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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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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

4:00pm–4:45pm
Children, School Age
Arts & Crafts
Upcoming
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 2-6


Learn about an artist or movement and make artwork inspired by them! This lesson will focus on Henri Matisse. Register January 12.

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

Cricut Boot Camp

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

Port Cooks: Challah with Debby's Kitchen

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Food/Cooking
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food/Cooking
Registration Required
Event Details:

Participants will engage in a hands-on experience of making dough and braiding a five-strand challah. Each student will leave class with a ready-to-bake challah and detailed baking instructions. All supplies are provided.

Fiction Book Club

7:30pm–8:30pm
Adults
Book Discussion
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join fellow readers at the Library for an engaging discussion of The Correspondent by Virginia Evans on Tuesday, January 27th at 7:30 p.m.

Long Island Alzheimer's and Dementia Center

11:00am–12:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Town of North Hempstead - Project Independence - Train your Brain

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

Project Independence Event

11:00am–2:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

Town of NH - Project Independence

Lego Builders Jr.

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

Ages 3 years & up
 

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.

3d Printing for Adults

2:30pm–3:30pm
Adults
Technology, Workshop
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: The Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn about 3d design using the 3d printing website Tinkercad, for beginners wanting to learn 3d printing. Your designs will be printed the following days prior to the class. This class is for adults. 

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

3D Printing for Kids

4:00pm–5:00pm
School Age
Arts & Crafts, Technology, Workshop
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: The Lab
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn about 3d design using the website Tinkercad, for beginners wanting to learn 3d printing. Your designs will be printed in the days after the class, and we will email you win they are ready for pick up.

Lego Freeplay

4:00pm–6:00pm
Children, School Age
STEAM
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Children's Workshop Room
Age Group: Children, School Age
Program Type: STEAM
Event Details:

Grades K to 6

Stop by the library to celebrate National LEGO Day! Take on LEGO challenges or let your imagination run wild. No registration needed!

TNH- Tax Exemption Seminar

4:30pm–6:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Lapham Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

TNH - Tax Exemption Seminar

The Manhasset Bay Protection Committee

7:00pm–9:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library
Room: Hagedorn Meeting Room
Purpose of Meeting

The Manhasset Bay Protection Meeting