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 […]
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
Register Here Meet us in the Library's McCall Room (#216) for the Wednesday Walk-In Career Support Group! This group offers a relaxed and informal environment where you can receive personalized job search assistance. Whether you need help with resumes, interview preparation, or general career advice, this group provides valuable feedback from our career coach Tarin […]
Register Here Join us for a career-spanning chat with Westporter Marc Lasry, chairman, CEO, and co-founder of Avenue Capital Group and former co-owner of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks. Lasry sits down with journalist and Westport's own Dave Briggs to talk about his career and on investing in sports. *** Lasry is the chairman, CEO, and […]
Learn basics of circuitry to make a spinning pinwheel and other fun projects! Register online for your grade level.
Register Here Join us as Westport Poet Laureate Emeritus Jessica Noyes McEntee (pictured, above right) chats about her newly released poetry chapbook, Frida Kahlo Wakes up to Finds Diego Rivera in the Mood & Other Poems, with Westport Arts Advisory Committee co-chair Nancy Diamond (pictured, above left). In this wonderful volume, McEntee's poems veer between […]
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 […]
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 […]
This three-part class will take a deep dive into romantic comedies from the 1930s to the 2000s with Joe Meyers, director of programming for Connecticut's Focus on French Cinema Festival and co-host of the Spotify podcast, 'Now a Major Motion Picture!'.
Register Here The Westport Arts Advisory Committee presents its annual TEA (Thinkers, Educators, Artists) Talk, a panel discussion exploring Humor in the Arts: When "Ha-Ha Becomes a No-No." Those appearing include editorial cartoonist Matt Davies, writer/actor/comedian Olivia Levine, comedian Alexandra McHale, artist Norm Siegel, and playwright/screenwriter Frederick Stroppel. Reception to follow. This event is intended for […]
Earn volunteer service hours and help develop teen programs at The Westport Library at our Teen Advisory Boarding Meetings!
Register Here ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap presents his new documentary, Pat Tillman: Life. Death. Legacy., to be screened at The Westport Library. Following the screening, Schaap will lead a discussion about the film and Tillman's lasting legacy. About Pat Tillman Pat Tillman played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils, earning first-team All-American honors in […]
Room 210 Join the group as we discuss The Women by Kristin Hannah. The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on all women who put themselves in harm’s way and whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has too often been forgotten. A novel about deep friendships […]
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 […]
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 […]
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