Take a break from your keyboard or quill and get energized! Come to the Library to meet other area writers on the third Wednesday of each month. Tell us what you're working on, get some feedback, come to congratulate or commiserate, exchange tips, brag, and compare notes. We try to keep you updated with places […]
The language conversation groups are for those interested in practicing speaking in another language. The groups are open to all levels of experience and are are self-directed. If you are interested in starting a group in a language not offered, contact Jennifer Keller at [email protected]. The group will meet every Wednesday in Room 210 from 2 […]
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 […]
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 more information, please contact the group contact, Peter Kanter at [email protected]. Need a Hobby? Sports! Sports! Sports! Dungeons & Dragons
Pages Through the Ages is a book discussion group focused on both historical nonfiction and fiction. This month the group will discuss Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann, which was a National Book Award finalist. This is your chance to read the book before it becomes a major motion picture! Related: David Grann on […]
In collaboration with Pause + Purpose as part of their Self-Checkout series at the Library, join New York Times best-selling author Lisa Miller, PhD, professor of clinical psychology and founder […]
A series of classes where participants draw a location and study uses of composition, line, and value to capture the mood and story of a place. The class will meet […]
Please note: Unfortunately, Dan Bikel is unable to join us for Thursday's previously scheduled talk on generative artificial intelligence. Startup Westport and The Westport Library, however, have the good fortune of instead hosting Connecticut Chief Innovation Officer Dan O'Keefe, who will be in the Library's Trefz Forum at the same date and time to discuss […]
The language conversation groups are for those interested in practicing speaking in another language. The groups are open to all levels of experience and are are self-directed. If you are […]
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 Friday from 11 am-12 pm in room 210. Contact Joan McAteer at [email protected] for more information. Learn a Language Foreign Language Library Collections A to […]
Filmmaker and Staples High School graduate Christopher Murray presents an overview of his limited series for television in development, CALLAS, a biopic based on the turbulent life and career of opera legend Maria Callas. Few are aware that this phenomenal talent began life with profound disadvantages. Yet by relentless perseverance, she overcame daunting adversities to […]
Verso University, in partnership with the Song Arts Academy, offers an eight-week transformative songwriting program for adults, open to 15 participants. The program begins on Monday, September, 18th, from 7pm to 9pm, and runs through Monday, Nov. 13th.
Discuss "Lions of Fifth Avenue" by Fiona Davis. A series of book thefts roils the iconic New York Public Library, leaving two generations of strong-willed women to pick up the pieces. For copies of the book, phone 203.291.4807. New participants always welcome. Room 210 . Contact Carolyn Karwoski, [email protected] for more information. PageTurners READ Like A […]
Jazz is an American-born art form that reflects, as Duke Ellington once said, “Freedom in Sound.” It is an art of improvisation based on African American roots and is one of America’s greatest cultural innovations. This four-class program will be conducted by musician and Fairfield University Professor of Music Brian Q. Torff, who will trace the […]
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 […]
