Category Archives: What’s Happening at the Library

New Books at the Irondequoit Library: A New Book from J.R.R. Tolkien, Two from James Patterson, Bob Woodward’s Fear, and More

Have you seen the newest books added to our collection? The Fall of Gondolin, one of the earliest stories that J.R.R. Tolkien wrote about Middle-Earth, has been re-edited by his son Christopher into a standalone novel. The prolific James Patterson has two new books on the shelf. He wrote Juror #3, a murder mystery set […]

The Rochester Game Festival is This Saturday (9/15/18) at RIT

The Irondequoit Public Library is once again co-sponsoring the Rochester Game Festival. This year’s Rochester Game Festival will be held at the Rochester Institute of Technology’s Gene Polisseni Center on Saturday, September 15, from Noon to 5:00 PM. Admission is free and visitors are encouraged to park in the U Lot. Additional parking will be […]

Storewide Sale in Library Bookstore Begins 9/14/18

We’re cleaning out the shelves in the Library Bookstore! The absolutely huge Storewide Sale will give you the chance at ten full days of bargains from Friday, September 14, through Sunday, September 23. All Books, CDs, DVDs, and Special Items (including Puzzles, Records, and Games) will be discounted at 50% off. Take advantage of this […]

Regular Weekend Hours Resume This Saturday (9/8/18)

We hope everyone had a good Labor Day Weekend, but you’ll be able to spend next weekend (and many more) at the Irondequoit Public Library, because our expanded weekend hours will resume this Saturday! Beginning Saturday, September 8, weekend hours at the library will be as follows: Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Sunday: 1:00 […]

Irondequoit Police Community Relations Forum Coming to the Library on 9/17/18

The Town of Irondequoit, the Irondequoit Police Department, and the Irondequoit Library will host the Irondequoit Police Community Relations Forum in the library’s meeting room on Monday, September 17, from 4:00 PM to 7:30 PM. Attendees will discuss the concepts “21st Century Policing” methods and the “Six Pillars for Building Trust in the Community”: Build […]

The Irondequoit Library Will be Closed this Labor Day Weekend (9/1/18 – 9/3/18)

In observance of Labor Day, the Irondequoit Public Library will be closed for the long weekend: Saturday, September 1, through Monday, September 3. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, September 4.

Thanks to Everyone Who Participated in the 2018 Summer Reading Club

We wanted to thank everyone who participated in our “Summer Learning Club For Kids and Teens” and “Summer Reading Club For Adults” (and The Friends of the Library and Summit Federal Credit Union for being sponsors)! Both programs came to an end last week, but you got a lot of reading done! Check it out… […]

New DVDs and Blu-rays: A Quiet Place, Ready Player One, Rampage, and More

Have you had time to browse all the new DVDs and Blu-rays we have on our shelves? This month, we’ve added A Quiet Place, Ready Player One, Rampage, and more to the collection! Click the “Read More” link to check out the full list and feel free to call us anytime at 336-6060 or click […]

Program Alert: Rochester’s 1993 Brink’s Robbery With Reporter Gary Craig (8/13/18)

The Brinks armored car robbery of 1993 remains unsolved to this day, but Democrat & Chronicle reporter Gary Craig recently dug into the famous crime for his book Seven Million: A Cop, A Priest, A Soldier for the IRA, and the Still-Unsolved Rochester Brinks’ Heist. Mr. Craig will be at the library on Monday, August […]

New Books at the Irondequoit Library: The President Is Missing, Hope Never Dies, Calypso, More

Have you seen the newest books added to our collection? Bill Clinton took the advice “write what you know” to heart and collaborated with James Patterson on his first novel, The President Is Missing. Things stay presidential with Andrew Shaffer’s fictional post-office adventures of Barack Obama and Joe Biden in Hope Never Dies: An Obama/Biden […]