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

    Tell a Yarn...

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    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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    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 […]

  • Zombie Special Effects Makeup

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

    Join us to learn special effects makeup techniques to transform yourself into a ghastly zombie! Register online for Grades 7 and up.

    $10.00

  • 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 […]

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    Aging-in-Place: How Your Home Fits into the Estate Planning Puzzle

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

    Register Here The majority of people are interested in staying in their homes as long as possible in retirement, though the challenges with that decision can be both physical and financial. Accessibility and safety become major priorities. As incomes may decrease in retirement, many find themselves house-rich and cash-poor, and many wonder if they need […]

    Free

  • 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

  • WestportWRITES: Advanced Memoir Writing Class Autumn Session

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

    Mary-Lou Weisman, best-selling 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 beginner class. The goal of the workshop is to foster a habit of writing, to briefly review the elements of good style, and […]

    $15

  • Sip, Shop & Celebrate Fall: Shop J.McLaughlin and Support The Westport Library

    J.McLaughlin Westport 382 Post Road East, Westport, United States

    Get a jump on your fall and winter shopping — and support The Westport Library — on Thursday, October 24, at J.McLaughlin in Westport. From 1 to 5:30 pm, 15% of any purchase you make at the J.McLaughlin store at 382 Post Road East in Westport will benefit the Library. Library Chief of Staff Melanie […]

  • Ruth Steinkraus-Cohen Memorial Lecture: International Issues with U.S. Rep. Jim Himes

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

    Register Here Join us on United Nations Day for the annual Ruth Steinkraus-Cohen Memorial Lecture event led by U.S. Congressman Jim Himes. Topics span pertinent international issues, including contributions of the United Nations system. United Nations Day celebrates the organization's founding on October 24, 1945. Having served as the Representative of Connecticut’s fourth Congressional District […]

    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 […]

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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 […]

  • Constitutional Conversation: Renowned U.S. Constitutional Scholar Akhil Reed Amar with Stephen G. Bowling

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

    Register Here As the country prepares for a historic election, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University and leading Constitutional scholar Akhil Reed Amar will take the stage at The Westport Library to talk about his book, The Words That Made Us: America's Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840, and a wide range of topics including the Electoral College, […]

    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 […]

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