Category Archives: What’s Happening at the Library

New DVDs and Blu-rays in May 2012

With this month’s new DVDs and Blu-rays you can… Scale the tallest building in the world in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. Fight a pack of vicious wolves in The Grey. See Stephanie Plum in the flesh in One For the Money. And celebrate New Year’s Eve with New Year’s Eve. More DVDs and Blu-rays can […]

Library Closed for Memorial Day Weekend

In observance of Memorial Day, both branches of the Irondequoit Public Library will be closed on Saturday, May 26 and Monday, May 28. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, May 29.

New Adult Books for May 2012

Here are some of the new titles we’ve ordered: FICTION Blue Asylum Kathy Hepinstall Arrested and declared insane for seeking justice for her plantation owner husband’s slaves at the height of the Civil War, Iris Dunleavy endures a lengthy institutional “rehabilitation” under the eye of a pompous superintendent and bonds with fellow patients, from a […]

Learn about Vegetable Gardening at Evans

All gardeners know how rewarding it is to harvest ripe, sun-warmed tomatoes or pungent herbs fresh from the garden.  Join Jarmila Haseler as she teaches us how to design a garden that is not only productive, but also a beautiful, well-integrated part of the home landscape.  Also learn how thoughtful plant groupings and crop rotation […]

Journaling: Presented by MVP Health Care

Join us at the Evans branch on Monday, May 21st to learn about journaling. Journaling is a great way to manage stress, better understand yourself and catalog your life’s events.  Don’t know where to begin?  Suzanne Feather, Community Health Educator with MVP Health Care,  will provide the “tools” to inspire and motivate you to embark […]

New DVDs and Blu-rays in April 2012

Are you ready for this Summer’s biggest movies? Don’t forget, The Avengers opens in theaters this Friday. But remember to catch up with all the latest DVDs and Blu-rays that the library purchased in April as well.

Help Support Irondequoit Girl Scouts

We are helping support Irondequoit Girl Scouts by hosting a silent auction fundraiser for them.  Visit either library branch to see a list and pictures of the many items being auctioned.  Many of the items are donated by local merchants who support Girl Scouting and understand the great value Girl Scouting delivers to the community. […]

McGraw Adult Programs Now on DVD

Have you been busy on a Wednesday evening and missed Clutter Coach Joani Hardy’s Paper Management tips or Democrat & Chronicle  Sports Reporter Sal Maiorana’s discussion of the Buffalo Bills? Thanks to ICAT, a growing number of Helen McGraw Adult Programs are now available for checkout on DVD and being aired on community television.  The […]

New Adult Books for April 2012

Here are some of the new titles we’ve ordered: FICTION Barefoot Season Susan Mallery Returning home to Blackberry Island to claim her inheritance and recover from her tour of duty, young Army vet Michelle Sanderson, to save her family’s Inn, must form a tentative truce with single mother Carly Williams, whose shocking betrayal years earlier […]

Acupuncture for Women’s Health at McGraw

Learn about Traditional Chinese Medicine and how it applies to women’s health issues such as endometriosis, PMS, menopausal symptoms, and much more.  Licensed acupuncturist Michelle Grasek will discuss recent studies that show how these natural treatments can benefit many women. Acupuncture for Women’s Health Tuesday, April 17th at 3:00 p.m. Helen McGraw Branch 2180 East […]