Upcoming Events

Featured Events

Meet Stephanie Butnick - Author of "The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia"

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Author Event

Age Group:

Adults

Registration Open

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Author Event

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join author Stephanie Butnick as she discusses her book The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia: From Abraham to Zabar’s and Everything in Between. Enlightening, highly entertaining, and just a little bit irre

Sandwiched In with David Hymowitz - Impacts of Loneliness

Sandwiched In with David Hymowitz - Impact of Loneliness

Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Lecture

Age Group:

Adults

Registration Open

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Lecture

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join David Hymowitz, licensed social worker, and a professor at Hofstra University and at Stony Brook University, as he explores the impacts of loneliness.

Art Lecture with Alice Iglehart - The Arts of Isamu Noguchi

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Lecture

Age Group:

Adults

Registration Open

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Lecture

Registration Required

Event Details:

In celebration of Asian American Heritage Month, join museum educator, Alice W. Iglehart for a talk on Isamu Noguchi, architect, sculptor, and furniture designer.

PWPL Blood Drive

Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 1:30pm - 7:30pm

Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Civic Engagement, Community Service, Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone

View Details

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham Meeting Room

Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone

Program Type: Civic Engagement, Community Service, Health & Wellness

Event Details:

You may be astounded to learn that New York has never been self-sufficient in meeting its need for blood. There is no substitute for human blood and 1 in 3 adults will require a blood transfusion at some point in their lives.

Sandwiched In with Dennis Raverty - Chinese Painting from the Song Dynasty

Friday, May 30, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Lecture

Age Group:

Adults

Registration Open

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Lecture

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join Dennis Raverty as he explores Chinese painting from the Song Dynasty.

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Mother's Day Crafts

05/09/2025 @ 3:45pm - 05/10/2025 @ 4:45pm

Teens (Grades 7-12)

Arts & Crafts

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: TeenSpace

Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

Throughout the week before Mother's Day, from May 5th until May 10th, crafts will be available for the teens to make one of a kind Mother's Day gifts. Supplies will be distributed in the Teen Space on a first come first serve basis.

Cricut Craft: Mother's Day Card

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Children, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults

Arts & Crafts, Technology

Waitlist

Registration Required

Waitlist

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: The Lab

Age Group: Children, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology

Registration Required

Event Details:

Celebrate Mom by making her a personalized card this Mother's Day. In this class Tech Librarian Meaghan will show you how to make a pop-up card, as well as one that does not require as much detail.

Teen Gaming

3:30pm - 6:00pm

Teens (Grades 7-12)

Games

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: TeenSpace

Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)

Program Type: Games

Event Details:

Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to come play Nintendo Switch games with other teens after school. No registration required.

Canceled-Creative Readers Middle & High School Book Club

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Teens (Grades 7-12)

Workshop

Cancelled

Cancelled

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room

Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)

Program Type: Workshop

Event Details:

Creative Readers is starting a pilot program for middle and high school students who have intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.

Cricut Boot Camp

6:30pm - 8:00pm

Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults

Arts & Crafts, Technology, Workshop

Waitlist

Registration Required

Waitlist

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: The Lab

Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology, Workshop

Registration Required

Event Details:

Welcome to Cricut Boot Camp, where you will learn how to make and design projects using the library's Cricut Maker 3, Heat Press, and Mug Press.

Make Your Own Nail polish

3:45pm - 4:45pm

Teens (Grades 7-12)

Arts & Crafts

Registration Open

Registration Required

Registration Open

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Terrace

Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Registration Required

Event Details:

Make your own nail polish.

Low Intermediate Guitar Lessons

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults

Music/Theater Performance, Workshop

Registration Closed

Registration Required

Registration Closed

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham Meeting Room

Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults

Program Type: Music/Theater Performance, Workshop

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join Reno Bracchi for “Low Intermediate” Guitar Lessons, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on five Thursday nights April 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22.

APAHM Movie: Spirited Away (2001, 125min.)

5:30pm - 7:30pm

Children, Grades K-3, Grades 4-6, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone

Film

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham Meeting Room

Age Group: Children, Grades K-3, Grades 4-6, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone

Program Type: Film

Event Details:

During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.

Rated PG, 125 minutes.

Beginner Sewing: Bookmarks

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults

Arts & Crafts, Technology

Registration Open

Registration Required

Registration Open

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: The Lab

Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology

Registration Required

Event Details:

Come to the PWPL to learn how to sew by making a bookmark. This workshop is for beginner sewers and anyone who wants to have fun.

Registration begins May 2nd. All supplies will be provided.

Teen Gaming

3:30pm - 6:00pm

Teens (Grades 7-12)

Games

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: TeenSpace

Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)

Program Type: Games

Event Details:

Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to come play Nintendo Switch games with other teens after school. No registration required.

Canceled-Creative Readers Middle & High School Book Club

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Teens (Grades 7-12)

Workshop

Cancelled

Cancelled

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room

Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)

Program Type: Workshop

Event Details:

Creative Readers is starting a pilot program for middle and high school students who have intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.

Cricut Craft: Flowerpots

6:30pm - 8:00pm

Children, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults

Arts & Crafts, Technology

Full

Registration Required

Full

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: The Lab

Age Group: Children, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology

Registration Required

Event Details:

As Spring arrives, design a flowerpot for future gardening, using vinyl and the cricut maker 3!

Cricut Boot Camp

6:30pm - 8:00pm

Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults

Arts & Crafts, Technology, Workshop

Waitlist

Registration Required

Waitlist

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: The Lab

Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology, Workshop

Registration Required

Event Details:

Welcome to Cricut Boot Camp, where you will learn how to make and design projects using the library's Cricut Maker 3, Heat Press, and Mug Press.

Pollock Painting

3:45pm - 4:45pm

Teens (Grades 7-12)

Arts & Crafts

Registration Open

Registration Required

Registration Open

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Terrace

Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Registration Required

Event Details:

Paint a picture in the style of Jackson Pollock.

Low Intermediate Guitar Lessons

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults

Music/Theater Performance, Workshop

Registration Closed

Registration Required

Registration Closed

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham Meeting Room

Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults

Program Type: Music/Theater Performance, Workshop

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join Reno Bracchi for “Low Intermediate” Guitar Lessons, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on five Thursday nights April 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22.

Special Library Hours: Memorial Day Weekend

All Day 5/24 - 5/26

Closing

Branches:

Port Washington Public Library

Description:

The Library will be closed from Saturday, May 24 through Monday, May 26, for Memorial Day Weekend.

Canceled -Creative Readers Middle & High School Book Club

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Teens (Grades 7-12)

Workshop

Cancelled

Cancelled

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room

Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)

Program Type: Workshop

Event Details:

Creative Readers is starting a pilot program for middle and high school students who have intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.

Cricut Boot Camp

6:30pm - 8:00pm

Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults

Arts & Crafts, Technology, Workshop

Waitlist

Registration Required

Waitlist

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: The Lab

Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology, Workshop

Registration Required

Event Details:

Welcome to Cricut Boot Camp, where you will learn how to make and design projects using the library's Cricut Maker 3, Heat Press, and Mug Press.

PWPL Blood Drive

1:30pm - 7:30pm

Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone

Civic Engagement, Community Service, Health & Wellness

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham Meeting Room

Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone

Program Type: Civic Engagement, Community Service, Health & Wellness

Event Details:

Cricut Walk-In: Feeling Prickly-Session 1

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Children, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone

Arts & Crafts, Technology

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: The Lab

Age Group: Children, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology

Event Details:

Let's make some 3d plants! In this walk-in class we you have the options to make a 3d cactus or Yucca plant using the PWPL Cricut Maker 3. This class is great for beginners. No registration required! All supplies will be provided.

Cricut Walk-In: Feeling Prickly: Session 2

6:30pm - 8:00pm

Children, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone

Arts & Crafts, Technology

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: The Lab

Age Group: Children, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology

Event Details:

Port Washington Play Troupe - Short Play Festival - Part One

7:00pm - 8:30pm

Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone

Music/Theater Performance

Registration Open

Registration Required

Registration Open

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham Meeting Room

Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone

Program Type: Music/Theater Performance

Registration Required

Event Details:

Port Washington Play Troupe presents a festival of original 10-minute plays, with the theme: Past, Present and Future. Featuring ten plays in two days, the new play festival offers something for ev

Canceled-Creative Readers Middle & High School Book Club

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Teens (Grades 7-12)

Workshop

Cancelled

Cancelled

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room

Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)

Program Type: Workshop

Event Details:

Creative Readers is starting a pilot program for middle and high school students who have intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.

Cricut Boot Camp

6:30pm - 8:00pm

Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults

Arts & Crafts, Technology, Workshop

Waitlist

Registration Required

Waitlist

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: The Lab

Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology, Workshop

Registration Required

Event Details:

Welcome to Cricut Boot Camp, where you will learn how to make and design projects using the library's Cricut Maker 3, Heat Press, and Mug Press.

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