WESTPORT — Temperatures tickled the 90s Saturday morning as the Westport Library’s Summer Book Sale opened on its grounds by the Saugatuck River. Scores of people beat the heat by showing up early and ...

WESTPORT -- When Maxine Bleiweis was 12, she attended a Lions Club meeting in her hometown of Pascoag, R.I., that would shape the rest of her life. The service organization's gathering featured a ...

Through a side door at the Westport Library, which sits a stone’s throw from Lake Champlain, there’s a small spiral staircase that leads to a ladder. Climb up, and you’ll find yourself in the ...

A galaxy of things that seem far, far away may not be so far off. Two technical marvels made the Westport Library's "Star Wars Reads Day" a force to be reckoned with. Nancy and Vincent, the library's ...

Westport Public Library will show the 1941 Preston Sturges satire film "Sullivan's Travels" at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 25, in the library's McManus Room, 20 Jesup Road. The film, starring Joel McCrea and ...

WESTPORT — When five-year-old Julian Hinojos got to the Westport Library’s groundbreaking ceremony to kick off its transformation project, he wasn’t interested in the yellow hard hats, shovels or ...

Why do certain paintings become world-famous while others remain obscure? That’s the question art historian Jill Sanford is expected to explore during a free presentation at 1 p.m. Nov. 15 at the ...

The Westport Library Board of Directors has renewed its review of plans for a major reconstruction project that could cost between $25 and $30 million. Having completed the "concept design" for the ...

Peabody award-winning journalist and scholar Jelani Cobb, joined in conversation by award-winning novelist and filmmaker Trey Ellis speak at the ...

WESTPORT — After two years of construction, the Westport Public Library finally reopened its doors to a crowd of more than 100 people. Library Executive Director Bill Harmer, who moved from Michigan ...