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Westport, CT 06880 United States Get Directions

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  • The Westport Library Big Fall Book Sale 2025

    Featured The Westport Library Big Fall Book Sale 2025
    The Trefz Forum, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    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 arts, travel, […]

  • The Westport Library Big Fall Book Sale 2025

    Featured The Westport Library Big Fall Book Sale 2025
    The Trefz Forum, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    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 arts, travel, […]

  • The Westport Library Big Fall Book Sale 2025

    Featured The Westport Library Big Fall Book Sale 2025
    The Trefz Forum, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    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 arts, travel, […]

  • Sit With Me While I Die Film Promo

    ‘Sit With Me While I Die’: Special Film Screening and Conversation

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    The Trefz Forum, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    Event Details Director Brian Russell and star James Naughton will be on hand in the Library’s Trefz Forum for a special screening of their new short film, Sit With Me While I Die, about a priest (played by Naughton) reconciling his views on suffering and death. The event will begin with a screening of the […]

    Free
  • StartUp Westport Pitch Competition

    StartUp Westport Pitch Competition Live Finale

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    The Trefz Forum, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    In StartUp Westport's Shark Tank-style pitch competition, five finalists will present their stories with the chance to win $25,000 in award funding for their companies.

  • George Barrett and Friends

    George Barrett and Friends in Concert, with Special Guest Brian Keane

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    The Trefz Forum, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    Enjoy an afternoon of music and camaraderie as musical collaborators George Barrett and Brian Keane discuss their unique journeys, followed by a special performance from George and his band.

    $20.00

  • Understanding Jewish Identity, Antisemitism, and Allyship: A Common Ground Initiative Special Event

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    The Trefz Forum, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    Event Details Eli Cohn-Postell and Kara Wilson of Project Shema, a training and support organization focused on addressing contemporary antisemitism, will lead a special 90-minute presentation and discussion at the Library on antisemitism and understanding Jewish identity. This event — which features a moderated presentation and Q&A — provides an accessible but powerful introduction to […]

    Free

  • Supper & Soul: Celebrate 60 Years of the Grateful Dead with the Spadtastics, Connecticut’s Premier Dead Tribute Act

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    The Trefz Forum, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    BUY TICKETS Event Details Celebrate 60 years of the Grateful Dead as the Westport-Weston Chamber of Commerce and The Westport Library host a special Dead & Drinks edition of Supper & Soul featuring the Spadtastics, Connecticut’s premier Dead tribute act. Enjoy a full show with two sets as the Library goes tie dye, and enjoy […]

  • 2025 Westport Prize for Literature Award Ceremony and Author Conversation: ‘The Edge of Water’ by Olufunke Grace Bankole

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    The Trefz Forum, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    Event Details The Westport Prize for Literature celebrates its third edition by honoring The Edge of Water, the miraculous, multi-generational debut novel by Olufunke Grace Bankole, as the winner of this year's prize. Bankole will be awarded the prize in a ceremony held in the Trefz Forum and take part in a special conversation with The […]

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  • From New England to Patagonia: Wildlands and the People Who Save Them

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    The Trefz Forum, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    Join author and longtime conservationist Tom Butler as he discusses his book 'Wildlands Philanthropy: The Great American Tradition', and shares fascinating stories of the people who have used their time and treasure to conserve the landscapes they love, across the continent and around the globe.

  • The League of Women Voters of Westport First Selectman Debate 2025

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    The Trefz Forum, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    The League of Women Voters of Westport will host the First Selectman debate as well as the Planning and Zoning Commission moderated by Laurel Anderson. Statements from the Second Selectman candidates will also be given. No registration needed for this drop-in event. Please visit the League's website for more details. Laurel Anderson is a resident […]

  • TEA Talk 2025

    TEA Talk: Seeing is Deceiving: A Search for Visual Perspective

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    The Trefz Forum, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    Event Details The Westport Arts Advisory Committee's 10th annual TEA (Thinkers, Educators, Artists) Talk will explore ways in which photographers' perceptions merge with their skills to cast the artists' "truth" in their images. Along with moderater Art Nager, photographers Westport Detective Rachel Hall, Spencer Platt, and Butch Quick will share methods for conveying their realities through […]

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  • 2025 Ruth Steinkraus-Cohen Memorial Lecture

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    The Trefz Forum, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

    Event Details To mark the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, UN Under-Secretary-General Christian Saunders will speak on the following theme: "The UN at 80: Current Challenges and Future Possibilities." Saunders will highlight UN action in areas such as peacekeeping,  global development, nuclear weapons proliferation, climate change, and humanitarian relief operations. This […]

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