Category Archives: What’s Happening at the Library

Library Closed for Labor Day Weekend

In observance of Labor Day, both branches of the Irondequoit Public Library will be closed on Saturday, September 1 and Monday, September 3. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, September 4. Also, since the Fall is here, expanded Saturday hours will begin on Saturday, September 8. Both library branches will be open on Saturdays from […]

Trivia Fun at Evans!

Time to test your knowledge of useless facts!  Bring your smarts, but please leave your Smartphones at home.  Prizes and snacks provided. Tuesday, September 11, 2012 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Pauline Evans Branch 45 Cooper Road For adults 18 and older.  Registration is required.  Please phone 336-6062.

September 2012 Book Discussion Book Available

More copies have arrived of the Contemporary Book Discussion Group’s September title Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland (Fairport Public Library chose it for their August book group!) They are available at both McGraw and Evans branches. The book group will meet Wednesday, September 12 at 7:00 pm and Thursday, September 13 at 3:00 […]

New Adult Books for August 2012

Here are some of the new titles we’ve ordered: FICTION 12.21 Dustin Thomason A tale inspired by the 2012 apocalypse phenomenon finds a CDC expert and a Mayan scholar racing against time in the wake a confounding medical mystery and a priceless artifact from the scholar’s lost ancestral home. Battleborn Claire Vaye Watkins A debut […]

2012 Adult Summer Reading Winners

Thank you to all those who participated in the Irondequoit Public Library’s Adult Summer Reading Program! Below are a list of winners from each branch. Congratulations! Helen McGraw Branch Prize Winners Week 1: Maria DeVita Week 2: Becky Luxon Week 3: Lisa Dunn Week 4: Tara Oakes Week 5: Judy Hall Week 6: Carolyn Wilson […]

MVP Managing Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Program @ McGraw on 8/22

Come join us for a program from MVP on Managing Blood Pressure and Cholesterol!   When: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 7:00 PM Where: Helen McGraw Branch, 2180 E. Ridge Rd. Why: Our blood pressure and cholesterol numbers are affected by many things, from age to heredity to foods that we eat. Learn the new […]

Alzheimer’s Series at Evans Library

The Rochester & Finger Lakes Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association’s Neighbor Next Door program will be presenting an Alzheimer’s Series at the Pauline Evans Branch, 45 Cooper Rd, on the following dates from 7:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 4 – Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease Tuesday, October 2 – Behaviors Tuesday, November 6 – Communication Tuesday, […]

Classic Book Discussion – August Selection

This month’s classic book discussion title is The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder.  Come in to either branch of the Irondequoit Public Library and pick up a copy.  Join us on August 30th at 3:00 p.m. at the Pauline Evans branch to share your thoughts.

Book Talk for Civil War Enthusiasts

Join author, Andre Fleche, Thursday, August 2nd at 7:00 p.m. at the Evans Branch as he talks about his book The Revolution of 1861:  The American Civil War In the Age of Nationalist Conflict.  Mr. Fleche is a teacher and writer specializing in the Civil War.  A 1995 graduate of Irondequoit High School, Mr. Fleche […]

New Pictures of the Friends Walk and Invention Convention

We’ve got a ton of new pictures of what’s been going on at the library over the last few weeks. Here’s a few shots of the that took place at the McGraw Branch on July 3. And here are almost 50 pictures of the Friends of the Library at this year’s Walk to Connect. Thanks […]