Highlights of the Library's BOOKED for the evening fundraiser.
The Library presents WestportREADS 2014, celebrating My Life in France by Julia Child and Alex Prud'homme.
The Westport Library presents its annual signature benefit, Booked for the evening
BOOKED for the evening is the Library'ss annual signature fundraising event and honors an individual whose work reflects the purpose of the Library - to nurture the love of learning and to enhance our understanding of the world. Enjoy these highlights of the program through 2012.
BOOKED for the evening is the Library'ss annual signature fundraising event and honors an individual whose work reflects the purpose of the Library - to nurture the love of learning and to enhance our understanding of the world. Enjoy these highlights of the program through 2012.
Eric Burns, former host of Fox News's acclaimed Fox News Watch and a veteran of NBC Nightly News and Today, talks about his social histories The Spirits of America: A Social History of Alcohol and The Smoke of the Gods: A Social History of Tobacco.
Director Maxine Bleiweis talks about the WestportREADS 2013 selection, The Great Gatsby
The 11th annual Malloy Lecture in the Arts honors preeminent dancer Jacques d'Amboise
The Library'ss benefit BOOKED for the evening honoring filmmaker Barry Levinson
Nile Rodgers' new memoir, Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco and Destiny, is the fascinating inside-story of pop and its tangled roots, narrated by the man who absorbed everything in his topsy-turvy life – the pain and euphoria and fear and love – and turned it into some of the most sparklingly ebullient pop music ever recorded.
In an appearance at the Westport Library on January 30, 2012, author, guitarist,and producer Nile Rodgers tells his "Aha" Moment.
Dr. Gerry Kuroghlian, retired Staples High School English teacher, presented on the historical Amelia Earhart as part of WestportREADS 2012. This year, I Was Amelia Earhart, by Jane Mendelsohn was the book selected for the community to read.
Jane Mendelsohn, the author for this year's Westport READS 2012 book, I Was Amelia Earhart", gave a talk about her work to our patrons.
Overview of community the Westport Library's community reading project.
BOOKED for the evening is the Public 's annual fundraising event and honors an individual whose work reflects the purpose of the Westport Library - to nurture the love of learning and to enhance our understanding of the world.
