Category Archives: What’s Happening at the Library

Little Free Libraries Photo and Essay Contest and Celebration

The library’s celebration of Irondequoit’s Little Free Library continues! Community members can now participate in our Little Free Library Photo and Essay Contest all month long. Please enter the contest by Monday, September 30 for a chance to win! We’d also like everyone to join us at the library on Saturday, October 5, for a […]

Regular Weekend Hours Resume This Saturday (9/7/19)

Another Summer is done and the kiddies are heading back to school, but that means that expanded weekend hours for the Irondequoit Public Library will resume this Saturday! Beginning this weekend (Saturday, September 7, and Sunday, September 8), weekend hours at the library will be scheduled as follows: Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Sunday: […]

The Irondequoit Library Will be Closed this Labor Day Weekend (8/31/19 – 9/2/19)

In observance of Labor Day, the Irondequoit Public Library will be closed for the long weekend: Saturday, August 31, through Monday, September 2. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, September 3.

Thank You to This Year’s Adult Summer Reading Program Participants

Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Adult Summer Reading Program! Congratulations to our Grand Prize Winner, Amber B, and all our weekly winners… Sarah T, Betsy Q, Amber B, Carol A, Ann P, Suzanne M, Kelly G, Mary B, Beth H, Heather H, Becky T, Lisa C, Meg S, Janeen P, Karen […]

New Books at the Irondequoit Public Library (8/23/19): The Nickel Boys, The Inn, How to Be an Antiracist, and More

Have you seen the newest books on our shelves? Colson Whitehead won the Pulitzer Prize in 2017, and his latest novel is The Nickel Boys, “a fictional tale of cruelty and trauma based on the notorious Alfred G. Dozer School for Boys outside Tallahassee, where the neglect and abuse of children was rampant for decades.” […]

New DVDs and Blu-rays: Avengers: Endgame, Pokemon: Detective Pikachu, Pet Sematary, and More

Have you had time to browse all the new DVDs and Blu-rays we have on our shelves? Avengers: Endgame brings the first part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (and the fight against Thanos) to an end after more than a decade worth of movies. On the other hand, Pokemon: Detective Pikachu is the first live-action […]

Iron Library Radio: New CDs from Bruce Springsteen, Prince, 2019 Tony Winners, and More

Iron Library Radio, a monthly playlist of songs from the Irondequoit Library’s most recent music purchases, is back with some new music. You’ll find music from Bruce Springsteen, Prince, this year’s Tony Winners, and others in this month’s playlist. Listen to all the songs in this month’s below (a Spotify account is required) or at […]

New DVDs and Blu-rays: Captain Marvel, Us, A Madea Family Funeral, and More

Have you had time to browse all the new DVDs and Blu-rays we have on our shelves? The Marvel Cinematic Universe went back to the 90s and introduced a new superhero to the world in Captain Marvel (and showed us that Nick Fury didn’t always need that eye patch). Jordan Peele directed 2018’s Oscar-winning Get […]

Library Will Be Open As A Cooling Station Friday and Saturday (7/19/19-7/20/19)

Due to the Excessive Heat Warning, the Irondequoit Public Library will be open until 7:00 PM as a Cooling Station this Friday (7/19/19) and Saturday (7/20/19). Library services won’t be available, but we’ll have plenty of cool air, robust wi-fi access, and comfortable seating.

Program Alert: Intro to Facebook (7/18/19)

Facebook is the largest social media platform in the world with over 2.2 billion users worldwide. Arthur Catalanello will demonstrate how to create an account, navigate the site, and interact with friends and businesses on Facebook. Intro to Facebook will be held on Thursday, July 18th, at 7:00 PM. Registration is required, so please use […]