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Author Event with Stephanie Butnick

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

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Author Event

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Adults
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Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
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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

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Lecture

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Adults
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Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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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

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

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Lecture

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Adults
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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 - May 29, 2025

PWPL Blood Drive

Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 1:30pm - 7:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

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Civic Engagement, Community Service, Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
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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
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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

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

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Lecture

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Adults
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Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
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Join Dennis Raverty as he explores Chinese painting from the Song Dynasty.

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Books for Dessert

10:30am - 11:45am
Adults
Book Discussion
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
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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
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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

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Book Discussion
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
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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: Mezzanine Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
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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
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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

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 new poetry discussion led by Nassau County Poet Laureate Paula Curci.

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
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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

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. 

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
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Join fellow readers at the Library for an engaging discussion of Wedding People by Alison Espach on Tuesday, May 27th at 7:30 p.m.

Adventures in Classic Readings Sponsored by the FOL's Ruth D. Bogen Memorial Fund

6:00pm - 8:30pm
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:

This reading group, facilitated by Dr. Laury Magnus, Professor of English, will feature great classic works -- ancient to contemporary -- as well as participatory reading out loud of selected passages. 

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

Books for Dessert

10:30am - 11:45am
Adults
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 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

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

Books for Dessert

10:30am - 11:45am
Adults
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 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

Nonfiction Book Club

1:00pm - 2:30pm
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
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Join fellow readers at the library for an engaging discussion of The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource by Chris Hayes on Thursday June 12th at 1p.m.

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

Special Library Hours: Juneteenth

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Port Washington Public Library
Description:

The Library will be closed on Thursday, June 19 for Juneteenth.

Fiction Book Club

7:30pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Book Discussion
Upcoming
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 God of the Woods by Liz Moore on Tuesday, June 24th at 7:30 p.m.

Adventures in Classic Readings Sponsored by the FOL's Ruth D. Bogen Memorial Fund

6:00pm - 8:30pm
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:

This reading group, facilitated by Dr. Laury Magnus, Professor of English, will feature great classic works -- ancient to contemporary -- as well as participatory reading out loud of selected passages. 

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 new poetry discussion led by Nassau County Poet Laureate Paula Curci.

Nonfiction Book Club

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Adults
Book Discussion
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
Event Details:

Nonfiction Book Club

Fiction Book Club

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

Fiction Book Club