Port Washington Public Library

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Port Washington, NY 11050
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Sun: 1:00pm-5:00pm

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

Week Calendar

Featured Events

Safeguarding Port Washington's Biodiversity

Safeguarding Port Washington's Biodiversity - A Panel Discussion

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Civic Engagement, Lecture

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: Civic Engagement, Lecture

Registration Required

Event Details:

Natural habitats diverse in animals and plants are key to addressing climate change and the resulting mass extinction crisis.

Sandwiched In - News Literacy in the Digital Age

Sandwiched In with Janis Schachter - News Literacy in the Digital Age

Friday, June 13, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Civic Engagement, Lecture

Age Group:

Adults

Registration Open

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Civic Engagement, Lecture

Registration Required

Event Details:

With its unprecedented access to information, the digital age is a blessing and a curse. Never before have people had so much information at their fingertips. But information overload can be overwhelming, even paralyzing.

Meet Author Paul Rappaport in Conversation with Maria Milito

Meet Paul Rappaport - Author of "Gliders Over Hollywood" - In Conversation with Maria Milito Q104.3 - New York's Classic Rock

Sunday, June 22, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Author Event

Age Group:

Adults

Registration Open

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Author Event

Registration Required

Event Details:

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

Afternoon on Broadway with Stephen Nachamie - LGBTQ Icon Harvey Fierstein

Monday, June 23, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm

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:

As part of the Library’s celebration of Pride Month, join Award-Winning Director, Stephen Nachamie as we celebrate the life and work of Broadway’s Harvey Fierstein - and Mr.

Sandwiched In with Roger Rosen - Pride Month: Where Have We Been, and Where Are We Going?

Friday, June 27, 2025 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:

As part of the Library's celebration of Pride Month join Roger Rosen as he takes a closer look at the current status of Pride Month. The Stonewall Uprising took place 56 years ago, and for many, Pride Month is a given.

On narrow displays, the weekly calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view events and reservations for the whole week.

Time	Sun (6/01)	Mon (6/02)	Tue (6/03)	Wed (6/04)	Thu (6/05)	Fri (6/06)	Sat (6/07)
9 am			This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "ESOL" group. ESOL Classes - Intermediate 9:30am - 11:00am Adults, ESOL ESOL This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "ESOL" group. Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room Age Group: Adults, ESOL Program Type: ESOL Event Details: ESOL Classes - Intermediate				This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "ESOL" group. ESOL Tutor Training 9:00am - 1:00pm Adults, ESOL ESOL This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "ESOL" group. Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room Age Group: Adults, ESOL Program Type: ESOL Event Details: ESOL Tutor Training Series for new tutors "Cultural Awareness"
10 am		This event is in the "Adults" group. Books for Dessert 10:30am - 11:45am Adults Book Discussion This event is in the "Adults" group. 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 This event is in the "Adults" group. Books for Dessert 10:30am - 11:45am Adults Book Discussion This event is in the "Adults" group. 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
11 am
12 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group. Chair Yoga 12:30pm - 1:30pm Adults Health & Wellness Registration Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Registration Closed Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: Lapham Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Health & Wellness Registration Required Event Details: Apply for a series of Chair Yoga classes with certified instructor Beth Lipset. Free to Port Washington residents. Classes start January 27 and run through June 2 (no class on February 17, April 14, and May 26).				This event is in the "Adults" group. Sandwiched In with Ron Brown - Potosi, Bolivia: The Lost City of Silver 12:00pm - 1:30pm Adults Lecture Registration Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Registration Open Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: Lapham Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Lecture Registration Required Event Details: Join Ron Brown as he continues his series on lost cities. In the mountains of Bolivia Spanish colonizers stumbled across a mountain of silver that made the kings and queens of Spain the richest people in the world.	This event is in the "Adults" group. Theater for Dessert 12:00pm - 4:00pm Adults Music/Theater Performance This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: Lapham Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Music/Theater Performance Event Details: Reserved for Theater for Dessert rehearsals and performance.
1 pm						This event is in the "Adults" group. Weekly Scrabble Meetup 1:00pm - 5:00pm Adults Games This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Games Event Details: Drop in and play a game of Scrabble. No registration required.
2 pm				This event is in the "Adults" group. Open Research Hours at The History Center 2:00pm - 4:00pm Adults Other This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: South Wing Age Group: Adults Program Type: Other Event Details: Open Research Hours at The History Center. Entrance to the Research Room is through the History Center Annex in the South Wing.		This event is in the "Adults" group. Walk-In Tech Questions 2:30pm - 4:30pm Adults Technology This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: The Lab Age Group: Adults Program Type: Technology Event Details: In this walk-in class you can talk one-on-one with tech staff at the library. Questions simple or complex, we can guide you to finding an answer! No registration needed.
3 pm
4 pm
5 pm						This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "School Age" group. This event is in the "Teens (Grades 7-12)" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Family Film: "Dogman" (2025) 5:30pm - 7:30pm Children, School Age, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone Film This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "School Age" group. This event is in the "Teens (Grades 7-12)" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: Lapham Meeting Room Age Group: Children, School Age, Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone Program Type: Film Event Details: Grades K & up
6 pm			This event is in the "Teens (Grades 7-12)" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Cricut Boot Camp 6:30pm - 8:00pm Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults Arts & Crafts, Technology, Workshop Registration Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Teens (Grades 7-12)" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Registration Closed Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: The Lab Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology, Workshop Registration Required Event Details: Welcome to Cricut Boot Camp, where you will learn how to make and design projects using the library's Cricut Maker 3, Heat Press, and Mug Press.	This event is in the "Adults" group. Needlecraft BYOP (Bring Your Own Project) Night 6:15pm - 8:30pm Adults Arts & Crafts This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: 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.
7 pm				This event is in the "Adults" group. Discussion Group (Ages 60+) - Topic - Nature's Gifts that Soothe the Soul 7:00pm - 8:30pm Adults Health & Wellness, Workshop Registration Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Registration Open Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: Lapham Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Health & Wellness, Workshop Registration Required Event Details: Join us for an informal discussion that aims to build community with intelligent discussion, laughter, and social interaction. This month's topic - Nature's Gifts that Soothe the Soul. This event is in the "Adults" group. Mocktail Tasting 7:30pm - 9:00pm Adults Health & Wellness Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Full Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: Terrace Age Group: Adults Program Type: Health & Wellness Registration Required Event Details: Join bartender and beverage enthusiast Jon Fields for a mocktail demonstration and tasting. Weather permitting, this event will be held on the Library's outdoor terrace. Registration is required.	This event is in the "Adults" group. Books for Dessert 7:00pm - 8:30pm Adults Book Discussion This event is in the "Adults" group. 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 This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. ‘For the Record’: Rare & Unreleased Music From Tony T’s Personal Archives 7:00pm - 9:00pm Adults, Everyone Music/Theater Performance This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: Lapham Meeting Room Age Group: Adults, Everyone Program Type: Music/Theater Performance Event Details: PWPL librarian and music archivist Tony Traguardo has culled a playlist of great music from his extensive collection of rare and unreleased live and studio recordings by some of rock’s greatest artists.