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September 4, 2014

Ghosts of the Genesee – Thirteen Ghosts

Join Western New York’s supernatural historian, Mason Winfield, for the last stop on his 2014 Halloween season series of talks in the Rochester region.  Tuesday, September 23, 7:00 p.m.  Evans Branch–  Registration is required.

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September 4, 2014

Advanced Internet Searching at Evans

Learn the power-searching techniques  librarians know and get more reliable search results.  Monday, September 29, 7:00 p.m.–Registration is required.

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August 28, 2014

Library Closed on Saturday, August 30 and Monday, September 1

In observance of Labor Day, both branches of the Irondequoit Public Library will be closed on Saturday, August 30 and Monday, September 1. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, September 2.

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August 28, 2014

RochesterWorks! Job Classes at McGraw (9/2/14 – 12/23/14)

The Monroe County Library System is partnering with Rochester Works! to offer free job seekers classes. These classes are made possible by a grant from the New York State Education Department. The following classes will be presented at the McGraw Branch: Right Your Resume: Tuesday, September 2nd at 10am This workshop will emphasize writing your summary of […]

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August 27, 2014

New Young Adult Books – Week of August 25

We Were Liars by E. LockheartSpending the summers on her family’s private island off the coast of Massachusetts with her cousins and a special boy named Gat, teenaged Cadence struggles to remember what happened during her fifteenth summer. Scan by Walter JuryTate and his father don’t exactly get along. As Tate sees it, his father […]

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August 26, 2014

Mini Garden Demo 8/27 at McGraw

Join us at McGraw on Wednesday 8/27 for a neat program demonstrating how to build a plant terrarium! Paul Tantillo, a librarian in MCLS, will show what plants and supllies are necessary to make your own little garden. He’ll also discuss the history of terrariums. The program is free and begins at 7pm!

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August 25, 2014

New Adult Books for August 2014

Here are some of the new titles we’ve ordered: FICTION 6th Extinction James Rollins When a remote military research station is decimated, Commander Gray Pierce and the Sigma Force must solve a mystery from Antarctica’s distant past using an ancient map that leads them to a new form of death, buried under miles of ice, […]

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August 19, 2014

8/20 Lincoln’s Travels in Upstate New York at McGraw

Join us Wednesday, August 20 at 7:00 pm for In Triumph and Tragedy: Lincoln’s Travels in Upstate New York with Preston Pierce Abraham Lincoln traveled across Upstate New York in 1848, 1857, and 1861. This program will also review the events along the route of his funeral train in 1865. He traveled through Monroe and […]

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August 19, 2014

New Large Print Books–August 2014

FICTION The Forsaken by Ace Atkins Thirty-six years ago, a nameless black man wandered into Jericho, Mississippi, with nothing but the clothes on his back and a pair of paratrooper boots. Less than two days later, he was accused of rape and murder, hunted down by a self-appointed posse, and lynched. Now evidence has surfaced […]

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August 14, 2014

Special Storytime with State Senator Ted O’Brien

All ages welcome Monday 8/18 @ 10:30am No registration required Pauline Evans Branch – 45 Cooper Road Come meet Senator O’Brien at the Pauline Evans branch! He will read stories and talk about the New York State Senate summer reading program!

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