Events

Save these Dates! Fall 2010-Spring 2011 Event Calendar

All events will be in the library’s Lapham Room unless otherwise noted.

Tuesday Sept. 14: Special author appearance by Susan Isaacs, who will discuss and read from her new novel, “As Husbands Go,” 7:30 p.m.
Saturday Nov. 6 and Sunday Nov. 7: Friends & Family Weekend featuring book raffles, contest, the popular paperback swap on Saturday from 1-4 p.m. , and FOL University on Sunday from 1:30-4:30 p.m. FOL U will feature two lectures by noted scholars: Dr. Michael Shodell, Professor of Biology at CW Post LIU, will speak on the synthetic genome project, and Dr. Meena Bose, Peter S. Kalikow Chair in Presidential Studies at Hofstra U, will speak on post-midterm challenges for the Obama Administration.
Sunday March 20, 2011: Ruth D. Bogen Memorial Lecture on a literary theme/FOL University
Saturday April 2, 2011: Spring Paperback Swap
Friday May 13, 2011: Annual Book & Author Luncheon at the Clubhouse at Harbor Links

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Spring 2010 Events Wrap-up

Sunday March 7: The annual Ruth D. Bogen Memorial Lecture. Author and linguistics scholar Dr. John H. McWhorter spoke on the English language and its strange roots.

Saturday April 17: Return of the Paperback Swap! Hundreds of patrons shared and swapped thousands of gently used paperbacks.

Friday May 14: The annual Richard D. Whittemore Book & Author Luncheon featured crime novelist Linda Fairstein, author of “Hell Gate,” and historian Thomas Fleming, author of “The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers.” More than 220 people attended. The luncheon was moderated by Port Washington’s own Susan Isaacs.

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Friends & Family Day 2009 Draws Crowds

The Friends of the Library welcomed hundreds of patrons to free events it sponsored as part of its annual Friends & Family day on Saturday, November 7. In the morning, a jam-packed audience enjoyed the comedic and mysterious talents of Magic Al in a performance for school-age children. In the afternoon a paperback swap attracted well over 200 book lovers and thousands of books – fiction, nonfiction, adult, childrens — were freely exchanged. In the lobby, the Friends welcomed library visitors with literature, raffles, give-aways and a friendly presence. As part of the day’s festivities, the FOL awarded prizes to teens who participated in a TeenSpace book review contest. The winners, who earned gift certificates to Dolphin Book Shop, were 10th grader Jennifer Kim and 7th grader Ali McCann. In addition, the FOL conducted a free raffle for a backpack of children’s books, which was won by Sophie and Julian White.

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First “FOL University” Earns an “A”!

On Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, the Friends sponsored the first ever FOL University, modeled on the popular concept of a one-day university. An audience of 80 heard two renowned academics lecture on two fascinating topics.

Dr. Edward Mendelson, Lionel Trilling Professor in the Humanities, Columbia University, discussed Why Virginia Woolf Disliked Symbols, while Dr. Christos P. Ioannides, Director, Center for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, Queens College, CUNY, spoke on Turkey, Islam, and the Challenge of the European Union.
This event was partially sponsored by the Ronnie Crane Memorial Fund of the Port Washington Public Library.

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2009 Book & Author Luncheon Draws Raves

On Thursday May 21 at the Clubhouse at Harbor Links a crowd of 160 enjoyed the 40th anniversary of this signature Friends event, which featured Tony Horwitz, A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World and novelist Jayne Anne Phillips, Lark and Termite.

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