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Weekly Chess Meetup

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 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.

AccessABILITY Cooking Class

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Food/Cooking
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join Chef Julie Reilly to create a Waldorf-style salad with chopped apples, celery, grapes, dried fruit, and walnuts, tossed in a light mayonnaise lemon dressing. Take it home...

Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food/Cooking
Required
Event Details:

Join Chef Julie Reilly to create a Waldorf-style salad with chopped apples, celery, grapes, dried fruit, and walnuts, tossed in a light mayonnaise lemon dressing. Take it home or eat it at the library.

Senior Stretch, Sculpt, and Balance (Please see description for lottery information)

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Move through poses to increase flexibility, balance, strength, and range of motion. Marlene Kirsh, athletic trainer, and certified Pilates instructor, will lead the sessions. Chair...

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

Move through poses to increase flexibility, balance, strength, and range of motion. Marlene Kirsh, athletic trainer, and certified Pilates instructor, will lead the sessions. Chairs will be available, if needed. 

Cricut Craft: Keychains

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Hagedorn Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Technology, Workshop
Age Group:
Children, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Design keychains by using vinyl and the Cricut Maker 3. This is a beginner Cricut class, you do not need previous crafting experience to enjoy. Please take some time to install ...

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

Design keychains by using vinyl and the Cricut Maker 3. This is a beginner Cricut class, you do not need previous crafting experience to enjoy.

Needlecraft BYOP (Bring Your Own Project) Night

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 6:15pm - 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.

Art Lecture with Thomas Germano - Elizabeth Catlett

Art Lecture with Thomas Germano - Elizabeth Catlett

Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012), a Black woman artist of the twentieth century is finally receiving long overdue attention in a traveling exhibition of over 200 works at The Brooklyn...

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

Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012), a Black woman artist of the twentieth century is finally receiving long overdue attention in a traveling exhibition of over 200 works at The Brooklyn Museum, The Art Institute of C

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention

Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention is a free program from NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island that uses the principles and slow, gentle movements of Tai Chi to help older adu...

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

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention is a free program from NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island that uses the principles and slow, gentle movements of Tai Chi to help older adults improve their balance and increase their confidence in doing ev

Books for Dessert

Thursday, February 6, 2025 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

'Self-Care Is Self-Love' (1 of 4): Simplify Your Spending and Savings Strategies: Career & Finance Program

Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Career and Finance, Lecture
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Join presenter Danilise Diaz (AAMS™, CRPC™) for the first in a four-part series of Career and Finance programs designed to help you to establish and perpetuate personal financial s...

Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Career and Finance, Lecture
Required
Event Details:

Join presenter Danilise Diaz (AAMS™, CRPC™) for the first in a four-part series of Career and Finance programs designed to help you to establish and perpetuate personal financial stability.

Sandwiched In with Reno Bracchi - History of the Blues - Part 2

Sandwiched In with Reno Bracchi - Origin of the Blues - Part 2

Friday, February 7, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Lecture, Music/Theater Performance
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join Reno Bracchi, longtime blues musician and aficionado, for Part Two of “The Origin of Blues: A Uniquely American Music”, as he explores how the electric guitar played a cr...

Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture, Music/Theater Performance
Required
Event Details:

Join Reno Bracchi, longtime blues musician and aficionado, for Part Two of “The Origin of Blues: A Uniquely American Music”, as he explores how the electric guitar played a crucial role in shaping “the elec

Weekly Scrabble Meetup

Friday, February 7, 2025 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. 

3D Printing with Tinkercad

Friday, February 7, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Hagedorn Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Technology, Workshop
Age Group:
Children, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Come to the library and design a 3D model. We will be designing the project in the library and then you will pick up the project at a later date. Registration begins January 2...

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

Come to the library and design a 3D model. We will be designing the project in the library and then you will pick up the project at a later date. Registration begins January 24th. 

MAC Concert - Ken Kresge - American Jazz Songbook

Sunday, February 9, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Music/Theater Performance
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Pianist and vocalist Ken Kresge has performed for live audiences around the world and was a past winner of the Michelob Jazz Search. Ken’s credits include performing with the legen...

Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Music/Theater Performance
Required
Event Details:

Pianist and vocalist Ken Kresge has performed for live audiences around the world and was a past winner of the Michelob Jazz Search.

Books for Dessert

Monday, February 10, 2025 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, February 10, 2025 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

Chair Yoga (See 'Event Details' for lottery information)

Monday, February 10, 2025 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Apply for a series of Chair Yoga classes with certified instructor Beth Lipset. Free to Port Washington residents. Classes start January 27 and run through June 2 (no class on Febr...

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

Apply for a series of Chair Yoga classes with certified instructor Beth Lipset. Free to Port Washington residents. Classes start January 27 and run through June 2 (no class on February 17, April 14, and May 26).

Afternoon on Broadway - Celebrating African American Voices

Afternoon on Broadway with Stephen Nachamie - Celebrating African American Voices

Monday, February 10, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

As part of the Library's recognition of Black History Month, join award-winning stage and film director Stephen Nachamie as he celebrates the groundbreaking African American a...

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

As part of the Library's recognition of Black History Month, join award-winning stage and film director Stephen Nachamie as he celebrates the groundbreaking African American artists and creators on Broadway.  He will explore some of the

Stretch & Strengthen (See 'Event Details' for lottery information)

Monday, February 10, 2025 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...

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
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. Open to Port Washington residents free of charge.

Hypertension Screenings

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 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 sponsored by 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 sponsored by St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center.

Art Lecture with Alice Schwarz - The Art of Mary Sully

Art Lecture with Alice Schwarz - The Art of Mary Sully

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Mary Sully, born on the Standing Rock Reservation in South Dakota, was a little-known, reclusive artist who, between the 1920s and 1940s, created highly distinctive work informed b...

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

Mary Sully, born on the Standing Rock Reservation in South Dakota, was a little-known, reclusive artist who, between the 1920s and 1940s, created highly distinctive work informed by her Native American and settl

Weekly Chess Meetup

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 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.

'Self-Care Is Self-Love' (2 of 4): Rules of the Road: Career & Finance Program

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Career and Finance, Lecture
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Join presenter Danilise Diaz (AAMS™, CRPC™) for the second in a four-part series of Career and Finance programs designed to help you to establish and perpetuate personal financial ...

Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Career and Finance, Lecture
Required
Event Details:

Join presenter Danilise Diaz (AAMS™, CRPC™) for the second in a four-part series of Career and Finance programs designed to help you to establish and perpetuate personal financial stability.

Senior Stretch, Sculpt, and Balance (Please see description for lottery information)

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Move through poses to increase flexibility, balance, strength, and range of motion. Marlene Kirsh, athletic trainer, and certified Pilates instructor, will lead the sessions. Chair...

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

Move through poses to increase flexibility, balance, strength, and range of motion. Marlene Kirsh, athletic trainer, and certified Pilates instructor, will lead the sessions. Chairs will be available, if needed. 

Needlecraft BYOP (Bring Your Own Project) Night

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 6:15pm - 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.