Come join us at Fort Washington Library for magic and comedy with Silly Billy.
Silly Billy will perform a very funny magic show for children of all ages. Highly interactive magic show performed by the winner of several awards in magic and author of two best selling books on the subject. As seen at the White House, Lincoln Center, and TV.
For children, infants to age 18 months, ages 18 to 36 months, ages 3 to 5 years, ages 5 to 12 years
The New York Public Library continues partnering with WNYC to present a book club experience! Each month, we will read a new title leading up to a live conversation, in-person or online, with the author and All of It host Alison Stewart.
This book club will take place IN PERSON at the Fort Washington Library.
The March title is Megha Majumdar’s A Guardian and a Thief – an electrifying new novel in which two families seeking to protect their children must battle each other in a city ravaged by climate change and food scarcity.
In a near-future Kolkata beset by flooding and famine, Ma, her two-year-old daughter, and her elderly father are just days from leaving the collapsing city behind to join Ma’s husband in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After procuring long-awaited visas from the consulate, they pack their bags for the flight to America. But in the morning they awaken to discover that Ma’s purse, containing their treasured immigration documents, has been stolen.
Set over the course of one week, A Guardian and a Thief tells two stories: the story of Ma’s frantic search for the thief while keeping hunger at bay during a worsening food shortage; and the story of Boomba, the thief, whose desperation to care for his family drives him to commit a series of escalating crimes whose consequences he cannot fathom. With stunning control and command, Megha Majumdar paints a kaleidoscopic portrait of two families, each operating from a place of ferocious love and undefeated hope, each discovering how far they will go to secure their children’s future as they stave off encroaching catastrophe.
A masterful new work from one of the most exciting voices of her generation.
Women’s History Month:
Join Fort Washington Library for pizza and a movie, as we watch Hidden Figures.
Three female African-American mathematicians provide crucial calculations for NASA’s space race against the Soviets, all while dealing with the racist and sexist assumptions of their white male co-workers.
For ages 13 to 18 years
Join us at the Fort Washington Library in our Community Room as we screen films that may make you laugh, cry or just recall a memory from back in the day. As awards season dies down; we will look at some performances that were Oscar worthy.
“After the Hunt” A college professor finds herself at a personal and professional crossroad when a star student levels an accusation against one of her colleagues, threatening to expose a dark secret from her own past.
Starring Julia Roberts *Oscar Winner( Erin Brockovich) , Chloe Sevigny Nominated for Best Supporting Actress(Boys Don’t Cry) , Ayo Edebiri, and Andrew Garfield 2 time Oscar Nominee for (Hacksaw Ridge and tick, tick… BOOM!)
MPAA Rating : R Running Time: 2hrs 19 mins
Join us at the Fort Washington Library in our Community Room as we screen films that may make you laugh, cry, or just recall a memory from back in the day. As award season dies down; we will look at some performances that were Oscar worthy.
The 2010 Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score winner : “UP”. Voiced by : Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer*, John Ratzenberger, and Delroy Lindo*
* Winner for Best Supporting Actor in”Beginners” (2010)*
*Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for ‘Sinners ” (2026)
Carl Fredricksen, a 78-year-old balloon salesman, is about to fulfil a lifelong dream. Tying thousands of balloons to his house, he flies away to the South American wilderness. But curmudgeonly Carl’s worst nightmare comes true when he discovers a little boy named Russell is a stowaway aboard the balloon-powered house.
MPAA rating: PG Running Time: 1 hr 35 min Registration not Required
