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August 2, 2022

THIS SATURDAY (8/6/22): Yoga and Music For Families

Come celebrate Summer with movement, yoga, and play on Saturday, August 6, at 11:00 AM! Summer Celebration: Yoga and Music For Families will incorporate fun yoga activities connecting us with nature, music, and books on helping our planet to be healthy. It will ask participants to celebrate our Earth and to find ways as families […]

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August 1, 2022

THIS MONTH (8/5/22 + 8/12/22 + 8/19/22 + 8/26/22): Outdoor Yoga for Adults

Kasia Pelepko, a Rochester-based yoga teacher who has trained in a variety of yoga systems and movement modalities, will lead an upcoming series of sessions of Outdoor Yoga for Adults. The movements in this series will be explored through the lens of yoga asana (standing poses, reclining poses, balance poses, and twists), as well as some simple […]

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July 29, 2022

Escape to Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden” and Join the Classic Book Discussion Group in August 2022

The Classic Book Discussion Group will venture out into the wilderness next month as they will read and discuss Henry David Thoreau’s Walden in August 2022. ***** BOOK DESCRIPTION: In 1845 Thoreau, a Harvard-educated 28-year-old, went to live by himself in the woods in Massachusetts. He stayed for over two years, living self-sufficiently in a small […]

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July 29, 2022

NEXT WEDNESDAY (8/3/22): Young Writers Club for Tweens

Calling all Young Writers (ages 9-12), the next meeting of our Young Writers Club for Tweens is happening on Wednesday, August 3, at 4:00 PM. Share what you’re working on with other tweens and practice your prose with a new set of writing prompts. If you’d like to join the group, please register to attend […]

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July 26, 2022

Discount Cards for Local Museums Through the 2022-2023 V.I.P. Pass Program Now Available

The Irondequoit Library is happy to once again participate in the Monroe County Library System’s V.I.P. Pass Program, a partnership with the Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse, Corning Museum of Glass, Genesee Country Village & Museum, George Eastman Museum, Ulysses S. Grant Cottage, New York Museum of Transportation, Rochester Museum & Science Center, Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State […]

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July 25, 2022

THIS FRIDAY (7/29/22): Build Your Own Terrarium for Teens!

Calling all teens (ages 13-18), we’re hosting Build Your Own Terrarium for Teens! on Friday, July 29, at 3:30 PM. Kathleen from Jardin Terrariums will join us to help you create your own special living creation. All supplies will be provided, but registration is required. If you’d like to attend, please register now through our Event […]

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July 22, 2022

NEXT WEDNESDAY (7/27/22): IPL Genealogy Group – DNA for the Overwhelmed: Easy First Steps for Working with Shared Matches

The test kit was on sale. You bought one, dutifully deposited your saliva in the plastic tube and mailed it in. Now, a few weeks later the results are in: haplotypes and ethnicity estimates, something about earwax type, and a giant list of 537 people who (apparently) are your kinfolk. It is all a bit […]

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July 21, 2022

NEXT WEDNESDAY (7/27/22): Wildlife Rockstars’s Animal Superheroes!

Superheroes have a lot of special powers, but how many of those special powers are found in the animal kingdom? Animal ambassadors from Wildlife Rockstars will visit the library to teach everyone about these Animal Superheroes on Wednesday, July 27, at 10:30AM! Weather permitting, Animal Superheroes will be held outside on the library lawn. If […]

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July 21, 2022

NEXT WEDNESDAY (7/27/22): Write On For Teens

Get your creative juices flowing with another set of prompts during the next meeting of our Write On For Teens group on Wednesday, July 27, at 4:00 PM. If you’re a teenaged writer (ages 13-18) and you’d like to join the group, please register to attend through our Event Calendar.

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July 20, 2022

Irondequoit Public Library’s Little Free Library Scavenger Hunt

Have you visited any of the Little Free Libraries in Irondequoit? If not, here’s your chance, as we’re hosting a Little Free Library Scavenger Hunt now through September 16! There are 14 pages from the book Little Libraries, Big Heroes hidden at Little Free Libraries around Irondequoit! You can complete the scavenger hunt by finding […]

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