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Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention

Thursday, December 12, 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 12, 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 Ron Brown - Lost City of Knossos, Crete

Sandwiched In with Ron Brown - The Lost City of Knossos, Crete

Friday, December 13, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join professor Ron Brown as he continues his series on “lost” cities of the world and takes the audience on a journey to the ancient city of Knossos on the Greek island of Crete.&n...

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

Join professor Ron Brown as he continues his series on “lost” cities of the world and takes the audience on a journey to the ancient city of Knossos on the Greek island of Crete.  Greek statues, art, archit

Weekly Scrabble Meetup

Friday, December 13, 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. 

Medicaid Sign-Up Help

Friday, December 13, 2024 at 2:00pm - 6:00pm
North Study Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: North Study Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

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

Miracle on 34th Street - A Radio Play

Port Washington Play Troupe Presents - "Miracle on 34th Street - A Radio Play"

Friday, December 13, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Music/Theater Performance
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Port Washington Play Troupe brings you a beloved Holiday classic, “Miracle on 34th St – A Radio Play” with live Foley effects and music guaranteed to put you in the holiday spirit....

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

Port Washington Play Troupe brings you a beloved Holiday classic, “Miracle on 34th St – A Radio Play” with live Foley effects and music guaranteed to put you in the holiday spirit.  When Macy’s department store Santa claims he’s the rea

Empire Safety Council Defensive Driving Course

Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 9:30am - 3:30pm
Hagedorn Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Community Service, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The Empire Safety Council Defensive Driving Course will be offered on Saturday, December 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Seating is limited and registration is required and beg...

Registration Open
Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Service, Workshop
Required
Event Details:

The Empire Safety Council Defensive Driving Course will be offered on Saturday, December 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Miracle on 34th Street - A Radio Play

Port Washington Play Troupe Presents - "Miracle on 34th Street - A Radio Play"

Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Music/Theater Performance
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

While registration is full at this time for the Sunday performance, we do anticipate that some additional seats will become available.  In-person Wait List tickets will be ava...

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

While registration is full at this time for the Sunday performance, we do anticipate that some additional seats will become available.

Books for Dessert

Monday, December 16, 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 16, 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 16, 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).

Exercise Class (Registration is Closed)

Monday, December 16, 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.

Adventures in Classic Readings Sponsored by the FOL's Ruth D. Bogen Memorial Fund

Monday, December 16, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Mezzanine Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This reading group, facilitated by Dr. Laury Magnus, Professor of English, will feature great classic works -- ancient to contemporary -- as well as participatory reading out loud ...

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

This reading group, facilitated by Dr. Laury Magnus, Professor of English, will feature great classic works -- ancient to contemporary -- as well as participatory reading out loud of selected passages. 

Port Washington Union Free School District Select Chorus Caroling Event

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 12:15pm - 12:45pm
Lobby at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Music/Theater Performance
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Port Washington Union Free School District's Select Chorus Group presents a free caroling event in the PWPL Lobby.

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

Port Washington Union Free School District's Select Chorus Group presents a free caroling event in the PWPL Lobby.

Weekly Chess Meetup

Tuesday, December 17, 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.

Cricut Craft: Designing Socks

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Hagedorn Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Technology
Age Group:
Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults
Event Details:

Come to the library and make custom socks. With the holidays coming up why not make festive socks for yourself or a loved one. This is a beginner class for anyone interested in new...

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

Come to the library and make custom socks. With the holidays coming up why not make festive socks for yourself or a loved one. This is a beginner class for anyone interested in new technology and crafting.

Fiction Book Club

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Mezzanine 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 Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters on Tuesday, December 17th at 7:30 p.m. July 1962. A Mi’kmaq family from...

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

Join fellow readers at the Library for an engaging discussion of Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters on Tuesday, December 17th at 7:30 p.m.

Exercise Class (Registration is Closed)

Wednesday, December 18, 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 18, 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.

MUSIC TRIVIA NIGHT! Test Your Knowledge of Music From the 60s Through the 80s

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Lecture, Music/Theater Performance
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

In this multimedia trivia event music historian, local DJ and librarian, Tony Traguardo will test your knowledge of music from the 1960s to the 1980s. Answer multiple choice questi...

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

In this multimedia trivia event music historian, local DJ and librarian, Tony Traguardo will test your knowledge of music from the 1960s to the 1980s.

Board of Trustees Meeting

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Hagedorn Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library
Program Type:
Board of Trustees Meeting
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Board of Trustees Meeting

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Board of Trustees Meeting
Event Details:

Board of Trustees Meeting

Poetry Readers Circle Sponsored by the FOL's Ruth D. Bogen Fund

Thursday, December 19, 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 for a new poetry discussion led by Nassau County Poet Laureate Paula Curci.Paula Curci is the Nassau County Poet Laureate emeritus. As both the producer of Call...

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 for a new poetry discussion led by Nassau County Poet Laureate Paula Curci.

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention

Thursday, December 19, 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 19, 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