Writers Rendezvous
The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United StatesTake 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 […]
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 […]
Author and Westport resident Amanda Freeman talks about her debut book, Getting Me Cheap: How Low-Wage Work Traps Women and Girls in Poverty. IF YOU MISSED THE EVENT, PLEASE WATCH HERE. Freeman and fellow sociologist Lisa Dodson (The Moral Underground) spent more than a decade talking to these workers, who make the conveniences so many […]
In partnership with the Quick Center for the Arts Open Vision Forum, the Westport Library presents Broadway Producer Steven Rivellino for an illustrated presentation on the life and times of two of America’s most famous artists during their five-year marriage: Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe.
Pages Through the Ages is a book discussion group hosted jointly by the Westport Museum for History and Culture and the Library. Compare and contrast The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli and Robert Greene's The 48 Laws of Power. Meetings will alternate between the buildings, so please check the venue prior to attending! Copies of the […]
Join author/illustrator Victoria Jamieson for a discussion of this award-winning graphic novel.
Victoria Jamieson, creator of When Stars are Scattered, Roller Girl and All’s Faire will lead a graphic novel workshop designed to be hands-on and intimate learning experience with students.
Former Poet Laureate Billy Collins returns to the Library with his newest book of poems, Musical Tables. This time, he will be in conversation with Antoinette Brim-Bell, Connecticut's poet laureate. “Whenever I pick up a new book of poems, I flip through the pages looking for small ones. Just as I might have trust in an […]
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 Children's Library Winter Reading program is back! Sign up for Warm Up with a Good Book starting January 9 to win prizes!
Food has the power to transform. From where it is grown through consumption, food transforms us along its journey from seed to plate. But what journey is your food taking? And is it reaching everybody? Do we all have access to healthy and nutritious foods? Chef Michel Nischan has some answers! Join us for a […]
The Westport Garden Club presents entomologist Doug Tallamy via Zoom, who will speak about how what humans plant affect the ecosystem in profound ways. Recent headlines about global insect declines and 3 billion fewer birds in North America are a bleak reality check about how ineffective our current landscape designs have been at sustaining the […]
The library presents an afternoon of creativity and community gathering in the spirit of the transformative life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Junauda Petrus – writer, activist, playwright, multi-dimensional performance artist – and local artists offer workshops in multiple creative mediums throughout the day, culminating in a group panel discussion on […]
Author, creative artist, filmmaker, playwright, and multi-dimensional performance artist Junauda Petrus will be the special guest at Westport’s 17th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration, to be held Friday, January 13, through Sunday, January 15, 2023.
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 […]
Join other members of the community in discussing the 2023 WestportREADS selection, Firekeeper's Daughter. Firekeeper’s Daughter, by Angeline Boulley, is the celebrated young adult novel centered on 18-year-old Daunis Fontaine, a Native teen who must navigate family tragedy, new relationships, and an FBI investigation to root out the corruption in her community. Daunis Fontaine has […]
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