Join The Westport Library and award-winning author Arlen Schumer in celebrating 100 years of Rod Serling with a four day Twilight Zone symposium!
The last day of our Twilight Zone symposium features screenings of “Eye of the Beholder,” “Number 12 Looks Just Like You,” and 'The Stepford Wives'.
Join us for lots of movement, nursery rhymes, and a story! For children birth to five with an adult. No registration is required, though space is limited.
Staples High School students will be available between 4 and 7 pm from Monday to Thursday in the Children’s Library for drop-in homework help.
Come share your reading recommendations at Books and Bites. From time to time, guests will share and recommend their top titles. Enjoy coffee and tea and light refreshments while we continue to share our top reads for the month. This is a ‘no commitment’ group, so you can simply share your titles or just come […]
In an era when our digital lives are more intertwined than ever, safeguarding privacy and protecting online assets has never been more critical. Join us for a two part series which delves into the realm of cybersecurity. Digital security expert Patrick Palafox will share useful tools and extensive knowledge to fortify your online presence and shield your assets from potential threats.
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 […]
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 […]
Every Tuesday, Library staff and assistants will be on hand in the Trefz Forum to provide in-person support for accessing our digital resources. Our tech assistants are available to help you download our digital collections onto your devices. Please note that these sessions are specifically intended to assist patrons with downloading digital collections and do […]
Staples High School students will be available between 4 and 7 pm from Monday to Thursday in the Children’s Library for drop-in homework help.
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 August 7, we'll be starting Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune. This book is the “hugely-anticipated sequel to Klune's The House […]
The Westport Library's beginner/intermediate French conversation group meetings are each Wednesday from 10 to 11 am via Zoom. This is a conversation group rather than a language class — there are no textbooks, homework, or formal lessons. Participants engage in unscripted discussions in French on a variety of topics. The group welcomes anyone interested in […]
Register Here Empower your digital marketing strategy by joining Ashley, our social media expert, on October 2 at 11 am in Brooks Place for a hands-on workshop exploring the nuances of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok, along with cutting-edge creator tools — including Canva, CapCut, and ChatGPT — to elevate your brand's online presence and storytelling […]
The 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 […]
Staples High School students will be available between 4 and 7 pm from Monday to Thursday in the Children’s Library for drop-in homework help.
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 […]
Drop in and help design our very first Children's Library scarecrow with a variety of recycled fabric and natural materials!
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 […]
Westport's nonprofit organizations come to the Library's Trefz Forum to promote volunteerism in our community. Bring your enthusiasm to share your time and talent for many worthy community causes! There will be an opportunity to speak with key staff and to sign up for volunteer opportunities for teens and adults. High School Volunteering Local Information
The Artists Collective of Westport and The Westport Library invite the public to the most affordable art show and sale in town!
Join us for lots of movement, nursery rhymes, and a story! For children birth to five with an adult. No registration is required, though space is limited.
Staples High School students will be available between 4 and 7 pm from Monday to Thursday in the Children’s Library for drop-in homework help.
Children moving about on their own can join us for rhymes, play, and a story. Just drop in!
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 […]
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 […]
Every Tuesday, Library staff and assistants will be on hand in the Trefz Forum to provide in-person support for accessing our digital resources. Our tech assistants are available to help you download our digital collections onto your devices. Please note that these sessions are specifically intended to assist patrons with downloading digital collections and do […]
Staples High School students will be available between 4 and 7 pm from Monday to Thursday in the Children’s Library for drop-in homework help.
Learn the basics of Java programming through fun, graphics-focused projects!
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 August 7, we'll be starting Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune. This book is the “hugely-anticipated sequel to Klune's The House […]
Register Here Jason Stanley, Yale professor and best-selling author of How Fascism Works, presents a kaleidoscopic, fact-based retort to the authoritarian right’s work to instill fascist culture in the United States. As he argues with clarity, it is their goal to make us forget what fascism looks like, feels like, and does to a nation. […]
Children under age 3 and their adult are welcome to join us for nursery rhymes, songs, and play. Just drop in!
The Westport Library's beginner/intermediate French conversation group meetings are each Wednesday from 10 to 11 am via Zoom. This is a conversation group rather than a language class — there are no textbooks, homework, or formal lessons. Participants engage in unscripted discussions in French on a variety of topics. The group welcomes anyone interested in […]
The 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 […]
Staples High School students will be available between 4 and 7 pm from Monday to Thursday in the Children’s Library for drop-in homework help.
REGISTER HERE Please join the Aspetuck Land Trust and the Library as award-winning journalist and author of Village of the Dammed, James Lomuscio, tells the story of the rise and fall of Valley Forge, Connecticut. Known for manufacturing steel and iron for the Civil War, the stone walls, hitching posts, foundations, and roads of this once-thriving […]
Mary-Lou Weisman, best-selling 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 beginner class. The goal of the workshop is to foster a habit of writing, to briefly review the elements of good style, and […]
Staples High School students will be available between 4 and 7 pm from Monday to Thursday in the Children’s Library for drop-in homework help.
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 […]
The Library is offering its very first passport day event in Room 211, with services including passport photos, printing of documentation, and more. Appointments will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis between noon and 4 pm. All forms must be filled out in advance and all applicants must appear in person, including children. You […]
REGISTER HERE The beloved American String Quartet will perform two of the most famous string quartets ever written: Ravel's exotic quartet, written in 1903, and Dvorak's quartet masterpiece, the "American" Quartet, composed in 1893. *** Peter Winograd (violin) joined the American String Quartet in 1990. He gave his first solo public performance at the age […]
Join us for lots of movement, nursery rhymes, and a story! For children birth to five with an adult. No registration is required, though space is limited.
Staples High School students will be available between 4 and 7 pm from Monday to Thursday in the Children’s Library for drop-in homework help.
Register Here Live Stream Join us for an enlightening evening with conflict resolution expert Ken Feinberg, renowned for his role as the special master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. In that role, Feinberg was responsible for designing an unprecedented program to distribute government funds for death and injury claims related to the 9/11 […]
Children moving about on their own can join us for rhymes, play, and a story. Just drop in!
Room 210 Join the group as we discuss All the Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley, a fascinating, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former New Yorker staffer who spent a decade as a museum guard.. For copies of the book, call 203-291-4807. New participants always welcome. Contact Carolyn Zygmont […]
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 […]
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 […]
Every Tuesday, Library staff and assistants will be on hand in the Trefz Forum to provide in-person support for accessing our digital resources. Our tech assistants are available to help you download our digital collections onto your devices. Please note that these sessions are specifically intended to assist patrons with downloading digital collections and do […]
Find out how growth vs. fixed mindsets drive our thinking in this talk with Dr. Sylvia del Carmen Roberts, Ph.D. of Mindset Works.
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 August 7, we'll be starting Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune. This book is the “hugely-anticipated sequel to Klune's The House […]
Find out how growth vs. fixed mindsets drive our thinking in this talk with Dr. Sylvia del Carmen Roberts, Ph.D. of Mindset Works.
Children under age 3 and their adult are welcome to join us for nursery rhymes, songs, and play. Just drop in!
The Westport Library's beginner/intermediate French conversation group meetings are each Wednesday from 10 to 11 am via Zoom. This is a conversation group rather than a language class — there are no textbooks, homework, or formal lessons. Participants engage in unscripted discussions in French on a variety of topics. The group welcomes anyone interested in […]
Register Here Embark on an exhilarating journey into the world of cutting-edge research as The Westport Library unveils the power of Nexis Uni, a treasure trove of information spanning centuries and continents, offering everything from historical Supreme Court rulings to contemporary corporate insights, all at your fingertips with just a library card. Join us on […]
Register Here To the State of the Good Life is an intimate exploration of the American Dream through the eyes of Raul Arcos Hawkins, a community leader and DACA recipient in Grand Island, Nebraska. Amidst the turbulence of a nation's debate, more than 600,000 individuals like Raul face the prospect of losing their status and […]
Staples High School students will be available between 4 and 7 pm from Monday to Thursday in the Children’s Library for drop-in homework help.
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 […]
Register Here Interested in genealogy? Learn to use online records to research your family history with professional genealogist Jolene Mullen. Mullen is a professional genealogist and genealogical speaker specializing in lineage research and New England records. She is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and has served as national chair of the […]
Join us for lots of movement, nursery rhymes, and a story! For children birth to five with an adult. No registration is required, though space is limited.
Staples High School students will be available between 4 and 7 pm from Monday to Thursday in the Children’s Library for drop-in homework help.
The Westport Weston Chamber of Commerce and The Westport Library are pleased to once again bring a vibrant and informative debate to the community this election season. This year, three races will be covered in this interactive and moderated candidate forum, that of State Senate and two State Representatives districts. The debate will feature Kami […]
Children moving about on their own can join us for rhymes, play, and a story. Just drop in!
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 […]
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 […]
Every Tuesday, Library staff and assistants will be on hand in the Trefz Forum to provide in-person support for accessing our digital resources. Our tech assistants are available to help you download our digital collections onto your devices. Please note that these sessions are specifically intended to assist patrons with downloading digital collections and do […]
Staples High School students will be available between 4 and 7 pm from Monday to Thursday in the Children’s Library for drop-in homework help.
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 August 7, we'll be starting Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune. This book is the “hugely-anticipated sequel to Klune's The House […]
Register Here The majority of people are interested in staying in their homes as long as possible in retirement, though the challenges with that decision can be both physical and financial. Accessibility and safety become major priorities. As incomes may decrease in retirement, many find themselves house-rich and cash-poor, and many wonder if they need […]
Children under age 3 and their adult are welcome to join us for nursery rhymes, songs, and play. Just drop in!
The Westport Library's beginner/intermediate French conversation group meetings are each Wednesday from 10 to 11 am via Zoom. This is a conversation group rather than a language class — there are no textbooks, homework, or formal lessons. Participants engage in unscripted discussions in French on a variety of topics. The group welcomes anyone interested in […]
The 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 […]
Staples High School students will be available between 4 and 7 pm from Monday to Thursday in the Children’s Library for drop-in homework help.
Register Here Join us on United Nations Day for the annual Ruth Steinkraus-Cohen Memorial Lecture event led by U.S. Congressman Jim Himes. Topics span pertinent international issues, including contributions of the United Nations system. United Nations Day celebrates the organization's founding on October 24, 1945. Having served as the Representative of Connecticut’s fourth Congressional District […]
Mary-Lou Weisman, best-selling 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 beginner class. The goal of the workshop is to foster a habit of writing, to briefly review the elements of good style, and […]
Get a jump on your fall and winter shopping — and support The Westport Library — on Thursday, October 24, at J.McLaughlin in Westport. From 1 to 5:30 pm, 15% of any purchase you make at the J.McLaughlin store at 382 Post Road East in Westport will benefit the Library. Library Chief of Staff Melanie […]
Staples High School students will be available between 4 and 7 pm from Monday to Thursday in the Children’s Library for drop-in homework help.
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 […]
Start your Halloween Holiday with a Pinkalicious Halloween party and meet Victoria Kahn!
Register Here As the country prepares for a historic election, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University and leading Constitutional scholar Akhil Reed Amar will take the stage at The Westport Library to talk about his book, The Words That Made Us: America's Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840, and a wide range of topics including the Electoral College, […]
Join us for lots of movement, nursery rhymes, and a story! For children birth to five with an adult. No registration is required, though space is limited.
Staples High School students will be available between 4 and 7 pm from Monday to Thursday in the Children’s Library for drop-in homework help.
Children moving about on their own can join us for rhymes, play, and a story. Just drop in!
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 […]
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 […]
Every Tuesday, Library staff and assistants will be on hand in the Trefz Forum to provide in-person support for accessing our digital resources. Our tech assistants are available to help you download our digital collections onto your devices. Please note that these sessions are specifically intended to assist patrons with downloading digital collections and do […]
Staples High School students will be available between 4 and 7 pm from Monday to Thursday in the Children’s Library for drop-in homework help.
Learn the basics of Java programming through fun, graphics-focused projects!
Join us for a book discussion group for historical nonfiction and fiction! This month will focus on 'The Making of the President 1960' by Theodore H. White.
Children under age 3 and their adult are welcome to join us for nursery rhymes, songs, and play. Just drop in!
The Westport Library's beginner/intermediate French conversation group meetings are each Wednesday from 10 to 11 am via Zoom. This is a conversation group rather than a language class — there are no textbooks, homework, or formal lessons. Participants engage in unscripted discussions in French on a variety of topics. The group welcomes anyone interested in […]
Equal parts book club, knitting/crocheting group, and adult story time, Tell a Yarn... is your weekly dose of productive relaxation!
The 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 […]
Staples High School students will be available between 4 and 7 pm from Monday to Thursday in the Children’s Library for drop-in homework help.
Staples High School students will be available between 4 and 7 pm from Monday to Thursday in the Children’s Library for drop-in homework help.
Once again, the Big Fall Book Sale offers something for everyone, with thousands of gently used books in more than 50 categories, including books for children from infants to teens; literature and classics; fiction, mystery, and SciFi and fantasy; graphic novels and manga; art, photography, history, math, science, psychology, religion, biography, business, cooking, gardening, performing […]
Fill out a form letting us know what sort of teen books you like, and we’ll set 2-4 books aside for you, along with some extra goodies!
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 […]
Once again, the Big Fall Book Sale offers something for everyone, with thousands of gently used books in more than 50 categories, including books for children from infants to teens; literature and classics; fiction, mystery, and SciFi and fantasy; graphic novels and manga; art, photography, history, math, science, psychology, religion, biography, business, cooking, gardening, performing […]
