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, Peter Kanter at pkanter@pennypublications.net. Need a Hobby? Sports! Sports! Sports! Dungeons & Dragons
View a screening of Surviving Sex Trafficking and participate in a panel discussion afterward with members of Partnership to End Human Trafficking and Policy World Without Exploitation. Panelists include Lili Bordan; Jamie Manirakiza, PEHT Executive Director; Becca Zipkin, Policy Director WorldWe; and Krishna Patel, International Strategist, former federal prosecutor and TedX speaker. Please register to attend this […]
This exhibit, which runs September 8 through November 29, will encompass all three of the library’s galleries and explore how Wilkes' visualization of the concept of time has evolved from the earlier days of his career through his latest series “Day to Night” and “Tapestries.” The artist talk with Stacy Bass can be viewed here. […]
Use your imagination and design your ideal space using the library's Roominate construction set. Register online for your grade level.
Short Film Festival screenings of award-winning films with a discussion afterward.
This exhibit, which runs September 8 through November 29, will encompass all three of the library’s galleries and explore how Wilkes' visualization of the concept of time has evolved from the earlier days of his career through his latest series “Day to Night” and “Tapestries.” The artist talk with Stacy Bass can be viewed here. […]
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 […]
Imaginations run wild with engaging stories, songs, and activities as we build early literacy skills. For preschoolers ages 3-5.
Pack a lunch or purchase food from the Library's Cafe (enjoy a 10% discount with your registration) and join us for an exercise in generating Ekphrastic Poetry (written in response to artwork) with Westport's Poet Laureate Jessie McEntee. We'll meet in the Sheffer Gallery and use striking photographs taken by Stephen Wilkes as inspiration.
This exhibit, which runs September 8 through November 29, will encompass all three of the library’s galleries and explore how Wilkes' visualization of the concept of time has evolved from the earlier days of his career through his latest series “Day to Night” and “Tapestries.” The artist talk with Stacy Bass can be viewed here. […]
On Saturday, November 19, Chris Frantz of Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club fame will present Residual Groove, a funk-fusion, improv-heavy dance band out of Fairfield County, and contemporary singer-songwriter Brian Dolzani. The Chris Frantz Presents Emerging Musicians series at The Westport Library features up-and-coming regional, national, and international music, hand-picked by Frantz, with the goal of bringing new […]
This exhibit, which runs September 8 through November 29, will encompass all three of the library’s galleries and explore how Wilkes' visualization of the concept of time has evolved from the earlier days of his career through his latest series “Day to Night” and “Tapestries.” The artist talk with Stacy Bass can be viewed here. […]
Famed keyboardist and noted producer and radio host Mark Naftalin is bringing his talents to The Westport Library, once again on Sunday, November 20! The November Blue Sunday will feature the one and only "Beehive Queen" Christine Ohlman and Willie J. Laws, along with Mark Naftalin & The Blue Sunday Band featuring Crispin Cioe, Paul […]
This exhibit, which runs September 8 through November 29, will encompass all three of the library’s galleries and explore how Wilkes' visualization of the concept of time has evolved from the earlier days of his career through his latest series “Day to Night” and “Tapestries.” The artist talk with Stacy Bass can be viewed here. […]
Continuing Verso Studios' education initiative, the Fairfield County based organization Live Girl will co-host a nine-week Leadership Lab for high school girls, grades 9-12. This lab will focus on creative arts empowerment, multimedia expression, and training. Girls will foster their storytelling skills and be exposed to multiple creative channels such as video, music, and podcast […]
