Discover Rachel Carson through fresh archival research, exploring her lasting influence on literature, science, and environmental thought.
Here's everything you need to know about our
Talks
SpeakEazy Storytelling Open Mic
What story will you tell in March? This event is invigorating!
Book Release Party for Loree Griffin Burns’s “Extreme Birdwatching”
Come to the release party for Loree Griffin Burns’s new book and travel to the Galápagos Islands to follow biologists Peter and Rosemary Grant as they study finches.
Connor Williams Presents: History, Heroes, and Bipartisanship
On Thursday, February 26, American historian—and year-round Westport local—Connor Williams joins us for a timely conversation about history, memory, and what true heroism looks like in America today. In 2021–2022, Williams served as staff director and historian for...
SpeakEazy Storytelling Open Mic
SpeakEazy Storytelling open mic nights are now held on the fourth Wednesday of each month in 2026. We’d love to have you there, to listen or to tell.
SpeakEazy Open Mic
SpeakEazy Storytelling open mic nights will return on the first Wednesday of each month in 2026. We’d love to have you there, to listen or to tell.
Winter Festival Storytime: Sarah van Rijsewijk reads Santa and the Sled Dogs
Local author Sarah van Rijsewijk invites readers to celebrate her brand new, heartwarming debut children's book, Santa and the Sled Dogs. This enchanting "tail," deeply inspired by the Adirondack wilderness and Sarah's personal journey, follows a North Country family...
Storytime and Crafts with Tim Mudie, Author of If You Can See the Dark
Join us to hear author Tim Mudie read (and sign) his evocative and educational debut children's book, If You Can See the Dark. This gorgeously illustrated journey through the night teaches children about the importance of real darkness, uninterrupted by artificial...
A Fabulous Thru-Hike Book Launch
Join author and outdoors enthusiast Derick Lugo to celebrate the release of his second book, A Fabulous Thru-Hike! We’ll have a reading and Q&A with Derick, plus light refreshments!
Molly Johnsen with Grady Chambers
Writers Molly Johnsen and Grady Chambers read from new work exploring memory, resilience, and friendship—Johnsen’s debut collection Everything Alive and Chambers’ novel Great Disasters.
