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Virtual Spotlight - Civic Responsibility in a World of Disinformation

All Day
Online at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Civic Engagement, Lecture, On-Demand
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

In case you missed it, the "Civic Responsibility in a World of Disinformation" program is available on the Library's YouTube page. CLICK HERE to access the video. Ours is a w...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Civic Engagement, Lecture, On-Demand
Event Details:

In case you missed it, the "Civic Responsibility in a World of Disinformation" program is available on the Library's YouTube page.

CLICK HERE to access the video.

Books for Dessert

Monday, October 7, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:30am
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

Books for Dessert

Monday, October 7, 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

Chair Yoga (Registration is closed)

Monday, October 7, 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 of Chair Yoga classes with certified instructor Beth Lipset. Free to Port Washington residents. Classes start September 9, and run through December 16 (...

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 Chair Yoga classes with certified instructor Beth Lipset. Free to Port Washington residents. Classes start September 9, and run through December 16 (no class October 14, 28, or November 11).

Spanish Book Club: "The library of Dreams" (en español) - Club de Lectura "La Biblioteca de los sueños"

Monday, October 7, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Mezzanine Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion, ESOL
Age Group:
Adults, ESOL
Event Details:

Club de lectura para adultos en español “La biblioteca de los sueños”  Únete al club para compartir la pasión por la lectura y enriquecernos mutuamente con nuestras op...

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

Club de lectura para adultos en español “La biblioteca de los sueños” 

Únete al club para compartir la pasión por la lectura y enriquecernos mutuamente con nuestras opiniones.

Afternoon on Broadway with Stephen Nachamie - Celebrating Dr. Ruth

Afternoon on Broadway with Stephen Nachamie - A Celebration of Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer

Monday, October 7, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join Stage and Film Director Stephen Nachamie in a celebration of the life of his late friend Dr Ruth K. Westheimer; from Holocaust orphan to pioneer of sexual education and t...

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

Join Stage and Film Director Stephen Nachamie in a celebration of the life of his late friend Dr Ruth K. Westheimer; from Holocaust orphan to pioneer of sexual education and therapy to pop culture icon. Mr.

Exercise Class (Registration is Closed)

Monday, October 7, 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. Open to Port Washington residents free of charge.

Ceviche Cooking Demo with Chef Mendoza/ Demostración de Comida: Ceviche con Chef Mendoza

Monday, October 7, 2024 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
ESOL, Food/Cooking
Age Group:
Adults, ESOL
Event Details:

Taste the Tradition: Ecuadorian Ceviche Demo Join us for a delicious traditional food demonstration with chef Segundo Mesías Mendoza, a former ESOL student from Ecuador, who wil...

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

Taste the Tradition: Ecuadorian Ceviche Demo

Join us for a delicious traditional food demonstration with chef Segundo Mesías Mendoza, a former ESOL student from Ecuador, who will prepare a delicious ceviche, sharing the secrets of this t

Hypertension Screenings

Tuesday, October 8, 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

Weekly Chess Meetup

Tuesday, October 8, 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.

Guitar Lessons for the Absolute Beginner - Make Up Class

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Guitar Lessons for the Absolute Beginner - Make Up Class

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

Guitar Lessons for the Absolute Beginner - Make Up Class

FOL Meeting

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 9:00am - 11:00am
Children's Workshop Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Friends of the Library Meeting

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Children's Workshop Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Friends of the Library Meeting

Exercise Class (Registration is Closed)

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
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.

Needlecraft BYOP (Bring Your Own Project) Night

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 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.

Sign

Haunted Crafts: Sinister Signs

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Hagedorn Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Technology
Age Group:
Grades 1- 6, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults
Event Details:

Would you like to design and create your own Halloween decorations? Come to the library where we will be designing Spooky Signs using vinyl and the Cricut maker 3. Don't be scared ...

Registration Closed
Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: Grades 1- 6, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology
Required
Event Details:

Would you like to design and create your own Halloween decorations? Come to the library where we will be designing Spooky Signs using vinyl and the Cricut maker 3. Don't be scared to register on September 25th. 

Discussion Group (Ages 60+) with Lilyan Strassman

Discussion Group (Ages 60+) - Topic - Wisdom from the Movies

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for an informal discussion that aims to build community with intelligent discussion, laughter, and social interaction.  The group will be led by Lilyan Strassman, LCSW...

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

Join us for an informal discussion that aims to build community with intelligent discussion, laughter, and social interaction.  The group will be led by Lilyan Strassman, LCSW-R, Psychotherapist, and Life Coach.  Ms.

Nonfiction Book Club

Thursday, October 10, 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 Wonder Drug: The Secret History of Thalidomide in America and Its Hidden Victims by Jennifer Vanderbes on Thur...

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 Wonder Drug: The Secret History of Thalidomide in America and Its Hidden Victims by Jennifer V

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention

Thursday, October 10, 2024 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 movements of Tai Chi to help older adults...

Registration Closed
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 movements of Tai Chi to help older adults improve their balance and increase their confidence in d

Books for Dessert

Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
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

Sandwiched In with Sal St. George - Latinas Who Conquered Hollywood

Sandwiched In with Sal St. George - Latinas Who Conquered Hollywood

Friday, October 11, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join Adjunct Professor and TV and film historian Sal St. George, for a multimedia presentation celebrating the iconic Latina Hollywood Stars who paved the way for so many othe...

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

Join Adjunct Professor and TV and film historian Sal St. George, for a multimedia presentation celebrating the iconic Latina Hollywood Stars who paved the way for so many other Latina Actresses during the history of Motion Pictures.

Weekly Scrabble Meetup

Friday, October 11, 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, October 11, 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.

Special Library Hours: 1-5 pm

Monday, October 14, 2024 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Port Washington Public Library

The Library is open from 1-5 pm for the holiday. 

Closing
Branches:
Port Washington Public Library
Description:

The Library is open from 1-5 pm for the holiday. 

Gold Coast International Film Festival - Family Shorts

Gold Coast International Film Festival - FAMILY SHORTS

Monday, October 14, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:15pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Film
Age Group:
Children, Grades 1- 6, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

As part of a series of film festival events, the Gold Coast International Film Festival is proud to present FAMILY SHORTS, a fantastic and fun program of short films perfect for th...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Grades 1- 6, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Film
Required
Event Details:

As part of a series of film festival events, the Gold Coast International Film Festival is proud to present FAMILY SHORTS, a fantastic and fun program of short films perfect for the whole family!