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April 12, 2022

THIS MONTH (4/18/22 + 4/22/22): Tween and Teen Anime Club

Get ready! It’s time for another meeting of our Tween Anime Club and Teen Anime Club! Tween Anime Club (for Ages 9-12) will meet this month on Monday, April 18, at 4:00 PM. And Teen Anime Club (for Ages 13-18) will meet a few days later on Friday, April 22, at 4:00 PM. If you’d […]

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April 11, 2022

The Library Will Be Closed on 4/16/22 and 4/17/22

Don’t forget, the Irondequoit Library will be closed this coming weekend on Saturday, April 16, and Sunday, April 17. Regular hours will resume on Monday, April 18.

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April 5, 2022

RESCHEDULED: A Concert by the Eastman School’s Alvum Animo Brass Quintet

UPDATE: We’re sorry, but we need to RESCHEDULE today’s concert featuring the Alvum Animo Brass Quintet. The concert will now be held on Wednesday, April 20, at 1:00 PM. If you’d like to attend, please register now through our Event Calendar. ORIGINAL POST: Everyone is welcome to join us at the library for a free […]

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April 4, 2022

2022 RRLC Library of the Year Nominations Now Open

Do you love your library? Do you know a library staff member that deserves recognition for their outstanding service? Nominate them to be chosen as the Rochester Regional Library Council’s 2022 Library of the Year or a Library All Star! Nominations will be accepted during National Library Week, April 3-9, 2022. Winners will be recognized […]

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April 4, 2022

THIS SATURDAY (4/9/22): Career Day Expo for Students

We’re working with ERASE (Eliminating Racism and Seeking Equity), the East Irondequoit School District, and the West Irondequoit School District to host a Career Day Expo for Students on Saturday, April 9, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. The focus of this event is to encourage all students to engage with professionals of color. Which […]

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April 1, 2022

Isak Dinesen’s “Out of Africa” is the Classic Book Discussion Group Selection for April 2022

The Classic Book Discussion Group will read and discuss Isak Dinesen’s Out of Africa in April 2022: BOOK DESCRIPTION: In 1914 Karen Blixen arrived in Kenya with her husband to run a coffee farm. Instantly drawn to the land, she spent her happiest years there until the plantation failed. Karen Blixen was forced to return […]

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March 31, 2022

NEXT THURSDAY (4/7/22): Irondequoit Historical Society Presents Pawing Through Rochester: The Adventures of Spike

The Irondequoit Historical Society will welcome Dan Reardon and Ann Esch on Thursday, April 7, at 7:00 PM to the library to discuss their children’s book, Pawing Through Rochester: The Adventures of Spike. This book chronicles a trip to multiple Rochester landmarks through the eyes of a dog named Spike. Learn the history behind this […]

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March 31, 2022

NEXT WEDNESDAY (4/6/22): Rory-Time! Stories with the Supervisor

Rory Fitzpatrick, Irondequoit’s Town Supervisor, is coming back to the library for another round of Rory-Time! Stories with the Supervisor on Wednesday, April 6, at 10:30 AM. Rory-Time! Stories with the Supervisor will feature stories and songs in the library for children 2-5 (with their caregiver).

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March 30, 2022

IHS Student Collecting Donations for Mary’s Place Refugee Outreach (Until 4/15/22)

An Irondequoit High School student with the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program, under the American Field Service Organization, is working on a leadership project and collecting donations to help support local refugees at Mary’s Place Refugee Outreach. Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program brings exchange students from all over the world to learn about […]

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March 30, 2022

NEXT TUESDAY (4/5/22): “The Prison Guard’s Daughter”: A Talk with Authors Deanne Quinn Miller and Gary Craig

Deanne Quinn Miller and Gary Craig will discuss their book, The Prison Guard’s Daughter: My Journey Through the Ashes of Attica, at the library on Tuesday, April 5, at 7:00 PM. On September 13, 1971, armed troops and corrections officers at the Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York slaughtered 29 rioting prisoners and 10 […]

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