The North-East branch will be closed Monday, September 23, for staff training.
Signature Event
Saturday, March 12, 2016
2:00pm
In Person
The Westport Historical Society Speaker Series seeks to promote and foster public interest in and preserve the significance of local history. Join us...
Signature Event
Thursday, March 13, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
Despite a Union advantage in men and resources, the Confederates dominated in the early months of the Civil War. Only one federal general seemed to ha...
Signature Event
Thursday, February 20, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
Americans are familiar with Civil War land battles—but much less so with the war at sea, from the development of ironclad warships and submar...
Signature Event
Thursday, December 5, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
Time magazine’s David Von Drehle and Pulitzer Prize-winning fashion critic Robin Givhan discuss When Fashion...
Signature Event
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
Even for those of us unfamiliar with history, the very name “Gettysburg” suggests a monumental clash of armies. But beyond the chaos of the battle...
Signature Event
Thursday, November 14, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
Few journalists have studied the issue of global warming with the thoroughness of The New York Times’ Justin Gillis, who...
Signature Event
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
Time magazine editor-at-large David Von Drehle holds a public conversation with Washington Post reporter...
Signature Event
Sunday, September 22, 2013
2:00pm
In Person
The country duo Granville Automatic performs songs from An Army Without Music, a recording project in which each song is...
Signature Event
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
Time magazine’s David Von Drehle and Bloomberg blogger Megan McArdle discuss Freeing the Economy i...
Signature Event
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
Long before the Civil War began violence was commonplace along the Missouri-Kansas border. There a recurring cycle of robbery, arson, torture, murd...