AARP Tax Help
02/21/2023 @ 10:00 am
Hagedorn Meeting Room
AARP Tax Help Program by appointment only. To register, visit the Reference Desk or call 516-883-4400 ext. 1400.

Grins & Grins
02/21/2023 @ 2:30 pm
Lapham Meeting Room
Erin and Ray Grins host an afternoon filled with magic, ventriloquism, circus skills and lots of laughs. For children in kindergarten to 6th grade with an adult. Sponsored by the PWPL Children’s Advisory Council. Tickets are required and will be available in the Children’s Room beginning February 11.

Weekly Chess Meet-Up
02/21/2023 @ 3:00 pm
Mezzanine Meeting Room
Join us for a game of Chess every Tuesday from 3-6 pm.

Advanced Beginner Mah-Jongg Class
02/21/2023 @ 3:30 pm
Hagedorn Meeting Room
Come and join the fun of this timeless game of skill and chance. Please note this class is intended for those who have experience playing Mah-Jongg. Registration for this 8-week class is required and begins on Wednesday, February 1 at 11:00 a.m. Visit pwpl.org/events for more information.

Chrome Basics
02/22/2023 @ 2:30 pm
Hagedorn Meeting Room
In this 10-week course, you’ll learn the basics of how to use a Chromebook, which is a type of laptop that is great for beginners who just want to use the internet. You’ll learn how to use email, search the internet for information, access sources of entertainment, and connect to people, organizations and interests that matter to you. This class is brought to you in partnership with Senior Planet from AARP and is intended for those age 60 and up.

Weekly Game Night
02/22/2023 @ 6:00 pm
Mezzanine Meeting Room
Join a game every Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. We will have a variety of board games to choose from. No registration required.

Film: “Going Highbrow” (1935-67 min.).
02/22/2023 @ 7:00 pm
Lapham Meeting Room
The Upshaws (Guy Kibbee and Zasu Pitt) are newly rich yokels who reach above their class. Edward Everett Horton, Judy Canova and Arthur Treacher co-star.

Weekly Card Game Meet-Up
02/23/2023 @ 12:00 pm
Mezzanine Meeting Room
Join us for a card game every Thursday from 12-3 pm. No registration required.

Mister Fish in Phenomenal Physics
02/23/2023 @ 2:30 pm
Lapham Meeting Room
Mr. Fish proves that science can be fun by performing eye-popping circus tricks with boomerangs, bubbles, balloons, eggs and more! For children in kindergarten to 6th grade with an adult. Tickets are required and will be available in the Children’s Room beginning February 11. Sponsored by the PWPL Children’s Advisory Council.

Film: “Ace of Aces” (1933-77 min.).
02/23/2023 @ 7:00 pm
Lapham Meeting Room
When his fiancée Nancy (Elizabeth Allan) calls him a coward, sculptor Rocky Thorne (Richard Dix) enlists as an aviator in World War I.

Sandwiched In: Marian Anderson, An American Icon
02/24/2023 @ 12:00 pm
Lapham Meeting Room and on Zoom
Tanisha Mitchell will offer an audio/visual presentation about the legendary career of Marian Anderson, who was best known as a cultural icon whose contralto voice broke through racial barriers in the operatic world and ultimately in American society. This special

program will feature an aria performed live by Ms. Mitchell.

Weekly Scrabble Meet-Up
02/24/2023 @ 2:00 pm
Mezzanine Meeting Room
Join us for a scrabble game every Friday from 2-5 pm. No registration required.

Beginner Mah-Jongg Class
02/24/2023 @ 2:30pm
Hagedorn Meeting Room
Come and join the fun of this timeless game of skill and chance. No prior experience is necessary. Registration for this 8-week class is required and begins on Wednesday, February 1 at 11:00 a.m. Visit pwpl.org/events for more information.

STEAM Event
02/24/2023 @ 4:00 pm
Lapham Meeting Room
Come learn about how light works with mirrors and illusions that will trick your eyes! Stop by any time from 4:00-5:30 to participate in optics and illusion filled activities with a raffle prize to continue your STEAM journey! No pre-registration required so just drop in whenever you want. For children in grades 1-6.

Film: “The Woman King” (2022-135 min.).
02/24/2023 @ 6:45 pm
Lapham Meeting Room
In celebration of Black History Month, we present Gina Prince Bythewood’s action-packed, fact-inspired drama about Nanisca (played by producer Viola Davis), whose all-female unit of warriors protected the African kingdom of Dahomey against their enemies.

Elevator Pitch
02/25/2023 @ 10:00 am
Online on Zoom
Learn how to craft your 30-45 second “Commercial” about you using your skillsets and successes to impress. Presented by Maria Themistocleous-Frey, of ECNY Corp., and ECNY Foundation. Made possible by the Career & Personal Finance Center.

Identifying a List of Your Core Competencies and How to Expound on Them
02/25/2023 @ 1:00 pm
Online on Zoom
Identify a list of core competencies that you can use to show the impact you bring to a prospective employer. Presented by Maria Themistocleous-Frey, of ECNY Corp., and ECNY Foundation. Made possible by the Career & Personal Finance Center.

Joel Zelnick Trio featuring vocalist Stan Edwards: A Tribute to Bill Evans and Tony Bennett
02/26/2023 @ 3:00 pm
Lapham Meeting Room
Join us for an afternoon of live Jazz music with pianist Joel Zelnik and his trio, accompanied by vocalist Stan Edwards. This performance is a tribute to musical legends Bill Evans and Tony Bennett. Highlights will include pieces from the collaboration of Bill Evans & Tony Bennett on two albums during 1975 and 1977, which yielded some of the best recordings in the history of jazz. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. For more information, visit pwpl.org/events

Adventures in Classic Readings: Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
02/27/2023 @ 6:00 pm
Mezzanine Meeting Room
This reading group, facilitated by Dr. Laury Magnus, Professor of English, will feature great classic works “ancient to contemporary” as well as participatory reading out loud of selected passages. Copies of the book will be available at the Information Desk. All participants will receive a complimentary copy of the book provided by the Friends of the Library’s Ruth D. Bogen Memorial Fund (while supplies last).

Film: “The Big Noise” (1936-57 min.)
02/27/2023 @ 7:00 pm
Lapham Meeting Room
Businessman Julius Trent (Guy Kibbee) takes on the mob in a movie from director Frank McDonald and screenwriters George Bricker and William Jacobs.

AARP Tax Help
02/28/2023 from 10:00 am- 3:00 pm
Hagedorn Meeting Room
AARP Tax Help Program by appointment only. To register, visit the Reference Desk or call 516-883-4400 ext. 1400.

Weekly Chess Meet-Up
02/28/2023 @ 3:00 pm
Mezzanine Meeting Room
Join us for a game of Chess every Tuesday from 3-6 pm.

Teen Gaming
02/28/2023 @ 3:30 pm
TeenSpace
Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to come play Nintendo Switch games with other teens after school.  No registration required.

Advanced Beginner Mah-Jongg Class
02/28/2023 @ 3:30 pm
Hagedorn Meeting Room
Come and join the fun of this timeless game of skill and chance. Please note this class is intended for those who have experience playing Mah-Jongg. Registration for this 8-week class is required and begins on Wednesday, February 1 at 11:00 a.m. Visit pwpl.org/events for more information.

Fiction Book Club: “American Spy” by Lauren Wilkinson
02/28/2023 @ 7:30 pm
Hagedorn Meeting Room
Please join fellow readers for a discussion of “American Spy” by Lauren Wilkinson. Copies of the book are available on Libby and may also be reserved for pickup at the library.