Category Archives: Programs and Events for Adults

NEXT MONDAY (11/13/23) – Windows 11 Q&A

Technology instructor Daniel Jones will make his final appearance at the Irondequoit Library in 2023 for a Windows 11 Q&A. Have you upgraded your PC to Microsoft’s latest operating system? Or do you just have questions about Windows 11? Then this is the seminar for you! Whether you’re transitioning from Windows XP, 7, 10 or […]

NEXT WEDNESDAY (11/8/23) – Art Instruction With Irondequoit Art Club: Introduction to Calligraphy

Our Art Instruction With Irondequoit Art Club series continues next week with an Introduction to Calligraphy. Calligraphy is considered a major art in many parts of the world and there are dozens of different styles of lettering. Instructor Ellen Brannin will present an overview of three styles and participants will have a chance to practice […]

THIS SATURDAY (11/4/23) – Turning 65 and Medicare

A representative from T65 & Beyond will be available at the library on Saturday, November 4, at 10:30 AM to discuss Turning 65 and Medicare. Turning 65 is the easy part! Come to this educational seminar and learn all about Medicare… — Who needs to apply — When and how to apply — And how […]

NEXT THURSDAY (11/2/23) – Irondequoit Historical Society Presents History and Memories of a County Fair Manager

If you missed Fran Tepper’s recent talk about the History and Memories of a County Fair Manager, you can watch a replay now on our YouTube channel! The Monroe County Fair has been gone for a few years now, but did you know that Fran Tepper ran the whole show as the Executive Director from […]

Classic Book Discussion Group Will Read John F. Kennedy’s “Profiles in Courage” in November 2023

Ask not what you can do for your book discussion group, but what your book discussion group can do for you! This November, the Classic Book Discussion Group will read John F. Kennedy’s Profiles in Courage, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1957. ***** BOOK DESCRIPTION: Written in 1955 by the then junior senator from […]

NEXT WEDNESDAY (10/25/23) – Erie Canal Museum Presents The Center of it All: Baseball on the Erie Canal

Libraries throughout Monroe County will be hosting presentations in an Erie Canal Discussion Series with Derrick Pratt, the Director of Education and Public Programming at the Erie Canal Museum, next week. Derrick will join us a the Irondequoit Library on Wednesday, October 25, at 1:00 PM for The Center of it All, a grand slam […]

NEXT TUESDAY (10/24/23) – Irondequoit Art Club’s Artist Lecture Series: Noma and Jim Bliss

The Irondequoit Art Club‘s Artist Lecture Series will continue on Tuesday, October 24, at 6:00 PM, with a visit from Noma and Jim Bliss. They’ll discuss their collaborative creative process in acrylic, oil, and pen and ink. Noma and Jim design unique works of art for homes and businesses, and have been in the industry […]

Iron Book Discussion Group Will Read Stanley Tucci’s Memoir, “Taste”, in November 2023

Stanley Tucci has appeared in more than 100 films and dozens of television roles, so you’ve surely seen him in something. He’s popped up in Big Night, The Devil Wears Prada, The Hunger Games series, and even (briefly) in Captain America: The First Avenger. He is also an accomplished writer, and in 2021 he wrote […]

NEXT TUESDAY (10/17/23): Digital Music Mania

Every since the introduction of the MP3, how we listen to, purchase, and manage our music has fundamentally changed in the last 25 years. And now with streaming services like Apple Music and Spotify, our music libraries have expanded in even more ways. Technology instructor Daniel Jones will try to make sense of it all […]

NEXT MONDAY (10/16/23): The State of Rochester Suds: The History and Future of the Local Beer Scene

Did you know that Rochester is a great place to discover a new brewery? Will Cleveland, a Rochester native and former investigative reporter for the Democrat & Chronicle, has been covering the western New York beer scene since 2014… first for the paper and now through a weekly newsletter. During his time chronicling beer, the […]