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March 21, 2025

NEXT THURSDAY (3/27/25) – Brookview Neighborhood Association Kickoff

Are you part of Irondequoit’s Brookview neighborhood? Bordered by Portland, Titus, Hudson, and Ridge, this neighborhood is just across the way from Irondequoit Plaza and includes many of the surrounding streets. This kickoff meeting will explore the development of a Brookview Neighborhood Association for the area. If you’re interested, topics important to the neighborhood, community […]

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March 20, 2025

NEXT WEDNESDAY (3/26/25) – Written and Read: IPL’s Adult Writing Group

Calling all local writers, the next meeting of Written and Read: The IPL Adult Writing Group will be held on Wednesday, March 26, at 3:00 PM. Writing can take multiple forms… stories, blogging, essays, memoirs, poetry, and others. But if you enjoy writing and you’re interested in giving and receiving feedback from fellow writers, please join the […]

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March 19, 2025

NEXT TUESDAY (3/25/25) – Irondequoit Art Club’s Artist Lecture Series: Nancy Valle and The Creative Process

Nancy Valle is the speaker as part of the Irondequoit Art Club’s Artist Lecture Series and she’ll talk about The Creative Process at the library on Tuesday, March 25, at 7:00 PM. Nancy has been a working artist and educator in the Rochester area for many years. As an artist, she has experience in many visual art […]

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March 19, 2025

NEXT TUESDAY (3/25/25) – Your Digital Afterlife

Technology instructor Daniel Jones will return to the library on Tuesday, March 25, at 3:00 PM, with a program all about Your Digital Afterlife. What happens to your digital estate when you die? Do you have an email account? How about a Facebook account? Bank online? Shop online? Pay your bills over the internet? This […]

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March 18, 2025

NEXT MONDAY (3/24/25) – Voice the Constitution: A Celebration Event

The U.S. Constitution belongs to the people. “We” is the first word in it. The Great Collaboration is dedicated to helping us all claim it. The Great Collaboration has been organizing public readings of the Constitution since 2007 and you too can join in this round-robin reading on Monday, March 24, at 6:30 PM. The […]

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March 14, 2025

NEXT THURSDAY (3/20/25): Create A Floral Terrarium

An instructor from Prismatic Gardens will join us at the library on Thursday, March 20, at 6:30 PM, for Create A Floral Terrarium, a craft workshop for adults. Bring nature indoors by crafting your very own whimsical yet practical floral terrarium. All materials will be provided, but if you’d like to add your very own […]

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March 14, 2025

NEXT THURSDAY (3/20/25) – Teen Anime Club

We’re pulling out the Prize Wheel for a drawing contest during the next meeting of our Teen Anime Club, which is happening on Thursday, March 20, at 4:00 PM! Will it be your lucky day? Teen Anime Club is designed for teenage anime fans (ages 13-18), and if you’d like to attend, please register now through […]

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March 13, 2025

THIS MONTH (3/29/25) – The 2nd Irondequoit Hunger Games

The Hunger Games return for a second edition at the Irondequoit Library! Do you dare volunteer as Tribute? First, we’ll draw names and assign you to teams (Districts). After that it’s down to the Training Center to practice with your Nerf blaster and interview you about your skills. Finally, the games will begin and we’ll […]

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March 13, 2025

Our Seed Library is Now Open for Spring 2025 Planting

Our Seed Library is now open for the season fully stocked with seeds for indoor starting. You can find our Seed Library on the second floor (next to the Maker’s Lab) and we’ve got an excellent selection of vegetables and ornamental flowers currently available, including broccoli, cucumber, radish, tomato, peas, pumpkin, zucchini, basil, parsley, baby’s […]

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March 12, 2025

NEXT MONTH (4/9/25): Art Instruction With the Irondequoit Art Club: Junk Journal With Pockets

Keep your thoughts organized with a little help from the next edition of our Art Instruction With the Irondequoit Art Club series. The library will welcome Darlene Gengelbach to show us how to create a Junk Journal With Pockets using a simple stack of brown paper bags in this hands-on workshop. Darlene is a self-taught artist and […]

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