Princess Diana's Storytime
Higgins Room, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United StatesChildren ages birth to 3 years old with an adult. Join us for nursery rhymes, songs, and play. Just drop in!
Children ages birth to 3 years old with an adult. Join us for nursery rhymes, songs, and play. Just drop 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 in starting a group in a language not offered, contact Jennifer Keller at [email protected]. This conversation group is geared toward people who are studying or […]
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.
Pre-walking babies and their adult join us for songs, fingerplays, bouncing, and a book! Just drop in.
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 April 3, we will start reading A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock — “A captivating tale of two Victorian gentlemen hiding their […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
Pages Through the Ages is a book discussion group focused on both historical nonfiction and fiction. Celebrate William Shakespeare's 460th birthday by discussing Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson. Bryson’s best-selling biography of William Shakespeare takes the reader on an enthralling tour through Elizabethan England and the eccentricities of Shakespearean scholarship — updated with […]
Children birth to three with their adult can join us for nursery rhymes, songs, play, and a story! Just drop in.
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 […]
With the premise that understanding our tumultuous past helps shed light on today’s political frictions, Verso University presents The American Civil War: Past and Prologue, a four-session course exploring the explore the tensions that led to the American Civil War - the conflict, the war itself and its aftermath. Understanding our tumultuous past helps shed light on today’s political frictions.
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.
The Westport Library and Staples High School Counseling Department are pleased to offer a presentation on College Admission Testing. In the evolving college admission landscape, we recognize that you may have questions about what lies ahead and how to begin forming your testing plan. Drew Heilpern from Summit Educational Group will offer expert, in-depth information […]
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