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Sheffer Room, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United StatesJoin our yarn circle/adult story time for your dose of productive relaxation as we read 'The Opposite of Murder' by Sophie Hannah.
The Westport Library has many resources for book groups, including multiple copies of the selected books and a variety of discussion guides to aid group conversation.
If you need help selecting a title, please email Chris Lorusso at [email protected].
Meets the last Tuesday of every month from 7 - 8 pm in Room 212.
Currently Reading: Still Life With Bones by Alexa Hagerty
A virtual book club with thousands of global members and dozens of local chapters, MCBC explores the dark side of nonfiction with monthly selections on topics including cults, true crime, ghosts and hauntings, and medical history. For 18+.
Meets every Wednesday from 1:30 to 3 pm in The Sheffer Gallery.
Currently Reading: The Opposite Of Murder by Sophie Hannah
Join our yarn circle/adult story time for your dose of productive relaxation! Bring your fiber arts projects to the Library on Wednesday afternoons from 1:30 to 3 pm in the Sheffer Gallery. We'll read aloud while you work on your project. Or you can just listen — no working necessary! No registration is required, and no yarn instruction provided.
Meets every third Tuesday of the month in the Board Room (Room 210).
Currently reading: June 16: 'Marriage at Sea' by Sophie Elmhirst
Up Next: July 21 - 'The Traitor's Wife' by Allison Pataki
Meets quarterly in the Board Room (Room 210).
Network over books with this new non-fiction book discussion group focusing on topics at the intersection of business, personal growth, and human interest.
Currently Reading: July 15 - Upstream by Dan Heath
Meets the first Tuesday of each month in Room 210 (Board Room).
Come share your reading recommendations at Books and Bites. From time to time, guests will share and recommend their top titles. Enjoy coffee and tea and light refreshments while we continue to share our top reads for the month.
Freestanding display in the Teen Section near the DVDs!
Stop by the Library, borrow and annotate any book with an Anonymous Book Club flyer on the front cover — and return it to the Library so other readers can see your thoughts and add their own!
We have a collection of librarian-created book discussion guides for your book group! If we don't have the one you are looking for, you can request it here!
Our Reader's Choice collection has a wonderful selection of titles, including award winners. New titles are added to the collection on a regular basis. Once you have selected a title for your club, please fill out the form at the bottom of this page to request copies to be held for your book group members.
NoveList (get awesome recommendations based on titles or authors you have liked in the past as well as some discussion guides)
Literature Resource Center (includes author biographies and literary criticisms)*
Hoopla (there’s never a wait with Hoopla! Borrow titles instantly – the same title can be borrowed simultaneously by all your group members!)*
*Digital Resource – only available to Westport Library card holders
Join our yarn circle/adult story time for your dose of productive relaxation as we read 'The Opposite of Murder' by Sophie Hannah.
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Join our yarn circle/adult story time for your dose of productive relaxation as we read 'The Opposite of Murder' by Sophie Hannah.
Join our yarn circle/adult story time for your dose of productive relaxation as we read 'The Opposite of Murder' by Sophie Hannah.
Pick up Mark Shanahan's theatrical adaptation of this classic murder mystery, read and discuss the script with your fellow theater lovers (and the playwright himself!), then watch it come to life on the stage.
Come share your reading recommendations on the first Tuesday of each month in the Board Room (Room 210.) Enjoy coffee and tea and light refreshments while we continue to share […]
Join our yarn circle/adult story time for your dose of productive relaxation as we read 'The Opposite of Murder' by Sophie Hannah.
Join our yarn circle/adult story time for your dose of productive relaxation as we read 'The Opposite of Murder' by Sophie Hannah.
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Join our yarn circle/adult story time for your dose of productive relaxation as we read 'The Opposite of Murder' by Sophie Hannah.
Explore the dark side of nonfiction with Morbidly Curious Book Club's Westport chapter, which meets the last Tuesday of every month in Room 212.
Join our yarn circle/adult story time for your dose of productive relaxation as we read 'The Opposite of Murder' by Sophie Hannah.
Come share your reading recommendations on the first Tuesday of each month in the Board Room (Room 210.) Enjoy coffee and tea and light refreshments while we continue to share […]
Join our yarn circle/adult story time for your dose of productive relaxation as we read 'The Opposite of Murder' by Sophie Hannah.
