Category Archives: Programs and Events for Adults

The Next Rochester Game Festival is Happening at RIT’s MAGIC Center on 2/19/22

The Irondequoit Library is happy to once again co-sponsor the Rochester Game Festival, which is happening this Saturday, February 19, at the Rochester Institute of Technology’s MAGIC Center from 12 Noon until 5:00 PM. If you love video games and tabletop games, you’ll have the chance to meet with more than 30 developers and organizations […]

Iron Book Discussion Group Will Read “Anything Is Possible” in March 2022

Elizabeth Strout’s Anything Is Possible will be the subject of discussion at the March 2022 meeting of the Iron Book Discussion Group: BOOK DESCRIPTION: Anything Is Possible explores the whole range of human emotion through the intimate dramas of people struggling to understand themselves and others. There are two sisters: one trades self-respect for a […]

Sylvia Plath’s “The Bell Jar” is the Classic Book Discussion Group’s February 2022 Selection

The Classic Book Discussion Group will read Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar for their meeting next month: BOOK DESCRIPTION: The Bell Jar chronicles the crack-up of Esther Greenwood: young, brilliant, beautiful, and enormously talented individual. Such thorough exploration of the dark and harrowing corners of the psyche – and the profound collective loneliness that modern […]

NEXT WEDNESDAY (1/26/22): Learn “Tips for Finding Living Relatives” During the Next Meeting of the IPL Genealogy Group

Amie Tennant, The Genealogy Reporter, will join us (via Zoom) for the next meeting of the IPL Genealogy Group on Wednesday, January 26, at 7:00 PM. When you think of genealogy or family history, you might think you’re just looking for “dead people.” But in reality, it’s the living people who can help you overcome […]

THIS SATURDAY (1/22/22): Irondequoit Winterfest

Winterfest is coming up this weekend and you can take part in all the fun at the Town Hall Campus on Saturday, January 22, from 11:00 AM until 3:00 PM. Here’s what our friends at Irondequoit Recreation have planned this year: Free Activities Horse and Wagon Rides Ice Skating (Weather Permitting) Husky Dogs and Alpaca […]

“The Stars Are Fire” by Anita Shreve is the February 2022 Selection of the Iron Book Group

The Iron Book Discussion Group will meet in February to discuss The Stars Are Fire by Anita Shreve. BOOK DESCRIPTION: In October 1947, Grace Holland is experiencing two simultaneous droughts. An unseasonably hot, dry summer has turned the state of Maine into a tinderbox, and Grace and her husband, Gene, have fallen out of love […]

NEXT WEDNESDAY (1/19/22): Medicare and Medicaid Basics

A representative from the Empire Justice Center will join us on Wednesday, January 19, at 3:00 PM (via Zoom) to talk about Medicare and Medicaid Basics. During this presentation, you’ll learn about Medicaid eligibility and features, Medicaid Managed Long-Term Care, Medicare eligibility, Medicare costs and enrollment, health insurance affordability programs, and current health-insurance-related Public Health […]

Monroe One BOCES Will Offer High School Equivalency Diploma Preparation Classes (GED) at the Library

The Irondequoit Public Library is partnering with Monroe One BOCES to offer free or low cost High School Equivalency Diploma Preparation classes for the 2021-2022 school year for adult learners looking to take the GED exam. Classes will be held at the library on… Monday – Thursday from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM and Tuesdays […]

NEXT TUESDAY (1/4/22): Medicare and Medicaid Basics

A representative from the Empire Justice Center will join us on Tuesday, January 4, at 7:00 to talk about Medicare and Medicaid Basics. During this presentation, you’ll learn about Medicaid eligibility and features, Medicaid Managed Long-Term Care, Medicare eligibility, Medicare costs and enrollment, health insurance affordability programs, and current health-insurance-related Public Health Emergency protections. If […]

UPCOMING PROGRAM (2/5/22): “Anomaly Presents” Podcast Live Show: A Discussion About Ghostbusters

Did you miss the Anomaly Presents Live Show? Download the episode from AnomlayFilmFest.com and listen to it now! For the last three years, the Anomaly Film Festival has treated Rochester’s film fans to a weird and wild weekend at the movies. Anomaly Presents, a two-time nominee for “Best Podcast” by City Magazine, is a podcast […]