Category Archives: Director’s Blog

Where do I vote on April 23rd?

If you live in the East Irondequoit School District you vote at the Ridge-Culver Fire Department, 2960 Culver Rd. If you live in the West Irondequoit School District you vote at The St. Paul Fire Department, 433 Cooper Rd. Both locations open 9 AM to 9 PM. Uncertain of which school district you reside? Contact […]

The Latest on the New Library

Information is our business and we’ve got many ways for you to obtain the latest on our proposal to build a new central library on the Town Hall campus. Follow developments on Twitter at twitter.com/libraryproposal Or track the latest on Facebook at Facebook.com/libraryproposal We’ve got a webpage for the project too! You can find it […]

First Public Meeting About New Library Proposal

The first public meeting with information about the proposed new library is this Thursday, January 17 at 7 PM at Bishop Kearney High School Auditorium.  There will be a brief presentation about the new library and then the Library Board will take questions.   Park behind the school and enter at the “events entrance”. If […]

We Need Girl Scouting – Now More Than Ever

Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Interested? Local Girl scout troops are registering new members!

Library Board to Hold Workshop Meeting

The Board of Trustees of the Irondequoit Public Library will hold a workshop meeting on Wednesday, May 23rd at 7PM in the basement meeting room at the Evans Branch on 45 Cooper Rd. The Board will review and discuss the updated building conditions survey delivered by Passero Associates. As with all Library Board meetings the […]

Help Support Irondequoit Girl Scouts

We are helping support Irondequoit Girl Scouts by hosting a silent auction fundraiser for them.  Visit either library branch to see a list and pictures of the many items being auctioned.  Many of the items are donated by local merchants who support Girl Scouting and understand the great value Girl Scouting delivers to the community. […]

This is your brain on fiction

It turns out that there really is nothing like a good book.  Neuroscientists using MRI machines have been doing a lot of looking at human brains to see what changes take place when the brain’s owner has certain experiences. They have identified the sections of the brain that are in use when the owner participates […]

Be A Library Budget Advocate!

Please continue to let your elected officials know that you care about the library.  If you are so inclined, please contact the folks listed below and tell them you want to see our budget proposal survive intact.  They will listen if they hear from enough of you. Click on the “Irondequoit Public Library 2012 Budget […]

We need you!

Right now the Town Board and Supervisor are working on the 2012 budget. All departments and agencies funded by town government have submitted their budget proposals. Included in the proposal for the library budget is funding for the restoration of the former library hours. You may recall that the hours were reduced after the library had […]

You have to bring it back!

Recently, a Rochester couple were both arrested and charged with grand larceny, a felony. Their crime? They borrowed materials from public libraries, didn’t return them and it is pretty obvious they never intended to return them. Does calling the police sound a bit harsh? Please note the scale of their crime. They used their cards […]