This year, to support social distancing, the Library is sponsoring multiple StoryWalk installations around the town of Westport. StoryWalk® is trademarked by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT. Find out more here.
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College Entrance Consultant Abby Siegel will guide students and families through the basics of the college application process. She will explain the various ways in which students can apply to college and walk attendees through the basics of filling out the Common Application, used by over 900 colleges and universities. The presentation will also cover how to choose which application to use, college essays, standardized testing, recommendation letters and supplement applications. REGISTER HERE Abby Siegel & Associates is an independent…
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TEAM Westport, in partnership with The Westport Library, is proud to present the winners of the Seventh Annual Teen Diversity Essay Contest on Thursday, August 13 at 7 pm. This is a virtual event. To register and view the event, click here. This Awards Ceremony was postponed in March from its original April 2 date due to the COVID crisis. At that time, this year’s three finalists: Victoria Holoubek-Sebok (Grade 10), Sahiba Dhindsa (Grade 12), and Zachary Terrillion (Grade 12) were…
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Join children's author and Westporter Caroline Barney for a virtual talk about her brand-new book, THE TREBORS! And then stop by the Library for a drive-by book signing at 1:00 PM! REGISTER HERE!
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Zoom in for a virtual graphic novel meet up for grades 6-8!
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Discuss The #1 New York Times bestseller by Time‘s 2019 Person of the Year, NO ONE IS TOO SMALL TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE with members of the Earthplace team. In August 2018 a fifteen-year-old Swedish girl, Greta Thunberg, decided not to go to school one day in order to protest the climate crisis. Her actions sparked a global movement, inspiring millions of students to go on strike for our planet, forcing governments to listen, and earning her a Nobel Peace Prize…
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Explore THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE with members of the Earthplace team. In this book, Edward O. Wilson reflects on the crucible of evolution, and his remarkable account of how the living world became diverse and how humans are destroying that diversity. This is a virtual event, please register to participate. "Wilson, internationally regarded as the dean of biodiversity studies, conducts us on a tour through time, traces the processes that create new species in bursts of adaptive radiation, and points…
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Legal expert Leslie Levin will discuss the role of the First Amendment and media in this year's election. Bring your questions about the Constitution and the legalities of free speech. This is a virtual event. Please register. Leslie Levin is an expert on the legal profession, ethical decisionmaking and lawyer discipline, subjects she has examined in numerous scholarly articles, book chapters and presentations, as well as in her role as co-editor (with Lynn Mather) of Lawyers in Practice: Ethical Decisionmaking in…
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The Library will be closing at 5 pm on Wednesday and will be closed all day on Thursday and open from 1-5 pm on Friday. Enjoy the holiday!
Find out more »The Library will be closing at 5 pm on Wednesday and will be closed all day on Thursday and open from 1-5 pm on Friday. Enjoy the holiday!
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The Library will be closing at 5 pm on New Year's Eve and will be closed all day on New Year's Day. Enjoy the holiday!
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