Category Archives: Programs and Events for Adults

NEXT TUESDAY (6/17/25) – Digital Photos: The Big Picture

If you’re like most people, you have a smartphone full of photos. So now what? Join technology instructor Daniel Jones for Digital Photos: The Big Picture and learn how to take, store, manage, share, and print your digital photos. This fun and informative presentation will include information about… — ​Brief history of digital photography — […]

NEXT MONDAY (6/16/25) – Off-Monroe Players Gilbert and Sullivan Revue

Sit back and enjoy the witty lyrics and tuneful melodies of Gilbert and Sullivan at the library on Monday, June 16, at 7:00 PM. The Off-Monroe Players Gilbert and Sullivan Revue will perform songs with a piano accompaniment from HMS Pinafore, Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado, and other favorites. You’ll be transported back to Victorian […]

THIS SATURDAY (6/14/25) – Fairy Tales and Fluffy Tails

We hope you’ll join us on Saturday, June 14, from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM for Fairy Tales and Fluffy Tails! Perfect for children (ages 4-12) and their families, Junior Girl Scout Troop #60012 is presenting a fun day of pet-related activities as part of their Bronze Award Project. Drop in anytime to visit the […]

NEXT THURSDAY (6/12/25) – Written and Read: IPL’s Adult Writing Group

The next meeting of the evening session of our Written and Read: Adult Writing Group is coming up on Thursday, June 12, at 5:30 PM. Writers of all experience levels are welcome to join. Writing can take multiple forms… stories, blogging, essays, memoirs, poetry, and others. But if you enjoy writing and you’re interested in […]

NEXT MONDAY (6/9/25) – STEAM.EDU: Electrical Circuits

Our next STEAM.EDU program is all about Electrical Circuits. Learn about electrical circuits and circuit diagrams. What materials are good conductors and which are better insulators? Participants will be able to find out when they build their own mini light wand! STEAM.EDU: Electrical Circuits will be held on Monday, June 9, at 6:00 PM. Participants of […]

THIS MONTH (6/23/25) – Special Book Discussion: “Detransition, Baby” by Torrey Peters

Please join us on Monday, June 23, for a Special Book Discussion about Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters. This national bestseller and highly-praised novel follows “the lives of three women–transgender and cisgender–after an unexpected pregnancy forces them to confront their deepest desires.” ***** BOOK DESCRIPTION A whipsmart debut about three very different women–transgender and cisgender–whose […]

NEXT THURSDAY (6/5/25) – Irondequoit Historical Society: Pizza Party and Meet & Greet

The Irondequoit Historical Society has presented a lot of great programs at the library over the last year, but now they want to hear from you! The group will host a Pizza Party and Meet & Greet at the library on Thursday, June 5, from 7:00 PM until 8:30 PM. This is your chance to […]

NEXT TUESDAY (6/3/25) – Author Talk with Will Bardenwerper and “Homestand: Small Town Baseball and the Fight for the Soul of America”

A homestand is a series of baseball games played at a team’s home stadium, and the city of Batavia did everything they could to ensure they’d host another homestand after Major League Baseball took away their Minor League team, the Batavia Muckdogs, in 2020. The Muckdogs would find a home with the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball […]

NEXT MONDAY (6/2/25): A Concert by the Rochester Mandolin Orchestra

The Rochester Mandolin Orchestra will join us for a concert on Monday, June 2, at 7:00 PM. Everyone is welcome to attend this free concert by a group of local musicians who play the mandolin, and other mandolin family instruments, including the mandola, mandocello, and mando-bass. They perform traditional, classical, and modern pieces as they educate […]

The Iron Book Group Will Read Sarah Thankam Mathews’s “All This Could Be Different” in June 2025

Sarah Thankam Mathews’s All This Could Be Different was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2022, as well as appearing on a number of Best Books of the Year lists, including Time, NPR, Vogue, Slate, The Los Angeles Times, and more. The Iron Book Discussion Group will dig in to this “dazzling” (according to […]