Join us on Friday the 13th in the Trefz Forum for a unique, exclusive experience! Fireside Mystery Theatre (FMT) is an acclaimed and award-winning audio theatre production company that presents “old time radio”-inspired audio drama and variety shows — with a decidedly modern macabre sensibility. The troupe bridges the gap between the podcast era and […]
Summit Educational Group and The Westport Library are pleased to offer free in-person proctored practice tests for the standard time SAT and ACT. Students will receive a detailed score report within 2-3 days after the test.
Ever wonder what's inside that thing or how it works? Join us for Take-it-apart and find out. We will supply things to disassemble (such as consumer electronics or old tools), or you can bring your own (subject to safety approval). We'll see what we can reuse, recycle and learn! Tools also provided. Ages 8 and […]
Verso University is dedicated to lifelong learning — and acquiring the confidence and skills to play a musical instrument certainly falls into that category! Steve Newton is a musical performer, songwriter, and educator who sings, plays guitar and electric bass, and is well-versed in music and theatre production. These introductory lessons with Steve will be […]
Join the Teen Advisory Board and help the Westport Library better serve teens!
Verso University, in partnership with the Song Arts Academy, offers an eight-week transformative songwriting program for adults, open to 15 participants. The program begins on Monday, September, 18th, from 7pm to 9pm, and runs through Monday, Nov. 13th.
Join us for a roundtable discussion on medical aid in dying, featuring a panel of healthcare experts and lawmakers. The event will be moderated by Westport's own James Naughton. PLEASE […]
Join a community of diverse learners of all ages for a series of stand-up comedy classes culminating in a final Live Student Showcase performance at the library!
This workshop teaches the beginning skills of the stand-up comedy art form and provides an opportunity for students to transform personal experiences into captivating stories and live performance, using humor as the common thread!
Discuss "Latecomer" by Jean Hanff Korelitz. A layered and immersive literary novel about three siblings, desperate to escape one another, and the upending of their family by the late arrival of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mark Schenker, formerly of Yale College, will lecture on four powerfully moving novels that explore transcending the “unreality of reality."
If you write and need a place to read your work in front of a group of friendly, non-threatening fellow writers, this is the place for you! We meet in […]
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 self-directed. If you are interested […]
Interested in how to research your family history? Join us on October 18 in Brooks Place for Anyone Can Use: Genealogy Resources. In this session, you will get an introduction to the Library's genealogy resources that you can access free with your Westport Library card. Resources covered will include Ancestry (Library edition), Heritage Quest Online, […]
