News

December 31, 2021

Fifty Faves Friday #1: Staff Picks

Have you missed any of our #FiveFavesFriday posts on social media? Well, you’re in luck because today we’re collecting them together under one post as #FiftyFavesFriday! So read on for dozens of recommendations from library staff, and don’t forget to send us your picks for a future #FiveFavesFriday. Share your suggestions with us on Facebook, […]

View Article

December 30, 2021

Monroe One BOCES Will Offer High School Equivalency Diploma Preparation Classes (GED) at the Library

The Irondequoit Public Library is partnering with Monroe One BOCES to offer free or low cost High School Equivalency Diploma Preparation classes for the 2021-2022 school year for adult learners looking to take the GED exam. Classes will be held at the library on… Monday – Thursday from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM and Tuesdays […]

View Article

December 29, 2021

NEXT TUESDAY (1/4/22): Medicare and Medicaid Basics

A representative from the Empire Justice Center will join us on Tuesday, January 4, at 7:00 to talk about Medicare and Medicaid Basics. During this presentation, you’ll learn about Medicaid eligibility and features, Medicaid Managed Long-Term Care, Medicare eligibility, Medicare costs and enrollment, health insurance affordability programs, and current health-insurance-related Public Health Emergency protections. If […]

View Article

December 29, 2021

UPCOMING PROGRAM (2/5/22): “Anomaly Presents” Podcast Live Show: A Discussion About Ghostbusters

Did you miss the Anomaly Presents Live Show? Download the episode from AnomlayFilmFest.com and listen to it now! For the last three years, the Anomaly Film Festival has treated Rochester’s film fans to a weird and wild weekend at the movies. Anomaly Presents, a two-time nominee for “Best Podcast” by City Magazine, is a podcast […]

View Article

December 29, 2021

UPCOMING PROGRAM (2/5/22): Maker’s Lab Presents: How To Record and Produce Your Own Podcast

Are you interested in starting your own podcast? Did you know that the library has audio recording equipment available for home use? Maker’s Lab Presents: How To Record and Produce Your Own Podcast will be held on Saturday, February 5, at 1:00 PM. We’ll be joined by the hosts of the Anomaly Presents podcast, who […]

View Article

December 28, 2021

Irondequoit Library Will Be Closed 1/1/22 – 1/3/22

Happy New Year! The Irondequoit Library will be closed for three days this week as we move into 2022: Saturday, January 1 Sunday, January 2 Monday, January 3 Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, January 4.

View Article

December 23, 2021

NEXT WEDNESDAY (12/29/21): Pet Adoption Network Cat Meet and Greet

The Pet Adoption Network is a local organization that works to rescue homeless cats, obtain veterinary care for them, and make them available for permanent placement with responsible guardians. Join us on Wednesday, December 29, from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM, and meet some of Pet Adoption Network’s adoptable cats and learn more about the […]

View Article

December 22, 2021

Classic Book Discussion Group Returns in January 2022 With Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood

Our Classic Book Discussion Group will return next month with In Cold Blood, Truman Capote’s groundbreaking “non-fiction novel”: BOOK DESCRIPTION: Truman Capote’s masterpiece created a sensation when it was first published, serially, in The New Yorker in 1965. The intensively researched, atmospheric narrative of the lives of the Clutter family of Holcomb, Kansas, and of […]

View Article

December 21, 2021

Iron Book Discussion Group’s January 2022 Selection is The Library Book by Susan Orlean

The Iron Book Discussion Group is coming back in January with both an in-person and online discussion of The Library Book by Susan Orlean: BOOK DESCRIPTION: On the morning of April 29, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. As the moments passed, the patrons and staff who had been cleared […]

View Article

December 20, 2021

Irondequoit Library Will Be Closed 12/24/21 – 12/27/21

The Irondequoit Library will be closed for four days this week in observance of the upcoming holiday: Friday, December 24 Saturday, December 25 Sunday, December 26 Monday, December 27 Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, December 28.

View Article