Events scheduled throughout 2008 to remember, celebrate and imagine
the history of Westport Public Library over the past 100 years.

March 1          Saturday
Imagine 2108 Projects Due
Students are asked to imagine the architecture, services, jobs, social events, programs and more of the Library in 2108.  Draw it, paint it, or create it.  All final entries must be submitted in PowerPoint.  Check the Library website for details or call 291-4810. Click here to learn more.

April 6              Sunday
COMMUNITY WIDE CELEBRATION
Get your Westport Public Library passport at the door on Sunday, April 6, and join in the festivities when the Library throws a party to celebrate its 100th year. With co-chairs of the party, Julie Belaga and Karen Wolfe at the helm, festivities include jugglers, puppets, music spanning over 100 years, break dancers, stories, crafts, art exhibits, displays and more for children and adults of all ages.  Be sure to stop and sign the book that said you were here for the celebration! 1:00 to 5:00 pm.

April 29            Tuesday
Malloy Lecture in the Arts with Vartan Gregorian
Vartan Gregorian will be the speaker at the 6th Annual Malloy Lecture in the Arts.  Gregorian is the twelfth president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and former president of the New York Public Library.  Bedford Middle School. 7:30 pm. Online registration begins March 20. Click here to learn more.

Mark Twain was born on November 30, 1835. He moved from Hartford to
“Stormfield,” his new home in Redding, Connecticut on June 18, 1908,
just a few months after the Library opened in Westport. The SpokenWord@the Library will present a series of lectures on Mark Twain.  SpokenWord is sponsored by Jerry A. Tishman. Click here to learn more about the Mark Twain Lecture Series on the Emergence of the American Voice.

Friday, June 13, 7:00 pm.
Books Unbound Launch
Click here to learn more.

Wednesday, July 9 at 7:30 pm
Thursday, July 10 at 10:00 am
SO YOU WANT TO TELL YOUR STORY
Beverly Sanders, stage, television and film actor, writer and director, will conduct a writing workshop that will encourage participants to write their memories of their library experiences.  The workshop promises to be stimulating and entertaining. McManus Room. Two sessions: 10:00 am and 7:30 pm. Register for each session beginning June 1. More about Beverly Sanders.  

July 16, 23, 30                        Wednesdays
WESTPORT CONTINUING EDUCATION ALTERED BOOK WORKSHOP
Join the 3-session workshop taught by altered book artist Cecilia Marshall.  Watch for the Continuing Education booklet.  Registration required. 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Sessions will be held in the Higgins Room at Westport Library. Click here to learn more.

August 7, 14, 21, 28               Thursdays
FILM SERIES: IN AND ABOUT WESTPORT
Enjoy a brief introduction and a film that was filmed in or about Westport. 
Watch the Library website for titles. McManus Room. 2:00 pm.

September 18             Thursday
THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE LIBRARY
Irving Wladawsky Berger, Chairman Emeritus, IBM Academy of Technology and Visiting Professor of Engineering Systems at MIT, will give a talk about the ways libraries have changed to accommodate technology.  McManus Room. 7:30 pm. More about Irving Wladawsky Berger

October 3        Friday
BOOKS UNBOUND GALA AUCTION
Altered book projects will be auctioned off with proceeds going to the Library.
The Great Hall.  7:00 pm. Click here for more information.

December 3    Wednesday
SEE YOU IN 100 YEARS
Author Logan Ward takes a fascinating step back in time in his book See You in 100 Years: Four Seasons in America.  Ward and his wife faced a steep learning curve when they abandoned harried, technology-driven lives for a year in the country as it was a century ago. McManus Room. 7:30 pm. Book Review