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 […]
Author Angeline Boulley shares her novel, Firekeeper's Daughter, with Ramin Ganeshram and answers your questions. Firekeeper’s Daughter is the celebrated young adult novel published in 2021 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 […]
Pages Through the Ages is a book discussion group hosted jointly by the Westport Museum for History and Culture and the Library. This month the group will discuss The Devil […]
Book Chat is becoming Books & Bites! That's right, our popular book chat program is getting a new name for 2023! Books and Bites will remain similar in structure to the Book Chat program but will now include more reading recommendations, and from time to time, guests who will share and recommend their top titles. […]
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 […]
Book Chat is becoming Books & Bites! That's right, our popular book chat program is getting a new name for 2023! Books and Bites will remain similar in structure to […]
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 […]
Westporters write books on a wide variety of subjects in all sorts of genres. Authors Margrit Strohmaier and Tracy Livecchi LCSW will share their new books — with our community. Saugatuck Scribes is a series that showcases Westport writers and their newest books. If your child is begging for a cat, Strohmaier's beautifully illustrated, rhyming […]
Celebrate the launch of music manager, producer and photographer Michael Friedman’s book of lost negatives in a live music-filled event! Michael will talk about the book, the photos and the stories behind them on a panel with WPLR’s Mike Lapitino and longtime local musician Roger Kaufman. The panel will be followed by live music from […]
Please join authors and educators Peggy S. Bud and Tamara L. Jacobson on Monday evening, April 24, at 7 pm in the Trefz Forum for an exploration of their new book, Navigating Special Education, which provides a timely and innovative roadmap for parents, educators, and administrators to build proactive, positive partnerships that will lead to […]
Pages Through the Ages is a book discussion group focused on both historical non-fiction and fiction. This month the group will discuss the Pulitzer Prize winning The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead. Please note that this month's meeting will be at 6 pm so members can also see Ken Gormley's Presidential Scandals event at 7 pm! […]
Award-winning author, constitutional scholar, and Duquesne University President Ken Gormley will speak at the Westport Public Library on the subject of “Presidential Scandals."
If it’s late April, it must be … time for Halloween! That’s right, we are HALFWAY to October 31, so let’s celebrate with some spooky books by Library-favorite middle-grade authors […]
Book Chat is becoming Books & Bites! That's right, our popular book chat program is getting a new name for 2023! Books and Bites will remain similar in structure to the Book Chat program but will now include more reading recommendations, and from time to time, guests who will share and recommend their top titles. […]
In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, AAPI Westport and The Westport Library are proud to welcome New York Times bestselling author of The Vanderbeekers! and A […]
