Story Fun with Mrs. Olson
Higgins Room, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United StatesJoin Mrs. Olson, a kindergarten teacher from GFES for stories, songs, and fun activities! For kindergarteners and first graders.
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Join Mrs. Olson, a kindergarten teacher from GFES for stories, songs, and fun activities! For kindergarteners and first graders.
Email to Register The Westport library Pro Links Networking group: This is a great opportunity for professionals to come together to exchange information, build relationships, and create opportunities for collaboration […]
Register Here Pulitzer Prize winner, #1 New York Times best-selling author, and 2006 BOOKED for the evening honoree Doris Kearns Goodwin returns to the Library for an intimate conversation about […]
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 […]
Join Certified Sommelier, Barbie Messa, as she explores Iberian Wine, including mainland Spain, Portugal, and their surrounding islands. We'll discuss the most famous classic regions, such as Rioja and Porto, and up-and-coming areas like the Canary Islands. After learning about these regions' history, geography, and grapes, we will have the opportunity to taste three wines in the final class. This class will meet on Wednesday, June 5-July 3, from 1:30-3 pm (Note, class will not meet on June 19th in honor of the Juneteenth holiday when The Library will be closed). The class will meet in the Brooks Program Room, located on the main level, around the corner from the Library shop.
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 June 5, we will start reading Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder by Kerryn Mayne — “Beautiful, painful and ultimately completely satisfying, this […]
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 group will meet every Wednesday in Room 210 from 2 […]
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 […]
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
Register Here Martha Hodes, professor of history at New York University, will be in conversation about her latest book, My Hijacking: A Personal History of Forgetting and Remembering. Professor Hodes will be in conversation with Valerie Ann Leff. In this moving and thought-provoking memoir, a historian offers a personal look at the fallibilities of memory. […]
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 […]
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 […]
This conversation group is for advanced French speakers. Participants should have some proficiency in speaking French. There is a beginner/intermediate group that meets on Wednesdays. The group will meet every Friday from 11 am-12 pm in room 210. Contact Joan McAteer at [email protected] for more information. Learn a Language Foreign Language Library Collections A to […]
Register Here Award-winning comedian Mina Hartong ( Joe’s Pub, Olivia Travel, Lincoln Center Director’s Lab) offers a two-part writer’s workshop on how to write comedy and humor into your storytelling and work. Join us to learn about set ups, flow, exposition, and joke structure while finding the joy and humor in life’s challenging moments. Absolutely […]
Have you ever had an experience where you found yourself coming together with others whose mindsets, approaches and/or backgrounds were completely different from your own and it ended up with very surprising or inspiring results? In "Unexpected Human Pollination" artists share art & true stories on the wonderful stage at The Westport Library about just such a time. The storytelling ends with a community conversation with the audience on the subject. A wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon!
