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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

Registration Open

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

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

Registration Open

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

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 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:

Join museum educator Alice W.

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

Registration Open

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.

Music Advisory Council Presents - Gathering Time

Sunday, February 8, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Lapham Meeting Room at Port Washington Public Library

Program Type:

Music/Theater Performance

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: Music/Theater Performance

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join us for a Special Salute to Jean Ritchie - Mad About Trad Music.

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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.

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.

Medicaid Sign-Up Help

2:00pm–5:30pm

Adults

Health & Wellness

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.

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.

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:

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.

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:

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.

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:

Labor Day Weekend - Library Closed

09/05/2026 @ 8:00am–09/07/2026 @ 12:00am

Closing

Branches:

Port Washington Public Library

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.

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.

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:

Nonfiction Book Club

1:00pm–2:30pm

Adults

Book Discussion

Upcoming

Registration Required

Upcoming

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Discussion

Registration Required

Event Details:

Nonfiction Book Club

Medicaid Sign-Up Help

2:00pm–5:30pm

Adults

Health & Wellness

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.

Hispanic Heritage Month Exhibit

09/15/2026 @ 9:00am–10/15/2026 @ 9:00pm

Everyone, ESOL

Arts & Crafts, ESOL, Exhibit

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Community Gallery

Age Group: Everyone, ESOL

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, ESOL, Exhibit

Event Details:

HHM

Hispanic Heritage Month 2026

6:00pm–9:00pm

Everyone, ESOL

Community Service, ESOL, Music/Theater Performance

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham Meeting Room

Age Group: Everyone, ESOL

Program Type: Community Service, ESOL, Music/Theater Performance

Event Details:

HHM

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.

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:

Hispanic Heritage Month 2026

10:00am–4:30pm

Everyone, ESOL

Community Service, ESOL, Music/Theater Performance

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham Meeting Room

Age Group: Everyone, ESOL

Program Type: Community Service, ESOL, Music/Theater Performance

Event Details:

HHM

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.

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:

Hispanic Heritage Month 2026

10:00am–4:30pm

Everyone, ESOL

Community Service, ESOL, Music/Theater Performance

Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library

Room: Lapham Meeting Room

Age Group: Everyone, ESOL

Program Type: Community Service, ESOL, Music/Theater Performance

Event Details:

HHM

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.

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