Thursday, May 8SpokenWord is sponsored by Jerry A. Tishman.
Monday, May 12SpokenWord is sponsored by Jerry A. Tishman.
Tuesday, May 13Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Synopses and reviews.
Tuesday, May 13Michael Shavel, Certified Professional Resume Writer with the CT Department of Labor will review resumes of participants. Information? 291-4844 or email sschulman@westportlibrary.org
Wednesday, May 14With a mix of sex, violence, and humor, longtime Westport resident and
hairdresser Nicholas Mancini takes a look behind the scenes of this little-explored industry in his novel, A Hairdresser’s Revenge.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Author's website.
Book Review.
Wednesday, May 14SpokenWord is sponsored by Jerry A. Tishman.
Photo credit Phyllis Groner.
Thursday, May 15 
May 16-July 24"Altered Books: Recycling Magic" showcases the artfully recycled printed page from pieces in the collection of the Portland Public Library in Portland, Maine.
(at left, Billy Goat the Counselor by Sachiyo Yoshida)
Saturday, May 17An afternoon of musical performances, art displays and poetry recitations with the Staples High School Art Club. There will also be an open-mike for those who become inspired! Refreshments will be served.
Sunday, May 18Author Karen E. Olsen will be on-hand for the discussion of her book, Sacred Cows, the story about the murder of a Yale student and how the investigation by a New Haven reporter leads to her secret life. For copies of the book, phone 291-4821. New participants always welcome.
Monday, May 19SpokenWord is sponsored by Jerry A. Tishman.
Tuesday, May 20For copies of the book, phone 291-4821.
New participants always welcome.
Book Review.
Wednesday, May 21In this biography, The Last Mrs. Astor: A New York Story, which is based on firsthand knowledge and interviews with Brooke Astor's friends and the heads of New York's great cultural institutions, author Frances Kiernan gives us back the woman so loved and admired, whose hands-on approach would inspire future philanthropists.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Book review.
Thursday, May 22
Thursday, May 29Join the Westport Library and the Westport Arts Center for a screening and discussion of Juno, the award-winning film for Best Original Screenplay. Health educator Bob Selverstone will facilitate this event as we discuss teen pregnancy, as well as other adolescent issues. (film 96 min.)
Pizza and refreshments will be served. Registration is required.
Contact Jaina Lewis at 291-4809 or jlewis@westportlibrary.org
Movie Review.
Juno movie site.
June 1 to July 31Opening reception: Friday, June 6, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm.
Light refreshments served. Enter through the main level Library entrance.
Monday, June 2Tuesday, June 3Michael Shavel, Certified Professional Resume Writer with the CT Department of Labor will review resumes of participants. For more information, contact Sylvia at 291-4844 or e-mail sschulman@westportlibrary.org
Wednesday, June 4Westport author A. E. Hotchner traveled with Ernest Hemingway for 14 years and collected a lifetime's worth of Hemingway's experiences, anecdotes, and observations about everything imaginable, from war to women, hunting to Hollywood, life to death. His new book, The Good Life According to Hemingway, which includes over 150 rare black and white photos from Hotchner’s personal collection, is an exuberant, fully illustrated celebration of Hemingway’s remarkable genius and the wild adventures of his life.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
More information about A.E. Hotchner.
Book review.
Thursday, June 5Janis Abrahms Spring, Westport author of How Can I Forgive You? The Courage to Forgive, The Freedom Not To, will discuss a radical approach and an empowering model to healing intimate wounds and forgiveness. Her third book, an inspirational memoir on caring for an aging parent, will be published in late spring 2009.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Book review.
Saturday, June 7Invite a grandparent, parent, older sibling, or friend to learn basic knitting skills. Bring a pair of knitting needles and we will supply the yarn. Registration is required for beginning knitters and is limited to 8. Advanced knitters can just drop in!
Contact Jaina Lewis at 291-4809 or email jlewis@westportlibrary.org
Monday, June 9Books available for purchase and signing.
Book review.
About Pete Fornatale's radio program.
Tuesday, June 10Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Book Review.
The honoree for 2008 will be Oscar Hijuelos, Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love. The Tenth Westport Library Award will be given at the Library's Booked for the evening fundraising event on June 12, 2008 at 7:30 pm.
Friday, June 13Noted Brooklyn-based altered book artist Doug Beube will give a talk and slide show on “The Alternative Library: The Book in the Environment,” looking at the fact that books, which we may not think of as books at all, are everywhere in the environment. He will also discuss how, with the advent of the computer, many books are thrown away by individuals and institutions around the globe, and how fortunately many are reclaimed by artists.
above, Disasters; Twister Series; Yellow Pages by Doug Beube)
More about the artist.
More information on the Library's Books Unbound project, including furthur Book Grab dates
Part of the Library's 100th Birthday Celebration.
Sunday, June 15Discussion of The Bookman’s Wake by John Dunning. Paper Chase #1: Cliff Janeway, cop-turned-book-dealer, is trying to find “Eleanor Rigby” who has stolen a rare copy of Poe’s "The Raven."
For copies of the book, phone 291-4821. New participants always welcome.
Book Review.
Sunday, June 15
Monday, June 16Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Article by author.
Tuesday, June 17Discuss The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, by Jean-Dominique Bauby, translated by Jeremy Leggatt. An extraordinary book about the author's survival of a paralyzing stroke and his determination to live a rewarding life despite this. Made into a movie.
For copies of the book, phone 291-4821.
New participants always welcome.
Book Review.
Friday, June 18Come celebrate the last day of school with an afternoon of Wii with your friends! Just drop in.
Note: this is a new date!
Wednesday, June 25Kingmakers: The Invention of the Modern Middle East is a brilliant narrative history tracing today's troubles back to grandiose imperial overreach of Great Britain and the United States. Authors Karl Meyer and Shareen Brysac tell this character-driven story of how the modern Middle East came to be through the colorful lives of the Britons and Americans who shaped it.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Book review.
Saturday, June 28 Monday, June 30
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Sonny Fox is the embodiment of life after 50...60...70...and 80..! With clips from his early years on television, he will entertain, enlighten, and show the enthusiasm that has allowed him to re-invent his life from his early on-air television career to his more recent activities with international social and health reform through entertainment .
Sponsored by The Smilow Family.
Tuesday, July 15Michael Shavel, Certified Professional Resume Writer with the CT Department of Labor will review resumes of participants. For more information, contact Sylvia at 291-4844 or e-mail sschulman@westportlibrary.org
Monday, July 7
Tuesday, July 8Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Wednesday, July 9Part of the Library's 100th Birthday Celebration.
Thursday, July 10Part of the Library's 100th Birthday Celebration.
Thursday, July 10Westport author Winston E. Allen will discuss Don’t Get Mad, Get Rich—Become Financially Independent. Using a no-nonsense approach, this upbeat and inspirational book shows how to achieve greater financial success by anticipating and navigating the cyclical economic downturns and developing a wealth building mentality.
Books will be available and purchase and signing.
Saturday, July 12 
Sunday, July 13
Sunday, July 13Discussion of A Letter of Mary by Laurie R. King. Paper Chase #2: An archaeologist turns up dead after leaving a papyrus supposedly written by Mary Magdalene with Sherlock Holmes and Mary Russell.
For copies of the book, phone 291-4821. New participants always welcome.
Book Review.
Monday, July 14
Tuesday, July 15For copies of the book, phone 291-4821.
New participants always welcome.
Book Review.
Tuesday, July 15Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Author's website.
Wednesdays, beginning July 16, 3 sessionsMore information on the Library's Books Unbound project.
Altered Book shown: Billy Goat the Counselor by Sachiyo Yoshida, from Portland Public Library collection, on display Riverwalk Level, Westport Library May 16-July 24.
Sat., July 19
9 am to 6 pm
Look for the big white tents on Jesup Green for the sale where you will find everything from hardcover books to paper backs to videos to audio-books— for all ages!
Interested in donating books?
All book donations are welcomed anytime prior to the sale, but the sooner the better. Bring books to the Library circulation desk.
And don’t forget, we need a lot of volunteers! Go to the website for more information, www.westportlibrary.org, or call Suzy Hooper at 434-7344 or email geosoo143@yahoo.com