Frederick Law Olmsted is “The Father of American Landscape Architecture,” and he’s best known for his work on Central Park and the Midway at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, but he also made several major contributions to Rochester’s park system, including Genesee Valley Park, Highland Park, Seneca Park, and Maplewood Park. You can learn more […]
Our Drop-In Knitting Circle is back! The group will meet every Tuesday, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, beginning on September 7th in the Laurelton Study Room (#213) on the second floor. Bring your knitting, quilting, or needlework supplies and projects along, and chat with others while you work!
Writers & Books will host this year’s Rochester Reads activities with a community discussion and events centered around Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants in October. But first, the Hoopla Huddle Book Discussion Group will get together (via Zoom) to discuss the book in September. BOOK DESCRIPTION: […]
An experienced LawNY Health Care Navigator can help you and your family explore your health insurance options and enroll in coverage through the New York State of Health Marketplace. LawNY Navigators can help residents of Monroe and Livingston Counties apply for Medicaid, the Essential Plan, or a Private Health Plan. Our first batch of one-hour […]
Did you miss Michael Silva’s presentation on “Using Social Media to Further Family History Research”? Check out the replay now on our YouTube channel! The IPL Genealogy Group will meet next week (via Zoom) to learn more about Using Social Media to Further Family History Research. Michael Silva will lead the presentation on Wednesday, August […]
The Irondequoit Public Library will host a companion program to the exhibit Waves of Community: Building & Documenting Rochester’s Ukrainian Connections. Guests will view short presentations on the collection and exhibit, remarks by guests from Dnipro, Ukraine, and a celebration of 30 years of Ukrainian Independence with music and song. Waves of Community: Building & […]
Wondering what the SAT and ACT are, why they matter, and what you should do about them? Curious about evolving policies in college admissions and how they affect your high schooler? Panicked after hearing so many conflicting stories about which students still need test scores? Mike Bergin of Chariot Learning will join us (via Zoom) […]
We’ll be joined every Friday in August (8/6/21, 8/13/21, 8/20/21, and 8/27/21) from 6:00 PM until 6:45 PM by Kasia Pelepko of Now: Yoga & Movement for Outdoor Yoga for Adults. The movement in this four-part series will be taught through the lens of yoga asana (shapes that look a certain way on the outside) […]
Did you miss Learn How Disability Rights New York Can Help You? Watch the replay on our YouTube channel! Disability Rights New York (DRNY) is the federally and state-authorized Protection and Advocacy System and Client Assistance Program that provides free legal and advocacy services for people with disabilities in New York State. They’ll join us […]
The Hoopla Huddle Book Discussion Group will read and discuss Kate Quinn’s The Alice Network next month. BOOK DESCRIPTION: 1947. In the chaotic aftermath of World War II, American college girl Charlie St. Clair is pregnant, unmarried, and on the verge of being thrown out of her very proper family. She’s also nursing a desperate […]
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