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Event Series 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.

Event Series Tummy Time

Tummy Time

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

Pre-walking babies and their adult join us for songs, fingerplays, bouncing, and a book! Just drop in.

Free
Featured Featured Event Series Tell a Yarn...

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 […]

Event Series Verso University Presents: Topics in Contemporary Graphic Design

Verso University Presents: Topics in Contemporary Graphic Design

Over four sessions join 25 year veteran of marketing, design, and innovation, Randy Herbertson, for a comprehensive overview of the current world of Graphic Design. Class will meet on Wednesdays, from March 6 through March 27, 4-5:30 pm, in the Library's Brooks Place program room. Participants will gain insight into the dynamic requirements and demands of today's design industry, uncovering personal creative strengths and an understanding of competencies needed in contemporary graphic design, as well as an understanding of the profound impact of design on audiences and society. Below is an overview of what will be covered each week.

$25
Event Series 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
Event Series 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 [email protected]. Need a Hobby? Sports! Sports! Sports! Dungeons & Dragons

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Alisyn Camerota's ‘Combat Love’

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

Register Here Meet Alisyn Camerota when her memoir, Combat Love, launches at The Westport Library. Alisyn will be in conversation with fellow memoirist and Westporter Gabi Coatsworth. CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota’s memoir Combat Love is her story of growing up longing for stability and attachment as the foundation of her family crumbled. Set on the Jersey […]

Event Series WestportWRITES: Advanced Memoir Writing Class

WestportWRITES: Advanced Memoir Writing Class Spring Session

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
Event Series Tummy Time

Tummy Time

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

Pre-walking babies and their adult join us for songs, fingerplays, bouncing, and a book! Just drop in.

Free
Event Series Language Conversation Groups

Language Conversation Group: Japanese

Other 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

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 [email protected]. The Japanese conversation group meets every Friday in Room 216 or […]

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