Morning Weather Report
Today
Rain, mainly before 2pm, then patchy drizzle with a slight chance of showers after 2pm. High near 52. East wind 15 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy drizzle with a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog before 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tomorrow
A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 53. East wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tomorrow Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Low around 44. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Westport COVID-19 Cases Up 3; State Hospitalizations, Positivity Rate Up
The State Department of Public Health reported 3 more cases in Westport over the past day. The State’s daily test positivity rate was up to 4.60% while hospitalizations were up 5 patients, with 106 patients currently hospitalized for COVID-19 throughout the State.
Westport total positive or probable cases: 4,075 cases.
Westport total COVID-19 Deaths: 36 deaths
State Daily Test Positivity: 4.60% [up from 4.26%]
State Hospitalizations: 106 patients [+5]
Westport Library Book Sale Start Slated for End of April
Mark your calendar for the Westport Library Spring Book Sale, to be held Friday, April 29th through Monday, May 2nd, 2022, inside the Westport Library at 20 Jesup Road, on the Library’s main level.
This Book Sale offers something for everyone, with more than 25,000 gently used books in over 40 categories, including children’s books, from infants to teens; literature and classics, fiction, mysteries, and SciFi/fantasy, art, photography, history, math, science, psychology, religion, biography, business, cooking, gardening, performing arts, travel, foreign language and more, including Noteworthy, especially antiquarian books; plus music CDs and movie and television series DVDs. Vinyl records will be available at the Westport Book Shop, right across Jesup Green from the Library.
Book sale hours are: Friday, April 29th from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and on Saturday, April 30th from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. On Sunday May 1st, hours are Noon to 5:00 p.m., and everything will be half-price. Monday May 2nd hours are 9:00 a.m. to Noon, and shoppers can fill our Logo bag for $5 per bag, or buy individual books at half-price. Admission to the sale is free.
“Early Birds” can gain advance entry to a pre-sale shopping hour on Friday, April 29th at 8:00 a.m., by purchasing a pre-paid admission ticket, which will be sold online, only, beginning Monday, April 18th at 9:00 a.m. at eventbrite.com, at https:// westportlibrary-springbooksale-earlybirdtix.eventbrite.com. For more information, visit the book sale’s website at: www.westportbooksales.org.
Of special interest for this sale:
• an extensive collection of books in German, and books in Czechoslovakian
• ephemera, including book and cartography catalogs from important dealers — always a useful source for bibliographic and reference materials
• a large selection of vintage matchbooks from around the country
• antique photographs and daguerrotypes
• a broad selection of psychology texts, useful for the practitioner
• a variety of Great Courses DVDs
Collectors can look forward to our offering of noteworthy and antiquarian books. A catalog of “Featured Specials” is available on the book sale’s website, at www.westportbooksaleventures.org/our-events
Special this year: four unique volumes will be sold via an online auction. The auction will be held through the book sale’s new eBay store, and will be open for ten days, beginning April 22nd. A description of the books to be auctioned is included in the Featured Specials catalog, and the four books will be available for inspection at the Spring Book Sale on Friday and Saturday, April 28 and 29. The Book Sale’s eBay store can be found at: ebay.com/str/westportbooksalesct
To volunteer at this sale, please contact Judi Lake at:
volunteers@westportbooksales.org
Can’t make the sale? Visit the Westport Book Shop at 23 Jesup Road, across Jesup Green from the Library, or shop any time 24/7 on our website’s Online Store for current materials (www.westportbooksaleventures.org/shop), and our ebay store (www.ebay.com/str/westportbooksalesct) for out-of-print and collectible books.