It's Summer Reading Challenge time! June 1 marks the start of our fifth annual summer reading program designed especially for adults. We have 25 categories of books (the categories will be revealed on June 1) and you get to read a book for as many of them as you want! Once you’ve read a book that fulfills a category, you can submit it via the form on our Summer Reading Challenge website and keep track of your progress on our…
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The Westport Library has partnered with the Artists Collective of Westport to present their first live, all-member show since December 2019, based on the theme of Community. This 2-part exhibit will occupy the Library’s Sheffer and Jesup Galleries. The works will be on view from July 10th through September 28th. "Community" was chosen as the focus for an artistic response to the global pandemic when people felt a loss of a wider community; yet, gratitude was realized for the many…
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Enjoy lots of interactive fun all over Westport this summer with StoryWalks, Family Fun Trail, and Library Rock Garden.
Find out more »Enjoy lots of interactive fun all over Westport this summer with StoryWalks, Family Fun Trail, and Library Rock Garden.
Find out more »Enjoy lots of interactive fun all over Westport this summer with StoryWalks, Family Fun Trail, and Library Rock Garden.
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Westport’s own Dan Woog brings his popular blog “06880: Where Westport Meets the World” to life, via the Verso Studios at the Westport Library – recorded LIVE in the Trefz Forum! The link goes live at noon, every other Monday, so you can watch Dan engage in insightful conversations with voices from around the community - discussing the stories behind the stories. On Monday, July 26 at noon, listen to Dan's conversation with Annette Norton, who opened Savvy + Grace, a…
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UPDATE: The Job Search Work Team is continuing virtually during the Library's closure. For information on how to access the weekly meeting virtually, contact Ellen Janpol at ejanpol@westportlibrary.org. The Job Search Work Team is a weekly networking and accountability group for people who are “in transition." It meets Tuesday mornings from 9:15-11 am, and is open to anyone who is actively seeking employment. For more information, contact business librarian Ellen Janpol at ejanpol@westportlibrary.org Find a Job: From Resumes…
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Therapy dog Zooms for families last about 15 minutes on most Tuesdays.
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Join Karin Slaughter in-conversation with Jackie Cooper to celebrate libraries and discuss Karin’s latest standalone novel, FALSE WITNESS. This is a virtual event, please register. Karin Slaughter is one of the world’s most popular and acclaimed storytellers. Published in 120 countries with more than 40 million copies sold across the globe, her twenty-one novels include the Grant County and Will Trent books, as well as the Edgar-nominated COP TOWN and the instant New York Times bestselling standalone novels PRETTY GIRLS, THE GOOD DAUGHTER and PIECES OF HER.…
Find out more »Enjoy lots of interactive fun all over Westport this summer with StoryWalks, Family Fun Trail, and Library Rock Garden.
Find out more »Enjoy lots of interactive fun all over Westport this summer with StoryWalks, Family Fun Trail, and Library Rock Garden.
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The Westport Library will be hosting the Kicking + Screening Soccer Film Festival for its first in-person showing in two years. The film festival is described by founder Rachel Markus as an "annual series of soccer cultural events that bring together soccer and film enthusiasts to celebrate the beautiful game." First developed in New York in April of 2009, the festival has developed an international following, helping it spread around the globe. In past years, the festival has been held…
Find out more »Enjoy lots of interactive fun all over Westport this summer with StoryWalks, Family Fun Trail, and Library Rock Garden.
Find out more »Enjoy lots of interactive fun all over Westport this summer with StoryWalks, Family Fun Trail, and Library Rock Garden.
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