Category Archives: What’s Happening at the Library

2012 Adult Summer Reading Book Reviews

Join us for the 2012 Adult Summer Reading Program from June 26—August 17!  Submit a book review for any book/eBook/audiobook you read. One title per entry. It must be something you have not previously read. When you visit the library, pick up a book review from the Adult Summer Reading Table and fill it out. […]

New DVDs and Blu-rays in June 2012

Can’t make it to the movie theater as often as you’d like? Here’s a list of new DVDs and Blu-rays that we’ve added to the shelves in June.

New Large Print Titles – June 2012

Feel free to peruse below the newest large print titles available at the Irondequoit Public Library! FICTION Arcadia by Lauren Groff In a haunting story of the American dream, Bit, born in a back-to-nature commune in 1970s New York State, must come to grips with the outside world when the commune eventually fails.

Music at McGraw – June 2012

Thank you to all patrons who came last Wednesday, June 6, and attended the first official concert of the Irondequoit Community Orchestra at the McGraw Branch. Linda Quinlan from the wrote a wonderful article about the concert. It was a great success! We hope to see more music fans at the Blue Ridge Country Ramblers […]

Library Closed on Thursday, June 14

Both branches of the Irondequoit Public Library will be closed on Thursday, June 14 for staff training. Regular hours will resume on Friday, June 15.

New Adult Books for June 2012

Here are some of the new titles we’ve ordered: FICTION 500 Matthew Quirk Former con artist and Harvard Law student Mike Ford accepts a position with the DC-based Davies Group, a consulting firm whose specialty is navigating the web of power and corruption by pulling strings for the top 500 most powerful people inside the […]

Never Miss a New Book Again with Rapid Reserve

Join the RAPID RESERVE holds program at the either branch of the Irondequoit Public Library and you will automatically be placed on hold for new releases by your favorite authors. Simply pick up a RAPID RESERVE form at either branch (or download it below) and return it to the Irondequoit branch you’d like to use […]

Summer Saturday Hours Begin This Weekend

Just a reminder, our reduced Summer hours on Saturdays (10 AM – 1 PM) will begin this weekend on Saturday, June 9. Monday-Friday hours will stay the same throughout the Summer. Our Fall/Winter/Spring Saturday hours will return on Saturday, September 8.

Evans Holding Supply Drive for Ronald McDonald House

From now until the end of August, the Evans Branch is hosting a paper product and cleaning supply drive to benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Rochester. Any of the following can be dropped off at 45 Cooper Road during regular library hours: Paper towels Disinfectant wipes Trash bags (8-, 13- and 50- gal.) Soft […]

New Large Print Titles: May 2012

Enjoy browsing through our selection of new large print! FICTION Crystal Gardens by Amanda Quick Moving to a country cottage where she seeks refuge in a paranormally charged garden, Evangeline Ames is rescued from a would-be assassin by the garden’s owner, Lucas Sebastian, who taps Evangeline’s detective skills to solve a buried-treasure mystery and stop […]