PWPL Celebrates Pride Month

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-Adult-

Afternoon on Broadway with Stephen Nachamie – 21st Century LGBTQ Groundbreakers
Monday, June 15 at 3:30 p.m. • Lapham Room

In honor of LGBTQIA+ Pride Month, Award Winning Stage and Film Director, Stephen Nachamie will explore the work of some wonderful Broadway Artists and Activists in the 21st Century. Among those celebrated will be – the life and legacy and outreach of the late star Gavin Creel (Hair, She Loves Me, Book of Mormon), Broadway Director Tina Landau (Floyd Collins, Spongebob), Oscar Winner Ariana DeBose (Summer, Hamilton and West Side Story on Film), and Actor/Director/ Icon, Billy Porter (Kinky Boots and currently, La Cage Aux Folles at City Center ’s Encores). Sponsored by the Friends of the Library

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Community Spotlight with Andy Barrow Malone – Author of Peter In Progress
Monday, June 29 at 7:00 p.m. • Lapham Room

Join Andy Barrow Malone, who is a New York-Based writer who grew up in Port Washington, graduating from Schreiber in ’04, as he discusses his debut novel, Peter in Progress. Described by Kirkus Reviews as a “lively coming-of-age story for adults” that draws inspiration from Andy’s own experiences losing weight as a teenager and reckoning with his sexuality in his thirties. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

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-Teen-

Embroidery Machine: Pride Patches
Monday, June 15 at 6:30 p.m. • The Lab

Make embroidered patches in honor of pride month. This is a beginner level project. Sewing and Embroidery classes are for teens and adults only.

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— In the Community Gallery —

Be The Rainbow:
On Display in the Community Gallery through June 30