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Sandwiched In with Monica Randall - Gatsby's Long Island

Sandwiched In with Monica Randall - Gatsby's Long Island

Friday, July 25, 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:

Join historian and author Monica Randall as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Based on Ms.

Sandwiched In with Tennessee Walt - Songs of Kris Kristofferson

Sandwiched In with Tennessee Walt - Big-Time Lonesome Town - The Songs of Kris Kristofferson

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

Program Type:

Lecture, Music/Theater Performance

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture, Music/Theater Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Tennessee Walt as he takes us on a musical journey through the songs of Kris Kristofferson, regarded by many as the greatest songwriter in the history of country music.

Shades of Blue: Diving the Central Atolls of the Maldives

Sandwiched In with Eco-Photo Explorers - Shades of Blue: Diving the Central Atolls of the Maldives

Friday, August 15, 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:

The Maldive Islands resemble a string of beautiful jewels strewn across a large section of the Indian Ocean.

PWPL Blood Drive - August 19, 2025

PWPL Blood Drive

Tuesday, August 19, 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
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 Tanisha Mitchell - The Barber of Seville

Sandwiched In with Tanisha Mitchell - The Barber of Seville

Friday, August 22, 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:

Join Tanisha Mitchell as she explores the comic opera The Barber of Seville by Gioacchino Rossini.

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ESOL Evening Classes

5:00pm–6:00pm
ESOL
ESOL
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Learning Center Room B
Age Group: ESOL
Program Type: ESOL
Event Details:

ESOL Classes

Haydee Tuesday Class

6:30pm–8:30pm
ESOL
ESOL
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: North Wing
Age Group: ESOL
Program Type: ESOL
Event Details:

ESOL Class

Celebrating Disability Pride - "Makayla's Voice" - Film 2024 (24-Minutes)

7:00pm–8:00pm
School Age, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Film
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: School Age, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Film
Event Details:

A teen with autism unlocks a joyous world of self-expression as she shares her voice for the first time using a letter board in this short documentary. Join us for the film screening and discus

Fiction Book Club

7:30pm–8:30pm
Adults
Book Discussion
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join fellow readers at the Library for an engaging discussion of The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich on Tuesday, July 22nd at 7:30 p.m.

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention

11:00am–12:00pm
Adults
Health & Wellness
Registration Closed
Registration Required
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 slow, gentle movements of Tai Chi to help older adults improve their balance and increase their confidence in doing ev

ESOL Morning Classes

11:00am–2:00pm
ESOL
Community Service, ESOL
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Learning Center Room A
Age Group: ESOL
Program Type: Community Service, ESOL
Event Details:

ESOL Morning Classes

ESOL Morning Classes

11:00am–2:00pm
ESOL
ESOL
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Learning Center Room B
Age Group: ESOL
Program Type: ESOL
Event Details:

ESOL Classes

Color Club

11:30am–12:30pm
Children, Preschool
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Children's Workshop Room
Age Group: Children, Preschool
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Ages 3 years and up with an adult

We will provide coloring sheets and crayons, and you bring the imagination! No registration required.

Senior Stretch, Sculpt, and Balance (Registration is Closed)

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adults
Health & Wellness
Registration Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Move through poses to increase flexibility, balance, strength, and range of motion. Marlene Kirsh, athletic trainer, and certified Pilates instructor, will lead the sessions. Chairs will be available, if needed. 

Story Time with Miss Lesley

2:00pm–2:30pm
Children, Preschool
Story Time
Registration Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 2 1/2 to 5 years with an adult

Enjoy great stories, songs, and fingerplays, while your child develops essential early literacy skills. Registration begins June 23.

Open Research Hours at The History Center

2:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Other
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Local History
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Open Research Hours at The History Center. Entrance to the Research Room is through the History Center Annex in the South Wing.

Creative Readers

2:30pm–5:00pm
Children, School Age
Other
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, School Age
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

For Kids entering grades 1 to 6 in Fall 2025

ESOL Evening Classes

2:30pm–9:00pm
ESOL
Community Service, ESOL
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Learning Center Room A
Age Group: ESOL
Program Type: Community Service, ESOL
Event Details:

ESOL Evening Classes

Chess

6:00pm–7:00pm
Children, School Age
Games, Workshop
Registration Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Children's Workshop Room
Age Group: Children, School Age
Program Type: Games, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

For children entering 3rd to 6th grade.

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.

Cricut Craft: Color Changing Vinyl

6:30pm–8:30pm
Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Arts & Crafts, Technology
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: The Lab
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come to the library to cut out color changing vinyl using the library Cricut Maker 3. You will be getting a glass tumblr to transfer your design on. Watch how the colors will change from green to blue with cold water! 

ESOL Morning Classes

9:00am–2:00pm
ESOL
ESOL
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Learning Center Room A
Age Group: ESOL
Program Type: ESOL
Event Details:

ESOL Classes

ESOL Morning Classes

9:00am–2:00pm
ESOL
ESOL
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Learning Center Room B
Age Group: ESOL
Program Type: ESOL
Event Details:

ESOL Classes

1-2-3 Play with Me

10:30am–11:15am
Children, Toddlers, Preschool
Other
Registration Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 18 months to 5 years old with an adult. 

Celebrating Disability Pride - "Makayla's Voice" - Film - 2024 (24-Minutes)

12:30pm–1:30pm
School Age, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Film
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: School Age, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Film
Event Details:

A teen with autism unlocks a joyous world of self-expression as she shares her voice for the first time using a letter board in this short documentary. Join us for the film screening and discussion.

Poetry Readers Circle Sponsored by the FOL's Ruth D. Bogen Fund

1:30pm–3:00pm
Adults
Book Discussion
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join fellow readers for a poetry discussion led by Nassau County Poet Laureate Paula Curci.

Creative Readers

2:30pm–5:00pm
Children, School Age
Other
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, School Age
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

For Kids entering grades 1 to 6 in Fall 2025

English Classes by El Centro Comunitario

7:00pm–9:00pm
Everyone
Community Service
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Community Service
Event Details:

English Classes by El Centro Comunitario

English Classes by El Centro Comunitario

7:00pm–9:00pm
Everyone
Community Service
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Community Service
Event Details:

English Classes by El Centro Comunitario