Adventures in Classic Readings
04/17/2023 @ 1:30 pm
Mezzanine Meeting Room
This reading group, facilitated by English Professor Dr. Laury Magnus, will feature great classic works — ancient to contemporary — and participatory reading aloud of selected passages from this month’s selection, The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. Books will be available for those registered. Sponsored by the FOL’s Ruth D. Bogen Memorial Fund. Register at pwpl.org/events
Afternoon on Broadway with Stephen Nachamie – The Jukebox Musical
04/17/2023 @ 3:00 pm
Lapham Meeting Room and on Zoom
Join award-winning director Stephen Nachamie as he explores Broadway and the Jukebox musical. From early revues to recent hits like Moulin Rouge and Head Over Heels, Broadway has had a love affair with pop music. Mr. Nachamie will look at various musicals, including those from the current Broadway season. Register at pwpl.org/events
Teen Gaming
04/17/2023 @ 3:30 pm
TeenSpace
Teens in grades 7-12 can play Nintendo Switch games with other teens after school. No registration is required.
First & Second Grade Book Talk
04/17/2023 @ 4:00 pm
Children’s Workshop Room
Explore books together and do a craft or activity. For children in first and second grade. Registration required.
Weekly Chess Meet-Up
04/18/2023 @ 3:00 pm
Mezzanine Meeting Room
Come in and join us for a game of Chess. No registration is required.
Art Lecture with Thomas Germano – Earthworks in the Ancient Americas
04/19/2023 @ 1:00 pm
Lapham Meeting Room on and Zoom
Join Professor Thomas Germano as he explores the Ancient Americas. Before contact with the European world, civilizations throughout the Americas developed large-scale earthworks in the form of drawings, sculptural imagery, elaborate embellishments for cave entrances, urban designs, and solar alignments related to calendrical readings. Germano will present a visual lecture discussing the monumental earthworks created in the Americas in the pre-Columbian era. Register at pwpl.org/events
Weekly Game Night
04/19/2023 @ 6:00 pm
Mezzanine Meeting Room
Come in and play a variety of board and card games. No registration is required.
Board of Trustees Meeting
04/19/2023 @ 7:30 pm
Lapham Meeting Room
Board of Trustees Meeting
Weekly Card Game Meet-Up
04/20/2023 @ 12:00 pm
Mezzanine Meeting Room
Join us for a variety of card games. No registration is required.
Homebrew Music Presents: The “Live at Lapham” Series
04/20/2023 @ 7:30 pm
Lapham Meeting Room
These unique musical sessions will be a monthly, informal gathering of musicians and music lovers to enjoy live performances by one or more members of the group. Homebrew Music’s goal is to unite people over a shared love of music and introduce our library community to fine, local musical talent. See pwpl.org/events for more details.
Sandwiched In with Jane Shapiro – A Trip to the Galapagos Islands
04/21/2023 @ 12:00 pm
Lapham Meeting Room and on Zoom
Join Jane Shapiro on a journey across the globe to the Galapagos Islands. Jane Shapiro will take you on a virtual trip to Quito and Guayaquil, Ecuador, and then on to the Galápagos, where some of the world’s most unique creatures live in an unspoiled habitat. Register at pwpl.org/events
Weekly Scrabble Meet-Up
04/21/2023 @ 2:00 pm
Mezzanine Meeting Room
Drop in and play a game of Scrabble. No registration is required.
“The Next Big Thing!” Preliminary Rounds
04/21/2023 @ 7:00 pm
Lapham Meeting Room
‘The Next Big Thing!’ music competition continues as eight more musical acts vie for slots in May’s semi-final event. See pwpl.org/events for more details.
Earth Day 2023 Celebration at Sunset Park: Live Performance
04/22/2023 @ 2:00 pm
Off-site
Members of the Library’s ‘Terrace Band’ will participate in the Library’s Earth Day celebration with a live performance that will feature the music of 1973. See pwpl.org/earthday for more details.
Earth Day 2023 Celebration at Sunset Park
04/22/2023 @ 2:00 pm
Off-site
PWPL invites you to our third outdoor family-friendly Earth Day celebration at Sunset Park. Enjoy music and the water view and discover fundamental ways YOU can make a difference in making our community healthy and sustainable. Take home some cool environmental “swag” and enter a raffle for a chance to win a TONH rain barrel or a composter for your garden. Visit https://pwpl.org/earthday for more information on our Earth Day events, including a photography contest! This Earth Day event is funded by the PWPL Friends of the Library. (Rain Date — April 29)
Bass-baritone William Socolof in Concert
04/23/2023 @ 1:00 pm
Lapham Meeting Room
William Socolof began his musical career as a cellist but had always been drawn to singing, particularly musical theatre, and he began singing classically at age 16. He has performed with some of the country’s most prestigious classical institutions, in repertoire ranging from chamber music and art song to musical theatre and opera. Join us for a special performance! Sponsored by the Music Advisory Council. See pwpl.org/events for more details.
