Category Archives: Programs and Events for Adults

NEXT TUESDAY (2/10/26) – Gather and Game with Game Night Rochester

Find your next favorite game at the Irondequoit Library during Gather and Game with Game Night Rochester on Tuesday, February 10, from 6:30 PM until 8:00 PM. From board games to card games and more, Game Night Rochester will bring their collection of tabletop games to the library and match you with the perfect game! Instructors from the […]

THIS MONTH (2/21/26) – Digital Literacy Workshop: Learn Libby

Our friends from Literacy Rochester will join us on Saturday, February 21, at 10:30 AM, for their next Digital Literacy Workshop. Learn Libby will teach attendees all about the Monroe County Library System’s ebook platform. Learn how to use the Libby app to borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines from your library—right from your phone, tablet, or […]

POSTPONED – Irondequoit Historical Society Presents History of the Winona Woods Neighborhood

UPDATE (2/3/26): Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Irondequoit Historical Society Presents History of the Winona Woods Neighborhood program will not be held on Thursday, February 5. But don’t worry, the program will be rescheduled. Stay tuned to our website and social media channels for the rescheduled date and time. The next presentation from […]

NEXT THURSDAY (2/5/26) – Winter Seed Planting with Color Irondequoit Green

Color Irondequoit Green will return to the library on Thursday, February 5, at 7:00 PM, to host a workshop all about Winter Seed Planting. This program is the perfect opportunity to expand your pollinator gardens, get seeds for three flowering seasons, and bring home a winter greenhouse! If you’d like to attend Winter Seed Planting […]

The Classic Book Discussion Group Will Read James Baldwin’s “Notes of a Native Son” in February 2026

Most readers were first introduced to James Baldwin with Go Tell It on the Mountain, his first novel, which was published in 1953. But before that, Baldwin contributed a series of essays on “black life and black thought” to a variety of magazines. Ten of these essays were collected in his first non-fiction book, Notes […]

NEXT MONDAY (2/2/26) – Maker Mondays: “Big Dill” Keychain

Is there someone in your life who’s a “Big Dill”? Join us in the Maker’s Lab on Monday, February 2, from 2:00 PM until 5:00 PM for our next Maker Monday drop-in craft! This time, we’ll be making a “Big Dill” Keychain that’s perfect for Valentine’s Day! No registration is required, and makers of all […]

DID YOU KNOW? RochesterWorks! Job Search Support is Available at the Library Every Monday?

With their innovative, customized, hands-on approach to the job search, RochesterWorks! stimulates local economic growth through its outstanding employment, education, support, and training services. Find information and assistance at the RochesterWorks! Job Search Support table in the library’s atrium every Monday from 10:00 AM until 12:30 PM. RochesterWorks! can make your job search easier for anyone looking […]

NEXT WEDNESDAY (1/28/26) – IPL Adult Writing Group

Calling all local writers, the next meeting of the IPL Adult Writing Group will be held on Wednesday, January 28, at 3:00 PM. Stories, blogging, essays, memoirs, poetry… writing can take multiple forms. But if you enjoy writing and you’re interested in giving and receiving feedback from fellow writers, please join the library’s Adult Writing Group. […]

The Iron Book Group Will Read Jacqueline Woodson’s “Red at the Bone” in February 2026

Jacqueline Woodson is the author of more than 20 books, including the award-winning Another Brooklyn and Brown Girl Dreaming, for children, teens, and adults. And in 2019, she wrote Red at the Bone, a coming-of-age novel about the connections between two Black families in America. The Iron Book Discussion Group will read and discuss Red at the […]

NEXT MONTH (2/11/26): Art Instruction with the Irondequoit Art Club: Needle Felt with Leslie Werlin and Lisa Vanderhoff

Learn the art of Needle Felt during the next Art Instruction with the Irondequoit Art Club on Wednesday, February 11, at 11:00 AM. Unfamiliar with needle felt? Attendees will use a felting needle on a flat wool surface to interlock wool roving to create a felted image. The workshop will be led by Leslie Werlin and […]