South Gallery
September 7 through December 10
Reception: Tuesday, September 10, 6-8 pm, in the Trefz Forum; click here for more information.
(Reception kicks off at 6 pm, followed by a keynote presentation by cartoonist and comics historian Brian Walker starting at 7 pm.)
The State of Cartooning will display works by active members of the Connecticut Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society, including Greg, Brian, and Neal Walker, who carry the legacy of their father, Mort Walker, the creator of Beetle Bailey. Other featured artists include Ray Billingsley, Bob Englehart, Bill Janocha, Sean Kelly, Maria Scrivan, and more.
Founded in 1946, National Cartoonists Society (NCS) activities and events primarily took place in New York City until 1983, when the first Reuben Award Ceremony was held in Los Angeles. At that time, the NCS also began organizing a system of regional chapters for members to participate in. There are currently 23 chapters in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
Brian Walker started the NCS Connecticut chapter in 1993, involving many remaining Golden Age cartoonists. Meetings were held at local restaurants, including the Silvermine Tavern, Cobbs Mill Inn, The Redding Roadhouse, and Red Barn. From 1994 to 2017, a special Legend Award was presented to 22 Connecticut Cartoonists at their annual fall dinner. Although membership has decreased as the older generation has passed on, the Connecticut chapter is still active. The State of Cartooning displays works by some of the current members of the NCS.
Related: Westport Library Resource Guide: Cartooning in Connecticut
Bill Janocha is a cartoonist and illustrator who majored in Illustration at Syracuse University. He served as a studio artist at Walt Disney Productions and created comics for Marvel's Crazy Magazine. He was also featured in Mad Magazine and has written gags for the B.C. comic strip series, in addition to articles for Nemo, Hogan's Alley, Comic Book Artist, and encyclopedic bios for 100 Years of American Newspaper Comics. Janocha created characters and storyboards for Pee Wee's Playhouse on CBS and animated for Madonna's Who's That Girl feature film. His cartoons for Hearst newspapers have been featured in Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year series. Janocha has illustrated books, including Hooked on Hopium, A Most Unusual Farm, and The Life and Art of Mort Walker: A Survey of His Cartoons, comingout this fall. He lives with his family in Stamford.
Sean Kelly is an award-winning illustrator whose portfolio includes The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Entertainment Weekly, New York, Businessweek, Rolling Stone, and The Atlantic, among others. A frequent contributor to The New York Times, Kelly has produced many political op-ed commentaries. He has received honors from The Society of Illustrators, The Society of Publication Designers; and The National Cartoonists Society, who presented him with the Best Illustrator Award. In 2018, he illustrated Stephen Colbert’s Midnight Confessions. A graduate of Brown University who also studied at Rhode Island School of Design and was a Getty Arts Journalism Fellow at the University of Southern California, Kelly lives in Southport.
Ray Billingsley is the creator of Curtis, one of today’s most significant and poignant comic features. Billingsley draws inspiration from real life, combining the fresh quality of situational humor, melodrama, comedy, and pathos. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Curtis is read in more than 250 newspapers nationwide. The strip depicts the urban existence of Greg and Diane Wilkins, a Black family that lives in a weathered brownstone. In recognition of his storylines in which Curtis tries to get his father to quit smoking, Billingsley has received numerous awards and recognition from the American Lung Association, including the Humanitarian Award from the American Lung Association of Southeast Florida in 1999 and the President’s Award in 2000. Working from his studio in his Connecticut home, Billingsley balances his life with his family, friends, and his faithful companion, Higgins the Basset Hound.
Maria Scrivan is a New York Times best-selling author, award-winning syndicated cartoonist, and speaker based in Greenwich, Connecticut. Her laugh-out-loud syndicated comic, Half Full, appeared daily in newspapers nationwide for a decade, and is available three days a week on gocomics.com/half-full. Scrivan licenses her work for hundreds of greeting cards for Recycled Paper Greetings, and her cartoons have appeared in MAD Magazine, Parade, Highlights, National Lampoon, and many other publications. Nat Enough, her debut graphic novel, was an instant New York Times best-seller and launched her critically acclaimed six-book series of the same name. She is also a contributor to Marvel Super Stories, released in 2023.
Bob Englehart attended Chicago's American Academy of Art, then began his editorial cartoon career at Chicago Today, before moving on to the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, the Dayton (Ohio) Journal Herald, and the Hartford Courant. He has been an adjunct professor teaching “Cartoons in American Society” at Eastern Connecticut State University and is currently a freelance editorial cartoonist and writer. Englehart is the author of two cartoon collections, a memoir, and a novel. His cartoons are included in several permanent collections including the Connecticut Historical Society, the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library at Ohio State University, the Newseum in Washington, D.C., and others. His work has been the subject of many major solo exhibits, most recently at the Mark Twain House and Museum in Hartford and the Connecticut Historical Society. He is syndicated worldwide by Caglecartoons.com.
Chance Browne, also known as Bob, attended The School of Visual Arts and Park College, distinguishing himself as an illustrator, art director, and musician before eventually going to work for his father. After his father, Dik Browne, launched Hagar the Horrible in 1973, Chance stepped in to help with Hi and Lois, acting as primary artist on the strip in the mid-1980s. He also served as editor for Hagar the Horrible, which was drawn by his brother Chris. A true renaissance man, Chance still found time to paint, do freelance graphic design, and play guitar with a variety of blues bands and jazz ensembles. He passed away on March 1, 2024.
Eric Reaves started out his career as a high school art teacher, followed by his tenure as creative director for a top apparel manufacturer. There, he created artwork for Disney, Warner Bros., Nintendo, Barbie, and several other top brands. In 1994, he began cartooning professionally when he joined Paws, Inc., the studio of Garfield. As assistant cartoonist, Reaves helped draw the Garfield comic for 17 years. In 2009, he began helping Chance Browne draw the Hi & Lois comic strip. He joined forces with Browne Creative Enterprises full time in 2012. Having been a lifelong fan of Dik Browne’s art, Reaves describes drawing Dik’s characters as, “a humbling, yet daily thrill!” On occasion, he teaches as an adjunct professor at Indiana Wesleyan University, his alma mater. He and his wife of 25 years have five children, so his ability to relate to the Flagstons comes quite naturally! He enjoys engaging with his children’s multitude of activities, creating art in several different mediums, and he finds relaxation in a stream with his fly rod, catching large trout.
Brian Walker has a diverse background in professional cartooning and cartoon scholarship. He was one of the founders of the Museum of Cartoon Art and has served as curator for more than 70 cartoon exhibitions. He taught cartoon history at the School of Visual Arts and also served as editor-in-chief of Collectors’ Showcase magazine. He has written, edited, and contributed to more than three dozen cartoon-related books, including the recently published history The Comics: The Complete Collection for Harry N. Abrams, Inc. He has been contributing to both Beetle Bailey and Hi and Lois since the early 1980s. Walker graduated from Tufts University.
Greg Walker studied liberal arts and journalism at Syracuse University and has worked in film, commercial photography, newspapers, and graphic arts. He started his cartooning career writing and drawing comic books, including well-known titles such as Rocky and Bullwinkle, Barney and Betty Rubble, Underdog, Sarge Snorkel, and Beetle Bailey. He began providing gags to his father’s strips in the early 1970s, and in addition to writing, currently does the inking and lettering on Beetle Bailey. In the 1980s, Walker also collaborated with Guy and Brad Gilchrist on the Rock Channel comic strip, and with his brothers Brian, Neal, and Morgan on Betty Boop and Felix.
Neal Walker says, “Growing up with comics, I’ve never been able to imagine doing anything else.” He graduated with a BFA from Syracuse University in 1983. He collaborated with his brothers on the Betty Boop and Felix comic strip from 1984 to 1988 and produced the Beetle Bailey comic book for Scandinavia beginning in 1989. He has also worked in animation as an animator, studio assistant, computer operator, and editor for advertising, industrial film, and children’s educational video content. He designed a Beetle Bailey screensaver and sculpted a Beetle Bailey bronze statue, now installed at Mort’s alma mater, the University of Missouri. After Mort Walker’s passing in 2018, Neal pencils and continues to write gags for Beetle Bailey.
Mort Walker produced Beetle Bailey for 67 years, three months and 12 days — that’s 24,576 strips, the longest tenure by any cartoonist on an original creation. Dubbed the Dean of American Cartooning, Walker was one of the most prolific cartoonists in the comics business, with the creation of nine different syndicated strips credited to him during his lifetime, including Beetle Bailey, the third-most widely syndicated strip in the world. He served as president of the National Cartoonists Society and the Newspaper Features Council and was the founder of the Museum of Cartoon Art. His creation remains one of the most popular features in newspapers today and is continued by his sons Greg, Brian, and Neal. It is ironic that Beetle Bailey, the laziest character in the history of comics, was created by Mort Walker, one of the hardest-working and most prolific cartoonists of all time. Mort passed away at the age of 94 on January 27, 2018.
Former Westport Library board member Rob Haroun and his wife, Julie, have a long history with the Library, as patrons, volunteers, and donors. Their most recent contribution is one every Westporter will be able to see: A generous donation to improve the landscaping around the building, and notably, landscaping that is annual and low maintenance.
Among the improvements are a new irrigation system and new plantings along Jesup Green, the Riverwalk path to Library, and the hill below the café deck. All work is being completed by Outdoor Design and Living, and the Harouns worked assiduously with the town and the Library to ensure all regulations were in full compliance.
Rob recently spoke with us about why he chose to give to the Library, how he dedicated his time to this project, and why giving to the Library matters to him and makes a difference for all of Westport.
How did you first get involved with the Library and why?
I first became involved with the Library through Steve Smith of the Westport Building Department. Steve and I are friends and would often discuss Westport town projects. He recommended me for an RTM appointment for the Library to be on its building committee for the transformation project (the Library’s complete renovation project, completed in 2019). At first, I was a little hesitant, thinking that it was a little out of my comfort zone. However, Steve encouraged me, and in 2016, I became a trustee and eventually chair of the building committee.
What prompted your donation to upgrade the landscaping at the Library?
Julie and I have raised three children and regularly took them to the Library for various events, including the summer reading competition. As a trustee, I have noticed the incredibly generous donations that others have made toward the transformation project. These donations have contributed to upgrades in the Children’s Library and audiovisual equipment for the Versa Studios, significantly improving the interior facilities. It was clear that these donors placed great importance on how their donations were being utilized.
Having worked as a real estate developer for over 30 years, primarily focusing on properties in Westport, I was intent on ensuring that the exterior of the building was properly landscaped to reflect the first-class facility that we all enjoy in this town. However, landscaping the library's exterior posed a challenge due to the property being under the town's jurisdiction. Approval from various town bodies was required for any activity outside the building. Moreover, there were frequent debates between the town and the Library regarding maintenance responsibilities and the level of care.
To prevent further disputes, Julie and I decided to address this issue by setting aside funds from our donation for the proper care and maintenance of the external landscaping. We are confident that these funds will cover the maintenance for the next five to 10 years. We have lived in town since 1992, raised three children and have built a business in town. It is our way of giving back to an institution that is near and dear to our hearts.
What about your support for the Library is especially important or gratifying?
I am deeply gratified by the friendships we have formed over the years with fellow trustees, administrators, and staff. From Bill Harmer to Robin Powell to Melanie Myers, all have been great partners in our efforts. I'd like to give a special shout-out to all the dedicated trustees who devote countless hours to ensuring the proper governance and world-class functioning of the Library. They are the ones who deserve commendation.
What is your favorite thing to do at the Library?
There isn't just one thing! All the BOOKED for the evening events, speakers, music, kids programming... all that encourages a love for learning!
What would you tell other community members who are considering a donation to the Library?
What I would say to other families or members that are looking to get involved with the library is: DO IT! The Library is a gem in our town, offering endless learning possibilities for all ages.
I would also like to thank all the town bodies that made this approval process relatively smooth. Most notably, Mary Young at planning and zoning and Colin Kelly at the conservation department, who was instrumental in selecting many of the plantings.
Overall, Julie and I are extremely pleased with how the Library facilities are enjoyed by everyone. We are fortunate to have a world-class Library in our backyard, open to all and accessible to everyone.
Starting Saturday, June 1, children may sign up for our Summer Reading Program, which continues through Labor Day weekend.
Read anything, anytime, anywhere all summer long.
Register online and keep track of minutes read. For every 100 minutes, you can decorate a summer sun that will be displayed in the Library. Earn a treat from Shake Shack at 500 minutes. When you reach 1,000 minutes, you can choose a book to keep from our selection of titles. For more summer fun and prizes, play summer bingo and earn more free books.
Signup begins: Saturday, June 1
Summer Reading ends: Monday, September 2
Our thanks to the Westport Young Women’s League for sponsoring our summer reading program and to Shake Shack for providing our 500-minute prize.
Heyo, Readers! Get ready for the Library’s 8th Annual Adult Summer Reading Challenge, your chance to saddle up and out-read your competition.
If you have participated in the past, welcome back — the rules are all the same. If this is your first time joining us, we're thrilled to have you, and we've got a fresh round of 25 great categories to keep you busy this summer (categories to be unveiled June 1). You can do all of them or only one, or anything in between, just as long as you have fun reading! Challenge yourself; we dare you!
Once you have read a book that fulfills a category, you can submit it via the form on our website (also available starting June 1) and keep track of your progress on our leaderboard.
The leaderboard is an awesome place to see what everyone else is reading, and give recommendations to our community of readers. You can also join our Westport Reading Challenge Facebook Group and talk books all summer long.
Why should you join the challenge? Because as Rita L, one of last year's participants, said: “The Westport Library’s summer reading challenge is one of the best in the state! I love seeing what everyone else is reading and getting ideas about books that I end up LOVING but never would have read otherwise! Reading is my favorite hobby, and the Summer Reading Challenge takes me to the next level every year!”
Wednesday, April 3, is Library Giving Day 2024, a 24-hour online giving day to support the resources, programs, and innovation of The Westport Library. Every dollar raised today will ensure the Library continues to thrive and provide essential services and programs to our community.
Library Giving Day is a special day for supporters like you, who depend on and enjoy public libraries, to donate to The Westport Library, your community hub. And in turn, your support will go back to the community of Westport through the Library’s programs, services, and materials.
Make your Library Giving Day donation to The Westport Library today, and thank you for your continued support!
For more on Library Giving Day, click here. And please donate below!
Jesup Gallery
March 16 through June 10
From the collection of Ellen and Mark Naftalin, this exhibit features album covers of some of the pioneering jazz musicians who changed the face and sound of American music forever.
Jazz developed in the United States in the very early part of the 20th century. New Orleans, near the mouth of the Mississippi River, played a key role in this development. The city's population was more diverse than anywhere else in the South, and people of African, French, Caribbean, Italian, German, Mexican, and American Indian, as well as English descent interacted with one another. African American musical traditions mixed with others and gradually jazz emerged from a blend of ragtime, marches, blues, and other kinds of music.
After the first recordings were made in 1917, the music spread widely and developed rapidly in a series of different styles including traditional jazz, Dixieland, swing, bebop, progressive and modern jazz. At the same time, jazz spread from the U.S. to many parts of the world, and today jazz musicians — and jazz festivals — can be found in dozens of nations. Jazz is one of the United States' greatest exports to the world.
Jazz musicians like to play their songs in their own distinct styles, and so you might listen to a dozen different jazz recordings of the same song, but each will sound different. The musicians' playing styles make each version different, and so do the improvised solos. Jazz is about making something familiar into something fresh, and about making something shared — a tune that everyone knows — into something personal. Those are just some of the reasons that jazz is a great art form, and why some people consider it “America's classical music.”
Description excerpted from “What Is Jazz” on the website of The Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
Thank you to Ellen and Mark Naftalin for digging though their treasure trove of LPs and sharing this piece of unforgettable American recording history.
Exhibit support provided by The Drew Friedman Community Arts Center.
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Jesup Gallery
January 12 through March 12
Artist reception: Monday, February 12, 6-7:30 pm
Terry Tannen was born and raised in Connecticut. After graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design, she pursued a career in corporate design and branding working for iconic graphic designer Herb Lubalin, NBC TV, and co-founding her own firm G&K Design Group.
Capturing the beauty and natural design of nature has always been what inspires her creative work — whether it be through design, photography, painting, or sculpture. Her work has been exhibited in New York City, Westport, and Southampton, N.Y.
“This collection of sunrise photos is from a series taken over Mill Pond Beach in Westport,” Terry said. “It is a tribute to the last year of my beloved husband Charles Tannen's life. Chuck was an avid lover of nature, photography, and adventure. As his fight with Parkinson's progressed, our goal became finding the beauty in what was in our present moment, in gratitude. Thus, Awakenings.”
South Gallery
January 12 through March 12
Artist reception and talk with Miggs Burroughs: Wednesday, January 31
Reception 6-7 pm in the South Gallery; talk 7-8 pm in the Trefz Forum
Award-winning sculptor Lucy M. Krupenye creates hanging assemblages out of found objects such as stone, wood, metal, and bone. Her sculptures are organic and Zen in feeling. Although some are whimsical, most often Lucy searches for harmony among the diverse elements she uses to construct her pieces.
Lucy’s work is in tune with nature and the environment, and she uses a lot of "recycled" material in her work. What most people consider flotsam, jetsam, or garbage, she often considers treasure. Her creations are inspired by nature, music, and the world around her. She strives to create works of beauty, peace, and tranquility in a world that often feels chaotic.
Lucy has exhibited extensively in in New York City and around the Northeast, including solo exhibitions at The Hammond Museum, The Stamford Museum, The Silvermine Arts Center, The Carriage Barn Arts Center, The Simon Gallery in Martha’s Vineyard, The Ridgefield Playhouse, and others. She also has exhibited extensively in countless group exhibitions.
Lucy has been the featured artist on Channel 12 News, at the Katonah Museum of Art, in Westport Magazine, in Fairfield County Lifestyle, and in many newspapers, books, magazines. In addition, her sculptures have graced the covers of jazz and rock CDs and albums, and she has curated several major museum and gallery exhibitions. She has won awards for her sculptures in juried exhibitions and her work is in private collections in the United States and in Europe.
“My artwork is something that I see, not from the outside, but from within,” she said. “It is something that I feel. I rarely draw a piece before I make it. As I work with the elements the piece is just born — in essence, it creates itself. It is, in part, a reflection of my inner being and thus is extremely personal. If one looks closely into my artwork, one might see a part of my soul.”
The Pinwheel Galaxy
Sheffer Gallery
January 11 through March 12
Discover the wonders that lie just beyond your backyard in How Beautiful, the Universe — an extraordinary art exhibition featuring more than 25 captivating works by members of the Westport Astronomical Society (WAS). Embark on a cosmic journey from the comfort of Westport and witness the breathtaking beauty of our universe through the lens of dedicated astrophotographers.
The universe, teeming with awe-inspiring phenomena, unfolds before your eyes. From the radiant glow of our closest star, the sun, to the intricate details of distant galaxies and nebulae spanning hundreds of light years, these images showcase the celestial marvels that grace our night skies.
In conjunction with the art exhibit, there will be an artists’ reception and lecture on Wednesday, January 17, where members of WAS will unravel the mysteries behind the creation of these mesmerizing images.
The Westport Astronomical Society, a not-for-profit scientific campus nestled within a former Cold War radar station, is home to the Westport Observatory and the KWAS Ham Radio Club. The observatory's radar tower has been repurposed into a dome, providing an ideal vantage point for observing the night sky. As part of their commitment to education, WAS offers a free monthly lecture series through webinars and live, in-person talks. Additionally, the campus features a National Geologic Survey seismography station, reflecting the Society's diverse scientific pursuits.
Once again in 2024, students are invited to enter a youth poetry contest sponsored by The Westport Garden Club, the Westport Arts Advisory Committee, Town Poet Laureate Jessica Noyes McEntee, and The Westport Library.
The contest is affiliated with the National Garden Club’s Youth Poetry Contest and enables youth to embrace their creativity through the art of writing.
The theme for the 2024 competition is: “I Spy With My Little Eye, Something Green Outside – Celebrating Our Green World.”
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Who Can Enter:
- Students in kindergarten through ninth grade.
- Including public and private schools, home-schooled students, special education, English as a Second Language, and general education students.
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Guidelines for Entries:
- All entries must be typed and titled.
- Include the participant's name, address, age, grade, and school on the back of the entry and the preferred email address for correspondence.
- All entries become the property of National Garden Clubs, Inc.
- Poems do not have to rhyme.
- Poems may be traditional verse, acrostics, blank verse, cinquains, diamond poems, limericks, or Haiku.
- The theme should not be used as the title of any poetry. (When judging, the title is worth 10 points.)
- Poems should be submitted by email to: [email protected] by January 5, 2024.
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Scale of Points
Title: 10%
Content: 40%
Creativity: 30%
Style: 20%
Total: 100%
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Entries are due by January 5. The poems selected by a jury committee will then be submitted to the regional organization, New England Garden Clubs, for another round of judging. The region's final selections will then be submitted for National Garden Club Awards, where winning entries will be compiled into a booklet and made available to the winners.
Locally, poets will be invited to read from their work at a library event, open to the public to celebrate poetry in April 2024.
To view the 2023 winning entries, including local Westporter Owen Cloherty, click here.
“This is the greatest concert film ever, can we give it up please?! I’m going on record,” Spike Lee raved to the buzzing sold out Toronto International Film Festival crowd and IMAX audiences all over the world.
A24’s remixed, remastered, 4K, 40th anniversary rerelease of Jonathan Demme’s 1984 tour-de-force film, Stop Making Sense, has ignited a lovefest among original Talking Heads members David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, and Westport’s own Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth. The publicity tour extended from TIFF to reunited screenings in New York and Los Angeles, with everyone from Late Night’s Stephen Colbert to Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon to Khruangbin’s Laura Lee paying reverence and tribute.
Now it's coming to Westport.
On Friday, February 9, A24’s rerelease of Stop Making Sense lands in the hometown library and venue of Frantz and Weymouth, at The Westport Library and Verso Studios.
This event is a benefit for both VersoFest 2024 and beloved freeform community radio station WPKN, where Frantz hosts his monthly radio show, The Talking Head. Tickets are $20, with larger donations to these grassroots organizations encouraged and welcomed. The night includes a cash bar with beer provided by nearby BBQ restaurant, Walrus Alley, plus wine.
Doors open at 6:30 pm with WPKN’s ReHumanize Yourself Radio host Herman Olivera and assorted WPKN DJs spinning vinyl sets before and after the film. Stop Making Sense begins promptly at 7 pm, followed by a question-and-answer session with Frantz and Weymouth, moderated by Verso Studios Marketing Manager Brendan Toller, who is an accomplished filmmaker (Danny Says, I Need That Record!), musician (Dust Hat, Hilton Valentine Band), and DJ (Shake ‘N’ Vibrate).
Stop Making Sense is the landmark film capturing the Talking Heads over three nights at Pantages Theater in Los Angeles in December of 1983. The extended touring edition of the band included Bernie Worrell, Alex Weir, Steve Scales, Lynn Mabry and Edna Holt for an electrifying, performative document that has enraptured generations of audiences in fervent screenings and parties.
Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth at VersoFest 2023. Photo by Chad Anderson.
VersoFest is the Library's annual music and media conference and festival linking local and global artists in performances, panels, and workshops. Taking place Wednesday, April 3, through Sunday April 7, the 2024 edition welcomes legendary music producer Tony Visconti and rising power pop rockers the Lemon Twigs, with a host of acts and names yet to be announced.
Frantz and Weymouth have been glowing supporters of VersoFest since its inception in 2022. In previous years, Frantz has moderated discussions with acclaimed music producer Steve Lillywhite and Psychedelic Furs frontman Richard Butler. The inaugural VersoFest featured Frantz in discussion on his best-selling memoir Remain in Love with WPKN General Manager Steve di Constanzo.
Celebrating 60 years of listener-supported, freeform, community radio, Bridgeport’s WPKN 89.5 FM (online at wpkn.org) is cited by The New Yorker as “the greatest radio station in the world.” Approximately 130 multi-generational volunteers support 24/7 non-commercial radio programming spanning rock ‘n’ roll, jazz, blues, hip hop, avant garde, world music, news, environmental reporting, and more.
Verso Studios is an ideal film forum, equipped with an 18 x 10-foot Digital Projection Radiance LED 1080 screen and concert hall grade d&b soundsystem. In recent years, Verso Studios has screened Connecticut premieres of Todd Haynes Velvet Underground documentary and Larry Locke’s Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy Deville, as well as innovative screenings with Psychedelic Cinema and documentary trailblazer Sam Green's 32 Sounds.
With Frantz consecrating The Westport Library as “the hippest library in the whole damn country,” there will surely be dancing in the aisles.
Winter reading is back at The Westport Library! So warm up with a good book and join us this winter for a fun reading program.
Starting January 12 and running through March 10, log your reading minutes to earn paper mittens that will decorate the Children's Library. We will display the mittens in the Library for all to see!
Get an activity sheet when you sign up, a cool treat at 250 minutes, and earn a book to keep at 500 minutes!
Read anything, anytime, anywhere.
