Week Calendar

Interactive stories, rhymes and songs emphasize early literacy skills and help instill a lifelong love of learning. For children ages 18 months to 5 years with an adult. Admittance is on a first-come, first-served basis. 

A lap-sit story time with songs, music and bouncing rhymes that emphasizes early literacy skills.  For children ages birth to 17 months. Admittance is on a first-come, first-served basis.  

Join your favorite librarians for stories, songs, and fingerplays. For children ages birth to five with an adult. 

No registration required.

Join Ms. Karen as we introduce our littlest learners to the wonderful world of library programs. Activities include music, movement, fine and gross motor development and circle time.

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 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

Ms. Karen presents educational activities, movement, music and a craft. For children ages 18 months to 5 years with an adult. Registration required. 

Please note: each month is a separate registration.

AARP Tax Help 

Interactive stories, rhymes and songs emphasize early literacy skills and help instill a lifelong love of learning. For children ages 18 months to 5 years with an adult. Admittance is on a first-come, first-served basis. 

A lap-sit story time with songs, music and bouncing rhymes that emphasizes early literacy skills.  For children ages birth to 17 months. Admittance is on a first-come, first-served basis.  

Creative Readers is an arts and literacy inclusion program where children in kindergarten to second grade will use theater, art, movement, and music to bring books to life. Facilitated by Program Director Elise May.

ESOL Low Intermediate Class with Kathy

Spend time with your child and meet new people in an educational and creative environment.

ESOL Low Intermediate Class with Rachel

Creative Readers is an arts and literacy inclusion program where children in third to fifth grade will use theater, art, movement, and music to bring books to life. Facilitated by Program Director Elise May.

Please join us for a series a Chair Yoga classes led by certified instructor Beth Lipset. Classes will be held from 12:30 -- 1:30 beginning January 22, and running through May 20 (no class on February 19 or April 22). 

Unlike the great nations of the world who boasted royal families and aristocrats who can trace their ancestry back millennia, the United States was a nation of refugees, immigrants and settlers.

Enjoy great stories, songs, and fingerplays, while your child develops essential early literacy skills. For children ages 2 1/2 to 5 years with an adult.  Registration required. 

Drop in and play a game of Scrabble. No registration required. 

Foundation's Roots Leadership Initiative Meeting

Free, walk-in assistance from the Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council.

Reception for Garden Club Exhibit

Port Washington Garden Club’s 100th Anniversary Reception

from 3-5 p.m. in the Hagedorn Meeting Room

The Music Advisory Council of the Port Washington Public Library welcomes Mezzo-Soprano Megan Moore to the Library for a special performance.

Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to come play Nintendo Switch games with other teens after school.  No registration required. 

Come in and join us for a game of Chess.

Homework Help for Elementary school children

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.

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.

Learn the rules and strategies of chess and practice what you have learned by playing against your peers. For children in 3rd to 6th grade. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library in memory of Lawrence Kamisher.

ESOL intermediate class with Kathy

ESOL Beginner Class with Alejandra

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.

Dungeons and Dragons is a game that engages players in collaborative story telling, creative problem solving, artistic expression, and exploring a world you help create.

Helping our elderly loved ones navigate the world is not easy.

'For the Record': Conversation About The Who's 1969 Album 'Tommy' with Tony Traguardo

Join us for an informal discussion that aims to build community with intelligent discussion, laughter, and social interaction.  The group will be led by Lilyan Strassman, LCSW-R, Psychotherapist, and Life Coach.  Ms.

Individuals who are thinking about starting a new business will benefit greatly from this program being presented by the Long Island chapter of SCORE. Topics that will be covered in this installment, the fifth of seven, include:

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

Eleanor Coley-Brody, Regional Representative for the Helen Keller National Center, will provide information on resources and equipment for individuals experiencing vision and hearing loss. She will demonstrate some of this adaptive equipment!