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10/20/2026

From the high seas to the White House 📚Here are this week’s featured picks, all out today:
→ Narrative Nonfiction: Redemption
→ Pirate Story: Black Moon
→ Horror: When the Night Comes Knocking
→ Biography: Ladies’ Man
These are just a few of today’s new releases. See them all in our catalog. >> https://go.westportlibrary.org/catalog

Saturday night was one for the books! Around 250 people filled the Trefz Forum for Murray Hill’s Showbiz! My Life as a M...
10/19/2026

Saturday night was one for the books! Around 250 people filled the Trefz Forum for Murray Hill’s Showbiz! My Life as a Middle-Aged Man, in conversation with his good friend, Emmy winner Jeff Hiller. It was hilarious, heartwarming, and full of stories only these two could tell. We welcomed many people who were new to the Library, and guests traveled from near and far, including one couple who drove all the way from Baltimore!

Murray promised to sign every book, and he did. The signing line wrapped around the Forum, and people stayed afterward to talk. It felt like true community.

Thank you to our community partners Ourtranslife.org New Haven Pride Center and Westport Pride for helping bring this event to life.

What a joy it was to celebrate the launch of Seize the Supper, the third cookbook in Erin French's The Lost Kitchen seri...
10/14/2026

What a joy it was to celebrate the launch of Seize the Supper, the third cookbook in Erin French's The Lost Kitchen series, last night at the Library, in conversation with pastry chef and fellow bestselling author Zoë François. Erin shared stories from her dad’s diner, the real-life snowstorms and goldenrod fields behind the book’s photos, and her case for skipping perfection in favor of meaningful moments with the people you love. Her advice for hosting this fall: carry the table outside, kick off your shoes, and slow down.

10/13/2026

It’s 📚. Here are this week’s featured picks, all out today:

Sociology: Lessons from the Housewives
Civics: Live Like a Citizen
Historical Thriller: Mystery Play
Horror: Solace House

These are just a few of today’s new releases. See them all in our catalog >> https://go.westportlibrary.org/catalog

What a night! Thank you to everyone who joined us last night for the 2026 Malloy Lecture with best-selling author Amor T...
10/09/2026

What a night! Thank you to everyone who joined us last night for the 2026 Malloy Lecture with best-selling author Amor Towles, in conversation with writer and editor Stephanie Klose.

Towles pulled back the curtain on his writing process and how he brings his unforgettable characters to life in the novels that have captivated more than eight million readers in over 40 languages.

Since 2002, the Malloy Lecture, made possible by the generosity of Westport artist Susan Malloy, has brought extraordinary creative voices to Westport, including Salman Rushdie, Kelli O’Hara, Roz Chast, and Richard Butler. Last night added another unforgettable chapter.

Special thanks to our Lead Sponsor, the Lundberg Family Foundation.

09/25/2026

Join us Thursday, October 1 for a reception at 6 pm, followed by an artist talk at 7 pm with Chris Perry. His exhibit is on display at the Library September 29 through December 8.

Chris's journey took him from art school in Baltimore to New York City, where he worked at the Guggenheim and for a sculptor, then to a long career as a woodworker and cabinetmaker. In 2007 he returned to making art full-time, shifting from painting to book art. Now working from a country studio in Ridgefield, CT, he creates pieces that go far beyond a single book.

Come meet the artist and hear his story in person. We hope to see you there!

Comedian Murray Hill the self-proclaimed “hardest working middle-aged man in show business,” is coming to The Westport L...
09/22/2026

Comedian Murray Hill the self-proclaimed “hardest working middle-aged man in show business,” is coming to The Westport Library on Saturday, October 17 at 7 pm!

Join Hill for an intimate, unscripted evening celebrating his debut memoir, Showbiz! My Life as a Middle-Aged Man. Expect stories, laughs, revelations, and behind-the-curtain moments from his showbiz career. Murray’s special guest and good friend, Emmy winner Jeff Hiller, will join the conversation.

Smart, funny, and full of heart. This is Murray and Jeff, up close and off script.

Presented in partnership with New Haven Pride Center and OurTransLife.org

For tickets, go to link in bio!

Earlier this week, Westporter Carl Wistreich, joined Rabbi Friedman of Temple Israel to discuss his newest novel, My Let...
09/05/2026

Earlier this week, Westporter Carl Wistreich, joined Rabbi Friedman of Temple Israel to discuss his newest novel, My Lethal Obsession. It’s a novel that weaves family drama and suspense through the weight of historic persecution, resilience, and what it means to carry a story forward.

Saugatuck Scribes exists for exactly this: local authors, real conversations, and the room to tell them.

The September–October issue of the Westport Library Magazine is out now. Inside: four decades on Jesup Green, 27 years o...
09/02/2026

The September–October issue of the Westport Library Magazine is out now. Inside: four decades on Jesup Green, 27 years of BOOKED for the Evening, a look at the Verso Universe, a story about the Library's youngest donor, and everything coming up this fall.

Read the digital version ➡️ https://go.westportlibrary.org/magazine

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