Community Reflections at IPL – Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2024

The Irondequoit Public Library’s Community Reflections project amplifies diverse voices in our community through programs and book displays. This month, we’re highlighting Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with several special programs and a selection of books hand-picked by our librarians.

PROGRAMS

Ikebana Flower Arranging
Tuesday, May 14, at 6:00 PM
Would you like to learn how to arrange flowers from your garden or your local store? Did you see a unique branch that blew down or a broken flower you would like to bring home and use in an arrangement? “How to get started.” Come see Ikebana International’s teachers from different ikebana schools show you how. Ikebana uses few materials, in a variety of containers, all yielding a pleasing asymmetric form.

IPL Movie Club – “The Joy Luck Club”
Thursday, May 23, at 6:00 PM
Come enjoy a movie at the library! The IPL Movie Club shows new releases and old favorites.
This month will be showing Wayne Wang’s The Joy Luck Club, rated R, runtime 139 minutes, starring Tamlyn Tomita, Kieu Chinh, Tsai Chin, France Nuyen, and Lisa Lu.

AAPI Heritage Month Book Discussion: Malinda Lo’s “Last Night at the Telegraph Club”
Wednesday, May 29, at 6:30 PM
Join Irondequoit Town Supervisor Andraé Evans and the Irondequoit Public Library for an Asian American and Pacific Islander Book Discussion. On Wednesday, May 29th we will host a facilitated book discussion on the 2021 National Book Foundation’s National Book Award for Young People’s Literature winner, Last Night at the Telegraph Club, by Malinda Lo.

BOOKS

Published on May 9, 2024.