Unveiled in May 2000, the Kids' Wall at Westport’s Longshore Pool was conceived by Westport artist Katherine Ross and designed and made by Westport students in grades 5-8 with the help of artist Miggs Burroughs.
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Amid winter’s chill, enjoy the photographic warmth of summer images at local and neighboring beaches by noted Westport photographer Larry Silver. Exhibit runs December 6-February 24 Opening reception: Friday, December 13, 6-7:30 pm Artist-to-Artist Talk with Miggs Burroughs: Thursday, January 23, 6-7 pm
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Enjoy a glance back at some of yesteryear’s classic album covers.
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The Library will configure brand new Minecraft servers with multiple game types. To showcase this event, a Microsoft Surface Studio 2, an amazing computer with a resolution of 4000 x 3500 pixels and a 28-inch screen, will be unveiled. You will never have seen Minecraft like this before!
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The State of the Town with First Selectman Jim Marpe & Board of Education Chair Candice Savin will be held at the Library. The event is free and open to all. It will be followed by refreshments. It is co-sponsored by the Westport Sunrise Rotary and the Rotary Club of Westport.
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Discuss the book by Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jon Meacham that helps us understand the present moment in American politics and life by looking back at critical times in our history when hope overcame division and fear. Named one of the best books of the year by NPR • The Christian Science Monitor • Southern Living Community Partner: Westport Museum for History & Culture For copies of the book, phone 203.291.4821. Our current climate of partisan fury is not new, and in The Soul…
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This half-hour Early Literacy Program includes rhymes, songs and play. Please bring your grownup! Designed for pre-walkers age 2 & under Tummy Time requires the adult to do most of the action for the baby. This is a quiet, gentle program designed to expose children to nursery rhymes and reading in a small intimate setting. Our Philosophy of Early Literacy: Learning to Read Begins at Birth Before children can learn to read, they must develop early literacy skills. Our early…
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This half-hour Early Literacy Program includes songs, music, movement, fingerplay and stories. Improve your cultural literacy and rock out at the same time! Please bring your grownup! For ages 5 & under This is a large program (up to 200 people), with lots of movement and includes songs, nursery rhymes, music and a story. Ideal for children who can move on their own, as well as for little ones who are happy to sit in their caregiver’s lap. Our Philosophy…
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Join in a night of gaming and fun on the second and fourth Monday of each month. Enjoy a new generation of games, from "Settlers of Catan" to "King of Tokyo." Also, feel free to BYOG (Bring Your Own Game).
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The Library will open at 11 am today, Tuesday, January 28.
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Are you a beginning writer who wants to improve your craft? Mary-Lou Weisman, bestselling author, personal essayist and memoir writer, offers a six-session workshop that includes instruction, writing exercises, collaboration and development of your own work. The six sessions will be Tuesdays, January 14-February 18 from 12:30-2:30 pm in Room 214. Register online; limited to 10 participants. Materials fee, $15. Note: Participants must have computers and be able to send and receive emails and print out documents. Because there is usually a waiting list,…
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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 jkeller@westportlibrary.org. This group will meet every Tuesday in Room 211 from 2-3 pm. The leader is Maria Zobel and her email is: Spanishinwestport@gmail.com.
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In The Chaperone, set in the early 1920s, a Kansas woman finds her life forever changed when she accompanies a young dancer on her fame-seeking journey to New York City. (2018, 1h, 43m)
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Come in Mondays from 4-6 and Fridays from 3-5 pm to get some personal training on your ereader, iPad, or tablet at the Tech Help table in the Riverwalk Level. Free! Our experts will be there to answer your questions about how your device works, how to load things onto it, and how to solve those annoying little problems that we all have from time to time!
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