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PW Play Troupe Presents - "Meet Me in St. Louis - A Radio Play"

Port Washington Play Troupe Presents - "Meet Me in St. Louis - A Radio Play"

Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Music/Theater Performance

Age Group:

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

IMPORTANT - This show has been rescheduled from Sunday, December 14 to Sunday, January 4 at 3:00 pm.

If you had previously registered for the Sunday, December 14 show, you do not need to register again.

Exploring Long Island Shipwrecks with Eco-Photo Explorers

Sandwiched In with Eco-Photo Explorers - Exploring Long Island's Shipwrecks

Friday, January 16, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Lecture

Age Group:

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

Join Eco-Photo Explorers for an informative and exciting presentation that explores a number of different shipwrecks from all eras in Long Island history.

The Alegria Ensemble - String Quartet

The Alegria Ensemble

Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Music/Theater Performance

Age Group:

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

The Alegria Ensemble, led by violinist Chlöe Dickens returns to the Port Washington Library with an engaging program of String Quartets composed by members of the Long Island Composers' Alliance.  LICA is an organization of professional

Art Lecture with Alice Iglehart - Gilbert Stuart - Portrait Painter

Art Lecture with Alice Iglehart - Gilbert Stuart - Portrait Painter

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Lecture

Age Group:

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

Join museum educator Alice W.

Live Music - Paige Patterson - Pure Joy

Paige Patterson - Pure Joy

Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Music/Theater Performance

Age Group:

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

Come get cozy with Paige Patterson and her Valentine's Day homage to Black History with her concert "Pure Joy.” Ms.

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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. 

ESOL Intermediate Classes

9:30am–10:15am
ESOL
ESOL
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room
Age Group: ESOL
Program Type: ESOL
Event Details:

ESOL Intermediate Classes with Jane Thomas

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. 

Hypertension Screenings

11:00am–2:00pm
Adults
Community Service, Health & Wellness
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Joan and Arnold Saltzman Reading Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community Service, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Blood Pressure screenings sponsored by St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center.

ESOL Afternoon Classes

2:30pm–4:45pm
ESOL
ESOL
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Learning Center Room B
Age Group: ESOL
Program Type: ESOL
Event Details:

ESOL afternoon classes, including Citizenship Classes by Margot G.

ESOL Evening Classes

2:30pm–9:00pm
ESOL
Community Service, ESOL
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Learning Center Room A
Age Group: ESOL
Program Type: Community Service, ESOL
Event Details:

ESOL Classes

Art Explorers: Black History Month

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

Grades 2-6

Disclaimer(s)

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.". 

ESOL Evening Classes

5:00pm–9:00pm
ESOL
ESOL
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Learning Center Room B
Age Group: ESOL
Program Type: ESOL
Event Details:

ESOL Classes

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

Winter Wildlife on the Port Washington Peninsula

7:00pm–8:30pm
Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone
Civic Engagement, Lecture
Registration Open
Registration Required
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:

Join us for a visual presentation about the diverse wildlife found in the Port Washington peninsula during the winter months.  Naturalist Stéphane Perreault will discuss the behavior of wintering mammals, including bats, show what duck

ESOL Morning Classes

11:00am–2:00pm
ESOL
Community Service, ESOL
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Learning Center Room A
Age Group: ESOL
Program Type: Community Service, ESOL
Event Details:

ESOL Morning Classes

ESOL Morning Classes

11:00am–2:00pm
ESOL
ESOL
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Learning Center Room B
Age Group: ESOL
Program Type: ESOL
Event Details:

ESOL Classes

Color Club

11:30am–12:30pm
Children, Preschool
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Children's Workshop Room
Age Group: Children, Preschool
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Ages 3 years and up with an adult

We’ll bring the materials — you bring the imagination! No registration required.

Stretch, Sculpt, and Balance

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adults
Health & Wellness
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Move through poses to increase flexibility, balance, strength, and range of motion. Marlene Kirsh, athletic trainer, and certified Pilates instructor, will lead the sessions. Chairs will be available if needed. 

Preschool Story Time

2:00pm–2:30pm
Children, Preschool
Story Time
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Ages 2 1/2 to 5 years with an adult

Enjoy great stories, songs, and fingerplays, while your child develops essential early literacy skills. Registration begins December 22.

Disclaimer(s)

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.". 

Open Research Hours at The History Center

2:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Other
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Local History
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.

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention

2:30pm–3:30pm
Adults
Health & Wellness
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention is a free program from NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island that utilizes the principles and slow, gentle movements of Tai Chi to help older adults enhance their balance and increase their confidence in perf

ESOL Evening Classes

2:30pm–9:00pm
ESOL
Community Service, ESOL
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Learning Center Room A
Age Group: ESOL
Program Type: Community Service, ESOL
Event Details:

ESOL Evening Classes

ESOL Afternoon Classes

3:00pm–9:00pm
Adults, ESOL
ESOL
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Learning Center Room B
Age Group: Adults, ESOL
Program Type: ESOL
Event Details:

ESOL afternoon classes on Wednesday for Joni Jones and Pamela Veraat

No Sew Pillow Making VALENTINES DAY EDITION

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

Create your own pillow with no sewing skills, and no hassle. Create a heart Valentine pillow for yourself or a loved one. All supplies will be provided by the library. Registration begins February 4.

 

Busy Hands After School Club

4:00pm–5:00pm
Children, School Age
Arts & Crafts, Games, Workshop
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Children's Workshop Room
Age Group: Children, School Age
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games, Workshop
Event Details:

For kids in grades K-6

 

Cold outside? Come hang out inside! 

Busy Hands After School Club invites kids to get out of the house and into the library for hands-on crafts and games.

Chess

5:30pm–6:30pm
Children, School Age
Games, Workshop
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Children's Workshop Room
Age Group: Children, School Age
Program Type: Games, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grades 3-6

Learn the rules and strategies of chess and practice what you have learned by playing against your peers. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library in memory of Lawrence Kamisher. Register January 19.

Disclaimer(s)

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.". 

SoundSwap: "For the Record": George Harrison’s ‘Dark Horse’ Years

7:00pm–9:00pm
Adults, Everyone
Music/Theater Performance
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Music/Theater Performance
Event Details:

In honor of the Chinese/Lunar New Year, Tony Traguardo will explore George Harrison’s releases on his self-owned Dark Horse Records label.

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