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Sing and Swing

10:15am - 10:45am
Story Time
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:
Interactive stories, rhymes and songs emphasize early literacy skills and help instill a lifelong love of learning. For children ages 18 months to 5 years with an adult. Admittance is on a first-come, first-served basis.  ...
This event is in the "Teens (Grades 7-12)" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Weekly Chess Meetup

3:00pm - 6:00pm
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 "Children" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Children's Garden
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join the librarians in the Children’s Garden to enjoy some of Ms. Lucy’s favorite books, rhymes, and songs, and make a craft. For children in kindergarten and up with an adult. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Registration required. ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Support Group for Caregivers of Elderly Relatives

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Health & Wellness
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Children's Workshop Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:
Helping our elderly loved ones navigate the world is not easy. This support group for adults will give participants the opportunity to talk with others experiencing similar circumstances as well as share ideas for the best ways to handle a variety of...
This event is in the "Children" group.

Chess

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Games, Workshop
Registration
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Children's Workshop Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Games, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:
Learn the rules and strategies of chess and practice what you have learned by playing against your peers. For children in 3rd to 6th grade. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library in memory of Lawrence Kamisher. Registration required. ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
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.
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:
Photography Club of Long Island monthly meeting ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Nonfiction Book Club

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Book Discussion
Registration
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration 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. In 1848, a year of international democratic revolt, a young, enslaved couple, Ellen and William Craft, achieve...
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:
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, and dead after a mysterious boat ride in route to a planned papal pardo...
This event is in the "Children" group.
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Other
Event Details:
Come on down to the Bicycle Rodeo. The Town of North Hempstead, along with the Port Washington Police Department and Bicycle Playground will inspect your child's bicycle. All attendees will have their tires, seat, handlebar height, chains, and helmet...
This event is in the "Grades 1- 6" group.
This event is in the "ESOL" group.
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: Grades 1- 6, ESOL
Program Type: ESOL
Event Details:
Is your child struggling with their Elementary or Middle school homework? The Port Washington Public Library ESOL department provides a Homework Help Program in which your child will be tutored by an academic achieving high school volunteer. Join us ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Books for Dessert

7:00pm - 8:30pm
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 Dessert in American Libraries Magazine.  Books for Dessert collaborates with groups ...
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group.

Park Story Time

9:30am - 10:00am
Story Time
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Ages 0-5
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:
Join your favorite librarians at Blumenfeld Park (across the street from the library) for Park Story Time! No registration required.   ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Weekly Scrabble Meetup

1:00pm - 5:00pm
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 "Adults" group.

Medicaid Sign-Up Help

2:00pm - 6:00pm
Health & Wellness
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. ...
This event is in the "Children" group.

Coding for Kids

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Workshop
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Children's Workshop Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:
Ignite the love of coding by learning to create animations and computer games using Scratch, a graphical programming language developed by MIT. Taught by AP Computer Science high school students from Port Washington for children with no prior program...
This event is in the "Teens (Grades 7-12)" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Cricut Craft: Bouquet of Flowers

4:30pm - 6:00pm
Arts & Crafts, Technology, Workshop
Registration
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology, Workshop
Registration 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. Please take some time to install the Cricut Design Space software...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Books for Dessert

10:30am - 11:45am
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 Dessert in American Libraries Magazine.  Books for Dessert collaborates with groups ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Books for Dessert

10:30am - 11:45am
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 Dessert in American Libraries Magazine.  Books for Dessert collaborates with groups ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Chair Yoga (Please see description for lottery information)

12:30pm - 1:30pm
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 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).  Registration for this e...
This event is in the "Children" group.

Preschool Story Time

1:30pm - 2:00pm
Story Time
Registration
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:
Enjoy great stories, songs, and fingerplays, while your child develops essential early literacy skills. For children ages 2 1/2 to 5 years with an adult.  Registration required.  ...
This event is in the "Teens (Grades 7-12)" group.

Teen Gaming

3:30pm - 6:00pm
Games
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: TeenSpace
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)
Program Type: Games
Event Details:
Come hang out and play some Nintendo Switch games with other teens after school. No need to register, just show up and join in on the fun! ...
This event is in the "Grades 1- 6" group.
This event is in the "ESOL" group.

ESOL Homework Help

4:30pm - 6:00pm
ESOL
Registration Open
Registration
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Children's Workshop Room
Age Group: Grades 1- 6, ESOL
Program Type: ESOL
Registration Required
Event Details:
Homework Help for Elementary school children ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Exercise Class (Please see description for lottery information)

5:15pm - 6:15pm
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. Classes begin January 22, and run through June 17, from 5:15 -- 6...