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"A Step Back in Time" - Jim Graf - Art Advisory Council Exhibit

All Day 5/1 - 5/24
Art Gallery at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Exhibit
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Art Advisory Council Exhibit - "A Step Back in Time" - Jim Graf

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Art Gallery
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Exhibit
Event Details:

Art Advisory Council Exhibit - "A Step Back in Time" - Jim Graf

Community Chest Exhibition

All Day 5/1 - 5/24
Community Gallery at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Exhibit
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Community Chest Exhibition - Celebrating 75 years 

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Community Gallery
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Exhibit
Event Details:

Community Chest Exhibition - Celebrating 75 years 

Weekly Chess Meetup

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Mezzanine Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults
Event Details:

Come in and join us for a game of Chess.

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Come in and join us for a game of Chess.

Needlecraft BYOP (Bring Your Own Project) Night

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Mezzanine Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Bring your embroidery, crochet, quilting, or sewing project to this weekly gathering. Share ideas with fellow crafters, and get inspired from our collection of pattern and instruct...

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Bring your embroidery, crochet, quilting, or sewing project to this weekly gathering. Share ideas with fellow crafters, and get inspired from our collection of pattern and instruction books, generously provided by the Friends of the Library.

Photography Club of Long Island (PCLI)

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Please join PCLI on Wednesday, May 8, at 7:30 pm at the Port Washington Public Library for an exciting slide show presentation by Port Washington Photographer and PCLI member Dan K...

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

Please join PCLI on Wednesday, May 8, at 7:30 pm at the Port Washington Public Library for an exciting slide show presentation by Port Washington Photographer and PCLI member Dan Kasle.

Nonfiction Book Club

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Hagedorn Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join fellow readers at the library for an engaging discussion of Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo on Thursday May 9th at 1:30 p.m. In 1848, a year of international democra...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Required
Event Details:

Join fellow readers at the library for an engaging discussion of Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo on Thursday May 9th at 1:30 p.m.

Art Lecture with Thomas Germano - The Last Caravaggio

Art Lecture with Thomas Germano - The Last Caravaggio

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

In May of 1610, Caravaggio (1571/3-1610) was in Naples, Italy working on the last picture he'd ever paint. By July he was wounded in a knife fight, disfigured beyond recognition, a...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Required
Event Details:

In May of 1610, Caravaggio (1571/3-1610) was in Naples, Italy working on the last picture he'd ever paint.

Books for Dessert

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Hagedorn Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Books for Dessert is a book club for adults over 21 with intellectual disabilities, who live or work in and around Port Washington. Read about Books for Dessert in American Li...

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

Books for Dessert is a book club for adults over 21 with intellectual disabilities, who live or work in and around Port Washington. Read about Books for D

55th Annual Book & Author Luncheon

Friday, May 10, 2024 at 11:00am - 2:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The FOL's 55th Annual Book & Author Luncheon will be held on Friday, May 10, 2024, at the Garden City Hotel, 11 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. The featured speaker will be Ilyon Woo,...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

The FOL's 55th Annual Book & Author Luncheon will be held on Friday, May 10, 2024, at the Garden City Hotel, 11 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

PLEASE NOTE - There will be no Sandwiched In Program on 5/10/24

Friday, May 10, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

There will be no Sandwiched In program today.

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

There will be no Sandwiched In program today.

Weekly Scrabble Meetup

Friday, May 10, 2024 at 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Mezzanine Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Drop in and play a game of Scrabble. No registration required. 

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Drop in and play a game of Scrabble. No registration required. 

Medicaid Sign-Up Help

Friday, May 10, 2024 at 2:00pm - 6:00pm
North Study Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Free, walk-in assistance from the Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council.

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: North Study Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Free, walk-in assistance from the Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council.

Cricut Craft: Bouquet of Flowers

Friday, May 10, 2024 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Hagedorn Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Technology, Workshop
Age Group:
Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults
Event Details:

Join us in making a paper flower bouquet with our Cricut Maker 3! This is a great way to learn more about the Cricut and enjoy some crafting. This is a “bring your own device” prog...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology, Workshop
Required
Event Details:

Join us in making a paper flower bouquet with our Cricut Maker 3! This is a great way to learn more about the Cricut and enjoy some crafting. This is a “bring your own device” program.

Books for Dessert

Monday, May 13, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:45am
Hagedorn Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Books for Dessert is a book club for adults over 21 with intellectual disabilities, who live or work in and around Port Washington. Read about Books for Dessert in American Li...

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

Books for Dessert is a book club for adults over 21 with intellectual disabilities, who live or work in and around Port Washington. Read about Books for D

Books for Dessert

Monday, May 13, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:45am
Mezzanine Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Books for Dessert is a book club for adults over 21 with intellectual disabilities, who live or work in and around Port Washington. Read about Books for Dessert in American Li...

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

Books for Dessert is a book club for adults over 21 with intellectual disabilities, who live or work in and around Port Washington. Read about Books for D

Chair Yoga (Please see description for lottery information)

Monday, May 13, 2024 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Please join us for a series a Chair Yoga classes led by certified instructor Beth Lipset. Classes will be held from 12:30 -- 1:30 beginning January 22, and running through May 20 (...

Registration Closed
Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Event Details:

Please join us for a series a Chair Yoga classes led by certified instructor Beth Lipset. Classes will be held from 12:30 -- 1:30 beginning January 22, and running through May 20 (no class on February 19 or April 22). 

Exercise Class (Please see description for lottery information)

Monday, May 13, 2024 at 5:15pm - 6:15pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Please join us for a series of exercise classes incorporating yoga, Pilates and stretching. Marlene Kirsh, athletic trainer and certified Pilates instructor, will lead the sessions...

Registration Closed
Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Event Details:

Please join us for a series of exercise classes incorporating yoga, Pilates and stretching. Marlene Kirsh, athletic trainer and certified Pilates instructor, will lead the sessions.

Advanced Beginner Guitar Lessons with Reno Bracchi

Monday, May 13, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Music/Theater Performance
Age Group:
Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults
Event Details:

Join us for advanced beginner guitar lessons with PWPL's own Reno Bracchi.  Classes will be on five Mondays: April 29, May 6, May 13, May 20 (no class on May 27) and June 3 – ...

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults
Program Type: Music/Theater Performance
Event Details:

Join us for advanced beginner guitar lessons with PWPL's own Reno Bracchi.  Classes will be on five Mondays: April 29, May 6, May 13, May 20 (no class on May 27) and June 3 – all classes are from 7:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.

Hypertension Screenings

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 11:00am - 2:00pm
Joan and Arnold Saltzman Reading Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Community Service
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Blood Pressure Screenings - St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Joan and Arnold Saltzman Reading Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Service
Event Details:

Blood Pressure Screenings - St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center

Art Lecture with Alice Schwarz - A Goldsmith in His Shop

Art Lecture with Alice Schwarz - A Closer Look: A Goldsmith in His Shop by Petrus Christus

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

A Goldsmith in His Shop by Bruges painter Petrus Christus is a celebrated masterpiece of Northern Renaissance Art. Join Alice W. Schwarz, museum educator, and explore every de...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Required
Event Details:

A Goldsmith in His Shop by Bruges painter Petrus Christus is a celebrated masterpiece of Northern Renaissance Art. Join Alice W.

Weekly Chess Meetup

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Mezzanine Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults
Event Details:

Come in and join us for a game of Chess.

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Come in and join us for a game of Chess.

Cricut Craft: Bouquet of Flowers

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Hagedorn Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Technology, Workshop
Age Group:
Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults
Event Details:

Join us in making a paper flower bouquet with our Cricut Maker 3! This is a great way to learn more about the Cricut and enjoy some crafting. This is a “bring your own device” prog...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology, Workshop
Required
Event Details:

Join us in making a paper flower bouquet with our Cricut Maker 3! This is a great way to learn more about the Cricut and enjoy some crafting. This is a “bring your own device” program.

Adult Candle Making Workshop

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Mezzanine Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Create your own candle using a variety of colors and scents.  The simple fun process of layering dry wax granules can create different patterns like an ombre, quilted or tie-d...

Registration Closed
Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Event Details:

Create your own candle using a variety of colors and scents.  The simple fun process of layering dry wax granules can create different patterns like an ombre, quilted or tie-dye or cascade.  No two candles come out the same!

VR Traveling for Seniors

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Hagedorn Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Games, Technology
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Imagine being able to visit places around the world, without the expense or hardship of travel. Virtual reality (VR) makes that possible. With VR you can go on adventures you didn'...

Registration Closed
Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games, Technology
Required
Event Details:

Imagine being able to visit places around the world, without the expense or hardship of travel. Virtual reality (VR) makes that possible.