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‘Tis the Season: Childrens’ Holiday Book Illustrations

All Day 12/1 - 12/23
Art Gallery at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Exhibit
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Paying homage to the holiday season, the Adler Gallery will feature illustrated works by authors and illustrators Stephen T. Johnson, Thai My Phuong, Jane Breskin Zalben and Paul Z...

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Art Gallery
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Exhibit
Event Details:

Paying homage to the holiday season, the Adler Gallery will feature illustrated works by authors and illustrators Stephen T.

Exercise Class (Registration is Closed)

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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...

Cancelled
Registration Closed
Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Event Details:

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.

Needlecraft BYOP (Bring Your Own Project) Night

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 6:15pm - 8:30pm
Mezzanine Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
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 instruct...

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.

Using the Cricut: Holidays

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Hagedorn Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Technology, Workshop
Age Group:
Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

In this program tech librarian Meaghan will be showing and discussing how to use the library Cricut Maker 3 for making gifts and decorations. Bring your questions and curiosity!&nb...

Registration Closed
Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Technology, Workshop
Required
Event Details:

In this program tech librarian Meaghan will be showing and discussing how to use the library Cricut Maker 3 for making gifts and decorations. Bring your questions and curiosity!  

Discussion Group (Ages 60+) with Lilyan Strassman

Discussion Group (Ages 60+) - Topic - Wish Upon a Star: A Science Based Idea

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for an informal discussion that aims to build community with intelligent discussion, laughter, and social interaction.  This month's topic - Wish Upon a Star: A S...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Workshop
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 - Wish Upon a Star: A Science Based Idea.

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention

Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention is a free program from NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island that uses the principles and movements of Tai Chi to help older adults...

Registration Closed
Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Event Details:

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention is a free program from NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island that uses the principles and movements of Tai Chi to help older adults improve their balance and increase their confidence in d

Books for Dessert

Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Hagedorn Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
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 Dessert in American Li...

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

Sandwiched In with authors Caryn Hirshleifer and Jennifer Goldman

Sandwiched In - Meet Authors Caryn Hirshleifer and Jennifer Goldman

Friday, December 6, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Author Event, Lecture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us to learn about the inspiring memoir, In the Face of Catastrophe: How a Traumatic Brain Injury Became a Blessing, written by Caryn Hirshleifer and Jennifer Goldman.  Af...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Event, Lecture
Required
Event Details:

Join us to learn about the inspiring memoir, In the Face of Catastrophe: How a Traumatic Brain Injury Became a Blessing, written by Caryn Hirshleifer and Jennifer Goldman.

Weekly Scrabble Meetup

Friday, December 6, 2024 at 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Mezzanine Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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

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. 

JOHN FORD

Sound Swap - John Ford and His Band In Concert

Friday, December 6, 2024 at 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Music/Theater Performance
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

John Ford of the Strawbs returns to the PWPL for a special SoundSwap holiday performance. The band will be playing some seasonal covers from your favorite artists that you will be ...

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Music/Theater Performance
Event Details:

John Ford of the Strawbs returns to the PWPL for a special SoundSwap holiday performance. The band will be playing some seasonal covers from your favorite artists that you will be encouraged to sing along to!

E-waste and Scrap Metal Recycling

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Parking Lot at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Do you have outdated & unwanted electronics and metal cluttering your house or workspace? Arrow Scrap Metal andE-Waste Recycling will be in our parking lot to collect unwanted ...

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Parking Lot
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Do you have outdated & unwanted electronics and metal cluttering your house or workspace? Arrow Scrap Metal and

Benett Tsai

MAC Concert - Cellist Benett Tsai

Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:45pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Music/Theater Performance
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Young Australian cellist Benett Tsai has been praised for his “electrifying...flawless freshness” (Süddeutsche Zeitung) and “charismatic, heartfelt playing” (Sydney Arts Guide). Ga...

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Music/Theater Performance
Event Details:

Young Australian cellist Benett Tsai has been praised for his “electrifying...flawless freshness” (Süddeutsche Zeitung) and “charismatic, heartfelt playing” (Sydney Arts Guide).

Books for Dessert

Monday, December 9, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:45am
Hagedorn Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
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 Dessert in American Li...

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

Books for Dessert

Monday, December 9, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:45am
Hagedorn Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
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 Dessert in American Li...

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

Chair Yoga (Registration is closed)

Monday, December 9, 2024 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Please join us for a series of Chair Yoga classes with certified instructor Beth Lipset. Free to Port Washington residents. Classes start September 9, and run through December 16 (...

Registration Closed
Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Event Details:

Please join us for a series of Chair Yoga classes with certified instructor Beth Lipset. Free to Port Washington residents. Classes start September 9, and run through December 16 (no class October 14, 28, or November 11).

Afternoon on Broadway - Celebrating the musical Gypsy

Afternoon on Broadway with Stephen Nachamie - Celebrating the musical "Gypsy"

Monday, December 9, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The iconic musical Gypsy starring Audra McDonald has just returned to Broadway!  Award Winning Stage and Film Director Stephen Nachamie will take us behind the scenes of the m...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Required
Event Details:

The iconic musical Gypsy starring Audra McDonald has just returned to Broadway!

Exercise Class (Registration is Closed)

Monday, December 9, 2024 at 5:15pm - 6:15pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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...

Registration Closed
Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Event Details:

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. Open to Port Washington residents free of charge.

Hypertension Screenings

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 11:00am - 2:00pm
Joan and Arnold Saltzman Reading Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Community Service
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Blood Pressure Screenings - St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Joan and Arnold Saltzman Reading Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Service
Event Details:

Blood Pressure Screenings - St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center

Weekly Chess Meetup

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Mezzanine Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults
Event Details:

Come in and join us for a game of Chess.

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Come in and join us for a game of Chess.

FOL Meeting

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 9:00am - 11:00am
Children's Workshop Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Friends of the Library Meeting

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Children's Workshop Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Friends of the Library Meeting

Exercise Class (Registration is Closed)

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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...

Registration Closed
Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Required
Event Details:

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.

Needlecraft BYOP (Bring Your Own Project) Night

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 6:15pm - 8:30pm
Mezzanine Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
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 instruct...

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.

Nonfiction Book Club

Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Hagedorn Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join fellow readers at the library for an engaging discussion of When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion  by Julie Satow on Thursda...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Required
Event Details:

Join fellow readers at the library for an engaging discussion of When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion  by Julie Satow on Thursday December 12th at 1:30

Art Lecture with Thomas Germano - Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350

Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Please note the new start time of 2:00 p.m. Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300–1350, which is currently on view at the Met, examines the pre-dawn of the Italian Renaissance ...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Required
Event Details:

Please note the new start time of 2:00 p.m.