Port Washington Public Library

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1 Library Dr
Port Washington, NY 11050
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Mon: 9:00am-9:00pm

Tue: 9:00am-9:00pm

Wed: 11:00am-9:00pm

Thu: 9:00am-9:00pm

Fri: 9:00am-9:00pm

Sat: 9:00am-5:00pm

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Featured Events

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Sandwiched In with Claire Bellerjeau - Cato in the Revolution

Sandwiched In with Claire Bellerjeau - Cato in the Revolution: Spies, Slavery, Church, and Chocolate

Friday, February 13, 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 historian and author Claire Bellerjeau as she shares her exciting new discoveries about Cato, an enslaved Black man who aided the Patriot spy and tailor Hercules Mulligan during the Revolutionary War.

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Time	Sun (2/22)	Mon (2/23)	Tue (2/24)	Wed (2/25)	Thu (2/26)	Fri (2/27)	Sat (2/28)
3 pm				This event is in the "Teens (Grades 7-12)" group Teen Improv 3:45pm–4:45pm Teens (Grades 7-12) Workshop Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Teens (Grades 7-12)" group Upcoming Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: Lapham Meeting Room Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12) Program Type: Workshop Registration Required Event Details: Join us for improv afternoon where you will have a blast honing your acting skills. Attendees may participate in the activities or sit in the audience and enjoy the show.
4 pm			This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "School Age" group Busy Hands After School Club 4:00pm–5:00pm Children, School Age Arts & Crafts, Games, Workshop This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "School Age" group 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.			This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "School Age" group Coding for Kids 4:30pm–5:30pm Children, School Age STEAM, Workshop Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "School Age" group Upcoming Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: Children's Workshop Room Age Group: Children, School Age Program Type: STEAM, Workshop Registration Required Event Details: Grades 3-6 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.".
5 pm				This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "School Age" group Chess 5:30pm–6:30pm Children, School Age Games, Workshop Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "School Age" group Upcoming 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.".
6 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Beginner Sewing: Bowl Koozie 6:30pm–8:30pm Adults, Everyone Arts & Crafts, Technology, Workshop Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Upcoming Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: The Lab Age Group: Adults, Everyone Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology, Workshop Registration Required Event Details: In this beginner sewing class you will learn how to sew something that will protect your hands from the heat of your soups! We are sewing a bowl koozie, an item to wrap around your chili or soup. This class is for adults and teens only.
7 pm			This event is in the "Teens (Grades 7-12)" group Comic Book Action Logo Workshop 7:00pm–8:45pm Teens (Grades 7-12) Workshop Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Teens (Grades 7-12)" group Upcoming Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: Lapham Meeting Room Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12) Program Type: Workshop Registration Required Event Details: This workshop is crafted around the exciting concept of art design through Comic Book Action Images (Pow, Zoom, Ka-Pow, Crash, and more!).	This event is in the "Teens (Grades 7-12)" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Raised Bed Gardening Workshop 7:30pm–8:30pm Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone Civic Engagement, Workshop This event is in the "Teens (Grades 7-12)" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Everyone" group Library Branch: Port Washington Public Library Room: Mezzanine Meeting Room Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Everyone Program Type: Civic Engagement, Workshop Event Details: Looking to start your own vegetable garden in 2026 or improve your current method of growing produce? Plant A Row for the Hungry Board Member and longtime gardener Bruce Frey will demonstrate how to build a raised garden bed on your own.