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  • The Westport Library Presents: Anyone Can Use

    Anyone Can Use: Candid Foundation Directory

    Anyone Can Use
    Brooks Place, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    Register Here Unlock the potential of your nonprofit's fundraising efforts by joining us on September 4 at 11 am in Brooks Place for an expert-led workshop on leveraging the Foundation Directory, a powerful tool housing more than 265,000 grant-maker profiles, while also discovering how to enhance your organization's visibility through Candid's GuideStar platform. Led by Candid's expert, […]

    Free
  • Tell a Yarn ... event: Reading Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune

    Tell a Yarn...

    Featured Tell a Yarn...
    Brooks Place, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    Please note: Today's event will take place in Brooks Place. We'll return to the Sheffer Gallery on September 11. 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 August 7, we'll […]

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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 […]

  • 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

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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 […]

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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 […]

  • Setting the Table: A Cooking Conversation with Naama Shefi

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

    Register Here The Westport Library and the Jewish Federation of Greater Fairfield County are excited to host Naama Shefi, founder of the Jewish Food Society, and food writer Liz Rueven in conversation about Jewish recipes and culinary heritage, highlighting Shefi's cookbook, The Jewish Holiday Table: A World of Recipes, Traditions & Stories to Celebrate All […]

    Free

  • Writing Sprints with Tessa Smith McGovern

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

    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 Tessa Smith McGovern. This is like a write-in but with extras …it's writing time followed by a 30-minute Q&A where […]

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    Language Conversation Group: Spanish

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

    The Westport Library's Spanish conversation group meetings are each Tuesday 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 Spanish on a variety […]

  • Westport Library Tech Rally

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

    Every Tuesday, Library staff and assistants will be on hand in the Trefz Forum to provide in-person support for accessing our digital resources. Our tech assistants are available to help you download our digital collections onto your devices. Please note that these sessions are specifically intended to assist patrons with downloading digital collections and do […]

  • Walk-in Career Coaching Support

    Walk-in Career Coaching Support
    The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    Bring your laptop and let’s get to work! This biweekly session (in-person the second Tuesday of every month, virtual the fourth Tuesday of every month) is designed for patrons who are waitlisted, receiving services but will like additional support, or anyone else interested in working on their career goals in a study group-style session. Assistance […]

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    Language Conversation Group: Beginner/Intermediate French

    Language Conversation Groups
    Virtual Event

    The Westport Library's beginner/intermediate French conversation group meetings are each Wednesday from 10 to 11 am via Zoom. This is a conversation group rather than a language class — there are no textbooks, homework, or formal lessons. Participants engage in unscripted discussions in French on a variety of topics. The group welcomes anyone interested in […]

  • Tell a Yarn ... event: Reading Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune

    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 August 7, we'll be starting Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune. This book is the “hugely-anticipated sequel to Klune's The House […]

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