As our community works together to get through the current COVID-19 pandemic, we wanted to take a few moments to ask you some quick questions. The survey will take approximately 5 minutes to complete. Your responses will be vitally important

Just in time for LGBTQ+ Pride Month, the Port Washington Public Library has announced a virtual program about Manhattan’s Christopher Street. Taking place on Friday, June 5, “Christopher Street: A Gay City Within A City” will be hosted by Ron Brown, a professor of history and political science at Touro College. The program is free to all and will be held over teleconferencing platform Zoom.

The Nancy Curtin Internship was created in 2018 in recognition of Nancy Curtin's tenure at the Port Washington Public Library, both as a librarian and as the Library Director. This internship will be awarded to one local high school student

Note: Due to COVID-19 safety restrictions, we are not offering the use of our small study rooms at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience. Our small study room reservations have moved online! You can check room availability and book a

Invitation to Lost Time March 4 through March 28 Reception Saturday, March 7 from 2 to 4 p.m.  

Holocaust Survivor Photography Exhibit On View January 3rd through 30th, 2020 Reception Saturday, January 4th from 2 – 4 pm with special guest speakers International Holocaust Remembrance Day Special Event Monday, January 27th at 7:30 pm Click here for more information about the exhibit

As of January 1, PWPL is eliminating overdue fines for children's and young adult materials. We hope that our removal of Children's and YA fines will bring you and your family back to the Library!

PWPL is delighted to offer Chromebooks for use in the Library. We hope these will be helpful to adults and teens who want to find a quiet corner to do some online work or a conversation-friendly table to do a

Macmillan, one of the world's largest publishing companies, no longer supports your right to get the books you want, when you want, from your local public library. Beginning November 1, they plan to limit each library to ONE COPY of new e-books for the first two months of release. 

The Port Washington Public Library announces the Pete Fornatale Archive. For more information on this newly acquired collection, click here

Join us Friday, April 5th at 7:30 p.m. as Mala Waldron performs a special concert for Jazz Appreciation Month; Saturday April 6th at 2:30 p.m. for an Inside The Musician's Mind interview with Charles "The Hitmaker" Calello; Sunday, April 7th

Join us for 3 days of exciting events. An evening of Jazz with Mala Waldron on Friday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. Inside the Musician's Mind with Charles Calello on Saturday. April 6 at 2:30 p.m., and Raising Port Washington, Reflections

To celebrate Women's History Month, we remember Virginia "Ginger" Marshall Martus (1930-2017), an incredible resident of Port Washington. Pictured here in 1984 and as a child in the 1930s, Ginger was a nautical historian, born and raised in Port Washington.

Holocaust Survivor Photography Exhibit On View January 3rd through 30th, 2020 Reception Saturday, January 4th from 2 – 4 pm with special guest speakers International Holocaust Remembrance Day Special Event Monday, January 27th at 7:30 pm

We now have ten Mobile Hotspots available to borrow! These Mobile Hotspots create a password-protected WiFi network that up to 15 devices can connect to at once. They are available for 14 days and work anywhere in North America with

Stream and download audiobooks, movies, TV shows, music, e-books, and comics Get the free hoopla app on your phone, tablet, or video streaming device, or visit hoopladigital.com. All you need to get started is your PWPL card number!