In the midst of considerable changes to the college admission testing landscape, we recognize that you may have questions about what lies ahead and how to begin forming your testing plan. The Staples Guidance Department and The Westport Library invite you to participate in an upcoming webinar with Summit Educational Group. In this webinar, experts will offer in-depth information and guidance regarding the SAT and ACT, differences between the tests and how to decide where to focus, timing of taking the tests, and…
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Jeff Immelt will discuss his book HOT SEAT: What I learned Leading a Great American Company with Steve Parrish. Immelt shares the hard-won lessons he learned during his sixteen years as the CEO of one of America's most iconic companies--General Electric. This is a virtual event. Please click here to register and purchase a copy of HOT SEAT. Beginning with Immelt's first Monday on the job—the day before September 11, 2001—HOT SEAT offers a rigorous and candid self-interrogation of Immelt's tenure,…
Find out more »6 consecutive Thursday evenings, 7:00pm - 8:30pm: April 15, April 22, April 29, May 6, May 13, May 20. If notes are the way to read/write music, SQL is the language of data bases. SQL plays an important role in data analysis. SQL is the standard querying language for all the relational databases. The course will introduce the concepts of SQL and then through hands on exercises, teach about joins, subqueries, expressions, and stored procedures. It involves installing mysql server…
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We're excited to announce a new Friday evening series we like to call, How to Sound Cool at Parties! These events will feature interesting people doing and saying interesting things. The first event in this series, Flash Fiction: Tattoo Tales, is an hour-long storytelling event centered around...you guessed it, tattoos! Please note: This is a virtual event. REGISTER HERE Featuring stories by authors and artists, as well as community members, storytellers will share their tattoo tales. And we'll kick off…
Find out more »6 consecutive Monday evenings, 7:00pm - 8:30pm April 12, April 19, April 26, May 3, May 10, and May 17. This course provides a broad understanding of the data analytics field, technologies, and opportunities as well as the basics of data analytics including understanding of structured and unstructured data, data ingestion/storage and consumption. It also provides information about various types of analytics – descriptive/diagnostic/predictive/prescriptive - and concepts of data visualization and machine learning. NOTE: Registration closes on Wednesday, APRIL 7th.…
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USA Today bestselling author Cate Holahan’s new thriller HER THREE LIVES, follows a family that must discover who the real enemy is after a violent home invasion breaks their trust in one another. The author will discuss her technology-based thriller with local writing teacher Judith Marks-White. Jade Thompson is an up-and-coming social media influencer, she has a beautiful new home and a successful architect for a fiancé and seems to have it all. But there’s trouble behind the scenes. To…
Find out more »6 consecutive Tuesday evenings, 7:00pm - 8:30pm April 13, April 20, April 27, May 4, May 11, May 18 This course provides detailed understanding of the concepts of cybersecurity. It will cover the concept of security and risk management and include hands on exercises that explain the concepts of encryption/decryption, identity and access management, network build and network security and controls to manage security of networks. The class concludes with hands on exercise on Amazon Web services on building network…
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Join us for Building Muscle Mass: A Strengthening Series for Older Adults, a special series in partnership with Hospital for Special Surgery in Stamford (HSS) and HSS Rehabilitation Provided by Stamford Health designed to support the health and wellness of older adults. Do you find typical weight lifting and classes offered at gyms intimidating or unrealistic? In this 3-week course, we will make building muscle mass accessible and attainable for older adults. We will cover the health benefits of building muscle…
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The pandemic and lockdowns have increased our time in front of the TV and further shifted our focus toward the many streaming choices now available. In this session CobbleCord Founder, Virginia Juliano will discuss the latest streaming trends, changing viewer behaviors (including increased multi-generational viewing) and how the pandemic has impacted the media industry at large. She will also share tips on cord-cutting to make the most of your entertainment options. This is a virtual event. Please register here. Virginia…
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Join members of the Earthplace naturalist team in discussing Sy Montgomery's THE SOUL OF AN OCTOPUS. If the weather is nice, we will meet at Earthplace! Another New York Times bestseller from the author of THE GOOD GOOD PIG, this “fascinating…touching…informative…entertaining” (Daily Beast) book explores the emotional and physical world of the octopus—a surprisingly complex, intelligent, and spirited creature—and the remarkable connections it makes with humans. In pursuit of the wild, solitary, predatory octopus, popular naturalist Sy Montgomery has practiced true immersion…
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Stay accountable with two free weekly writing workshops from WestportWRITES! When? Daytimes: Every Tuesday from 12pm-1.30pm ET; Evenings: Every Wednesday from 7pm-8.30pm ET (starts March 10, 2021). REGISTER HERE TO GET THE ZOOM LINKS! 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 you…
Find out more »6 consecutive Wednesday evenings, 7:00 - 8:30pm April 14, April 21, April 28, May 5, May 12, May 19 There are many programming languages available, but Python is popularly used by statisticians, engineers, and scientists to perform data analytics because Python is easy to learn and understand and has a simple syntax and a vast collection of libraries for numerical computation and data manipulation. The course introduces the concepts on Python including error handling, logging, functions and using the most…
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Join us for the April Meeting of The Westport Library's Teen Book Club. This month we are reading THE CRUEL PRINCE by Holly Black. Join us via Zoom for a virtual discussion of the book. Open to all high school students. Please feel to join us even if you have not read the book. It is a great way to connect with people who love reading and talking about books. This is a virtual event. Please register for book club…
Find out more »6 consecutive Thursday evenings, 7:00pm - 8:30pm: April 15, April 22, April 29, May 6, May 13, May 20. If notes are the way to read/write music, SQL is the language of data bases. SQL plays an important role in data analysis. SQL is the standard querying language for all the relational databases. The course will introduce the concepts of SQL and then through hands on exercises, teach about joins, subqueries, expressions, and stored procedures. It involves installing mysql server…
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Kick back, pour a beverage of choice and join us for Swipe Right! An Evening of Online Dating Tales, Tips and Tricks, a fun Friday evening of casual conversation and cooking! As part of our on-going Friday night series How to Sound Cool at Parties: Interesting Talks with Interesting People, we are excited to welcome author Dana Buckmir in conversation about her book Plenty of Laughs: One Woman's Journey Navigating the Online Dating Waters. Dana will be discussing her book…
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Ruth Mannes, Executive Director and Liz Leggett, the Director of Exhibitions for MoCA Westport will moderate a panel discussion about racism and antiracism in art featuring local artists. Participating artists will include: Duvian Montoya, Artist & Artistic and Educational Director of The Norwalk Art Space; Yvonne Shortt, Social Practice Installation Artist. This is a virtual event, please register. Towards a More Perfect Union: Confronting Racism African American History Cinema of Diversity Own Voices Booklist
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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! Twice a month, on the first and third Mondays, at noon, the links go live to watch Dan engage in insightful conversations with voices from around the community - discussing the stories behind the stories. On Monday, May 3rd at noon, join Dan for his lively exchange with local…
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Great things happen when great people get together! Please join the first meeting of "The Link," Westport’s newest networking group for business professionals. Come meet and mingle with a dynamic group of locals looking to connect, collaborate, and learn from each other. This in-person event will be held at Westport Library Riverwalk. To register, please click here. Who should come? If you’re a local business professional and want to: · Expand your network and discover ways to get involved in…
Find out more »6 consecutive Monday evenings, 7:00pm - 8:30pm April 12, April 19, April 26, May 3, May 10, and May 17. This course provides a broad understanding of the data analytics field, technologies, and opportunities as well as the basics of data analytics including understanding of structured and unstructured data, data ingestion/storage and consumption. It also provides information about various types of analytics – descriptive/diagnostic/predictive/prescriptive - and concepts of data visualization and machine learning. NOTE: Registration closes on Wednesday, APRIL 7th.…
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As Confederate monuments come down in U.S. cities, America is once again grappling with its racist past. For Ty Seidule, a retired Brigadier General in the U.S. Army and Professor Emeritus of History at West Point, this issue is personal. Brought up to revere Robert E. Lee, Seidule once believed that the Confederates were romantic underdogs who lost the Civil War with honor. Seidule will discuss his new book, ROBERT E. LEE AND ME: A Southerner’s Reckoning with the Myth…
Find out more »6 consecutive Tuesday evenings, 7:00pm - 8:30pm April 13, April 20, April 27, May 4, May 11, May 18 This course provides detailed understanding of the concepts of cybersecurity. It will cover the concept of security and risk management and include hands on exercises that explain the concepts of encryption/decryption, identity and access management, network build and network security and controls to manage security of networks. The class concludes with hands on exercise on Amazon Web services on building network…
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Relationships are the backbone of business success. Rob Thomas has proven that who you don’t know is costing you. In his book, Who Do You NEED to Meet, Rob Thomas unlocks the secrets of his Rob Thomas Method™ (RTM™) of networking to provide readers with an easy, logical, systematic and actionable process for efficient, successful networking. Join Rob, the founder and President of Rob Thomas USA, as he explains his system to network more effectively. This event is virtual. Please register…
Find out more »Stay accountable with two free weekly writing workshops from WestportWRITES! When? Daytimes: Every Tuesday from 12pm-1.30pm ET; Evenings: Every Wednesday from 7pm-8.30pm ET (starts March 10, 2021). REGISTER HERE TO GET THE ZOOM LINKS! 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 you…
Find out more »6 consecutive Wednesday evenings, 7:00 - 8:30pm April 14, April 21, April 28, May 5, May 12, May 19 There are many programming languages available, but Python is popularly used by statisticians, engineers, and scientists to perform data analytics because Python is easy to learn and understand and has a simple syntax and a vast collection of libraries for numerical computation and data manipulation. The course introduces the concepts on Python including error handling, logging, functions and using the most…
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“Me and White Supremacy”: The Challenge Continues Wednesdays: at 7 PM EDT – 8:30 PM EDT April 21, 2021 Focus: Week 1 of the 28 Day Challenge May 5, 2021 Focus: Week 2 of the 28 Day Challenge May 19, 2021 Focus: Week 3 of the 28 Day Challenge June 2, 2021 Focus: Week 4 of the 28 Day Challenge Register Via: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZEtd--spzkiH9P0UGQ2Zi9FIymk... Have you read and journaled through Layla Saad's Me and White Supremacy? Join us for small discussion group…
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The Westport Library is proud to host a virtual screening of Keith A. Beauchamp’s documentary, "The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till.” The screening will be followed by a conversation with Beauchamp and the film's producer, Steven Laitmon. PLEASE NOTE: This is a virtual event. After you register, you will receive a link to the film, and another link to the conversation. REGISTER HERE In August 1955, Mamie Till-Mobley of Chicago sent her only child, 14 year-old Emmett Louis Till, to…
Find out more »6 consecutive Thursday evenings, 7:00pm - 8:30pm: April 15, April 22, April 29, May 6, May 13, May 20. If notes are the way to read/write music, SQL is the language of data bases. SQL plays an important role in data analysis. SQL is the standard querying language for all the relational databases. The course will introduce the concepts of SQL and then through hands on exercises, teach about joins, subqueries, expressions, and stored procedures. It involves installing mysql server…
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On Saturday, May 8th at 7:00 pm, Beechwood Arts will present the second AMPLIFY Festival at the Westport Library. AMPLIFY features the voices of Black artists presenting music, song, and theatrical works. To register, click here. The AMPLIFY performers are: Amadi Azikiwe and Tia Allen Duets: Azikiwe is a violist, violinist, conductor, and Music Director for the Harlem Symphony Orchestra. Tia Allen is a violist with the Harlem Chamber Players. Alica and Brian Cobb: Alica is an award-winning visual artist,…
Find out more »6 consecutive Monday evenings, 7:00pm - 8:30pm April 12, April 19, April 26, May 3, May 10, and May 17. This course provides a broad understanding of the data analytics field, technologies, and opportunities as well as the basics of data analytics including understanding of structured and unstructured data, data ingestion/storage and consumption. It also provides information about various types of analytics – descriptive/diagnostic/predictive/prescriptive - and concepts of data visualization and machine learning. NOTE: Registration closes on Wednesday, APRIL 7th.…
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Grab some dinner and meet remotely to share graphic novels about robots, cyborgs, and robotics.
Find out more »6 consecutive Tuesday evenings, 7:00pm - 8:30pm April 13, April 20, April 27, May 4, May 11, May 18 This course provides detailed understanding of the concepts of cybersecurity. It will cover the concept of security and risk management and include hands on exercises that explain the concepts of encryption/decryption, identity and access management, network build and network security and controls to manage security of networks. The class concludes with hands on exercise on Amazon Web services on building network…
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Did you know that one of the most frequent mistakes job seekers make is "getting out there" too soon? And understandably so, as job search is an action-oriented process. That said, in order to market yourself well, you first need to know yourself and your target audience well. How is that achieved? Through an in-depth assessment process that invites you to gather and analyze key information that will become the foundation of your job search self-marketing tools, conversations, and campaign. Join Executive Career…
Find out more »Stay accountable with two free weekly writing workshops from WestportWRITES! When? Daytimes: Every Tuesday from 12pm-1.30pm ET; Evenings: Every Wednesday from 7pm-8.30pm ET (starts March 10, 2021). REGISTER HERE TO GET THE ZOOM LINKS! 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 you…
Find out more »6 consecutive Wednesday evenings, 7:00 - 8:30pm April 14, April 21, April 28, May 5, May 12, May 19 There are many programming languages available, but Python is popularly used by statisticians, engineers, and scientists to perform data analytics because Python is easy to learn and understand and has a simple syntax and a vast collection of libraries for numerical computation and data manipulation. The course introduces the concepts on Python including error handling, logging, functions and using the most…
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The Library will be closed May 13, 2021 in preparation for BOOKED for the evening, honoring Itzhak Perlman. Find out more here.
Find out more »6 consecutive Thursday evenings, 7:00pm - 8:30pm: April 15, April 22, April 29, May 6, May 13, May 20. If notes are the way to read/write music, SQL is the language of data bases. SQL plays an important role in data analysis. SQL is the standard querying language for all the relational databases. The course will introduce the concepts of SQL and then through hands on exercises, teach about joins, subqueries, expressions, and stored procedures. It involves installing mysql server…
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The Westport-Weston Chamber of Commerce and Westport Library are pleased to announce the next weekend of Drive-in Concerts. Dark Desert Eagles, will perform the music of America's greatest rock act, the Eagles, on Friday and Saturday night May 14 and 15. Doors open at 5:30 pm, with the concert beginning at 7:00 pm. The nationally touring act is staying close to home during the pandemic and will play Westport for two nights bringing a phenomenal recreation of the Eagles,…
Find out more »The Westport-Weston Chamber of Commerce and Westport Library are pleased to announce the next weekend of Drive-in Concerts. Dark Desert Eagles, will perform the music of America's greatest rock act, the Eagles, on Friday and Saturday night May 14 and 15. Doors open at 5:30 pm, with the concert beginning at 7:00 pm. The nationally touring act is staying close to home during the pandemic and will play Westport for two nights bringing a phenomenal recreation of the Eagles,…
Find out more »6 consecutive Monday evenings, 7:00pm - 8:30pm April 12, April 19, April 26, May 3, May 10, and May 17. This course provides a broad understanding of the data analytics field, technologies, and opportunities as well as the basics of data analytics including understanding of structured and unstructured data, data ingestion/storage and consumption. It also provides information about various types of analytics – descriptive/diagnostic/predictive/prescriptive - and concepts of data visualization and machine learning. NOTE: Registration closes on Wednesday, APRIL 7th.…
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Lauren Weisberger returns to Westport with her newest novel, WHERE THE GRASS IS GREEN AND THE GIRLS ARE PRETTY. This is a virtual event, please register and purchase a copy of the book. A seat at the anchor desk of the most-watched morning show. Recognized by millions across the country, thanks in part to her flawless blond highlights and Botox-smoothed skin. An adoring husband and a Princeton-bound daughter. Peyton Marcus has it all. Until . . . Skye, her sister, is…
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Discuss The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall, a moving portrait of love and friendship set against a backdrop of social change in 1960's New York City. Via Zoom conferencing. Contact Carolyn Karwoski, ckarwoski@westportlibrary.org to register. PageTurners Book Club page For copies of the book, phone 203.291.4821. New participants always welcome.
Find out more »6 consecutive Tuesday evenings, 7:00pm - 8:30pm April 13, April 20, April 27, May 4, May 11, May 18 This course provides detailed understanding of the concepts of cybersecurity. It will cover the concept of security and risk management and include hands on exercises that explain the concepts of encryption/decryption, identity and access management, network build and network security and controls to manage security of networks. The class concludes with hands on exercise on Amazon Web services on building network…
Find out more »The Women and Money Roundtable is a monthly financial literacy program designed to educate women of any age about the financial matters that affect their lives. The program provides information, resources, learning activities, and moderators to educate and create a safe and welcoming place for women to learn, share their experiences and ask questions. This is a virtual event. Please register. This program is brought to you through a partnership between Darien Library, New Canaan Library, Fairfield Public Library, The…
Find out more »Stay accountable with two free weekly writing workshops from WestportWRITES! When? Daytimes: Every Tuesday from 12pm-1.30pm ET; Evenings: Every Wednesday from 7pm-8.30pm ET (starts March 10, 2021). REGISTER HERE TO GET THE ZOOM LINKS! 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 you…
Find out more »6 consecutive Wednesday evenings, 7:00 - 8:30pm April 14, April 21, April 28, May 5, May 12, May 19 There are many programming languages available, but Python is popularly used by statisticians, engineers, and scientists to perform data analytics because Python is easy to learn and understand and has a simple syntax and a vast collection of libraries for numerical computation and data manipulation. The course introduces the concepts on Python including error handling, logging, functions and using the most…
Find out more »“Me and White Supremacy”: The Challenge Continues Wednesdays: at 7 PM EDT – 8:30 PM EDT April 21, 2021 Focus: Week 1 of the 28 Day Challenge May 5, 2021 Focus: Week 2 of the 28 Day Challenge May 19, 2021 Focus: Week 3 of the 28 Day Challenge June 2, 2021 Focus: Week 4 of the 28 Day Challenge Register Via: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZEtd--spzkiH9P0UGQ2Zi9FIymk... Have you read and journaled through Layla Saad's Me and White Supremacy? Join us for small discussion group…
Find out more »6 consecutive Thursday evenings, 7:00pm - 8:30pm: April 15, April 22, April 29, May 6, May 13, May 20. If notes are the way to read/write music, SQL is the language of data bases. SQL plays an important role in data analysis. SQL is the standard querying language for all the relational databases. The course will introduce the concepts of SQL and then through hands on exercises, teach about joins, subqueries, expressions, and stored procedures. It involves installing mysql server…
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Join Westport's own Maggie Mudd in conversation with New York Times bestselling author Claudia Kalb to discuss Kalb's new book, Spark: How Genius Ignites, From Child Prodigies to Late Bloomers. Please Note: This is a virtual event. REGISTER HERE A bit more about SPARK: “With insight and fluidity, the great Claudia Kalb plumbs the dimensions and dynamics of genius in a sparkling book that illuminates and inspires. This is a wonderful achievement.” — Jon Meacham, historian and author Yo-Yo Ma’s…
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Join us for a fascinating presentation by Ross King about his latest book, The Bookseller of Florence: The Story of the Manuscripts That Illuminated the Renaissance. Please Note: This is a virtual event. REGISTER HERE A bit about The Bookseller of Florence: The Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings—the dazzling handiwork of the city’s artists and architects. But equally important were geniuses of another kind: Florence’s manuscript hunters, scribes, scholars and booksellers, who blew the…
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Please join us for a special program in partnership with Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in Stamford and in support of Senior Health and Fitness Day. Falls and Injury Prevention for Seniors, led by HSS Sports Rehab Physical Therapist Andrew Shannon, is designed to raise participants fall prevention knowledge and awareness, introduce steps to reduce falls and improve balance and overall health, as well as to answer any questions. This 50-minute program is virtual and will be offered at two…
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Join Westport's Sandra Long, founder and head of Post Road Consulting, LLC, as she discusses, "LinkedIn for Personal Branding: Insights for 2021." You have the power to shape perceptions of you by prospects, colleagues, hiring managers, partners, and industry connections. Your credibility and expertise are now judged or validated by your LinkedIn presence. In this exclusive event with author Sandra Long, you will be able to ask questions and learn how to: • Think more strategically about your LinkedIn presence…
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Join members of the Earthplace naturalist team in discussing Delia Owens' WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING. If the weather is nice, we will meet at Earthplace! For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone…
Find out more »Stay accountable with two free weekly writing workshops from WestportWRITES! When? Daytimes: Every Tuesday from 12pm-1.30pm ET; Evenings: Every Wednesday from 7pm-8.30pm ET (starts March 10, 2021). REGISTER HERE TO GET THE ZOOM LINKS! 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 you…
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Join us for our May meeting of The Westport Library's Teen Book Club. This month we are reading MOST LIKELY by Sarah Watson. Join us via Zoom for a virtual discussion of the book. Open to all high school students. Please feel to join us even if you have not read the book. It is a great way to connect with people who love reading and talking about books. This is a virtual event. Please register for this event here.
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As part of our ongoing Friday night series, “How to Sound Cool at Parties: Interesting Talks with Interesting People,” the library is pleased to welcome artist and educator Alicia Cobb. Alicia will join us in conversation about what inspires her art and creativity and how the body has become a particularly treasured canvas for her work, as well as share a demonstration of her craft. This event is virtual. To register, please click here. Alicia C. Cobb is a…
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In her book, WE NEED NEW STORIES: The Myths that Subvert Freedom, Nesrine Malik will examine six political myths used to deflect and discredit demands for social justice with Catherine Lewis. Exploring how political myths function, she breaks down how they are employed to subvert calls for equality from historically disenfranchised groups. Interweaving reportage with an incendiary analysis of American history and politics, she offers a compelling account of how calls to preserve "free speech" are used against the vulnerable;…
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In support of her book Life in the Studio: Inspiration and Lessons on Creativity, we are excited to welcome artist and entrepreneur Frances Palmer in conversation from her home studio in Weston, CT. Frances will share stories from her over 30 years as a potter, gardener and craftsperson who has intentionally and painstakingly cultivated a life to maximize creativity and joy. This event is virtual. To register, please click here. Purchase a copy of Life in the Studio to be…
Find out more »“Me and White Supremacy”: The Challenge Continues Wednesdays: at 7 PM EDT – 8:30 PM EDT April 21, 2021 Focus: Week 1 of the 28 Day Challenge May 5, 2021 Focus: Week 2 of the 28 Day Challenge May 19, 2021 Focus: Week 3 of the 28 Day Challenge June 2, 2021 Focus: Week 4 of the 28 Day Challenge Register Via: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZEtd--spzkiH9P0UGQ2Zi9FIymk... Have you read and journaled through Layla Saad's Me and White Supremacy? Join us for small discussion group…
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"The Westport Means Business" events are back! “Westport Means Business” events create an environment for local Westport business owners or aspiring business owners to share with, learn from and provide support to each other. We are focused on connections, not competition. It is not a platform to promote any one business, but a platform to promote Westport as the best community to start and grow a successful business. The focus of this panel discussion will be the "Pandemic Pivot". Second…
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Award-winning author Andrew McConnell Stott will be in conversation with Westport's poet laureate, Diane Meyer Lowman about his book, What Blest Genius?: The Jubilee that Made Shakespeare. Please Note: This is a virtual event. REGISTER HERE Purchase a copy of the book. What Blest Genius? tells the story of three strange days in 1769 that established William Shakespeare's reputation as the greatest writer of all time. What Blest Genius? won the National Award for Arts Writing, was a New York…
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When you are 'in transition', you often run through a maze of headhunters, recruiters, and agencies. Join Deborah Krawiec, a certified career counselor, as she discusses how to manage this maze and to be most effective in your interactions with them. Deb has a Master’s Degree in Community Counseling from Southern Connecticut State University, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from UConn. She is an Adjunct Professor and the Founder and Principal Career Management Consultant of Arrow Career Consulting, LLC…
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Are you new to the field of grantseeking? Register here for an awesome introductory workshop Discover what funders are looking for in nonprofits seeking grants and how to find potential funders in this introductory course. You will learn the 10 most important things you need to know about finding grants, including: Who funds nonprofits and what are their motivations. What do funders really want to know about the organizations they are interested in funding. How do you identify potential funders…
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Discuss The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali, a moving story of lost love and reconciliation. Via Zoom conferencing. Contact Carolyn Karwoski, ckarwoski@westportlibrary.org to register. PageTurners Book Club page For copies of the book, phone 203.291.4821. New participants always welcome.
Find out more »The Women and Money Roundtable is a monthly financial literacy program designed to educate women of any age about the financial matters that affect their lives. The program provides information, resources, learning activities, and moderators to educate and create a safe and welcoming place for women to learn, share their experiences and ask questions. This is a virtual event. Please register. This program is brought to you through a partnership between Darien Library, New Canaan Library, Fairfield Public Library, The…
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In this five-week workshop, National Geographic explorer and Emmy Award winning filmmaker Mick Davie will teach the art of documentary storytelling. Participants will work in small teams, and Mick will guide them step-by-step through the process of making their own short documentary. At the end of five weeks, participants will screen their work in front of their classmates. This camp is designed for incoming high school freshmen, sophomores, juniors, & seniors. Workshops will be held Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from…
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Woman’s Compass Forum (womanscompassforum.com) is an online financial, legal and wellness education program created by women, for women located in Westport. Join the three founders as they present their newest workshop, "Authentic NegoSHEation." While nearly every interaction involves some kind of negotiation, women still negotiate far less than their male counterparts (and are still only paid 82 cents on the dollar as compared to men!), whether due to societal conditioning or a culture that treats assertive women as “difficult” or…
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Enjoy the holiday! While we are closed, check out our awesome 4th of July resource guide for recipes, celebration ideas, history, and more!
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This four-week camp led by two time Emmy-Award winning journalist and former ABC News correspondent Jay Schadler will provide hands-on experience in the exciting field of broadcast journalism. Virtual and live classes will culminate in the production of a 20-minute newscast featuring 3-minute video stories found, developed, filmed and edited by the students. This camp is open to high school juniors, seniors and college freshmen. Workshops will be held Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10:00 to noon July 12 –…
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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!
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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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Find out more »Enjoy the holiday! While we are closed, check out our awesome 4th of July resource guide for recipes, celebration ideas, history, and more!
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!
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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