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. 

ESOL Intermediate class with Jane

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 at Blumenfeld Park (across the street from the library) for Park Story Time! No registration required.

The Empire Safety Council Defensive Driving Course will be offered on Saturday, May 18 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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

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.  

Blood Pressure Screenings - St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center

ESOL Advanced class with Mike

ESOL Low Intermediate Class with Rachel

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). 

A Goldsmith in His Shop by Bruges painter Petrus Christus is a celebrated masterpiece of Northern Renaissance Art. Join Alice W.

After the official "closing" of the frontier after the 1890 census, the myth of the west reached its apex in the painting of Frederic Remington and Charles Russell, whose contrasting work was the basis for our c

ESOL Citizenship Class with Janet G.

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. 

This program is full. Keep an eye out for a future Preparedness Workshop in August. More details to come. 

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

Imagine being able to visit places around the world, without the expense or hardship of travel. Virtual reality (VR) makes that possible.

Come hang out and play some Nintendo Switch games with other teens after school. No need to register, just show up and join in on the fun!

Come in and join us for a game of Chess.

Homework Help for Elementary school children

Join us in making a paper flower bouquet with our Cricut Maker 3! This is a great way to learn more about the Cricut and enjoy some crafting. This is a “bring your own device” program.

Enjoy an unplugged programming experience and get an introduction to block coding with the car-shaped Indi robot. For children in kindergarten to 2nd grade.

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.

Ignite the love of coding by learning to create animations and computer games using Scratch, a graphical programming language developed by MIT.

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

Citizenship Preparation Classes

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 storytelling, creative problem-solving, artistic expression, and exploring a world you help create.

Join us for advanced beginner guitar lessons with PWPL's own Reno Bracchi.  Classes will be on five Mondays: April 29, May 6, May 13, May 20 (no class on May 27) and June 3 – all classes are from 7:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.

Put on some comfy pajamas, grab your favorite stuffed animal, and gather around to enjoy some books, rhymes, and songs. Registration required.

The Zoom log-in information will be emailed to you with your confirmation. 

Create your own candle using a variety of colors and scents.  The simple fun process of layering dry wax granules can create different patterns like an ombre, quilted or tie-dye or cascade.  No two candles come out the same!

An oncology social worker will be on hand from the Port Washington-Manhasset chapter of CancerCare to speak about their services, to discuss cancer screening options, and provide tips on healthy living. 

Board of Trustees Meeting

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

On the night of March 8, 1657, a Dutch ship, The Prince Maurice slammed into the coast of Fire Island with 129 souls aboard.  Ashore were Indigenous people who heard the ship crash.