in.
Contact Jaina Lewis at 291-4809 or jlewis@westportlibrary.org for more information.
Sunday, September 14 
Monday, September 15Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Book Review.
Author's website.
Co-sponsored with the Westport-Weston Interfaith council.
Tuesday, September 16
Advance registration required with Sylvia (sschulman@westportlibrary.org) or Margie (mfreilich-den@westportlibrary.org), or by calling 203-291-4840.
Tuesday, September 16 Discuss Summer by Edith Wharton. Considered by some to be her finest work, it created a sensation when first published in 1917, as it was one of the first novels to deal honestly with a young woman's sexual awakening. Eighteen year old, proud and independent Charity Royall is portrayed as a thoroughly contemporary woman.
For copies of the book, phone 291-4821.
New participants always welcome.
About the book.
Tuesday, September 16 Books will be available for purchase and signing.
About the book.
Author's website.
Wednesday, September 17Books will be available and purchase and signing.
Thursday, September 18Irving Wladawsky-Berger's web page.
Sponsored by The Thomson Corporation.
Sunday, September 21For copies of the book, phone 291-4821. New participants always welcome.
Tuesday, September 23 Books will be available for purchase and signing. (Both this new book and her prior book, The Joy of Funerals.)
About the book.
Author's website.
Thursday, September 25 Discuss the book Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan before the premiere of the movie on October 3rd starring Michael Cera. Participants are encouraged to bring their own CD mix to share.
Contact Jaina Lewis at 291-4809 or jlewis@westportlibrary.org for more information or to request a copy of the book.
Saturday, September 27 Enjoy an afternoon of the popular new game Rock Band. Jam out with your family, friends, or favorite library staff member. Just drop in!
Contact Jaina Lewis at 291-4809 or jlewis@westportlibrary.org for more information.
Saturday, September 27
October 1 through November 29"The Revealing Eye", drawings by Emil Weiss, 1896-1965, will be on display in The Great Hall for the months of October and November. One of the last “artist-reporters,” an old journalistic specialty which was superseded by photography, the collection includes coverage of many political figures of the day.
Opening reception: Friday, October 10, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm. Light refreshments served. Enter through the main level Library entrance.
Thursday, October 2 Caren Schwartz of Time and Cents.com will lead a workshop on Quick Books, which combines bookkeeping software with essential tools for your small business. It's the simplest way to track sales and expenses. Learn how it can work for your business.
To reserve a seat, contact Sylvia Schulman at 203-291-4844 or sschulman@westportlibrary.org.
Co-sponsored with the Fairfield County chapter of SCORE.
About SCORE.
Time and Cents.com
Friday, October 3
7:00 pm
The Great Hall
Fundraiser auction to benefit the Library of the Books Unbound art produced over the summer . Check back for more details.
October 24-January 1 Exhibit of campaign memoribilia from presidential races through the years.
Sunday, October 5 Poet’s Voice is supported by the Horace E. Manacher Poetry Fund.
Monday, October 6PlayClub is a collaboration between Westport Library and Westport Country Playhouse to allow you to read and discuss a play before you see the live performance, and have a sneak-peek at the set under construction.
On October 6th, come prepared to discuss the enduring masterpiece, Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, with a member of the artistic staff of the playhouse. The play is based on John Steinbeck's 1937 tale of two traveling companions, George and Lennie, who wander the country during the Depression, dreaming of a better life for themselves.
Registration required. Call the Playhouse box office at 227-4177, or toll-free at 1-888-927-7529.
To obtain a copy of the play, phone 291-4821.
Wednesday, October 8 Deborah Carr, a sociology professor at Rutgers University and co-author
of Making Up with Mom: Why Mothers and Daughters Disagree about Kids,
Careers, and Casseroles (and What to Do about It), will discuss her book
which explores the unique tensions between women and their mothers and how to reclaim their loving relationships. Difficult topics such as mothers not understanding their daughter's choices in marrying an underemployed husband, breastfeeding babies until they're toddlers, or raising kids who have haute couture wardrobes and schedules more packed than presidential candidates are addressed.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
About the book.
Authors' website.
Sunday, October 12 
Tuesday, October 14 October is Domestic Violence awareness month. The Library will screen Waitress, a touching film about a cafe waitress who dreams up and bakes wondrous life-enhancing pies. Cafe life is good, but Jenna wants to escape her jealous, abusive husband by winning a pie baking contest. (108 mins.)
NYT review.
Movie site.
Co-sponsored with the Westport Domestic Violence Task Force. For the first time, Silent Witness life-size cardboard silhouettes, which powerfully depict the stories of Connecticut woman who were the victims of abuse, will be on display in Westport along with educational material.
Silent Witness program.
Wednesday, October 15th In his lavishly illustrated history of Presidential dining, The President's Table: Two Hundred Years of Dining and Diplomacy, presidential historian Barry Landau brings the back story of the American Presidency to life. Interweaving stories of dining and diplomacy, he creates a spellbinding narrative from the early days of provincial entertaining in the capital, through the golden era of sumptuous state banquets, to the modern White House dinners of today.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
About the book.
Author's website.
Thursday, October 16 For more information, contact Sylvia at 291-4844 or e-mail sschulman@westportlibrary.org
Sunday, October 19For copies of the book, phone 291-4821. New participants always welcome.