Programs & Events
The 120th Anniversary Celebration features a yearlong series of over twenty special events, exhibitions, performances and lectures, developed by the Library’s programming staff and the volunteer Advisory Councils. This chronological listing will continue to develop, and is subject to change.
“Jesters of Jive” – Music of the 1940s
January 15 at 3 p.m.
“Revels-Bey Band” – Music of the 1920s & 1930s
February 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Teenspace Hunger Games Party District 12.0
Saturday, March 24 at 2:30 p.m.
You’ve read the books; now celebrate the Hunger Games film release with us. Wii archery, tribute face painting, survival skills, trivia, cornucopia snacks, and chances to win prizes. Costumes encouraged. Free registration begins March 1 in Teenspace or online. “May the odds be ever in your favor.”
Imani Winds Quintet – Two Concerts
April 15 at Noon & 3 p.m.
Co-Sponsored by the Tepper Intergenerational Fund & the Music Advisory Council with funding from the Port Washington Library Foundation
Lucette Lagnado & André Aciman
Ruth D. Bogen Memorial Lecture
April 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library
“Something Special Big Band” – Music of the 1950s
April 22 at 3 p.m.
“Feet, Forks, and Fate: the power of lifestyle over medical destiny”
Lecture with Dr. David L. Katz
April 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Sponsored by the Health Advisory Council
Come Play on Manhasset Bay: Information Fair
April 26 at 7 p.m.
Sponsored by the Nautical Advisory Council
World Festival – 120th Anniversary Community Party
Cultures represented in Port Washington over the last 120 years present unique traditions with which significant life events and milestones are honored and celebrated. In collaboration with the Landmark on Main Street and the Friends of the Library.
April 29 Afternoon
World Film Festival
May & June
Friends of the Library’s 43rd Annual Book & Author Luncheon
New location: North Hills Country Club in Manhasset
Featured authors are Dava Sobel and Julie Salamon. Novelist and Port resident Susan Isaacs will moderate
May 11 at 11 a.m.
The Library As Seen through Our Eyes
Art Advisory Council Members’ Exhibition
July & August
TeenSpace – “Steampunk” Art & Design Projects & Summer Reading Club
July & August – Steampunk is a popular contemporary design esthetic that has its roots in turn-of-the-century styles – a visual connection with the time period of the Library’s founding.
Happy Birthday Port Washington Public Library: Summer Reading Club Kick-off
Friday, July 13 at 7 p.m.
Featuring vaudevillian silent clown Chip Bryant in “Listening With Your Eyes” a hilarious interactive show for children entering grades 1 to 6 with an adult.
Then as Now: Imagining a Day in the Life of the Library in 1892
July 20
12:10 p.m. – Sandwiched In: “Golf in the Year 2000”
3 p.m. – “In the News: July 20, 1892” with John Bosco
7:30 p.m. – “Songs of the Gilded Age” with Frank Hendricks
Local History Center
Exhibition PWPL:120 Opening September
History Timeline
Historical Kiosk Honoring the Four Library Directors
Multimedia Installations
Special Website Content
Time Portal Project: Historical Building Markers
Important Books of the Last 120 Years
Co-sponsored by the Port Washington Library Foundation
Library Foundation Gala
September 29
Honoring Michael Pollack, Anthony Dalessio (KPMG) and Norman Schefer
Children’s Illustrator Exhibition
Month of November
Reception and signing, November 4th
Artists:
Brian Floca
Roxie Munro
Jerry Pinkney
Sergio Ruzzier
Amy Schwartz
Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Bernard and Paulis Waber
Jane Breskin Zalben
Past, Present, Future
Insiders Look at Children’s Literature in the 21st Century
November 4 at 1:30 p.m.
Reception & signing to follow
Panelists:
Moderator, Jane Breskin Zalben
Rita Auerbach
Sandra Jordan
Renee McGrath
Leonard Marcus
Neal Porter
Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Caroline Ward
Anna J. Webman
Library Exploratorium
Sunday, November 18 from 1 to 5 p.m.
Explore the future. Library staff and experts will showcase new technology and demonstrate how you can do familiar and favorite things in surprising new ways. Join us for an interactive, hands-on afternoon!
Our Town Library: Family Theater
Friday, November 23 at 11 a.m.
Performance of a student-created theater production directed by Elise May.
Ben Rudnick & Friends Music Performance
December 28 at 2:30 p.m.
Sponsored by the Children’s Advisory Council
ANNIVERSARY YEAR SPONSORS
Friends of the Library
Port Washington Library Foundation
Art Advisory Council
Children’s Advisory Council
Health Advisory Council
Music Advisory Council
Nautical Advisory Council
Tepper Intergenerational Fund