The Rochester Mandolin Orchestra will join us for a concert on Wednesday, September 7, 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, classic, and modern pieces as they […]
Jane Austen was an extremely popular writer in her day, but many people believe that she has more fans today than she did back then. The Classic Book Discussion Group will put that theory to the test in September 2022 when they read Emma, her story of a young matchmaker: ***** BOOK DESCRIPTION: Often considered to be […]
UPDATE: This month’s meeting of the IPL Genealogy Group has been canceled. Our presentation from Judith Herbert will be rescheduled for sometime in the future and we’ll announce a new date soon. The IPL Genealogy Group will welcome Judith Herbert, a Certified Genealogist, on Wednesday, August 24, at 7:00 PM, for a presentation about Getting Started with […]
Bonnie Knoke, a Master Gardener from Cornell Cooperative Extension, will visit the library on Tuesday, August 23, at 7:00 PM to discuss an Intro to Companion Planting. When planting in vegetable beds, there are benefits to combining a variety of plants, as this approach mimics the way plants grow naturally. When certain plants are grown […]
The Iron Book Discussion Group will read Rachel Hawkins’s The Wife Upstairs, a modern retelling of Jane Eyre, next month: ***** BOOK DESCRIPTION: Meet Jane. Newly arrived to Birmingham, Alabama, Jane is a broke dog-walker in Thornfield Estates––a gated community full of McMansions, shiny SUVs, and bored housewives. Her luck changes when she meets Eddie […]
Rochester-based photographer and writer Quajay Donnell wants to show you why Public Art Matters in this upcoming program. He regularly documents public art while also capturing our community on his website, Quajay.com. During the program, he’ll share some of his favorite images, tell some behind-the-scenes stories about them, and explain exactly why public art matters. […]
The Irondequoit Library will once again co-sponsor the annual Rochester Game Festival, alongside our friends at RIT’s MAGIC Center and ROC Game Dev. ROC Game Fest 2022 will be held at RIT’s MAGIC Center on Saturday, September 10, from 12:00 Noon until 5:00 PM. More than 30 developers from across New York State will be […]
Don’t forget, the 2022 Summer Reading Program is in full swing and it continues until Wednesday, August 31! Whether you’re a kid, teen, or adult, there’s still plenty of time to get your entries in and participate in the Summer of 75! Kids and teens will be able to win free books from our prize box, […]
Kasia Pelepko, a Rochester-based yoga teacher who has trained in a variety of yoga systems and movement modalities, will lead an upcoming series of sessions of Outdoor Yoga for Adults. The movements in this series will be explored through the lens of yoga asana (standing poses, reclining poses, balance poses, and twists), as well as some simple […]
The Classic Book Discussion Group will venture out into the wilderness next month as they will read and discuss Henry David Thoreau’s Walden in August 2022. ***** BOOK DESCRIPTION: In 1845 Thoreau, a Harvard-educated 28-year-old, went to live by himself in the woods in Massachusetts. He stayed for over two years, living self-sufficiently in a small […]
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