Upcoming Events

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Special Library Hours: 1-5 pm

5:00pm - 9:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Port Washington Public Library
Description:

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

This event is in the "Teens (Grades 7-12)" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Weekly Chess Meetup

3:00pm - 6:00pm
Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults
Games
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.

This event is in the "Teens (Grades 7-12)" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Guitar Lessons for the Absolute Beginner

7:00pm - 8:15pm
Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults
Music/Theater Performance
Registration Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults
Program Type: Music/Theater Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for "Guitar Lessons for the Absolute Beginner" with PWPL's own Reno Bracchi.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Exercise Class (Registration is Closed)

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults
Health & Wellness
Registration Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration 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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Getting Started with Libby

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Other, Technology
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other, Technology
Event Details:

On Wednesday, October 16th, at 2 p.m., OverDrive will host a live Getting Started with Libby webinar designed specifically for library patrons. Please note this virtual webinar is not a library event.

 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Getting Started with Libby

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Other, Technology
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other, Technology
Event Details:

On Wednesday, October 16th, at 2 p.m., OverDrive will host a live Getting Started with Libby webinar on ZOOM designed specifically for library patrons. Please note this virtual webinar is not a library event.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Needlecraft BYOP (Bring Your Own Project) Night

6:15pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Gold Coast International Film Festival - GREAT SHORTS: Series 2

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Film
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Film
Registration Required
Event Details:

As part of a series of film festival events, the Gold Coast International Film Festival presents GREAT SHORTS: Series 2 – a fantastic collection of short films including narratives and documentaries; comedies and dramas;

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Board of Trustees Meeting

7:30pm - 9:00pm
Adults
Board of Trustees Meeting
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Board of Trustees Meeting
Event Details:

Board of Trustees Meeting

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Art Lecture with Thomas Germano - Late Michelangelo: The Last Decades

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Lecture
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

PLEASE NOTE THE NEW START TIME OF 2:00 P.M.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Adults
Health & Wellness
Registration Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration 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

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "ESOL" group.

Hispanic Culture Festival/Fiesta de la Cultura Hispana

6:00pm - 9:00pm
Adults, ESOL
ESOL, Music/Theater Performance
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, ESOL
Program Type: ESOL, Music/Theater Performance
Event Details:

The celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month will culminate with a vibrant closing event.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Perched high on a rocky mountain in southern France, Carcassonne is the most famous of many such fortresses that dot the landscape of Languedoc.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Weekly Scrabble Meetup

1:00pm - 5:00pm
Adults
Games
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. 

This event is in the "Grades 1- 6" group.
This event is in the "Teens (Grades 7-12)" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Haunted Crafts: Ghostly Glass Tumblers

4:30pm - 6:30pm
Grades 1- 6, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults
Arts & Crafts, Technology
Registration Closed
Registration
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
Registration Required
Event Details:

Would you like to design a glass tumbler in honor of Halloween!? Look no further than your local library, the spookiest location on main street. In this class you we will be designing and making decals for glass tumblers.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Teens (Grades 7-12)" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

FOL Paperback Swap

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Children, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Other
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

At this event, patrons of ALL ages -- adults, teens, and children -- share thousands of books.  You don't need to bring a book to take a book! 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

A Musical Celebration with Danny Bacher and Steve Salerno - Italian-American Cultural Heritage Event

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Civic Engagement, Music/Theater Performance
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Civic Engagement, Music/Theater Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a special musical event celebrating Italian-American Cultural Heritage co-sponsored by the John Michael Marino Lodge of Port Washington and the generous support of Lisa and Victor Girgenti.  Enj

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Books for Dessert

10:00am - 11:30am
Adults
Book Discussion
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

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Books for Dessert

10:30am - 11:45am
Adults
Book Discussion
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

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Chair Yoga (Registration is closed)

12:30pm - 1:30pm
Adults
Health & Wellness
Registration Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration 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).

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Exercise Class (Registration is Closed)

5:15pm - 6:15pm
Adults
Health & Wellness
Registration Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration 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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Adventures in Classic Readings Sponsored by the FOL's Ruth D. Bogen Memorial Fund

6:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Book Discussion
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
Event Details:

This reading group, facilitated by Dr. Laury Magnus, Professor of English, will feature great classic works -- ancient to contemporary -- as well as participatory reading out loud of selected passages.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Art Lecture with Alice Schwarz - A Closer Look: The New Bonnet

12:00pm - 1:30pm
Adults
Lecture
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Painted by Francis Edmonds in the mid-1800s, The New Bonnet is a quintessential American genre painting complete with a moralizing message of materialism and consumption.

This event is in the "Teens (Grades 7-12)" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Weekly Chess Meetup

3:00pm - 6:00pm
Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults
Games
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.