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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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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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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

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Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
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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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Join Dennis Raverty as he explores Chinese painting from the Song Dynasty.

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

7:00pm - 8:30pm
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Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Event
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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

Special Library Hours: Memorial Day Weekend

All Day 5/24 - 5/26
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Port Washington Public Library
Description:

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

Special Library Hours: Juneteenth

All Day
Closing
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Port Washington Public Library
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The Library will be closed on Thursday, June 19 for Juneteenth.

Meet Paul Rappaport - Author of "Gliders Over Hollywood" - In Conversation with Maria Milito

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Adults
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Upcoming
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Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Event
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In his brand-new book, Gliders Over Hollywood: Airships, Airplay, and the Art of Rock Promotion, Paul Rappaport gives a dynamic insider’s account of the golden age of rock, sharing never-before-told tales o

Library Closed for Christmas

All Day 12/24 - 12/25
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Port Washington Public Library
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The library is closed on December 24 & 25 for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Library Closed for New Years

All Day 12/31 - 1/1
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Port Washington Public Library
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The Library is closed for on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. 

Library Closed for Christmas

All Day 10/24 - 10/25
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Port Washington Public Library
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The library is closed on December 24 & 25 for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Library Closed for New Years

All Day 12/31 - 1/1
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Port Washington Public Library
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The Library is closed for on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.