Category Archives: Programs and Events for Adults

THIS SUNDAY (11/13/22): Irondequoit Community Orchestra Presents We Write Orchestra Music: A Free Family Concert

The Irondequoit Community Orchestra will join us at 2:00 PM on Sunday, November 13, to perform a free family concert. Composers Alyssa Rodriguez and Kevin Leysath II will lead the concert, titled We Write Orchestra Music, with the Irondequoit Community Orchestra. The program will include new music by these local composers and an illustrated booklet […]

NEXT THURSDAY (11/10/22): Irondequoit Historical Society: The Port of Rochester

The Irondequoit Historical Society will welcome Marie Poinan to the library on Thursday, November 10, at 7:00 PM. Her presentation will introduce attendees to The Port of Rochester and take them on a journey from the headwaters of the Genesee River in Gold, Pennsylvania northward to Lake Ontario. She will also share information about the Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse […]

NEXT THURSDAY (11/10/22): UR Healthy Living: Screening Recommendations and Healthy Day Building

This is the final program in a series produced with the University of Rochester Medical Center on Healthy Living. This eight-week series was aimed at empowering participants to make and maintain changes in diet, physical activity, and exposures. These lifestyle changes can lower the risk of cancer and other chronic diseases, while increasing overall health. […]

Classic Book Discussion Group Will Read Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” in November 2022

Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart will be the next selection of the Classic Book Discussion Group in November 2022: ***** BOOK DESCRIPTION: Things Fall Apart is the first of three novels in Chinua Achebe’s critically acclaimed African Trilogy. It is a classic narrative about Africa’s cataclysmic encounter with Europe as it establishes a colonial presence on […]

NEXT THURSDAY (11/3/22): UR Healthy Living: Processed Foods, Fast Foods, and Fat

This program is part of a series of programs produced with the University of Rochester Medical Center on Healthy Living. This eight-week series is aimed at empowering participants to make and maintain changes in diet, physical activity, and exposures. These lifestyle changes can lower the risk of cancer and other chronic diseases, while increasing overall health. […]

NEXT WEDNESDAY (10/26/22): Written and Read: IPL’s Adult Writing Group

Written and Read: The IPL Adult Writing Group, will meet on Wednesday, October 26, at 3:00 PM. Writing can take multiple forms… stories, blogging, essays, memoirs, poetry, and others. 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 group will […]

NEXT TUESDAY (10/25/22): UR Healthy Living: Protein, Red Meat, and Processed Meats

This program is part of a series of programs produced with the University of Rochester Medical Center on Healthy Living. This eight-week series is aimed at empowering participants to make and maintain changes in diet, physical activity, and exposures. These lifestyle changes can lower the risk of cancer and other chronic diseases, while increasing overall health. […]

NEXT TUESDAY (10/25/22): TV Today

Confused by cable? Annoyed by antennas? Suspicious of streaming? Our upcoming program from local technology instructor Daniel Jones, TV Today, might just have some answers. From antennas to new streaming services, from smart TVs to smartphones, the choices you have and the ways you can watch TV can seem endless and confusing. The future of […]

THIS WEEK (10/18/22 + 10/19/22): Maker’s Lab Training Classes

Do you have videos, slides, photographs, or 8MM movies that you’d like to transfer to a more modern format? Or maybe you’re feeling a little creative and want to give some of our crafting equipment a whirl? if so, you should sign up to attend one of our Maker’s Lab Training Classes next week! Learn […]

NEXT THURSDAY (10/20/22): UR Healthy Living: Added Sugars and Sweetened Beverages

This program is part of a series of programs produced with the University of Rochester Medical Center on Healthy Living. This eight-week series is aimed at empowering participants to make and maintain changes in diet, physical activity, and exposures. These lifestyle changes can lower the risk of cancer and other chronic diseases, while increasing overall health. […]