Upcoming Events

Name: Sandwiched In with William Thierfelder - Windows to Nature
Start: 2024-11-08T12:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-08T13:30:00-05:00
Location: Port Washington Public Library

Featured Events

Sandwiched In with Dr. William Thierfelder - Windows to Nature

Sandwiched In with William Thierfelder - Windows to Nature

Friday, November 8, 2024 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

Required

Event Details:

Planning on a trip to a Natural History Museum? When you visit a major Museum like the American Museum of Natural History in New York, one of the highlights is the remarkable, life-like dioramas. Join Dr.

FOL University - Features Eminent Ecologist Carl Safina

Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 2:30pm - 4:30pm

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

Required

Event Details:

FOL University, the Friends of the Library’s scholarly lecture series, will feature one of America’s premier ecologists, Carl Safina, Endowed Professor for Nature and Humanity at Stony Brook University.

Film screening and discussion with Alvin Hall and Saro Varjabedian

"Driving The Green Book" with Author Alvin Hall and Filmmaker Saro Varjabedian

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Author Event, Film, Lecture

Age Group:

Adults

Registration Open

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Author Event, Film, Lecture

Required

Event Details:

Join us for a special film screening and discussion of the documentary film, Driving the Green Book (2023, 40 min.), based on the podcast and subsequent book by award-winning broadcaster and author Alvi

Sandwiched In with the Pan Am Museum

Friday, November 22, 2024 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

Required

Event Details:

In celebration of National Aviation History Month, Linda Freire, Board Chair of the Pan Am Museum and former flight attendant will discuss the history of Pan American World Airways, its connection to Port Washin

Sandwiched In with authors Caryn Hirshleifer and Jennifer Goldman

Sandwiched In - Meet Authors Caryn Hirshleifer and Jennifer Goldman

Friday, December 6, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Author Event, Lecture

Age Group:

Adults

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Author Event, Lecture

Required

Event Details:

Join us to learn about the inspiring memoir, In the Face of Catastrophe: How a Traumatic Brain Injury Became a Blessing, written by Caryn Hirshleifer and Jennifer Goldman.

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ESOL Beginner Class

6:30pm - 8:00pm

ESOL

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room

Age Group: ESOL

Program Type: ESOL

Event Details:

ESOL Beginner Class with Haydee

Books for Dessert

7:00pm - 8:30pm

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

ESOL Low Intermediate Class

11:00am - 12:30pm

ESOL

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room

Age Group: ESOL

Program Type: ESOL

Event Details:

ESOL Low Intermediate Class with Rachel

Sandwiched In - Everybody Loves Somebody Named Dean Martin

12:00pm - 1:30pm

Adults

Lecture

Registration

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Lecture

Registration Required

Event Details:

From his partnership with Jerry Lewis, star of one of TV’s greatest variety shows, and member of the legendary Rat Pack, Dean Martin was one of the most beloved performers of all time.

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.

Medicaid Sign-Up Help

2:00pm - 5:30pm

Adults

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.

Coyote Talk

1:00pm - 3:00pm

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham Meeting Room

Purpose of Meeting

Coyote Talk with Seatuck Environmental Association and Councilwoman Dalimonte

MAC Concert: Folk-Rock Trio Gathering Time

1:00pm - 4:45pm

Adults

Music/Theater Performance

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Music/Theater Performance

Event Details:

Long Island-based folk-rock trio Gathering Time (Stuart Markus, Gerry McKeveny, and Christine Sweeney) has toured across the US and internationally for over a decade.

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

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

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.

Stretch & Strengthen (See 'Event Details' for lottery information)

5:15pm - 6:15pm

Adults

Health & Wellness

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Health & Wellness

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.

Citizenship Preparation Class

6:30pm - 7:45pm

ESOL

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room

Age Group: ESOL

Program Type: ESOL

Event Details:

Citizenship Preparation Class

ESOL Beginner Class

6:30pm - 8:00pm

ESOL

Community Service, ESOL

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room

Age Group: ESOL

Program Type: Community Service, ESOL

Event Details:

Beginner Class with Alejandra

ESOL Intermediate class

9:30am - 11:00am

ESOL

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room

Age Group: ESOL

Program Type: ESOL

Event Details:

ESOL Intermediate class with Jane

Hypertension Screenings

11:00am - 2:00pm

Adults

Community Service

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Joan and Arnold Saltzman Reading Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Community Service

Event Details:

Blood Pressure screenings sponsored by St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center.

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.

ESOL Homework Help Program 2024-2025

4:30pm - 6:00pm

Grades 1- 6, ESOL

ESOL

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham 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.

ESOL Beginner Class

6:30pm - 8:00pm

ESOL

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room

Age Group: ESOL

Program Type: ESOL

Event Details:

ESOL Beginner Class with John

ESOL Advanced Class

11:00am - 1:00pm

ESOL

Community Service, ESOL

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room

Age Group: ESOL

Program Type: Community Service, ESOL

Event Details:

ESOL Advanced Class with Mike

Senior Stretch, Sculpt, and Balance (Please see description for lottery information)

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Adults

Health & Wellness

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Health & Wellness

Event Details:

Move through seated and standing poses to increase flexibility, balance, and range of motion. A chair is used to meet a variety of fitness levels. Marlene Kirsh, athletic trainer, and certified Pilates instructor, will lead the sessions.

Write Your Name in Braille

3:45pm - 4:45pm

Teens (Grades 7-12)

Arts & Crafts

Registration

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Learning Center Room B

Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Registration Required

Event Details:

In honor of Braille Literacy Month, teens can participate in a fun craft in which they decorate a canvas, using beads, glitter and other art supplies to design their name in braille. Registration begins January 2.

Plant A Row Exhibition Reception

4:00pm - 6:00pm

Adults, Everyone

Exhibit

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults, Everyone

Program Type: Exhibit

Event Details:

Plant A Row Exhibition Reception

Homework Help PWUFSD

4:30pm - 6:00pm

Grades 1- 6, Teens (Grades 7-12)

Community Service

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room

Age Group: Grades 1- 6, Teens (Grades 7-12)

Program Type: Community Service

Event Details:

PWUFSD Homework Help

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