tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6 2007-08-24T15:06:04Z Movable Type Publishing Platform 4.01 http://www.westportlibrary.org/events/podcasts/itunes.xml tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.1994 2010-04-17T09:00:00Z 2009-11-20T20:21:31Z

Saturday and Sunday, April 17 and 18, 2010 Westport and Easton Libraries Connecticut now has its own major event for the mystery-minded! Murder 203 is a two day festival organized by the Easton and Westport Libraries for readers and writers....

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html







Saturday and Sunday, April 17 and 18, 2010
Westport and Easton Libraries

Connecticut now has its own major event for the mystery-minded! Murder 203 is a two day festival organized by the Easton and Westport Libraries for readers and writers. Attendees enjoy author talks, panel discussions, book signings, writing tips from the professionals, and a unique opportunity to mingle with authors and fellow crime fiction enthusiasts at the Cocktails and Crime reception on Saturday evening. The event is $65 if you register before March 1st. After March 1st, registration is $75. Meet-the-Authors continental breakfast Saturday and Sunday morning is included in the registration fee as well as lunch on Saturday and admission to Cocktails and Crime. For information and registration, visit murder203.com. Questions? Phone Jane Murphy at 203-291-4836. ]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.1993 2010-04-18T09:00:00Z 2009-11-20T20:20:02Z

Saturday and Sunday, April 17 and 18, 2010 Westport and Easton Libraries Connecticut now has its own major event for the mystery-minded! Murder 203 is a two day festival organized by the Easton and Westport Libraries for readers and writers....

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html







Saturday and Sunday, April 17 and 18, 2010
Westport and Easton Libraries

Connecticut now has its own major event for the mystery-minded! Murder 203 is a two day festival organized by the Easton and Westport Libraries for readers and writers. Attendees enjoy author talks, panel discussions, book signings, writing tips from the professionals, and a unique opportunity to mingle with authors and fellow crime fiction enthusiasts at the Cocktails and Crime reception on Saturday evening. The event is $65 if you register before March 1st. After March 1st, registration is $75. Meet-the-Authors continental breakfast Saturday and Sunday morning is included in the registration fee as well as lunch on Saturday and admission to Cocktails and Crime. For information and registration, visit murder203.com. Questions? Phone Jane Murphy at 203-291-4836. ]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1862 2009-12-14T10:00:01Z 2009-11-18T15:41:47Z

Monday, December 14 7:30 pm McManus Room Enjoy a look at some of the most important, entertaining, and influential ads from 1950 to 2007. From Bob & Ray pitching Piels beer to Apple's Orwellian "1984" to the Osbournes peddling Pepsi,...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Monday, December 14
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Enjoy a look at some of the most important, entertaining, and influential ads from 1950 to 2007. From Bob & Ray pitching Piels beer to Apple's Orwellian "1984" to the Osbournes peddling Pepsi, it's a trip down memory lane via Madison Avenue introduced with historical and industry context by David Bushman, Curator for the Paley Center for Media. Before joining the Paley Center in 1992, David Bushman was senior television editor of Daily Variety in Los Angeles and weekly Variety in New York. He also served as director of programming at TV Land from 1997 to 1998. He has taught and lectured on TV at numerous institutions, but on only one continent. He may be the only person in the world pining for an E-Z Streets reunion. ]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1831 2009-12-09T10:00:00Z 2009-08-26T16:00:02Z

Wednesday, December 9 Noon McManus Room For books to settle down for a great read. Westporter Sybil Steinberg, contributing editor and former book review section editor for Publishers Weekly, will share her list of the best new books. Always fascinating...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Wednesday, December 9
Noon
McManus Room

For books to settle down for a great read. Westporter Sybil Steinberg, contributing editor and former book review section editor for Publishers Weekly, will share her list of the best new books. Always fascinating to listen to! Bring your notebooks for this critic’s expert overview of newly published titles that are not to be missed. ]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2010:/events//6.1791 2010-04-26T09:00:01Z 2009-09-18T14:21:24Z

Monday, April 26, 2010 7:30 pm McManus Room Meet our detective: Maria Altmann. In a real-life David vs. Goliath tale, one woman, almost 90 years old and more than 10,000 miles away, took on the Austrian government—and won. Jane Cleland,...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Monday, April 26, 2010
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Meet our detective: Maria Altmann. In a real-life David vs. Goliath tale, one woman, almost 90 years old and more than 10,000 miles away, took on the Austrian government—and won. Jane Cleland, author of the award-winning Josie Prescott mystery series, will present the story behind this thriller and will also examine the fate of more than 100,000 pilfered objects yet to be found. ]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1761 2009-10-17T09:00:00Z 2009-09-30T19:05:43Z

Saturday, October 17 11:00 am McManus Room All those great photos are on the digital camera, but what to do next? Digital camera expert Michael Franco will explain how to download to your computer, organize the photos, print or email...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Saturday, October 17
11:00 am
McManus Room

All those great photos are on the digital camera, but what to do next? Digital camera expert Michael Franco will explain how to download to your computer, organize the photos, print or email them, and other fun ways to enjoy and share your photos.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1753 2009-09-19T09:00:00Z 2009-09-14T17:58:27Z

Note: This event is postponed. Watch the website for information on a new date. McManus Room It's a familiar name. So, what is eBay? Learn how to buy and sell items, pay with PayPal, and market items for sale. Items...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Note: This event is postponed.
Watch the website for information on a new date.
McManus Room

It's a familiar name. So, what is eBay? Learn how to buy and sell items, pay with PayPal, and market items for sale. Items in the Library catalog on Ebay.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1746 2009-11-15T10:00:00Z 2009-10-07T14:23:01Z

Sunday,November 15 2:00 pm McManus Room Westport author Nechama Tec will show clips from the 2008 film Defiance based on her book Defiance: The Bielski Partisans, a riveting history of one group who struggled against the Nazis. Daniel Craig and...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Sunday,November 15
2:00 pm
McManus Room

Westport author Nechama Tec will show clips from the 2008 film Defiance based on her book Defiance: The Bielski Partisans, a riveting history of one group who struggled against the Nazis. Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber starred in the film, and Nechama Tec's son Roland Tec co-produced the film. The largest armed rescue operation of Jews by Jews in World War II, this extraordinary community included both men and women, some with weapons, but mostly unarmed, ranging from infants to the elderly. She reconstructs for the first time the amazing details of how these partisans and their families--hungry, exposed to the harsh winter weather--managed not only to survive, but also to offer protection to all Jewish fugitives who could find their way to them. Books by Nechama Tec in the Library catalog. Co-sponsored with the Holocaust Child Survivors of Connecticut.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1637 2009-10-26T09:00:01Z 2009-09-30T17:29:28Z

Monday, October 26 7:30 pm Bedford Middle School auditorium Joseph A. Califano, Jr., founder and chairman of The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University and former U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, will discuss his...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Monday, October 26
7:30 pm
Bedford Middle School auditorium

Joseph A. Califano, Jr., founder and chairman of The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University and former U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, will discuss his book How to Raise a Drug-Free Kid: The Straight Dope for Parents, a guide to help parents get their kids through the pre-teen, teen and college years drug free. Through its nine facets of parental engagement, learn proven, practical ways to constructively engage in the lives of their children and to use their "Parent Power" in order to be their child's strongest positive influence. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Books by Joseph Califano in the Library catalog. Directions to Bedford Middle School. Co-sponsored with Positive Youth Development.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1633 2009-07-07T09:00:01Z 2009-06-22T20:07:23Z

Tuesday, July 7 7:30 pm McManus Room BlackBerry smart phones are the #1 smart phone line in the US, and they recently opened up their “App World” - BlackBerry’s answer to Apple’s super-successful App Store. Let PCMag.com’s cell phone expert...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Tuesday, July 7
7:30 pm
McManus Room

BlackBerry smart phones are the #1 smart phone line in the US, and they recently opened up their “App World” - BlackBerry’s answer to Apple’s super-successful App Store. Let PCMag.com’s cell phone expert Sascha Segan guide you through the best ways to make your BlackBerry more entertaining, useful and fun. He’ll try to field all your other cell phone questions, too! Sascha Segan is the lead analyst for mobile devices for the PCMag Digital Network. He’s reviewed hundreds of mobile phones over the past five years. He also speaks on radio, television and the Internet about mobile technology issues and won awards in 2007 and 2008 for his columns on mobile tech. He lives in Queens, NY. Items in the Library catalog on BlackBerries.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1613 2009-07-30T09:00:01Z 2009-06-30T16:09:53Z

Thursday, July 30 7:00 pm McManus Room Dog trainer and behavior therapist Jody Rosengarten will discuss tips and tricks on training your dog. Learn how to tap into our four-legged friends' perspective to present new, more realistic approaches to dog...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Thursday, July 30
7:00 pm
McManus Room

Dog trainer and behavior therapist Jody Rosengarten will discuss tips and tricks on training your dog. Learn how to tap into our four-legged friends' perspective to present new, more realistic approaches to dog training with amazing results. This is the fifth in in the Dog Days of Summer. Check out the last one Monday, August 3!]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1609 2009-08-03T09:00:00Z 2009-06-30T17:43:07Z

Monday, August 3 7:00 pm McManus Room For the last in the Dog Days of Summer series, Cora Martin, a volunteer puppy raiser for Guiding Eyes for the Blind, will talk about the process of raising these puppies with the...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Monday, August 3
7:00 pm
McManus Room

For the last in the Dog Days of Summer series, Cora Martin, a volunteer puppy raiser for Guiding Eyes for the Blind, will talk about the process of raising these puppies with the love, socialization and basic obedience it will need to succeed in guide dog training. These dogs go on to enrich the lives of blind and visually impaired men and women.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1591 2009-07-23T09:00:01Z 2009-07-16T14:40:01Z

Thursday, July 23 7:00 pm McManus Room What options are available for sheltering your pet during a disaster? Westporter Dr. Veronica Rynn, certified animal chiropractor, will discuss the critical points on how to prepare checklist and make plans to keep...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Thursday, July 23
7:00 pm
McManus Room

What options are available for sheltering your pet during a disaster? Westporter Dr. Veronica Rynn, certified animal chiropractor, will discuss the critical points on how to prepare checklist and make plans to keep everyone safe. After Hurricane Katrina hit she was horrified about what happened (and didn't happen) to all the animals in the midst of the chaos. She immediately became trained in animal disaster services through United Animal Nations. This organization is based out of Sacramento and travels throughout the U.S. responding to various emergencies from puppy mill takeovers to natural disasters where animals need sheltering. Dr. Rynn is on the ESF-11 Animal Disaster Planning Committee for Fairfield County and is a member of Westport CERT. This is the third in in the Dog Days of Summer. Check out the other programs on Tuesday, July 28, Thursday, July 30, and Monday, August 3!]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1590 2009-07-28T09:00:01Z 2009-06-30T16:07:08Z

Tuesday, July 28 7:00 pm McManus Room Weston veterinarian Dr. Chuck Noonan will talk about how to choose the right pet for your family. Learn about things to consider, the many choices available and how to decide what is right...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Tuesday, July 28
7:00 pm
McManus Room

Weston veterinarian Dr. Chuck Noonan will talk about how to choose the right pet for your family. Learn about things to consider, the many choices available and how to decide what is right for you. This is the fourth in in the Dog Days of Summer. Check out the other programs on Thursday, July 30, and Monday, August 3! ]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1589 2009-07-27T09:00:01Z 2009-07-09T15:31:40Z

Monday, July 27 7:30 pm McManus Room Jane Austen’s Emma has been described as a traditional mystery with no murder. The term traditional is code in the world of mysteries. It informs and reassures readers about what to expect of...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Monday, July 27
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Jane Austen’s Emma has been described as a traditional mystery with no murder. The term traditional is code in the world of mysteries. It informs and reassures readers about what to expect of this sub-genre—it implies certain qualities relating to the structure, characters, pacing, plot, and resolution. Mystery authors, Jane K. Cleland and Margaret J. Ehrhart, will discuss the components of a “traditional” mystery, Jane Austen’s mastery of clues, red herrings, and suspense techniques, and how and why the mystery in Emma succeeds. Items in the Library catalog on Jane Austen.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1572 2009-09-22T09:00:02Z 2009-09-14T17:30:43Z

Tuesday, September 22 7:30 pm McManus Room Robert Lipsyte is the host of Life (Part 2), an innovative PBS series that offers insights into how to navigate the process of reinventing yourself in an ever-shifting landscape—and also share secrets of...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Tuesday, September 22
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Robert Lipsyte is the host of Life (Part 2), an innovative PBS series that offers insights into how to navigate the process of reinventing yourself in an ever-shifting landscape—and also share secrets of how to enjoy the journey. Lipsyte, an author, Emmy-award winner, former sports and city columnist for the New York Times and correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt and NBC Nightly News, uses his tough-minded journalistic instincts, ever-ready wit, and opinions to rediscover the art of aging. Books by Robert Lipsyte. Community Conversations are sponsored by The Smilow Family.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1556 2009-06-10T09:00:00Z 2009-03-30T16:20:45Z

Wednesday, June 10 7:00 pm McManus Room Join Emmy award-winning media personality and executive producer Phil Donahue for a screening and discussion of The Body of War, a feature documentary about the true face of war today, a powerful indictment...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Wednesday, June 10
7:00 pm
McManus Room

Join Emmy award-winning media personality and executive producer Phil Donahue for a screening and discussion of The Body of War, a feature documentary about the true face of war today, a powerful indictment of the tactical politics that led to the invasion of Iraq and a heartbreaking account of one man's living with the aftermath. ]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1519 2009-03-25T09:00:00Z 2009-03-18T15:23:51Z

Wednesday, March 25 7:00 pm McManus Room Called by one reviewer the Erin Brockovich of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Riki Ott, Ph.D. meticulously recounts the events and aftermath of the catastrophic 1989 oil spill in Alaska’s Prince William Sound...

http://www.westportlibrary.org Wednesday, March 25
7:00 pm
McManus Room

Called by one reviewer the Erin Brockovich of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Riki Ott, Ph.D. meticulously recounts the events and aftermath of the catastrophic 1989 oil spill in Alaska’s Prince William Sound in her new book, Not One Drop: Betrayal and Courage in the Wake of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. Actor James Naughton will introduce Ott who will also show clips from her documentary on the spill. A former commercial salmon fisherman with a PhD in marine toxicology and a specialist in oil pollution, Ott experienced the disaster firsthand as a resident of Cordova, Alaska. Books will be available for purchase and signing. ]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1492 2009-04-19T09:00:00Z 2009-02-23T19:18:52Z

Sunday, April 192:00 pm and 3:00 pmMcManus Room Westport Public Library Connecticut now has its own major event for the mystery-minded! Murder 203 is a two day festival organized by the Easton and Westport Libraries for fans and writers...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html







Sunday, April 19
2:00 pm and 3:00 pm
McManus Room
Westport Public Library

Connecticut now has its own major event for the mystery-minded! Murder 203 is a two day festival organized by the Easton and Westport Libraries for fans and writers with Guest of Honor Linda Fairstein. Attendees will enjoy panel discussions, book signings, writing tips from the professionals, and a unique opportunity to mingle with authors and fellow crime fiction enthusiasts.

2:00 pm: WE DIDN’T MAKE IT UP!
Kate Flora, M. William Phelps and Mary-Ann Tirone Smith discuss true crime writing. Free. No registration needed for this event at the Westport Library.

3:00 pm: WHAT’S THE WORD?
Mystery publishing professionals Russell Perreault and Sheryl Stebbins share their insiders’ view of the latest trends in the mystery marketplace. Free. No registration needed for this event at the Westport Library. For furthur information on the festival, visit murder203.com. For further information, phone Jane Murphy at 203-291-4836.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1485 2009-05-13T09:00:00Z 2009-03-10T19:56:55Z

Wednesday, May 13 7:30 pm McManus Room Edward Pleasant distinguishes himself as an outstanding performing artist in opera and musical theater as well as in concert, recital and recording. He has been critically acclaimed by The New York Times for...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Wednesday, May 13
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Edward Pleasant distinguishes himself as an outstanding performing artist in opera and musical theater as well as in concert, recital and recording. He has been critically acclaimed by The New York Times for his “appealing stage presence” and will present the poetry of the Harlem Renaissance focusing on Langston Hughes.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1484 2009-05-11T09:00:00Z 2009-03-03T20:15:58Z

Monday, May 11 7:30 pm McManus Room Arthur Mitchell, renowned dancer, choreographer, director and co-founder and of the Dance Theatre of Harlem, will talk about social dance, and how dance both reflected and was a reflection of the culture of...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Monday, May 11
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Arthur Mitchell, renowned dancer, choreographer, director and co-founder and of the Dance Theatre of Harlem, will talk about social dance, and how dance both reflected and was a reflection of the culture of the Harlem Renaissance. . . a way for people to celebrate, to escape, and to express their identity. He will bring a professional dancer from The Dance Theatre of Harlem who will perform a classic dance.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1483 2009-05-07T09:00:00Z 2009-05-04T20:38:28Z

Thursday, May 7 7:30 pm McManus Room Laurie Woodard, Ph.D., lecturer in African American Studies and History at Yale, talks about the literature and authors of the Harlem Renaissance who broke with earlier ethnic writers and whose work mimicked white...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Thursday, May 7
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Laurie Woodard, Ph.D., lecturer in African American Studies and History at Yale, talks about the literature and authors of the Harlem Renaissance who broke with earlier ethnic writers and whose work mimicked white standards. Writers searched for a unifying cultural identity and boldly proclaimed the advent of a new cultural aesthetic.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1482 2009-05-06T09:00:00Z 2009-03-03T19:31:01Z

Wednesday, May 6 7:30 pm McManus Room Professor Bill Messenger, lecturer in music at the Peabody Institute of John Hopkins University and narrator with The Teaching Company Great Courses, will explore the events that created the most fertile era of...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Wednesday, May 6
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Professor Bill Messenger, lecturer in music at the Peabody Institute of John Hopkins University and narrator with The Teaching Company Great Courses, will explore the events that created the most fertile era of black music and musicals in American history. Eighty years after songs such as "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Sweet Georgia Brown" were written by composers and lyricists of the Harlem Renaissance, they continue to be featured in films, theatre and cabaret. Find out why! ]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1481 2009-05-03T09:00:00Z 2009-03-03T19:26:04Z

Sunday, May 3 2:00 pm McManus Room Cynthia E. Russett Ph.D., Larned Professor of History at Yale University, will examine the decade that saw an astonishing outpouring of black art, poetry, fiction, drama, and music. Harlem, a mecca for African-Americans...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Sunday, May 3
2:00 pm
McManus Room

Cynthia E. Russett Ph.D., Larned Professor of History at Yale University, will examine the decade that saw an astonishing outpouring of black art, poetry, fiction, drama, and music. Harlem, a mecca for African-Americans in the early years of the 20th century, had long been a cultural center for white artists, writers, and intellectuals, and African-Americans saw Harlem as a kind of safe haven. The 1920s were the years when, as historian David Levering Lewis has written, "Harlem was in vogue." ]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1473 2009-04-04T09:00:00Z 2009-02-17T16:49:06Z

Saturday, April 4 11:00 am McManus Room In today’s world, email has become essential. Rob Rogers will compare various free online email services, such as Yahoo & Gmail. Learn how to set up an account, send and receive email...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Saturday, April 4
11:00 am
McManus Room

In today’s world, email has become essential. Rob Rogers will compare various free online email services, such as Yahoo & Gmail. Learn how to set up an account, send and receive email and attachments.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1451 2009-05-16T09:00:00Z 2009-02-25T14:37:48Z

Saturday, May 16 11:00 am-12.30 pm McManus Room Even the simplest digital camera is a technological leap forward for those who remember black and white TV. Although these cameras are capable of far more than most ever need, there are...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Saturday, May 16
11:00 am-12.30 pm
McManus Room

Even the simplest digital camera is a technological leap forward for those who remember black and white TV. Although these cameras are capable of far more than most ever need, there are a few basic features that often get overlooked and can improve photographs taken. Digital photography expert Michael Franco will discuss depth of field, white balance, flash options, macro focus and more.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1443 2009-01-29T10:00:00Z 2009-01-28T16:06:15Z

Program rescheduled from yesterday, Wednesday, January 28 due to yesterday's weather.Thursday, January 29 Noon McManus Room For books to settle down for a great read this winter. Westporter Sybil Steinberg, contributing editor and former book review section editor for Publishers...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Program rescheduled from yesterday, Wednesday, January 28 due to yesterday's weather.

Thursday, January 29
Noon
McManus Room

For books to settle down for a great read this winter. Westporter Sybil Steinberg, contributing editor and former book review section editor for Publishers Weekly, will share her list of the best new books. Always fascinating to listen to! Bring your notebooks for this critic’s expert overview of newly published titles that are not to be missed. ]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1426 2009-02-26T10:00:00Z 2009-02-19T15:25:52Z

Thursday, February 26 7:30 pm McManus Room Edgar Allan Poe was heavily influenced by the aesthetic pattern of the writing, as well as the writer's reputation and literary output. Graphologist Arlyn Imberman, author of Signature for Success, will draw on...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Thursday, February 26
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Edgar Allan Poe was heavily influenced by the aesthetic pattern of the writing, as well as the writer's reputation and literary output. Graphologist Arlyn Imberman, author of Signature for Success, will draw on the collection of Susan Tane's Poe memorabilia, as well as manuscripts and letters of well known literary figures of the time, to offer an enlightening, professional opinion of Poe's graphological analysis. The comparisons between Poe's analyses and those of a professional graphologist will create an interesting and fascinating presentation. Event sponsored by Susan Tane. Above, portion of Poe manuscript from the collection of Susan Tane.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.1335 2008-11-17T10:00:00Z 2008-12-02T20:25:30Z

Monday, November 17 7:30 pm Bedford Middle School Auditorium Joyce Carol Oates will be in conversation with Westporter Sybil Steinberg at the 7th Annual Malloy Lecture in the Arts. Oates, nominated three times for a Nobel Prize, is one...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html

Monday, November 17
7:30 pm
Bedford Middle School Auditorium

Joyce Carol Oates will be in conversation with Westporter Sybil Steinberg at the 7th Annual Malloy Lecture in the Arts. Oates, nominated three times for a Nobel Prize, is one of America's most versatile, serious writers, the author of a number of distinguished books in several genres, all published within the past twenty-five years.

In addition to numerous novels and short story collections, she has published several volumes of poetry, several books of plays, and five books of literary criticism. Often Oates's "vision" is that of a highly complex America populated with presumably ordinary families who experience common yet intense emotions and relationships and who frequently encounter violence.

Her newest children’s book, Naughty Cherie, was published in January 2008. Come Meet Muffin! a children's book, was published in 1998. Black Water was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize. In January 2001 We Were The Mulvaneys was selected as an Oprah Book of the Month.

Click here for Joyce Carol Oates website
Books will be available for purchase and signing. Registration required for this event. Click here to register No tickets issued, just check-in at the door.

Click here for directions to Bedford Middle School.
Photo credit:Marion Ettlinger.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1252 2009-01-28T10:00:00Z 2009-01-28T16:06:00Z

Program rescheduled to tomorrow, Thursday, January 29 due to today's weather.Wednesday, January 28 Note program rescheduled to tomorrow, January 29 Noon McManus Room For books to settle down for a great read this winter. Westporter Sybil Steinberg, contributing editor and...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Program rescheduled to tomorrow, Thursday, January 29 due to today's weather.

Wednesday, January 28
Note program rescheduled to tomorrow, January 29
Noon
McManus Room

For books to settle down for a great read this winter. Westporter Sybil Steinberg, contributing editor and former book review section editor for Publishers Weekly, will share her list of the best new books. Always fascinating to listen to! Bring your notebooks for this critic’s expert overview of newly published titles that are not to be missed. ]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1250 2009-01-15T10:00:01Z 2009-01-15T17:56:59Z

Thursday, January 15 7:30 pm McManus Room Event cancelled for tonight, January 15. Rescheduled to Thursday, February 26 at 7:30 pm. Event sponsored by Susan Tane. Above, portion of Poe manuscript from the collection of Susan Tane....

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Thursday, January 15
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Event cancelled for tonight, January 15. Rescheduled to Thursday, February 26 at 7:30 pm. Event sponsored by Susan Tane. Above, portion of Poe manuscript from the collection of Susan Tane.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1249 2009-01-08T10:00:01Z 2009-01-06T18:52:14Z

Thursday, January 8 7:30 pm McManus Room Mark Schenker will present a talk on Edgar Allan Poe that places his life and works in the context of the American Gothic and 19th-century romanticism. The creator of one of the most...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Thursday, January 8
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Mark Schenker will present a talk on Edgar Allan Poe that places his life and works in the context of the American Gothic and 19th-century romanticism. The creator of one of the most popular literary forms, the detective story, and a master of another, the tale of psychological horror, Poe has a status with the reading public-both in an out of the classroom, with both children and adults-that is matched by no other American writer of his century with the possible exception of Mark Twain. And like Twain, Poe made a contribution to the American literary landscape with a public persona that remains as memorable as some of his fictional creations. Event sponsored by Susan Tane.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1248 2009-01-10T10:00:00Z 2008-10-02T19:25:57Z

Saturday, January 10 11:00 am McManus RoomLearn about the hottest internet site from Rob Rogers of the Library technology staff. Craigslist is a central network of online communities featuring free advertisements. More about Craigslist. Craigslist website....

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Saturday, January 10
11:00 am
McManus Room

Learn about the hottest internet site from Rob Rogers of the Library technology staff. Craigslist is a central network of online communities featuring free advertisements. More about Craigslist. Craigslist website.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1247 2009-04-18T09:00:00Z 2009-02-23T19:52:30Z

Saturday and Sunday, April 18 and 19Westport and Easton Libraries Connecticut now has its own major event for the mystery-minded! Murder 203 is a two day festival organized by the Easton and Westport Libraries for fans and writers. Attendees...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html







Saturday and Sunday, April 18 and 19
Westport and Easton Libraries

Connecticut now has its own major event for the mystery-minded! Murder 203 is a two day festival organized by the Easton and Westport Libraries for fans and writers. Attendees will enjoy panel discussions, book signings, writing tips from the professionals, and a unique opportunity to mingle with authors and fellow crime fiction enthusiasts at the Cocktails and Crime reception on Saturday evening. Thirty-five authors are scheduled to attend, headed up by Guest of Honor Linda Fairstein. Fairstein is a veteran sex-crime investigator who pens the very popular Alexandra Cooper mystery series. The event is $65 if you register before March 2nd. After March 2nd, registration is $75. Meet-the-Authors continental breakfast Saturday and Sunday morning is included in the registration fee as well as lunch on Saturday and admission to Cocktails and Crime. To register for this event, visit murder203.com. For further information, phone Jane Murphy at 203-291-4836. ]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1246 2009-01-12T10:00:00Z 2008-10-09T18:58:14Z

Monday, January 12 7:30 pm McManus Room Today, as the bicentennial of Poe’s birth is celebrated, he is more avidly collected than ever. The preeminent contemporary private Poe collector, Westporter Susan Jaffe Tane has lectured on her collection worldwide and...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Monday, January 12
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Today, as the bicentennial of Poe’s birth is celebrated, he is more avidly collected than ever. The preeminent contemporary private Poe collector, Westporter Susan Jaffe Tane has lectured on her collection worldwide and continues to be featured in books and magazines highlighting prominent collectors. Over the course of twenty years, she has built the most exceptional Poe library in private hands and includes many of Poe’s unique manuscripts and letters, scarce copies of his first editions, rare examples of the original newspaper and magazine issues in which much of his work first appeared, and editions of his most famous poem, “The Raven”. She will talk about the history of her extraordinary collection and how it documents Poe’s remarkable life and work through the artifacts of his own hand in his own time. More information an exhibit of her collection shown at Cornell University. Event sponsored by Susan Tane. Above, pen and ink silhouette by an unknown artist, from the collection of Susan Tane.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.1237 2008-11-19T10:00:02Z 2008-11-18T15:38:11Z

Wednesday, November 19 7:30 pm McManus Room A panel discussion with moderator Harold Levine and Dr. John Ramos, (left) Superintendent of Bridgeport Public Schools and Paul Timpanelli, (right) President of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council, who will discuss the...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Wednesday, November 19
7:30 pm
McManus Room

A panel discussion with moderator Harold Levine and Dr. John Ramos, (left) Superintendent of Bridgeport Public Schools and Paul Timpanelli, (right) President of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council, who will discuss the plan for greater financial efficiency in the Bridgeport Public School System. More about Dr. Ramos. Co-sponsored with the United Way of Coastal Fairfield County and the Westport League of Women Voters.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.1232 2009-02-10T10:00:01Z 2009-02-04T21:36:13Z

Tuesday, February 10 7:30 pm McManus Room Moderated by Business Week's senior editor and senior economist Jim Cooper, two veterans of the financial world will discuss the current state of Wall Street. David Komansky (left), who serves on the...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Tuesday, February 10
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Moderated by Business Week's senior editor and senior economist Jim Cooper, two veterans of the financial world will discuss the current state of Wall Street.

David Komansky (left), who serves on the Library’s Advisory Council, retired as Chairman of Merrill Lynch in April 2003 after spending 35 years at the firm. Marc Lasry (right), is CEO and co-founder of Avenue Capitol Group.

There is no registration for this event, but seating will be limited.
Community Conversations are sponsored by The Smilow Family.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.1145 2008-11-12T10:00:00Z 2008-11-03T16:26:50Z

Wednesday, November 12 7:30 pm McManus Room DonorsChoose.org's CFO, Westporter Andy Kaplan and Northeast Director Thalia Theodore will give an overview of the organization and discuss this high-tech/high-touch charity in action through the lens of the site's web marketing, corporate...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Wednesday, November 12
7:30 pm
McManus Room

DonorsChoose.org's CFO, Westporter Andy Kaplan and Northeast Director Thalia Theodore will give an overview of the organization and discuss this high-tech/high-touch charity in action through the lens of the site's web marketing, corporate cause-marketing, and backend technologies. Today’s public schools often lack resources for students to thrive. DonorsChoose.org makes it easy for any individual to make a big difference in education, one classroom at a time. At this online marketplace, “citizen philanthropists” can fund a project that moves them, whether it’s books or beakers, and hear back from the classroom with photos and personalized notes. Donors Choose website. Sponsored by The Thomson Reuters Corporation.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.1132 2008-09-20T09:00:00Z 2008-08-14T15:05:05Z

Saturday, September 20 11:00 am McManus Room A special Saturday event! In association with the Downtown Merchants Association's Blues, Views and BBQ Festival, jazz historian Todd Bryant Weeks will present an enlightening lecture on the great unsung Kansas City trumpeter...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Saturday, September 20
11:00 am
McManus Room

A special Saturday event! In association with the Downtown Merchants Association's Blues, Views and BBQ Festival, jazz historian Todd Bryant Weeks will present an enlightening lecture on the great unsung Kansas City trumpeter and blues singer Oran ‘Hot Lips’ Page. Weeks, author of Luck's In My Corner: The Life and Music of Hot Lips Page, will show rare photos, play musical excerpts, and discuss Kansas City Jazz and Page’s vital role in the development of this swinging and highly accessible musical form. Books will be available for purchase and signing. About his book. Blues, Views & BBQ Festival.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.1124 2008-11-01T09:00:00Z 2008-08-05T17:01:44Z

Saturday, November 1 11:00 am McManus Room Using blogging services like Blogger, LiveJournal, and others; learn to create your own online space for reflection, sharing, even broadcasting your thoughts, words, ideas, images, sounds, and even video! Staff technology member Rob...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Saturday, November 1
11:00 am
McManus Room

Using blogging services like Blogger, LiveJournal, and others; learn to create your own online space for reflection, sharing, even broadcasting your thoughts, words, ideas, images, sounds, and even video! Staff technology member Rob Rogers will discuss the world of online journaling. Blogger. LiveJournal.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.1123 2008-10-21T09:00:01Z 2008-09-02T19:38:57Z

Tuesday, October 21 7:30 pm McManus Room Join technology staff member Rob Rogers as he gives a step-by-step review of how to use online photo sharing sites such as KodakGallery, Flickr, Shutterfly, Snapfish, and more. Learn how to sign up,...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Tuesday, October 21
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Join technology staff member Rob Rogers as he gives a step-by-step review of how to use online photo sharing sites such as KodakGallery, Flickr, Shutterfly, Snapfish, and more. Learn how to sign up, upload photos, send invitations to others, view what others have uploaded, make basic repairs to photos and more. Flickr. Kodak Gallery. Shutterfly. Snapfish.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.1122 2008-09-06T09:00:00Z 2008-08-18T13:40:47Z

Saturday, September 6 11:00 am McManus Room Confused about blogs, wikis, social-networking sites, and folksonomies? Library technology staff member Rob Rogers will lead a Trends in Technology session to help you get acquainted with Web 2.0, the catchall term for...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Saturday, September 6
11:00 am
McManus Room

Confused about blogs, wikis, social-networking sites, and folksonomies? Library technology staff member Rob Rogers will lead a Trends in Technology session to help you get acquainted with Web 2.0, the catchall term for the rapidly increasing use of the web to enhance creativity, information sharing, and, most notably, collaboration among users. Anything from Blogs, to podcasts, to what links are in my browser—look at this new way of interacting with the web and find ways in which you can take part. More information on Web 2.0. YouTube video explanation.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.1116 2008-09-27T09:00:00Z 2008-08-27T17:25:40Z

Saturday, September 27 11:00 am to 12:30 pm McManus Room Got an old photo of your grannie that’s damaged or whose corner is missing? Now you can repair the damage and restore the photo to its former state by using...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Saturday, September 27
11:00 am to 12:30 pm
McManus Room

Got an old photo of your grannie that’s damaged or whose corner is missing? Now you can repair the damage and restore the photo to its former state by using the powerful but accessible software, Photoshop Elements 5. Digital photography expert Michael Franco will demonstrate how to use Photoshop to remove scratches, repair ripped photos and lost corners, remove unwanted blemishes, and more. He will begin with a powerpoint presentation outlining the types of problems that can be easily fixed and then show before-and-after examples of photos that he has repaired with Photoshop and provide a clear description of the tools used in Photoshop to make these repairs. Photoshop Elements. ]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.1007 2008-06-26T09:00:00Z 2008-05-29T15:43:58Z

Thursday, June 26 7:30 pm McManus Room The answer is an unequivocal “yes,” says best-selling author and prize-winning Westport journalist Mary-Lou Weisman, assuming you are willing to learn to choose your words with care. For the past six years,...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Thursday, June 26
7:30 pm
McManus Room

The answer is an unequivocal “yes,” says best-selling author and prize-winning Westport journalist Mary-Lou Weisman, assuming you are willing to learn to choose your words with care. For the past six years, Mary-Lou Weisman has been teaching the art of the personal essay and memoir writing at Norwalk Community College and The New School University in New York City. Mary-Lou will teach an inter-active class that will demonstrate some basic writing strategies that will immediately improve the quality of your writing. Your verbs will take on new power, your adjectives will be more alluring, and your nouns will take care of themselves. Bring a pencil and a pad.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.984 2008-07-02T09:00:00Z 2008-06-23T15:10:36Z

Wednesday, July 2 7:30 pm McManus Room Just days before what would have been, based on Armstrong’s account of being born on July 4th, Louis Armstrong’s 108th birthday, Staples high school graduate Todd Bryant Weeks, will talk about the jazz...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Wednesday, July 2
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Just days before what would have been, based on Armstrong’s account of being born on July 4th, Louis Armstrong’s 108th birthday, Staples high school graduate Todd Bryant Weeks, will talk about the jazz great. Weeks worked as a lecturer, archivist, and tour guide at the Louis Armstrong House Museum in Corona, Queens. He is the author of the recently published biography Luck's In My Corner: The Life and Music of Hot Lips Page. Books will be available for purchase and signing. More about his book. The Louis Armstrong House.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.971 2008-06-28T09:00:00Z 2008-05-30T16:56:45Z

Saturday, June 28 11:00 am McManus Room Digital photography expert Michael Franco will give step-by-step instruction in how to use online photo sharing sites such as KodakGallery, Flickr, Shutterfly, Snapfish, and more. Learn how to sign up, upload photos, send...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Saturday, June 28
11:00 am
McManus Room

Digital photography expert Michael Franco will give step-by-step instruction in how to use online photo sharing sites such as KodakGallery, Flickr, Shutterfly, Snapfish, and more. Learn how to sign up, upload photos, send invitations to others, view what others have uploaded, make basic repairs to photos and more. Flickr. Kodak Gallery. Shutterfly. Snapfish.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.944 2008-06-30T09:00:00Z 2008-05-16T15:08:39Z

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...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html 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.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.934 2008-06-02T09:00:00Z 2008-05-05T20:18:02Z

Monday, June 27:30 pmMcManus RoomArthur Levitt, Jr., the twenty-fifth and longest serving Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from 1993 to 2001,will speak on “Understanding the Credit Crisis and What We Can Do to Recover.” Levitt...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Monday, June 2
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Arthur Levitt, Jr., the twenty-fifth and longest serving Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from 1993 to 2001,will speak on “Understanding the Credit Crisis and What We Can Do to Recover.” Levitt is widely hailed as a champion of the individual investor.

Sponsored by The Smilow Family.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.927 2008-07-14T09:00:00Z 2008-06-02T14:11:42Z

Monday, July 14 7:30 pm McManus Room Mark Schenker, Associate Dean at Yale College, will give a brief introduction to Roman Mythology, focusing on how the agrarian-based spiritualism of early Roman religion, with its emphasis on the harvest and the...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Monday, July 14
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Mark Schenker, Associate Dean at Yale College, will give a brief introduction to Roman Mythology, focusing on how the agrarian-based spiritualism of early Roman religion, with its emphasis on the harvest and the hearth, assimilated Greek deities and narratives for Roman ends. His review of the similarities and differences between Greek and Roman mythologies will center on works of Ovid (The Metamorphoses) and Virgil (The Aeneid).]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.926 2008-07-07T09:00:00Z 2008-06-02T14:19:29Z

Monday, July 7 7:30 pm McManus Room Mark Schenker, Associate Dean at Yale College, will give a brief introduction to Greek Mythology, focusing on its origins in religious ritual and nature personification and the later development of anthropomorphic gods. His...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Monday, July 7
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Mark Schenker, Associate Dean at Yale College, will give a brief introduction to Greek Mythology, focusing on its origins in religious ritual and nature personification and the later development of anthropomorphic gods. His survey will include a discussion of the tension between the Ideal and the Monstrous, and how in all three of its phases—myths of creation, narratives of gods and mortals, and tales of human heroes—Greek mythology exerted an extensive influence on Western culture, especially literature. ]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.925 2008-07-13T09:00:00Z 2008-04-15T20:31:12Z

Sunday, July 13 2:00 pm McManus Room Join Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone, authors of Used and Rare: Travels in the Book World, for an entertaining look at the fundamentals of book collecting. Learn about first editions, inscribed copies, and what...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Sunday, July 13
2:00 pm
McManus Room

Join Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone, authors of Used and Rare: Travels in the Book World, for an entertaining look at the fundamentals of book collecting. Learn about first editions, inscribed copies, and what makes a book valuable as the Goldstones relate the joys and comic mishaps of their experiences as amateur book collectors. More about their book.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.921 2008-07-16T09:00:00Z 2008-05-28T15:00:52Z

Wednesdays: beginning July 16 for 3 sessions 6:30-8:30 pm Higgins Room Create works of art through altered bookmaking. You need not have any experience, just a willingness to be creative. Altered book artist, Cecilia Marshall, will be the instructor for...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Wednesdays: beginning July 16 for 3 sessions
6:30-8:30 pm
Higgins Room

Create works of art through altered bookmaking. You need not have any experience, just a willingness to be creative. Altered book artist, Cecilia Marshall, will be the instructor for the classes offered through Westport Continuing Education. Note that classes will be held in the Library’s Higgins Room.
Offered through Westport Continuing Education. Phone 341-1209 or register online at www.westportsummerschool.com. More 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.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2009:/events//6.883 2009-01-11T10:00:00Z 2008-10-06T15:13:33Z

Sunday, January 11, 2009 2:00 pm McManus Room Appearing in costume and character as Edgar Allan Poe, David Keltz's one-man show provides an up-close and personal encounter with this classic storyteller. Becoming all the characters in Poe's stories, Keltz will...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Sunday, January 11, 2009
2:00 pm
McManus Room

Appearing in costume and character as Edgar Allan Poe, David Keltz's one-man show provides an up-close and personal encounter with this classic storyteller. Becoming all the characters in Poe's stories, Keltz will entertain with Poe's chilling prose, haunting poetry and charming fantasies, getting to know Poe personally as a human being as well as a famous author. Appropriate for age 12 and up.

David Keltz's website.
Event sponsored by Susan Tane.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.877 2008-04-07T09:00:00Z 2008-03-19T13:24:17Z

Monday, April 7 2:00 pm McManus Room Westport Public Library is pleased to announce an introductory workshop on Proposal Writing for grantseekers. Ines Sucre of the Foundation Center, the nation's leading authority on philanthropy, connecting nonprofits and the grantmakers supporting...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html
Monday, April 7
2:00 pm
McManus Room
Westport Public Library is pleased to announce an introductory workshop on Proposal Writing for grantseekers. Ines Sucre of the Foundation Center, the nation's leading authority on philanthropy, connecting nonprofits and the grantmakers supporting them, will speak. She will also demonstrate some new features of the excellent database, Foundation Directory Online Professional, which is available to you at the Library. Register with Sylvia Schulman, 291-4844 or sschulman@westportlibrary.org ]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.867 2008-09-18T09:00:00Z 2008-09-10T14:24:31Z

Thursday, September 18 7:30 pm McManus Room Libraries are continually working to incorporate changing technology into their systems and into services offered to library users. Irving Wladawsky-Berger, Visiting Professor of Engineering Systems at MIT and Chairman Emeritus of IBM Academy...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Thursday, September 18
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Libraries are continually working to incorporate changing technology into their systems and into services offered to library users. Irving Wladawsky-Berger, Visiting Professor of Engineering Systems at MIT and Chairman Emeritus of IBM Academy of Technology, will lead a panel discussion on how the library can better serve the community through technology. Panel members will include Library Director Maxine Bleiweis , Library Trustee Andy Moss, former senior director of Microsoft’s technical policy and now founding head of Bluewater Associates, who has more than 26 years of experience innovating, creating, and managing new technology businesses, and Bill Derry, coordinator of Information and Technology Literacy for the Westport schools. Also joining the panel will be several people from the community. Irving Wladawsky-Berger's web page. Sponsored by The Thomson Reuters Corporation. ]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.860 2008-06-13T09:00:00Z 2008-05-07T18:54:33Z

Friday, June 13 7:00 pm, light refreshments 7:30 pm, speaker McManus Room Noted 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...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Friday, June 13
7:00 pm, light refreshments
7:30 pm, speaker
McManus Room

Noted 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.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.859 2008-07-10T09:00:00Z 2008-07-01T13:56:49Z

Thursday, July 10 10:00 am McManus Room Beverly Sanders, stage, television and film actor, writer and director, will conduct a writing workshop that will encourage participants to recall a variety of life experiences and memories about the library. The workshop...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Thursday, July 10
10:00 am
McManus Room

Beverly Sanders, stage, television and film actor, writer and director, will conduct a writing workshop that will encourage participants to recall a variety of life experiences and memories about the library. The workshop promises to be stimulating and entertaining. Bring a pad and pencil.

Beverly Sanders' website. Part of the Library's 100th Birthday Celebration. ]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.858 2008-07-09T09:00:00Z 2008-07-01T13:57:26Z

Wednesday, July 9 7:30 pm McManus Room Beverly Sanders, stage, television and film actor, writer and director, will conduct a writing workshop that will encourage participants to recall a variety of life experiences and memories about the library. The workshop...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Wednesday, July 9
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Beverly Sanders, stage, television and film actor, writer and director, will conduct a writing workshop that will encourage participants to recall a variety of life experiences and memories about the library. The workshop promises to be stimulating and entertaining. Bring a pad and pencil.

Beverly Sanders' website. Part of the Library's 100th Birthday Celebration. ]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.828 2008-05-19T09:00:00Z 2008-05-19T16:15:33Z

Monday, May 19 7:00 pm McManus Room A one-act musical revue of Mark Twain’s stories and wit written by Danny Ashkenasi. The revue features musical adaptations of "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," "A Genuine Mexican Plug," "Cannibalism in...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Monday, May 19
7:00 pm
McManus Room

A one-act musical revue of Mark Twain’s stories and wit written by Danny Ashkenasi. The revue features musical adaptations of "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," "A Genuine Mexican Plug," "Cannibalism in the Cars," "Life on the Mississippi," "Innocents Abroad," and many others.

More information on Danny Ashkenasi.
SpokenWord is sponsored by Jerry A. Tishman.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.827 2008-05-14T09:00:00Z 2008-03-04T19:18:40Z

Wednesday, May 14 7:30 pm McManus Room Daniel Cruson, teacher and President of the Archaeology Society of Connecticut, will give an illustrated presentation on the two periods of Twain’s life showing the effect that Connecticut had on him as a...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Wednesday, May 14
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Daniel Cruson, teacher and President of the Archaeology Society of Connecticut, will give an illustrated presentation on the two periods of Twain’s life showing the effect that Connecticut had on him as a writer, and the impact that he had on the communities in which he lived, including his unique architectural contributions. SpokenWord is sponsored by Jerry A. Tishman. Photo credit Phyllis Groner.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.824 2008-05-12T09:00:00Z 2008-02-20T19:08:50Z

Monday, May 12 7:30 pm McManus Room Dr. David E. E. Sloane, professor of English at the University of New Haven, and past president of the American Humor Studies Association and the Mark Twain Circle, will play his banjo and...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Monday, May 12
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Dr. David E. E. Sloane, professor of English at the University of New Haven, and past president of the American Humor Studies Association and the Mark Twain Circle, will play his banjo and explore the comedy of Mark Twain, exposing the American vision lying beneath the surface. SpokenWord is sponsored by Jerry A. Tishman.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.822 2008-05-08T09:00:00Z 2008-02-19T19:54:40Z

Thursday, May 8 7:30 pm McManus Room Mark Schenker, Associate Dean at Yale College, will give a talk on "As Webster Is My Witness": Language, Lies and Laughter in Mark Twain. Schenker will survey the ways in which speaking and...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Thursday, May 8
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Mark Schenker, Associate Dean at Yale College, will give a talk on "As Webster Is My Witness": Language, Lies and Laughter in Mark Twain. Schenker will survey the ways in which speaking and mis-speaking are used to convey the satire and seriousness of Mark Twain's fiction. SpokenWord is sponsored by Jerry A. Tishman.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.821 2008-03-27T09:00:00Z 2008-02-19T14:54:59Z

Thursday, March 27 7:30 pm McManus Room Dr. Ranjit S. Dighe, Associate Professor of economic history, macro and monetary economics at the University of New York at Oswego, PhD in economics from Yale, will speak about the The Wonderful Wizard...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Thursday, March 27
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Dr. Ranjit S. Dighe, Associate Professor of economic history, macro and monetary economics at the University of New York at Oswego, PhD in economics from Yale, will speak about the The Wonderful Wizard of Oz as a political and monetary allegory in one of the crucial periods in American political and economic history.
Dr. Dighe's web page. WestportREADS is sponsored by Jerry A. Tishman. ]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.818 2008-05-04T09:00:00Z 2008-04-07T20:26:27Z

Sunday, May 4 2:00 pm McManus Room Shelley Fisher Fishkin, Staples High School graduate and Professor of English and Director of American Studies at Stanford University, is one of the leading scholars in American culture and literature, particularly on the...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Sunday, May 4
2:00 pm
McManus Room

Shelley Fisher Fishkin, Staples High School graduate and Professor of English and Director of American Studies at Stanford University, is one of the leading scholars in American culture and literature, particularly on the work of Mark Twain. She is the editor of the Oxford edition of Twain’s work, and she most recently edited and published Twain’s play Is He Dead? Her other books include Lighting Out for the Territory: Reflections on Mark Twain, Was Huck Black: Mark Twain and African-American Voices, and From Fact to Fiction. SpokenWord is sponsored by Jerry A. Tishman.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.810 2008-04-27T09:00:00Z 2008-02-13T18:35:08Z

Sunday, April 27 2:00 pm McManus Room George Guidall, winner of two Audie Awards for Best Narration, will read from selections, answer questions and discuss the process, preparation and performance decisions that have made him a favorite of audiobook listeners....

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Sunday, April 27
2:00 pm
McManus Room
George Guidall, winner of two Audie Awards for Best Narration, will read from selections, answer questions and discuss the process, preparation and performance decisions that have made him a favorite of audiobook listeners. You don’t want to miss this! More information.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.785 2008-04-08T09:00:00Z 2008-03-24T20:35:30Z

Tuesday, April 8 7:00 pm McManus Room A panel discussion with Ellen Peck of Save the Children and Terry Backer of the Long Island Soundkeeper Fund will follow producer Sanjeev Chatterjee’s short film, One Water. Explore mankind's changing and...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Tuesday, April 8
7:00 pm
McManus Room A panel discussion with Ellen Peck of Save the Children and Terry Backer of the Long Island Soundkeeper Fund will follow producer Sanjeev Chatterjee’s short film, One Water. Explore mankind's changing and challenging relationship to water. Co-sponsored with Westport Arts Center.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.784 2008-04-02T09:00:00Z 2008-03-05T21:36:16Z

Wednesday, April 2 7:30 pm McManus Room David Bushman, Television Curator for The Paley Center for Media, formerly the Museum of Television & Radio, will examine the television work of Westporter Rod Serling using clips from Serling’s live dramas, "Twilight...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Wednesday, April 2
7:30 pm
McManus Room David Bushman, Television Curator for The Paley Center for Media, formerly the Museum of Television & Radio, will examine the television work of Westporter Rod Serling using clips from Serling’s live dramas, "Twilight Zone," "The Loner," "Night Gallery" and "The New People." Serling’s strong social conscience was pervasive in his work as a writer, producer, and teacher. He made history by winning six Emmy Awards for Dramatic Writing. More information on Rod Serling. The Paley Center for Media.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.783 2008-04-15T09:00:00Z 2008-03-20T15:48:11Z

Tuesday, April 15 9:30 am to noon McManus Room Michael Shavel, an experienced Career Development Specialist at the CT Department of Labor, will lead this useful and informative workshop....

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Tuesday, April 15
9:30 am to noon
McManus Room Michael Shavel, an experienced Career Development Specialist at the CT Department of Labor, will lead this useful and informative workshop.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.781 2008-04-03T09:00:00Z 2008-03-24T20:44:29Z

Thursday, April 3 6:30 to 8:00pm Seminar Room Suzanne Wallace, Director/Founder of The Parenting Academy at The Child Guidance Center of Greater Bridgeport, discusses approaches to discipline, self-esteem, encouragement and communication for relatives raising childen....

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Thursday, April 3
6:30 to 8:00pm
Seminar Room Suzanne Wallace, Director/Founder of The Parenting Academy at The Child Guidance Center of Greater Bridgeport, discusses approaches to discipline, self-esteem, encouragement and communication for relatives raising childen. ]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.757 2008-04-10T09:00:00Z 2008-02-04T15:28:53Z

Thursday, April 10 7:30 pm McManus Room Learn the latest about RSS including what it is and why you would want it. Also learn how to create and download your own podcasts. Find out what the buzz is all about!...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Thursday, April 10
7:30 pm
McManus Room Learn the latest about RSS including what it is and why you would want it. Also learn how to create and download your own podcasts. Find out what the buzz is all about!]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.679 2008-02-21T10:00:00Z 2007-12-12T21:57:21Z

Thursday, February 21 10:00 am McManus Room Joseph D'Agostin, Revenue Agent at the Norwalk office of the Internal Revenue Service, will discuss new and changing income tax laws....

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Thursday, February 21
10:00 am
McManus Room Joseph D'Agostin, Revenue Agent at the Norwalk office of the Internal Revenue Service, will discuss new and changing income tax laws.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.676 2008-02-19T10:00:01Z 2007-12-12T21:38:57Z

Tuesday, February 19 7:30 pm McManus Room Learn the latest about RSS including what it is and why you would want it. And also learn how to create and download your own podcasts. Find out what the buzz is all...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Tuesday, February 19
7:30 pm
McManus Room Learn the latest about RSS including what it is and why you would want it. And also learn how to create and download your own podcasts. Find out what the buzz is all about!]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,1008:/events//6.671 2008-02-14T10:00:00Z 2007-12-11T20:04:16Z

Thursday, February 14 10:00 am McManus Room Another layer of Feng Shui is how we use the individual spaces in our homes. Bring in a hand-drawn floor plan to get the most out of Ned Farrell 's insights....

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Thursday, February 14
10:00 am
McManus Room Another layer of Feng Shui is how we use the individual spaces in our homes. Bring in a hand-drawn floor plan to get the most out of Ned Farrell 's insights.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.666 2008-02-07T10:00:00Z 2007-12-11T19:26:34Z

Thursday, February 7 10:00 am McManus Room Continuing the series from last fall, what better way to help yourself feel better than by using color! Certified Feng Shui Consultant Ned Farrell will share insights into the world of color....

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Thursday, February 7
10:00 am
McManus Room Continuing the series from last fall, what better way to help yourself feel better than by using color! Certified Feng Shui Consultant Ned Farrell will share insights into the world of color.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.622 2009-10-22T09:00:00Z 2009-10-20T14:24:52Z

The next festival is scheduled for October 22, 23 & 24, 2009. Click here for details....

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html The next festival is scheduled for October 22, 23 & 24, 2009. Click here for details. ]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.621 2008-01-30T10:00:00Z 2007-11-26T22:20:05Z

Wednesday, January 30 5:30 pm - registration and refreshments 6:00 pm - panel discussion McManus Room The Westport Public Library, Fairfield County SCORE and Greater Bridgeport SCORE will present a workshop entitled “Buying a Winning Franchise” Keld Alstrup from FranNet,...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html
Wednesday, January 30
5:30 pm - registration and refreshments
6:00 pm - panel discussion
McManus Room The Westport Public Library, Fairfield County SCORE and Greater Bridgeport SCORE will present a workshop entitled “Buying a Winning Franchise”

Keld Alstrup from FranNet, the featured speaker, will talk about the ins and outs of obtaining a franchise. A panel of local franchisees will follow the speaker and will discuss their personal experiences in owning a franchise. Bruce Berzin from SCORE will moderate the panel.

Panelists include Greg O'Neill from Cartridge World of Norwalk, Linda Kuppersmith, Principal and managing Director of CMT of Stamford-Internet Solutions, Richard Montesanto, owner of Wild Bird Center of Norwalk and Keld Alstrup franchisee for United Check Cashing. This workshop is free and open to the public. Call 203-291-4844 or email Sylvia Schulman to register so we can have enough handouts for all attending. ]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.620 2008-01-09T10:00:00Z 2007-11-05T22:12:37Z

Wednesday, January 9 10:00 am McManus Room Jobseekers will get tips from a Certified Professional Resume Writer on how to improve their resumes. Michael Shavel, of the Connecticut Department of Labor, will share his knowledge on creating resumes that stand...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Wednesday, January 9
10:00 am
McManus Room Jobseekers will get tips from a Certified Professional Resume Writer on how to improve their resumes. Michael Shavel, of the Connecticut Department of Labor, will share his knowledge on creating resumes that stand out. Participants are asked to bring their resumes to the workshop.

Reservations requested at 203-291-4844 or sschulman@westportlibrary.org. ]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2008:/events//6.585 2008-01-09T10:00:00Z 2008-02-04T16:03:31Z

Wednesday, January 9 10:00 am McManus Room This seminar covers valuable company, industry and other jobseeker information. Email sschulman@westportlibrary.org to ask how your resumé can be reviewed by a CT Dept. of Labor career specialist....

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Wednesday, January 9
10:00 am
McManus Room This seminar covers valuable company, industry and other jobseeker information. Email sschulman@westportlibrary.org to ask how your resumé can be reviewed by a CT Dept. of Labor career specialist.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.577 2007-12-11T10:00:00Z 2007-10-25T18:54:20Z

Tuesday, December 11 10:00 am McManus Room This seminar covers valuable company, industry and other jobseeker information. Email sschulman@westportlibrary.org to ask how your resumé can be reviewed by a CT Dept. of Labor career specialist....

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Tuesday, December 11
10:00 am
McManus Room This seminar covers valuable company, industry and other jobseeker information. Email sschulman@westportlibrary.org to ask how your resumé can be reviewed by a CT Dept. of Labor career specialist.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.561 2007-11-18T10:00:00Z 2007-10-24T22:28:45Z

Sunday, November 18 2:00 pm McManus Room William Krasilovsky, an attorney specializing in music and copywriting, will talk about his career using musical selections from artists he has represented over the years and the issues of copywriting their material....

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Sunday, November 18
2:00 pm
McManus Room William Krasilovsky, an attorney specializing in music and copywriting, will talk about his career using musical selections from artists he has represented over the years and the issues of copywriting their material. He is co-author of The Business of Music, the definitive guide to the business and legal issues of the music industry. Chuck Berry wrote, "The wealth of information in this book has been the most advantageous thing that happened in my business experience."]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.557 2007-11-15T10:00:00Z 2007-10-24T21:44:54Z

Thursday, November 15 10:00 am McManus Room Certified Feng Shui consultant Ned Farrell will go into more detail on the elements and bagua of Feng Shui. Participants are asked to bring a hand-drawn floor plan of their home....

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Thursday, November 15
10:00 am
McManus Room
Certified Feng Shui consultant Ned Farrell will go into more detail on the elements and bagua of Feng Shui. Participants are asked to bring a hand-drawn floor plan of their home.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.545 2007-11-08T10:00:00Z 2007-10-23T17:08:33Z

Thursday, November 8 10:00 am McManus Room Certified Feng Shui consultant Ned Farrell will provide insights into what Feng Shui really is, using slides and real-life stories to show an accessible approach to make the best use of your...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Thursday, November 8
10:00 am
McManus Room Certified Feng Shui consultant Ned Farrell will provide insights into what Feng Shui really is, using slides and real-life stories to show an accessible approach to make the best use of your environment.]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.465 2007-10-15T09:00:00Z 2007-09-17T21:05:21Z

Monday, October 15 7:30 pm McManus Room Dr. Philip Landrigan, renowned expert on environmental health and pediatrics, will speak about the effects that the enviornment has on children. He has been a member of the faculty of Mount Sinai...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Monday, October 15 7:30 pm McManus Room Dr. Philip Landrigan, renowned expert on environmental health and pediatrics, will speak about the effects that the enviornment has on children. He has been a member of the faculty of Mount Sinai School of Medicine since 1985 and Chairman of the Department of Community and Preventive Medicine since 1990. Mount Sinai's Department of Community and Preventive Medicine is renowned for its work in children's environmental health, occupational medicine, epidemiologic research, and disease prevention. Department Chair Dr. Philip Landrigan and his team of medical researchers are uniquely qualified to identify environmental hazards and protect the health of our children. Dr. Landrigan is an international leader in public health and preventive medicine. His research helped catalyze the U.S. government's phase-out of lead from gasoline and paint beginning in 1976. Dr. Landrigan chaired a National Academy of Sciences Committee on Pesticides and Children's Health, whose report secured passage of the major federal pesticide law in the United States, the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996. This is the first federal environmental law to contain specific protections for infants and children. His work as Senior Advisor to the Environmental Protection Agency was instrumental in helping to establish the EPA's Offi ce of Children's Health Protection. ]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.461 2007-10-08T09:00:00Z 2007-10-04T15:26:47Z

Monday, October 8 10:30 am & 7:30 pm Westport Country Playhouse THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED AND WILL NOT BE RESCHEDULED. The Library and the Playhouse are sorry for the inconvenience. Tazewell Thompson, Artistic Director of the Westport Country Playhouse,...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Monday, October 8 10:30 am & 7:30 pm Westport Country Playhouse THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED AND WILL NOT BE RESCHEDULED. The Library and the Playhouse are sorry for the inconvenience. Tazewell Thompson, Artistic Director of the Westport Country Playhouse, will lead a discussion on the play Turn of the Screw, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from the story by Henry James. Co-sponsored by Westport Library and Westport Country Playhouse. To obtain a copy of the play, phone 291-4821. Reservations requested, phone 227-4177. More information ]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.416 2007-09-24T09:00:00Z 2007-08-24T15:08:07Z

Monday, September 24 7:30 pm McManus Room Mukesh Parikh, the coordinator for the Fairfield Chapter of Swadhyay Pariwar (Global Family of Millions), will speak about Hinduism. He was Director of the Statewide Organization for the promotion of Indian culture and...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Monday, September 24 7:30 pm McManus Room Mukesh Parikh, the coordinator for the Fairfield Chapter of Swadhyay Pariwar (Global Family of Millions), will speak about Hinduism. He was Director of the Statewide Organization for the promotion of Indian culture and heritage. An international speaker, he is the former evening news anchor on a local channel in Ahmedabad, India. Series brochure with more information ]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.444 2007-09-19T09:00:00Z 2007-09-20T18:54:55Z

Wednesday, September 19 Noon McManus Room Westporter Sybil Steinberg, who edited the book review section of Publishers Weekly for several decades, and is now a contributing editor, shares her list of the best new books of 2007. Bring your notebooks!...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Wednesday, September 19 Noon McManus Room Westporter Sybil Steinberg, who edited the book review section of Publishers Weekly for several decades, and is now a contributing editor, shares her list of the best new books of 2007. Bring your notebooks! Press Release ]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.496 2007-09-20T09:00:00Z 2007-09-18T21:05:42Z

Thursday, September 20 4:00 pm McManus Room See the film John Tucker Must Die, the story of three ex-girlfriends of a serial cheater who set up their former lover to fall for the new girl in town so they can...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Thursday, September 20 4:00 pm McManus Room See the film John Tucker Must Die, the story of three ex-girlfriends of a serial cheater who set up their former lover to fall for the new girl in town so they can watch him get his heart broken. 89 min. More about the film]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.415 2007-09-17T09:00:00Z 2007-08-24T15:07:41Z

Monday, September 17 7:30 pm McManus Room Imam Nasif Muhammed, who has been the Resident Imam at the Al-Aziz Islamic Center in Bridgeport since 1980, will speak about Islam. He joined the Nation of Islam in 1972 and has...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Monday, September 17 7:30 pm McManus Room Imam Nasif Muhammed, who has been the Resident Imam at the Al-Aziz Islamic Center in Bridgeport since 1980, will speak about Islam. He joined the Nation of Islam in 1972 and has served as Islamic Chaplin at the Bridgeport Correction Center since 1980. He speaks regularly at churches, synagogues, schools, prisons and mosques. Series brochure with more information ]]> tag:www.westportlibrary.org,2007:/events//6.442 2007-09-10T09:00:00Z 2007-08-24T15:06:04Z

Monday, September 10 7:30 pm McManus Room Lama Padma Karma Rinpoche, a Varja Master, will speak about the tenents of Buddhism. He started the Center for Dzogchen Studies in West Haven CT in 1993, a branch of the Pukang...

Westport Public Library http://www.westportlibrary.org/newrecommend/pageturners.html Monday, September 10 7:30 pm McManus Room Lama Padma Karma Rinpoche, a Varja Master, will speak about the tenents of Buddhism. He started the Center for Dzogchen Studies in West Haven CT in 1993, a branch of the Pukang Monastery in Tibet. He is a healing counselor and speaks regularly at colleges and universities and on interfaith panels. Series brochure with more information ]]>