Category Archives: Programs and Events for Adults

NEXT THURSDAY (3/21/24) – IPL Movie Club: “A League of Their Own”

There’s no crying in baseball, but there might be a few tears if you miss A League of Their Own during the next screening from our IPL Movie Club on Thursday, March 21, at 6:00 PM. Opening Day is just a few weeks away, so get in the spirit with one of the best movies […]

NEXT TUESDAY (3/19/24) – The Great American Eclipse 2024 With NASA Solar System Ambassador Jim Porter

The sun and moon will align for a total solar eclipse over Rochester, NY on Monday, April 8. The Great American Eclipse 2024 will be the first in our area in over 100 years. The last eclipse in our area, in 2017, appeared as a partial eclipse. But this time we’ll see the main event […]

Iron Book Discussion Group Will Read “Finding Me” by Viola Davis in April 2024

Viola Davis won an Oscar for her role in Fences in 2017, and followed that up by becoming just the 18th person to win an EGOT (an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony) in 2023. In between, she wrote a memoir, Finding Me, which the Iron Book Discussion Group will read in April. […]

NEXT MONTH (4/10/24): Art Instruction With the Irondequoit Art Club: Abstract Art Panels

Jeanette Musliner and Barb Petro will be our instructors for our next Art Instruction With the Irondequoit Art Club workshop on Wednesday, April 10, at 12:00 PM. This time, we’ll be creating Abstract Art Panels, and participants will be encouraged to experiment with less structured compositions in a guided exercise using a large piece of paper […]

NEXT MONDAY (3/18/24) – Successfully Growing Succulents

When you think of a succulent, maybe you think of a cactus. But there’s so many more! Jade plants, burro’s tail, aloe vera, snake plant, dudleya, and hens and chicks are just a few of the kinds available. A Master Gardener from Cornell Cooperative Extension will visit the library on Monday, March 18, at 7:00 […]

THIS FRIDAY (3/15/24): St. Patrick’s Day Performance by Rince Na Tiarna Irish Dancers

One of our favorite annual traditions is the St. Patrick’s Day Performance by students from the Rince Na Tiarna school of Irish Dance! This year’s performance will be held on Friday, March 15, at 2:00 PM. If you don’t know about Rince Na Tiarna, you can learn more about the school and its students here: […]

NEXT THURSDAY (3/7/24) – Intro to Community Resources for Older Adults and Caregivers: Medicare 101

Intro to Community Resources for Older Adults and Caregivers is a four-part series offered in partnership with Lifespan, a regional non-profit that’s a trusted source of unbiased information, guidance, advocacy, and more than 30 services for older adults and caregivers. The first program in the series, Medicare 101, will provide a high-level overview of Medicare: — […]

Classic Book Discussion Group Will Finish “David Copperfield” by Charles Dickens in February and March 2024

The Classic Book Discussion Group will read the second half (Chapter 32 through the end) of David Copperfield by Charles Dickens in March. This coming-of-age novel was Dickens favorite among his novels and readers have been returning to it again and again over the last 175 years. ***** BOOK DESCRIPTION: Published in 1850, David Copperfield is Charles Dickens’ […]

NEXT WEDNESDAY (3/6/24) – Flu/COVID Vaccine Clinic for Seniors 60 and Older

The Irondequoit Public Library is partnering with URMC Pharmacy and the National Council on Aging to provide people 60 and older the opportunity to receive a Flu vaccine and/or a Moderna COVID vaccine during our Flu/COVID Vaccine Clinic for Seniors 60 and Older. It’s almost past the time when people think about winter illnesses, but […]

NEXT TUESDAY (3/5/24) – A Death Cafe: Talking About Death, Celebrating Life!

A Death Cafe is a confidential, group-directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives, or themes. The purpose of a Death Cafe is to bring the taboo subject of death out into the open and “to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives.” It is […]