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Afternoon on Broadway with Stephen Nachamie – LGBTQ & Broadway Icon Harvey Fierstein
Monday, June 23 at 3:00 p.m. • Lapham Room
Celebrate Pride Month with award-winning director Stephen Nachamie as he honors Broadway legend Harvey Fierstein—playwright, actor, arts advocate, and LGBTQ icon. Explore Fierstein’s iconic roles in Torch Song Trilogy, La Cage Aux Folles, Hairspray, and Fiddler on the Roof. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library
Sandwiched In with Roger Rosen – Pride Month: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?
Friday, June 27 at 12:00 p.m. • Lapham Room and on Zoom
As part of Pride Month, join Roger Rosen for a virtual talk on the LGBTQ+ community’s progress since the Stonewall Uprising and the challenges that remain. Watch on Zoom or via livestream in the Lapham Meeting Room. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
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Stickers, Buttons, and Keychains for Pride Month
Friday, June 20 at 3:00 p.m. • The Lab
In this walk-in class you can show support and pride by making and designing stickers, buttons, and keychains. This walk-in class is open to anyone. Registration is not required.
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Pride Craft: Rainbow Crafts
Wednesday, June 11 at 4:00 p.m. • Children’s Workshop Room – Grades K-2
Join us for a fun Pride Month craft session where you’ll create your own beautiful rainbow suncatcher and collage!
Pride Craft: Beaded Keychain & Bracelets
Wednesday, June 18 at 4:00 p.m. • Children’s Workshop Room – Grades 3-6
Celebrate Pride Month by making your own rainbow keychain and bracelet customized with your name!
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— In the Community Gallery —
Be The Rainbow: Art Show 2025
On Display in the Community Gallery through June 30
For the month of June, BTR is hosting a Pride Art Gallery Exhibit at The Port Washington Public Library. Art by LGBTQ+ and ally artists, with themes of pride, inclusivity, and social justice, will be on display for the full month of June. Stop by the Community Gallery at the Library to see this exhibit!
Recommended Reads:
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition by Lucy Sante
Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Sirens & Muses by Antonia Angress
Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters
The Whale: A Love Story by Mark Beauregard
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