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StoryFest 2022 Saturday Children's Author Panel: Just Be… Just Listen, Just Create, Just Imagine, Just Be You!

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

Westport’s local authors and artists Sivan Hong, Lisa Cloherty, and Rosie Jon invite your families to a special StoryFest morning of creativity and inspiration! Featuring read-alouds by Sivan and Lisa and an interactive art project led by Rosie!   Please register here for this event.   See the full StoryFest line up here. StoryFest is […]

Naomi Novik in Conversation with Tessa Smith McGovern & Patricia Dunn

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

Join Tessa Smith McGovern and Patricia Dunn for an in-depth conversation with NYT bestselling author Naomi Novik at StoryFest 2022! Be there as Tessa and Pat launch their brand-new podcast, Go Ahead, Write Something!   Please register here for this event. See the full StoryFest line up here. StoryFest is a multi-day, genre-spanning literary festival, […]

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Pages Through the Ages: A FATAL THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM

The Westport Museum of History and Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United States

Pages Through the Ages is a book discussion group hosted jointly by the Westport Museum for History and Culture and the Library. Discuss Emma Southon's A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum with Bruce McGuirk and other history buffs. Meetings will alternate between the buildings, so please check the venue prior to […]

Event Series Writers Rendezvous

Writers Rendezvous

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

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 […]

Cancelled: Book Nation Brunch: Zibby Owens

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

Book Nation Brunch combines  friends, brunch and books! Jennifer Blankfein of Book Nation by Jen will be in conversation with Zibby Owens discussing her latest book, Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature. After losing her closest friend on 9/11 and later becoming utterly stressed out and overwhelmed by motherhood, Zibby was forgetting what […]

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Book Launch: A Banker's Journey by Daniel Gross

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

Financial journalist, historian, author and Westporter Daniel Gross talks about his latest book, A Banker’s Journey: How Edmond J. Safra Built a Global Financial Empire. Join us for an evening celebrating the book’s launch and a lively conversation about the remarkable life of a singular figure of 20th century finance and a leader of the […]

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In Death, the Gift of Life Launch Event

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

Help us celebrate the release of the anthology In Death, the Gift of Life. This town project honors 10 Westport families whose inspirational stories about their lives and meaningful end-of-life choices will resonate throughout the community. IF YOU MISSED THE EVENT YOU MAY WATCH RECORDING HERE  After the main talk, attendees will be invited to […]

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Sybil's List: Fall 2022

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

Westporter Sybil Steinberg, former book review section editor for Publishers Weekly, returns, LIVE in the Trefz Forum on October 14th at noon, with suggestions for your reading with her ever-popular talk on the best new reads. If you missed Sybil in person, you may watch her presentation here. More on Library book groups... Sybil's List While […]

Event Series Writers Rendezvous

Writers Rendezvous

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

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 […]

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Pages Through the Ages: A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW

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

Pages Through the Ages is a book discussion group hosted jointly by the Westport Museum for History and Culture and the Library. Discuss A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles […]

Event Series Writers Rendezvous

Writers Rendezvous

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

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 […]

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Amanda Freeman on Getting Me Cheap

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

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 […]

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