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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
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Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Event
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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
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Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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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
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Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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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.

Author Event with Elon Green

Meet Elon Green - Author of "The Man Nobody Killed"

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

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Author Event

Age Group:

Adults
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Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Event
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Join Elon Green, Edgar Award-winning author as he discusses his latest book, The Man Nobody Killed - Life, Death, and Art in Michael Stewart's New York.

Sandwiched In with Dennis Raverty - Jacques Louis David

Sandwiched In with Dennis Raverty - Jacques Louis David

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Lecture

Age Group:

Adults
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Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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Join award winning teacher and art historian Dennis Raverty as he explores the work of iconic French painter Jacques Louis David and the politics of art during social upheaval.

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Piano Recital

1:00pm–4:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Piano 

Teen Study Hall

12:30pm–3:00pm
Teens (Grades 7-12)
Workshop
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

Study!

Lego Freeplay

3:30pm–4:30pm
Children, School Age
Arts & Crafts, STEAM, Workshop
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Children's Workshop Room
Age Group: Children, School Age
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM, Workshop
Event Details:

Grades K-6

Join us for a fun-filled afternoon of LEGO building! We provide the bricks, and you bring your creativity! No registration required.

Canceled-Creative Readers Middle & High School Book Club

4:00pm–5:30pm
Teens (Grades 7-12)
Workshop
Cancelled
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

Creative Readers is starting a pilot program for middle and high school students who have intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.

Citizenship Preparation Class

6:30pm–7:45pm
ESOL
ESOL
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room
Age Group: ESOL
Program Type: ESOL
Event Details:

Citizenship Preparation Class

ESOL Beginner Class

6:30pm–8:00pm
ESOL
Community Service, ESOL
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: ESOL
Program Type: Community Service, ESOL
Event Details:

Beginner Class with Alejandra

News Literacy in the Digital Age with Janis Schachter

7:00pm–8:30pm
Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults
Civic Engagement, Lecture
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), 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.

Teen Study Hall

9:00am–2:00pm
Teens (Grades 7-12)
Workshop
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

Study!

Sing and Swing

9:30am–10:00am
Children, Toddlers, Preschool
Story Time
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

For children ages 18 months to 5 years with an adult. 

Port Washington Garden Club

10:00am–1:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

garden

Sing and Swing

10:15am–10:45am
Children, Toddlers, Preschool
Story Time
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

For children ages 18 months to 5 years with an adult. 

Art Lecture with Alice Iglehart - The NEW Rockefeller Wing

12:00pm–1:30pm
Adults
Lecture
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Following a multiyear renovation, The Metropolitan Museum of Art is reopening its suite of galleries dedicated to the Arts of the Ancient Americas, Africa, and Oceania in the Michael C.

Cricut Boot Camp

6:30pm–8:00pm
Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults
Arts & Crafts, Technology, Workshop
Registration Closed
Registration Required
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. 

ESOL Beginner Class

6:30pm–8:00pm
ESOL
ESOL
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: ESOL
Program Type: ESOL
Event Details:

ESOL Beginner Class with John

Teen Study Hall

11:00am–6:00pm
Teens (Grades 7-12)
Workshop
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

Study!

Open Research Hours at The History Center

2:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Other
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.

Make Your Own Lip Gloss

3:45pm–4:45pm
Teens (Grades 7-12)
Arts & Crafts
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Terrace
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Create your own lip gloss. Supplies will be provided. 

Pride Craft: Beaded Keychain & Bracelet

4:00pm–4:45pm
Children, School Age
Arts & Crafts
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Children's Workshop Room
Age Group: Children, School Age
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 3 to 6

Celebrate Pride Month by making your own rainbow keychain and bracelet customized with your name! Register June 2.

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Child Registration

Register the child(ren) ONLY. If registering with an adult card, please update the name to the child. To register multiple children, click "Add other user.". 

Free Tutoring for Port Washington Middle School Students- Grades 6-8

4:30pm–6:00pm
Children
Community Service
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Community Service
Event Details:

A non-denominational community service coordinated by the United Methodist Church of Port Washington; students and tutors of all faiths (or none) are welcomed. Grades 6-8

Needlecraft BYOP (Bring Your Own Project) Night

6:15pm–8:30pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
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.

Piano Recital

6:30pm–8:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Piano Recital

Board of Trustees Meeting

7:30pm–9:00pm
Adults
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

Special Library Hours: Juneteenth

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Port Washington Public Library
Description:

The Library will be closed on Thursday, June 19 for Juneteenth.

Teen Study Hall

9:00am–12:00pm
Teens (Grades 7-12)
Workshop
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

Study!