2024 Middle School Summer Learning Clubs
Each 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.
Each 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.
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 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 […]
Register 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 […]
Register 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 […]
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 […]
Join 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 […]
Join us in the Children's Library to make ice cream from scratch! Register online for incoming 4th and 5th graders.
Early and more practiced readers can come to the children's library to read with a buddy from Staples High School. Please remain in the Children's Library while your child is reading with their buddy.
A 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.
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 […]
A 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.
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 […]
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.
