Library Closed-Thanksgiving Day

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!

The Westport Library, 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, 06880, United States

Library Closed, Day after Thanksgiving

The Library will be closing at 5 pm on Wednesday and will be closed all day on Thursday and Friday. Enjoy the holiday!

The Westport Library, 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, 06880, United States

Practice Your School Skills

Come have fun -- read, write and play math games with a Westport teacher on Google Classroom.  For students in grades 2 - 5. Registration required: For November 2, register here For November 9, register here For November 16, register here For November 23, register here ......More

Come have fun -- read, write and play math games with a Westport teacher on Google Classroom.  For students in grades 2 - 5. Registration required: For November 2, register here For November 9, register here For November 16, register here For November 23, register here For November 30, register here For December 7, register here For December 14, register here For December 21, register here

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Job Search Work Team

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 ......More

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 to Negotiating Benefits Your Virtual Job Search Navigating Working from home      

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Book Chat

Book Chat has moved online!  Join the discussion on zoom. Email ckarwoski@westportlibrary.org to register Writer Nina Sankovitch will continue drop-in conversations! No "book reports" — just read whatever interests you and then drop into the Library and talk about it. O......More

Book Chat has moved online!  Join the discussion on zoom. Email ckarwoski@westportlibrary.org to register Writer Nina Sankovitch will continue drop-in conversations! No "book reports" — just read whatever interests you and then drop into the Library and talk about it. Occurring first Tuesday of every month, the conversation lasts about an hour. All are welcome!             Awesome Novels Making Their Debut New Fiction We're Excited About While You're Waiting  Reference Team is Reading Your Virtual Book Club

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Cyber Toddler Time with Miss Lynne

Bring a lap to sit on or friend who might like to sit on YOUR lap.  This is a Zoom program, so please register here.

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Chapter a Day: Horten’s Miraculous Mechanisms

This virtual program is for anyone who likes to get comfortable and listen to a continuing story. Register here Contact Kris Nash at knash@westportlibrary.org for more information.

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A Bedtime Story

Join Miss Mary as she reads you a story on our Facebook Live!   Simply go to our Westport Library Facebook page and click Videos.  If you miss it, or want to listen again, these livestreams will remain available under the Videos tab as publishers permit.

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The Power of Sports: Jeff Pegues in Conversation with Dave Winfield, Candace Parker, and Charles Smith

THIS IS A VIRTUAL EVENT. PLEASE REGISTER HERE CBS News correspondent Jeff Pegues sits down with Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Dave Winfield, Los Angeles Sparks Forward Candace Parker, and former NBA star Charles Smith to discuss how George Floyd’s death sparked a ......More

THIS IS A VIRTUAL EVENT. PLEASE REGISTER HERE CBS News correspondent Jeff Pegues sits down with Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Dave Winfield, Los Angeles Sparks Forward Candace Parker, and former NBA star Charles Smith to discuss how George Floyd’s death sparked a social justice movement in sports. Athletes are using their power and influence to mobilize fans. Is this a positive development for major league sports or should the stars just “shut up and dribble?” Be part of this fascinating conversation that goes beyond the sports arena and into the heart of American culture. Dave Winfield’s career is a unique chapter in American sports history. Hailed as one of the greatest athletes ever to play professional sports, he is one of only seven players in the history of Major League Baseball to reach over 3,000 hits and over 450 home runs. The 12-time All-Star is among the all-time leaders in hits, home runs and RBI’s. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001 — his first year of eligibility. Charles Smith is a retired professional power forward in the NBA. Smith attended the University of Pittsburgh where was named Big East Player of the Year. The Philadelphia 76ers selected Smith as the third overall pick in the 1988 NBA Draft, but immediately traded him to the Los Angeles Clippers. During his rookie season, Smith was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Smith was traded to the New York Knicks in 1992 and remained there until 1996. He spent the 1996-97 season with the San Antonio Spurs before retiring in 1997. Candace Parker is one of the most decorated female basketball players to ever put on a uniform. As the youngest of Larry and Sara Parker’s three children, Candace grew up with two older brothers, Marcus and former NBA player Anthony, and fell in love with the game of basketball at an early age. Candace, the first overall pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft, is more than just a star on the court she is an inspiration to all those around her. A WNBA Champion, WNBA Finals MVP, two time WNBA MVP, two time Gold Medalist, and WNBA Rookie of the Year, are just a few of Candace’s many accomplishments. Off the court, Candace is mother to 8-year-old daughter Lailaa, is a renowned broadcaster, and inspiring role model for young women everywhere. Equity, Diversity, Inclusion: The A to Z of EDI Recommened books for Sports Podcast Listeners All things sports!  

The Westport Library, 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, 06880, United States

Practice Your School Skills

Come have fun -- read, write and play math games with a Westport teacher on Google Classroom.  For students in grades 2 - 5. Registration required: For November 4, register here For November 11, register here For November 18, register here For December 2, register here ......More

Come have fun -- read, write and play math games with a Westport teacher on Google Classroom.  For students in grades 2 - 5. Registration required: For November 4, register here For November 11, register here For November 18, register here For December 2, register here For December 9, register here For December 16, register here

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Chapter a Day: Horten’s Miraculous Mechanisms

This virtual program is for anyone who likes to get comfortable and listen to a continuing story. Register here Contact Kris Nash at knash@westportlibrary.org for more information.

Other, 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, 06880, United States

Daniel Okrent: The Guarded Gate

Please Note: This is a virtual event. PLEASE REGISTER HERE THE GUARDED GATE: BIGOTRY, EUGENICS, AND THE LAW THAT KEPT TWO GENERATIONS OF JEWS, ITALIANS, AND OTHER EUROPEAN IMMIGRANTS OUT OF AMERICA Daniel Okrent will discuss a dark chapter of American history, when scie......More

Please Note: This is a virtual event. PLEASE REGISTER HERE THE GUARDED GATE: BIGOTRY, EUGENICS, AND THE LAW THAT KEPT TWO GENERATIONS OF JEWS, ITALIANS, AND OTHER EUROPEAN IMMIGRANTS OUT OF AMERICA Daniel Okrent will discuss a dark chapter of American history, when scientific theories that certain nationalities were inherently inferior provided justification for harsh immigration laws that kept unwanted groups out of the US for more than 40 years. The Guarded Gate, Okrent’s first book since the prize-winning Last Call tells the chilling story of how anti-immigration activists of the early twentieth century — most of them well-born, many of them progressives — used the bogus science of eugenics to justify closing the immigration door in 1924. The Guarded Gate features a cast of characters ranging from Theodore Roosevelt to Margaret Sanger to Maxwell Perkins (the editor of Fitzgerald and Hemingway, he also published the leading proponents of what became known as “scientific racism”). Funded by The CT Humanities In conjunction with the The Golden Door exhibition. See the exhibition here. Silvermine Arts Center – Oct 31, 2020 – January 16, 2021

The Westport Library, 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, 06880, United States

Zoom Lunch Bunch

A half hour of stories and songs especially chosen for 3, 4 and 5-year olds to enjoy along with their lunch.  All family members are welcome.  This is a Zoom program please register here to receive an email link. Contact Kris Nash for details at knash@westportlibrary.or......More

A half hour of stories and songs especially chosen for 3, 4 and 5-year olds to enjoy along with their lunch.  All family members are welcome.  This is a Zoom program please register here to receive an email link. Contact Kris Nash for details at knash@westportlibrary.org.

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Puppet Stitchery! for Grades 4 & 5

Learn basic hand sewing techniques via zoom with professional costumer C. Delari Johnston to design and make your own felt hand puppet. The Library will provide the specialty supplies through curbside pick-up in advance of the program. Because of the limited number of s......More

Learn basic hand sewing techniques via zoom with professional costumer C. Delari Johnston to design and make your own felt hand puppet. The Library will provide the specialty supplies through curbside pick-up in advance of the program. Because of the limited number of students, you will be charged $30 upon registration. Your deposit will be refunded less credit card processing fees upon attendance or notification of inability to attend sent to mpastel@westportlibrary.org a week before the program starts AND we can fill your spot. Please register here.  Questions? Contact Margaret Pastel at mpastel@westportlibrary.org.

The Westport Library, 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, 06880, United States

Chapter a Day: Horten’s Miraculous Mechanisms

This virtual program is for anyone who likes to get comfortable and listen to a continuing story. Register here Contact Kris Nash at knash@westportlibrary.org for more information.

Other, 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, 06880, United States

Family History in Fiction with Maisy Card & Kimiko Guthrie

Family secrets are the central focus of two debut novels: Block Seventeen and These Ghosts are Family. Authors Kimiko Guthrie and Maisy Card will discuss their stories with Bernicestine McLeod and Judith Hamer. This is a virtual event, please register. A link to the You......More

Family secrets are the central focus of two debut novels: Block Seventeen and These Ghosts are Family. Authors Kimiko Guthrie and Maisy Card will discuss their stories with Bernicestine McLeod and Judith Hamer. This is a virtual event, please register. A link to the YouTube premiere will be sent closer to the event. About the books: When Akiko “Jane” Thompson first met Shiro Yamamoto, she knew they were meant to be. Five years later, their happiness is threatened. An intruder burgles their apartment but takes nothing, leaving behind only cryptic traces of his or her presence. Shiro risks their security in a plot to expose the misdeeds of his employer, the TSA. Jane’s mother has seemingly disappeared, her existence only apparent online. Jane wants to ignore these worrisome disturbances until a cry from the past robs her of all peace, forcing her to uncover a long-buried family secret. Block Seventeen, at times charming and light, at others disturbing and disorienting, explores how fear of the “other” continues to shape our supposedly more enlightened times. Stanford Solomon faked his own death and stole the identity of his best friend. And now, nearing the end of his life, Stanford is about to meet his firstborn daughter, Irene Paisley, a home health aide who has unwittingly shown up for her first day of work to tend to the father she thought was dead. These Ghosts Are Family revolves around the consequences of Abel’s decision and tells the story of the Paisley family from colonial Jamaica to present-day Harlem. Kimiko Guthrie grew up in Berkeley, California, dancing like her mother and writing like her father. She teaches dance and theater at CSU East Bay and is the co-artistic director of Dandelion Dancetheater. She holds a BA in Creative Writing from UC Santa Cruz and an MFA in Choreography from Mills College. Kimiko has worked with many Bay Area-based dance companies, including Asian American Dance Performances and the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company. BLOCK SEVENTEEN, inspired by her experience growing up with a mother who was imprisoned as a child at the Rohwer incarceration camp during WWII, is her debut novel. Maisy Card is a writer and a public librarian. Her debut novel, These Ghosts are Family, was a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice and was longlisted for The Center For Fiction's First Novel Prize. Her writing has appeared in The Paris Review, Lenny Letter, School Library Journal, AGNI, Lit Hub, Guernica and other publications. Her short story, "The True Death of Abel Paisley," was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2018.  Maisy was born in St. Catherine, Jamaica, but was raised in Jamaica, New York. She earned an MFA from Brooklyn College, an MLIS from Rutgers University and a BA in English and American Studies from Wesleyan University. Bernicestine McLeod is a Trustee Emerita of her alma mater, Brown University, and has served on numerous boards throughout Fairfield County including the Westport Library and the Fairfield County’s Community Foundation.  She was a founding member of TEAM Westport and serves as its Secretary.  Bernicestine is currently the Chair of the Board of The Mary & Eliza Freeman Center for History and Community in Bridgeport. She is also President of McLeod Associates, Inc., an information technology consulting firm. Judith A. Hamer has taught at the City College of New York, Columbia University, and New York University and served as a director of training at PaineWebber, Inc.  She ended her career as Learning Officer at The Rockefeller Foundation. Judith earned a BA from Cornell University, an MAT from Smith College, and a Ph.D from Columbia University. In 1993 she and her husband, Martin, collaborated on an anthology, Centers of the Self: Short Stories by Black American Women from the Nineteenth Century to the Present, Hill and Wang, NY.  She is currently working on a memoir. Fiction and Non-Fiction We're Excited About More Awesome Novels Making Their Debut

The Westport Library, 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, 06880, United States