Library Closed for BOOKED for the evening
The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United StatesThe Library will be closed June 20, 2022 for BOOKED for the evening, honoring Shonda Rhimes. Find out more here.
The Library will be closed June 20, 2022 for BOOKED for the evening, honoring Shonda Rhimes. Find out more here.
RE-SCHEDULED TO JUNE 20! Virtual Tickets Available! On Monday, June 20, The Westport Library will honor Shonda Rhimes, television producer, screenwriter, and author. Shonda Rhimes is CEO of the global media company Shondaland. With a focus on innovation, Rhimes’ company approaches storytelling through brand partnerships, merchandise, and content for film, streaming, audio, digital and editorial. […]
Discuss The Personal Librarian. A remarkable novel about J. P. Morgan’s personal librarian, Belle da Costa Greene, the Black American woman who was forced to hide her true identity and pass as white in order to leave a lasting legacy that enriched our nation. For copies of the book, phone 203.291.4807. New participants always welcome. […]
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 self-directed. If you are interested in starting a group in a language not offered, contact Jennifer Keller at [email protected]. This conversation group is geared toward people who are studying or […]
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 […]
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
Opening reception: Thursday, June 23, 2022, at 6:30pm, followed by a screening of the noir classic Double Indemnity in the Forum starting at 7, with an introduction by Susan Granger. Popcorn will be served! REGISTER HERE The exhibit is on view in the Sheffer Gallery from June 7 - August 6, 2022. Westport icons Ann Chernow […]
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 Japanese conversation group meets every Friday in Room 216 or […]
Westport’s own Dan Woog brings his popular blog “06880: Where Westport Meets the World” to life, via the Verso Studios at the Westport Library – recorded LIVE in the Trefz Forum! On Monday, June 27th at Noon, Woog speaks with John Videler, a lifelong photographer who began his career by working at his parents storefront […]
View the film, FOUR WINTERS before its official release and join a discussion afterward between Julia R. Mintz, the film's writer/director/producer and Carin Savel, Chief Executive Officer of the Federation […]
NOW A VIRTUAL EVENT! Howard Blum returns to the Westport Library to discuss his newest history, The Spy Who Knew Too Much: An Ex-CIA Officer's Quest Through a Legacy of Betrayal with Maggie Mudd. A retired spy gets back into the game to solve a perplexing case—and reconcile with his daughter, a CIA officer who […]
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 self-directed. If you are interested in starting a group in a language not offered, contact Jennifer Keller at [email protected]. This conversation group is geared toward people who are studying or […]
New Poet Laureate for Westport Join us in the Trefz Forum at noon on June 29th when First Selectwomen Jen Tooker announces and introduces Westport's 2nd Poet Laureate to the community! The inaugural Poet Laureate, Diane Meyer Lowman, will have served a 3-year term on June 30, extended a year due to the pandemic. During […]
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 […]
Reception at 6:30 pm, in the Jesup Gallery, followed by an artist talk at 7pm in the Forum Eric Chiang’s artwork delves into the weighty issues of human connectedness and […]
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