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February 25, 2016

The Friends Are Hosting a Friends Fest (Craft and Trunk Sale) on May 7, 2016

The Friends of the Library Fest (Craft and Trunk Sale) is back for another year. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, May 7th, from 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM at the Irondequoit Town Hall campus (1250 Titus Ave.). Rain or shine! Entertainment! Raffles! Face Painting! Food Trucks! Bargains Galore! If you’ve got questions, […]

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February 22, 2016

New DVDs and Blu-rays at the Irondequoit Library: February 2016

Have you had time to browse all the new DVDs and Blu-rays we have on our shelves including Crimson Peak, Straight Outta Compton, The Visit, and more? Click the “Read More” link to check out the full list and feel free to call us anytime at 336-6060 or click the links below to get on […]

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February 19, 2016

Harper Lee, Author of To Kill A Mockingbird, Has Died

Harper Lee, the author of the beloved novel To Kill A Mockingbird, died this morning. She was 89. To Kill A Mockingbird was named the “Best Novel of the 20th Century” by Library Journal and it’s one of those books that almost everyone picks up at some point during their life. There’s really nothing else […]

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February 18, 2016

New Books at the Irondequoit Library: January/February 2016

Here’s just a handful of the new books we’ve added during the last two months. Give us a call anytime at 336-6060 or click the links below to get on the hold list for any (or all) of these titles. And check out the Online Catalog to search for many more. Fiction Melanie Benjamin – […]

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February 16, 2016

Snow Day! The Irondequoit Library Will Be Closed Today (2/16/16)

Due to all the snow, the Irondequoit Library will be closed today. Weather permitting, we’ll reopen tomorrow, February 17, at 10:00 AM.

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February 12, 2016

The Irondequoit Library Will Be Closed on Monday, February 15, 2016

In observance of President’s Day, the Irondequoit Public Library will be closed on Monday, February 15. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, February 16. I cannot tell a lie, you’ll find plenty of great books in the Online Catalog about and Abraham Lincoln.

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February 10, 2016

Do You Know the Difference Between the Library Board, the Library Foundation and the Friends of the Library?

We’ve received a lot of questions recently asking about the differences between the , the Irondequoit Public Library Foundation and the Friends of the Library. So we created this infographic to possibly make it easier: If you’ve still got questions, please give us a call at 336-6060, we’ll do our best to answer them.

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February 8, 2016

2015 Tax Forms Have Arrived

Most of the 2015 Federal and State Tax Forms are now available for pickup at the Irondequoit Library. We currently have: Federal: 1040 (+ Instructions), 1040A (+ Instructions), 1040EZ (+ Instructions) New York State: IT-201 (+ Instructions), IT-203 (+ Instructions), IT-1099R All other forms can be printed at the 1st Floor Information Desk or the […]

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February 6, 2016

WXXI Radio Talks About the Future of Libraries

Matt Krueger, the Teen Librarian at the Irondequoit Public Library appeared on WXXI Radio’s Connections yesterday to talk about the future of libraries: Libraries say the state is short-changing them, and the fight is on. We talk about how libraries use public funding — often to provide internet access to people who don’t otherwise have […]

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February 4, 2016

A Snapshot of the Last Four Months of 2015 at the Irondequoit Public Library

Busy, Busy, Busy. Since opening the doors in September, the New Irondequoit Public Library has been very busy. Between September 1st and December 31st… 195,986 Items were loaned to customers, a 26% increase over the same period last year. 133,107 People visited the new library, a 34% increase over the same period last year. 351 […]

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