Port Washington Public Library

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1 Library Dr
Port Washington, NY 11050
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Mon: 9:00am-9:00pm

Tue: 9:00am-9:00pm

Wed: 11:00am-9:00pm

Thu: 9:00am-9:00pm

Fri: 9:00am-9:00pm

Sat: 9:00am-5:00pm

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Featured Events

Live Music - Paige Patterson - Pure Joy

Pure Joy - A Musical Celebration with Paige Patterson

Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Music/Theater Performance

Age Group:

Adults, Everyone

Registration Open

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.

Music Advisory Council Presents - Gathering Time

Music Advisory Council Presents - Gathering Time

Sunday, February 8, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Music/Theater Performance

Age Group:

Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone

Registration Open

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.

Sandwiched In with Claire Bellerjeau - Cato in the Revolution

Sandwiched In with Claire Bellerjeau - Cato in the Revolution: Spies, Slavery, Church, and Chocolate

Friday, February 13, 2026 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

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join historian and author Claire Bellerjeau as she shares her exciting new discoveries about Cato, an enslaved Black man who aided the Patriot spy and tailor Hercules Mulligan during the Revolutionary War.

Art Lecture with Alice Iglehart - Henry Ossawa Tanner's "The Thankful Poor"

Art Lecture with Alice Iglehart - A Close Look: Henry Ossawa Tanner's "The Thankful Poor"

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 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

Registration Required

Event Details:

In celebration of Black History Month, join museum educator, Alice W. Iglehart for an in-depth exploration of The Thankful Poor, a painting by the first internationally known African American artist, Henry Ossawa Tanner.

Sandwiched In with Dennis Raverty - African Diaspora Art

Sandwiched In with Dennis Raverty - African Diaspora Art

Friday, February 20, 2026 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

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join award winning teacher and art historian Dennis Raverty as he explores African Diaspora Art with a visual lecture.

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Time	Sun (12/19)	Mon (12/20)	Tue (12/21)	Wed (12/22)	Thu (12/23)	Fri (12/24)	Sat (12/25)
9 am			This event is in the "Adults" group Advanced ESOL Writing 9:30am–1:00pm Adults ESOL This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: , ESOL, ESOL Event Details: Advanced ESOL Writing			This event is in the "Adults" group Christmas Eve 9:30am–1:00pm Adults ESOL This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: , ESOL, ESOL Event Details: Library Closed
10 am
11 am				This event is in the "Adults" group ESOL Party 11:00am–1:00pm Adults ESOL This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: , ESOL, ESOL Event Details: ESOL Party
12 pm
1 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group Great Books Discussion Group 1:00pm–3:00pm Adults ESOL This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: , ESOL, ESOL Event Details: Great Books Discussion Group - William James Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Way of Thinking"
2 pm
3 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group PW Education Foundation 3:00pm–4:30pm Adults ESOL This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: Lapham Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: , ESOL, ESOL Event Details: PW Education Foundation	This event is in the "Adults" group New Parents Group 3:30pm–4:30pm Adults ESOL Registration Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Registration Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: Lapham Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: , ESOL, ESOL Registration Required Event Details: New Parents Support Group
4 pm
5 pm
6 pm				This event is in the "Adults" group ESOL High Beginner Class 6:00pm–7:00pm Adults ESOL This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: , ESOL, ESOL Event Details: ESOL High Beginner Class This event is in the "Adults" group Flute Concert 6:00pm–8:45pm Adults ESOL This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: Lapham Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: , ESOL, ESOL Event Details: Flute Concert
7 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group Books for Dessert 7:00pm–8:30pm Adults ESOL This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: , ESOL, ESOL Event Details: Books for Dessert This event is in the "Adults" group Film: "Please Give" 7:30pm–9:30pm Adults ESOL This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: Lapham Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: , ESOL, ESOL Event Details: (2010-90 min.). Kate and Alex (Catherine Keener, Oliver Platt) own a successful Manhattan furniture store, reselling mid-century modern treasures purchased from the estates of the newly deceased.	This event is in the "Adults" group Pajama Story Time 7:00pm–7:30pm Adults ESOL This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: Story Circle Age Group: Adults Program Type: , ESOL, ESOL Event Details: Ages 2 1/2 to 5 with an aadult.		This event is in the "Adults" group Books for Dessert 7:00pm–8:30pm Adults ESOL This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: , ESOL, ESOL Event Details: Books for Dessert This event is in the "Adults" group Film: "Babies" 7:30pm–9:30pm Adults ESOL This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: Lapham Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: , ESOL, ESOL Event Details: ” (2010-79 min.). Documentary filmmaker Thomas Balmes follows four babies from different parts of the globe -- Namibia, Mongolia, San Francisco and Tokyo -- as they navigate their first year of life.
8 pm				This event is in the "Adults" group PORT WRITES 8:00pm–9:45pm Adults ESOL This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: Admin Conference Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: , ESOL, ESOL Event Details: an informal group of writers facilitated by Michael Chaplan