Isn't it amazing how the human body & mind work together ...and, so often, without our conscious control?read more

Stephanie Pintoff’s In the Shadow of Gotham is NOT a Batman story.

The Usual Suspects will be discussing the book on Sunday, March 18 at 2 PM.read more

Just two weeks from today we will be heading to the polls to elect the next President of the United States, numerous members of Congress and many state and local officials.  If you feel like you need a little break from the constant onslaught of campaign commercials and debates, be sure to check out some of the election themed and political movies that are available in our AV department.read more

Are you looking for something fun and familiar that is taking place close to home?  How about beautiful music and a good story that may take you down memory lane? read more

If you or someone you know has been out of work for a long time, come to the library to learn about training and educational programs that can help.

Jobseeker Special: Long-Term Unemployed Training and Educational Programs at The WorkPlace

Staff of The WorkPlace, one of five Connecticut Workforce Development Boards, will discuss their Platform to Employment (P2E) program. The WorkPlace won an innovation award for this program, featured on 60 Minutes, which supports the long-term unemployed who have exhausted their unemployment benefits.

See what's new in the Teen Section for the week of February 25th, 2013...

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Here we go again!  This is one of our favorite times of year!

Every spring, the Westport Children's librarians visit every single classroom in the public elementary and middle schools.

We bring bags of books to share (sometimes suitcases) and we distribute lists of our favorite summertime reads for every grade.

We also use this time as an opportunity to remind all the kids (and their parents) that the end of the school year is a great time for everyone to join the public library's famous Summer Reading Club, which kicks off on Father's Day weekend with JESTER JIM at 2:30pm on Saturday, June 15.  Every year, 2000+ students of all ages sign up to read read read!

This year's Summer Reading Club theme is "Dig Into Reading!"

So - looking for a great book to read?  These books will be on display in the Children's Library all summer:

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Grade 5 (coming soon!)

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