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SAT Zoom Crash Course
This course will cover the English and Math sections of the test and students will learn about the different types of questions that appear on the test. Teens in grades 9-12 can register at PWPL.org/Teens beginning September 14. This event is made possible by the Friends of the Library and will be presented by J&J Test Prep. The Zoom link information will be emailed to you before the event.
10:30am - 12:30pm View Details
Community Gallery Exhibit - Flora and Fauna - Photographs by Lisa Stancati
This exhibition celebrates the beauty of plants and our connections with the natural world. Lisa Stancati holds a BFA in Photography from the State University of New York College at Purchase. She teaches photography at Willam A. Shine Great Neck South High School. Ms. Stancati received a Guggenheim Fellowship in photography and a New York State Council on the Arts Creative Individual Grant. Her work has been included in numerous exhibitions and publications. She is in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum and the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego. The Flora and Fauna exhibit will be on display from October 2 through October 31st in the Library’s Community Gallery. There will be a reception on Saturday, October 7 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the Hagedorn Meeting Room. Join us for this special event with photographer Lisa Stancati, which will include refreshments as well as information about native plants. Students from William A. Shine Great Neck South High School environmental clubs will give away handmade plantable seed paper while supplies last.
This exhibit is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by the Huntington Arts Council.
12:00am - 12:00am View Details
Registration for Beginner Guitar Lessons Begins
Registration for Beginner Guitar Lessons begins today at 9:00 a.m.
Please note, these sessions are for Port Washington Library Card Holders only.
Group acoustic guitar lessons for the absolute beginner are back! NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED! You’ll be taught simple methods to get you started and will learn well-known songs. You’re required to: bring your own acoustic guitar (no electrics please); be at least fourteen years old (no exceptions); be a right-handed player and have pretty short nails on your left hand. Classes are from 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm and will take place on these Mondays: October 30, November 6, November 20 and November 27. There will be no class on Nov.13. Registration begins on Monday, October 2 at 9:00 a.m.
CLICK HERE to register for Beginner Guitar Lessons.
12:00am - 12:00am View Details
'Flora and Fauna' - Community Gallery Photography Exhibit Reception
Join us for this special reception event with photographer Lisa Stancati, which will include refreshments as well as information about native plants. Students from William A. Shine Great Neck South High School environmental clubs will give away handmade plantable seed paper while supplies last.
This exhibition celebrates the beauty of plants and our connections with the natural world. Lisa Stancati holds a BFA in Photography from the State University of New York College at Purchase. She teaches photography at Willam A. Shine Great Neck South High School. Ms. Stancati received a Guggenheim Fellowship in photography and a New York State Council on the Arts Creative Individual Grant. Her work has been included in numerous exhibitions and publications. She is in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum and the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego. The Flora and Fauna exhibit will be on display from October 2 through October 31st in the Library’s Community Gallery.
This exhibit is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by the Huntington Arts Council.
2:00pm - 4:00pm View Details