Writers' Rendezvous
The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United StatesVisit The Westport Library to meet other writers and discuss your work, writer's block, tips for getting published, and get feedback.
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2024 Summer Learning Clubs for Students Entering Grades 3-5
Featured Summer Learning ClubsKomansky Room, The Westport LibraryA 2-day class that builds from Tuesday which centers around a blend of inquiry, design, research, writing and the arts to the Wednesday class which will focus on math, science and revision, testing and technology, with students creating a physical representation of their learning.
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Women and Money Webinar Series
Virtual EventThe Women and Money Roundtable is a monthly financial literacy program designed to educate women of any age about the financial matters that affect their lives. The program provides information, resources, learning activities, and moderators to educate and create a safe and welcoming place for women to learn, share their experiences, and ask questions. This […]
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Tell a Yarn...
Featured Tell a Yarn...Sheffer Room, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United StatesWhat 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 […]
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Language Conversation Group: Italian
Room 210, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United StatesThe 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 […]
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2024 Middle School Summer Learning Clubs
Featured Summer Learning ClubsKomansky Room, The Westport LibraryEach class will blend inquiry, design, research, writing and the arts with a focus on math, science and revision, testing and technology, as students create a physical representation of their learning.
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Writing Sprints with Alexandra Soiseth
The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United StatesWednesday'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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Chess Club for Adults
Room 212, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United StatesDrop 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
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Saugatuck Scribes: Fun and Games
FeaturedKomansky Room, The Westport LibraryRegister Here Westporters write books on a wide variety of subjects in all sorts of genres, and Saugatuck Scribes is here to promote them! Saugatuck Scribes is a series that showcases Westport writers and their newest books. For July, the series is featuring authors Aline Weiller and Tim Manners, who will share their new books […]
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Path to the Vote: Women's Campaign for Suffrage and Political Equality in Modern America
Komansky Room, The Westport LibraryRegister Here The class has a one-time registration fee for all three meetings. This Verso University three-part series will consider the history of women's activism for the right to vote and political representation in the United States. How did we get where we are today? Part I will examine the suffrage campaign in the 19th […]
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‘You'll Do: A History of Marrying for Reasons Other Than Love’ with Author Marcia Zug
FeaturedThe Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United StatesRegister Here You’ll Do: a History of Marrying for Reasons Other Than Love takes a deep dive into the unromantic, but much more common than most would like to think, reasons for marrying throughout history. Join author Marcia Zug for an in-depth discussion of this fascinating book! Laws have been designed to encourage people to […]
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Language Conversation Group: Japanese
Other 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United StatesThe 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
Room 210, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United StatesThis 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 […]
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Art for Lunch: Word: ‘Visual vs Verbal’
FeaturedSheffer Room, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United StatesJoin us for a BYO lunchtime art meet-up with members of the Artists Collective of Westport. Hear about the work and inspiration for the current all member exhibition Word: Visual vs Verbal, now on view in the Sheffer and South Galleries. Stop by the Library Cafe first and pick up a bite or brown bag […]
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Summer Ice Cream Lab!
FeaturedHiggins Room, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United StatesJoin us in the Children's Library to make ice cream from scratch! Register online for incoming 4th and 5th graders.
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The Westport Library is committed to intellectual freedom, inclusivity, and lifelong learning. Our mission is to provide welcoming spaces for the free exchange of ideas. The Library does not endorse or condemn points of view, including any program content or the views expressed by presenters or participants.
