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The Port Washington Public Library is located:
One Library Drive
Port Washington – NY 11050

Here’s how to get to the library from various places:

From Eastern Long Island (via the Long Island Expressway)

    1. Take Long Island Expressway westbound to Exit 36 (Searingtown Road-Port Washington)
    2. Turn right onto Searingtown Road
    3. Continue north and cross over Route 25A (Northern Boulevard)
    4. Searingtown Road becomes Port Washington Boulevard (same road, different name)
    5. Continue north until you reach the Port Washington Post Office on your right
    6. Turn left onto Main Street
    7. Continue along Main Street. You will see the “Landmark on Main Street” on your left. At the traffic light, make a right into the Library Parking Lot.

From New York City (via the Long Island Expressway)

    1. Take Long Island Expressway eastbound to Exit 36 (Searingtown Road-Port Washington)
    2. Turn left onto Searingtown Road
    3. Continue north and cross over Route 25A (Northern Boulevard)
    4. Searingtown Road becomes Port Washington Boulevard (same road, different name)
    5. Continue north until you reach the Port Washington Post Office on your right
    6. Turn left onto Main Street
    7. Continue along Main Street. You will see the “Landmark on Main Street” on your left. At the traffic light, make a right into the Library Parking Lot.

From the South Shore of Long Island

    1. Take the Meadowbrook Parkway northbound
    2. When Meadowbrook splits, stay left and go toward New York
    3. After the long curve, stay right and exit at Long Island Expressway westbound
    4. Take Long Island Expressway westbound to Exit 36 (Searingtown Road-Port Washington)
    5. Turn right onto Searingtown Road
    6. Continue north and cross over Route 25A (Northern Boulevard)
    7. Searingtown Road becomes Port Washington Boulevard (same road, different name)
    8. Continue north until you reach the Port Washington Post Office on your right
    9. Turn left onto Main Street
    10. Continue along Main Street. You will see the “Landmark on Main Street” on your left. At the traffic light, make a right into the Library Parking Lot.

From Glen Cove, Oyster Bay, Bayville, etc.

    1. Go south by the most convenient route to Route 25A
    2. Turn right on 25A and go to Port Washington Boulevard (Route 101)
    3. Turn right onto Port Washington Boulevard
    4. Continue north until you reach the Port Washington Post Office on your right
    5. Turn left onto Main Street
    6. Continue along Main Street. You will see the “Landmark on Main Street” on your left. At the traffic light, make a right into the Library Parking Lot.

By Long Island Rail Road from New York City

    1. Take the Port Washington Branch to the last stop
    2. Ride in the first car, if possible
    3. Taxi and bus service available at the station

By Bus
The N23 bus serves Manorhaven. This bus may be accessed from the Mineola Bus Terminal and the Roslyn LIRR Station, as well as the Port Washington LIRR station.