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Art Lecture with Alice Iglehart - Central Park, Winter - Skating Pond

Art Lecture with Alice Iglehart - A Close Look: Central Park, Winter - The Skating Pond

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Lecture

Age Group:

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

After opening to the public in the winter of 1859, Central Park in New York City became a hub of activity and social interaction. Join museum educator, Alice W.

Sandwiched In with Max Alvarez - The Sublimely Subversive Cinema of Billy Wilder

Sandwiched In with Max Alvarez - The Sublimely Subversive Cinema of Billy Wilder

Friday, December 12, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Lecture

Age Group:

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

Writer/director Billy Wilder (1906-2002) made social satire and scalding comedy look easy.

PW Play Troupe Presents - "Meet Me in St. Louis - A Radio Play"

Port Washington Play Troupe Presents - "Meet Me in St. Louis - A Radio Play"

Friday, December 12, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Music/Theater Performance

Age Group:

Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
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 Meet Me in St. Louis: A Radio Play based on the film of the same name, which follows a family over four changing seasons in anticipation of the 1904 St.

Teen Program written in black text on a purple background

Teen Video Game Design

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Hagedorn Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Workshop

Age Group:

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

Learn to use a web-based software to create a 2D platform game - no prior knowledge or coding experience is needed.

Exploring Long Island Shipwrecks with Eco-Photo Explorers

Sandwiched In with Eco-Photo Explorers - Exploring Long Island's Shipwrecks

Friday, January 16, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Lecture

Age Group:

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

Join Eco-Photo Explorers for an informative and exciting presentation that explores a number of different shipwrecks from all eras in Long Island history.

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Helen Keller National Center Art Exhibition

12/01/2025 @ 9:00am–12/22/2025 @ 9:00am
Adults, Everyone
Exhibit
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Community Gallery
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Exhibit
Event Details:

Helen Keller National Center - Art Exhibition

Artist Rachelle Krieger Exhibit

2:00pm–4:00pm
Adults, Everyone
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Rachelle Krieger's Art Reception

Music Advisory Council - Zhu Wang - Pianist

3:00pm–5:00pm
Adults, Everyone
Music/Theater Performance
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Music/Theater Performance
Event Details:

Zhu Wang - Pianist

Port Washington Play Troupe Presents - "Meet Me in St. Louis - A Radio Play"

7:00pm–8:30pm
Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Music/Theater Performance
Registration Open
Registration Required
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 Meet Me in St. Louis: A Radio Play based on the film of the same name, which follows a family over four changing seasons in anticipation of the 1904 St.

Port Washington Play Troupe Presents - "Meet Me in St. Louis - A Radio Play"

3:00pm–4:30pm
Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Music/Theater Performance
Registration Open
Registration Required
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 Meet Me in St. Louis: A Radio Play based on the film of the same name, which follows a family over four changing seasons in anticipation of the 1904 St.

SoundSwap: Live Music: A Holiday 'Hoot!'

7:00pm–9:00pm
Adults, Everyone
Music/Theater Performance
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Music/Theater Performance
Event Details:

Join Tony Traguardo and a group of fine local musicians for a fun night of classic songs from the 60s and 70s 'decorated' with some Holiday-themed rockers that everyone can sing along to!

Library Closed for Christmas

All Day 12/24–12/25
Closing
Branches:
Port Washington Public Library
Description:

The library is closed on December 24 & 25 for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

How to Train Your Dragon (PG, 125min)

2:00pm–4:30pm
Children, Preschool, School Age, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Film
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Preschool, School Age, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Film
Event Details:

For all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Library Closed for New Years

All Day 12/31–1/1
Closing
Branches:
Port Washington Public Library
Description:

The Library is closed for on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. 

The Ed Foundation 25th Anniversary

01/02/2026 @ 5:45pm–01/30/2026 @ 6:45pm
Adults, Everyone
Exhibit
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Community Gallery
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Exhibit
Event Details:

The Ed Foundation 25th Anniversary

The Alegria Ensemble

3:00pm–4:30pm
Adults, Everyone
Music/Theater Performance
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Music/Theater Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Alegria Ensemble, led by violinist Chlöe Dickens returns to the Port Washington Library with an engaging program of String Quartets composed by members of the Long Island Composers' Alliance.  LICA is an organization of professional

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

All Day
Everyone
Other
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Parking Lot
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Library is open from 1:00pm - 5:00pm.

For the Record: “Wait… They Played WHAT?”: Strange Covers by Famous Artists (Rescheduled Event!)

7:00pm–9:00pm
Adults, Everyone
Lecture, Music/Theater Performance
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Lecture, Music/Theater Performance
Event Details:

Enjoy a fun evening of surprising cover songs performed by successful artists putting their unique spins on hits they didn’t write or record.

Raised Bed Gardening Workshop

7:30pm–8:30pm
Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Civic Engagement, Workshop
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Civic Engagement, Workshop
Event Details:

Looking to start your own vegetable garden in 2026 or improve your current method of growing produce? Plant A Row for the Hungry Board Member and longtime gardener Bruce Frey will demonstrate how to build a raised garden bed on your own.

DIY Help

2:30pm–4:30pm
Adults, Everyone
Arts & Crafts, Technology
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: The Lab
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology
Event Details:

Ask a Tech librarian for advice and help with personal projects. You will need to bring in your own material. Registration begins January 9th. 

Winter Sowing Made Easy - With Live Demo

2:00pm–4:00pm
Children, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Civic Engagement, Lecture, Workshop
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Civic Engagement, Lecture, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

If you have ever wanted to grow varieties of flowers, vegetables or herbs, but couldn’t find them in the local nursery, you probably bought seeds.

SoundSwap: ‘Carnaby Street’ Plays the Music of the British Invasion

7:00pm–9:00pm
Adults, Everyone
Music/Theater Performance
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Music/Theater Performance
Event Details:

‘Carnaby Street’ is an eight-piece band whose members may be familiar to our library audience.

ULISES AMAYA RECITAL

12:30pm–4:30pm
Adults, Everyone
Music/Theater Performance
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Music/Theater Performance
Event Details:

ULISES AMAYA MUSIC SCHOOL RECITAL

Plant A Row Exhibition

All Day 2/1–2/15
Everyone
Exhibit
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Community Gallery
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Exhibit
Event Details:

In 2010, a small group of residents, concerned about hunger in our community, came to a transformational realization: if they could collect and distribute the excess vegetables from those gardening in Port Washington, they could begin to make a de

Paige Patterson - Pure Joy

3:00pm–4:30pm
Adults, Everyone
Music/Theater Performance
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Music/Theater Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come get cozy with Paige Patterson and her Valentine's Day homage to Black History with her concert "Pure Joy.” Ms.

Lunar New Year 2026 Festival

1:00pm–4:00pm
Everyone, ESOL
Community Service, ESOL, Music/Theater Performance
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone, ESOL
Program Type: Community Service, ESOL, Music/Theater Performance
Event Details:

Lunar New Year 2026 Festival

Lunar New Year 2026 Festival (Crafts)

1:00pm–4:00pm
Everyone, ESOL
Community Service, ESOL, Music/Theater Performance
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone, ESOL
Program Type: Community Service, ESOL, Music/Theater Performance
Event Details:

Lunar New Year 2026 Festival - Crafts

Lunar New Year 2026 Festival (Crafts)

1:00pm–4:00pm
Everyone, ESOL
Community Service, ESOL, Music/Theater Performance
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone, ESOL
Program Type: Community Service, ESOL, Music/Theater Performance
Event Details:

Lunar New Year 2026 Festival - Crafts

Music Advisory Council Presents - Gathering Time

3:00pm–4:30pm
Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Music/Theater Performance
Upcoming
Registration Required
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:

Join us for a Special Salute to Jean Ritchie - Mad About Trad Music.