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  • Verso University Presents: Japanese Woodblock Prints: Great Beauties, Great Waves, Great Tales

    Verso University Presents: Japanese Woodblock Prints: Great Beauties, Great Waves, Great Tales
    The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    Have you ever wondered how the iconic Great Wave was actually made? Or who the women in Utamaro’s Three Great Beauties were and how they lived? Curious about prints of kabuki actors striking a pose, or why Monet and Van Gogh collected Japanese prints?
    Join us for a Verso University series on Japanese Woodblock Prints: Great Beauties, Great Waves, Great Tales, occurring on every other  Wednesday morning from 10-11:30am, starting on March 27 and ending on May 8th. The course will meet in the Library's Komansky Program Room.

  • Tell a Yarn: The Botanical Daughter

    Tell a Yarn...

    Featured Tell a Yarn...
    Sheffer Room, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    What could be better than working on your favorite knitting or crocheting project while someone reads out loud to you? Join our yarn circle/adult story time for your dose of productive relaxation! On April 3, we will start reading A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock — “A captivating tale of two Victorian gentlemen hiding their […]

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    Language Conversation Group: Italian

    Language Conversation Groups
    Room 210, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    The Westport Library's Italian conversation group meetings are each Wednesday from 2 to 3 pm in The Board Room (Room 210 on the Library's upper level). This is a conversation group rather than a language class — there are no textbooks, homework, or formal lessons. Participants engage in unscripted discussions in Italian on a variety […]

  • Near-Peer Tutoring

    Near-Peer Tutoring
    Children's Library, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    Staples High School students will be available in the Children’s Library for drop-in tutoring. Please bring homework or workbooks with which you need assistance.

    Free

  • Writing Sprints with Alexandra Soiseth

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

    Wednesday's Zoom link Stay accountable with two free weekly virtual writing workshops from WestportWRITES! The Westport Library is delighted to present two, free weekly Writing Sprints to Prompts and an AMA (“Ask Me Anything”) with award-winning author and teacher Alexandra Soiseth. This is like a write-in but with extras … it's writing time followed by […]

  • Chess Club for Adults

    Chess Club for Adults
    Room 212, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    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, Rodney Garcia at rgprod16@gmail.com. Need a Hobby? Sports! Sports! Sports! Dungeons & Dragons

  • Pages Through the Ages: 'Shakespeare: The World as Stage'

    Featured Pages Through The Ages
    Room 215, The Westport Library The Westport Library, 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    Pages Through the Ages is a book discussion group focused on both historical nonfiction and fiction. Celebrate William Shakespeare's 460th birthday by discussing Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson. Bryson’s best-selling biography of William Shakespeare takes the reader on an enthralling tour through Elizabethan England and the eccentricities of Shakespearean scholarship — updated with […]

    Free
  • Photo of Mary-Lou Weisman in front of a windo

    WestportWRITES: Advanced Memoir Writing Class Spring Session

    WestportWRITES: Advanced Memoir Writing Class
    The Westport Library McCall Room 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    Mary-Lou Weisman, bestselling author, personal essayist, and memoir writer, offers an eight-session workshop for those who have had some experience in writing memoir and personal essay. Please note: This is not a beginners class. The goal of the workshop is to foster a habit of writing, to briefly review the elements of good style, and […]

    $15

  • Verso University Presents: The American Civil War: Past and Prologue

    Verso University Presents: The American Civil War: Past and Prologue
    The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    With the premise that understanding our tumultuous past helps shed light on today’s political frictions, Verso University presents The American Civil War: Past and Prologue, a four-session course exploring the explore the tensions that led to the American Civil War - the conflict, the war itself and its aftermath.  Understanding our tumultuous past helps shed light on today’s political frictions.

  • Near-Peer Tutoring

    Near-Peer Tutoring
    Children's Library, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    Staples High School students will be available in the Children’s Library for drop-in tutoring. Please bring homework or workbooks with which you need assistance.

    Free
  • Countdown to College

    College Admission Testing Presentation

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

    The Westport Library and Staples High School Counseling Department are pleased to offer a presentation on College Admission Testing. In the evolving college admission landscape, we recognize that you may have questions about what lies ahead and how to begin forming your testing plan. Drew Heilpern from Summit Educational Group will offer expert, in-depth information […]

    Free
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    Language Conversation Group: Japanese

    Language Conversation Groups
    Other 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    The Westport Library's hybrid Japanese conversation group is available both in person and via Zoom. In-person meetings are held each Friday from 10 to 11 am in Room 216 on the Library's Upper Level. This is a conversation group rather than a language class — there are no textbooks, homework, or formal lessons. Participants engage […]

  • Ready Readers: Zoo Animals

    Ready Readers: Zoo Animals
    Higgins Room, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    Children ages 3 to 5 can join us each week as we learn about zoo animals and do a craft. Just drop in!

    Free
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    Language Conversation Group: French

    Language Conversation Groups
    Room 210, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    This conversation group is for advanced French speakers who have proficiency in speaking French. There is a beginner/intermediate group that meets on Wednesdays. In order for all participants in the Library’s language groups to have the opportunity to meaningfully use their language skills, we limit the size of the groups. The Advanced French group is […]

  • Spring Field Day

    Jesup Green 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    Register Here Join the Library and Toquet Hall on Jesup Green for lawn games to celebrate the spring and de-stress before the end of the school year! This event is free for sixth- to eighth-grade students. *** The Library is pleased to be able to offer free programs and events through the generous donations of […]

    Free

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