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Event Series Verso University Presents: The American Civil War: Past and Prologue

Verso University Presents: The American Civil War: Past and Prologue

The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

With the premise that understanding our tumultuous past helps shed light on today’s political frictions, Verso University presents The American Civil War: Past and Prologue, a four-session course exploring the explore the tensions that led to the American Civil War - the conflict, the war itself and its aftermath.  Understanding our tumultuous past helps shed light on today’s political frictions.

Event Series Language Conversation Groups

Language Conversation Group: French

Room 210, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

This conversation group is for advanced French speakers. Participants should have some proficiency in speaking French. There is a beginner/intermediate group that meets on Wednesdays. The group will meet every […]

Featured Featured Event Series Verso University Presents: Learn the Keys to Healthy Living, Healthy Aging and Longevity

Verso University Presents: Learn the Keys to Healthy Living, Healthy Aging, and Longevity

Brooks Place, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

Register Here Over four sessions, certified nutrition specialist Beth Atlas will teach about the role of nutrition and lifestyle on chronic disease, mental health, healthy aging, and longevity. The class will meet on Tuesdays, from April 9 to April  30, 10-11 am, in the Library's Brooks Place Program room. Uncontrolled inflammation is linked to nearly […]

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Event Series Verso University Presents: Japanese Woodblock Prints: Great Beauties, Great Waves, Great Tales

Verso University Presents: Japanese Woodblock Prints: Great Beauties, Great Waves, Great Tales

The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

Have you ever wondered how the iconic Great Wave was actually made? Or who the women in Utamaro’s Three Great Beauties were and how they lived? Curious about prints of kabuki actors striking a pose, or why Monet and Van Gogh collected Japanese prints?
Join us for a Verso University series on Japanese Woodblock Prints: Great Beauties, Great Waves, Great Tales, occurring on every other  Wednesday morning from 10-11:30am, starting on March 27 and ending on May 8th. The course will meet in the Library's Komansky Program Room.

Featured Featured Event Series Tell a Yarn...

Tell a Yarn...

Sheffer Room, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

What could be better than working on your favorite knitting or crocheting project while someone reads out loud to you? Join our yarn circle/adult story time for your dose of […]

Event Series Writing Sprints with Tessa Smith McGovern

Writing Sprints with Tessa Smith McGovern

The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

Stay accountable with two free weekly virtual writing workshops from WestportWRITES! The Westport Library is delighted to present two, free weekly Writing Sprints to Prompts and an AMA (“Ask Me Anything”) with award-winning author and teacher Tessa Smith McGovern. This is like a write-in but with extras …it's writing time followed by a 30-minute Q&A where […]

Event Series Chess Club for Adults

Chess Club for Adults

Room 212, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

Drop by for a chess game on Wednesdays! There will be both open play and instruction for adults and high school students who know how to play the game. For […]

Featured Featured Event Series Pages Through The Ages

Pages Through the Ages: 'Shakespeare: The World as Stage'

Room 215, The Westport Library The Westport Library, 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

Pages Through the Ages is a book discussion group focused on both historical nonfiction and fiction. Celebrate William Shakespeare's 460th birthday by discussing Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson. Bryson’s best-selling biography of William Shakespeare takes the reader on an enthralling tour through Elizabethan England and the eccentricities of Shakespearean scholarship — updated with […]

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