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June 1, 2012

Early Literacy Tips from Mrs. Otto – Print Awareness

Print Awareness is another of the six early literacy skills necessary for your child to have in order to be ready to learn to read. Print Awareness is noticing print everywhere, knowing how to handle a book and knowing how to follow the words on a page. Before children can learn to read, they must […]

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June 1, 2012

New Teen Books – Week of May 28th

, Carrie Ryan Alone and listening to the moaning of the Dark City dying around her, Annah wants to find her way back home, to her sister and family and their village in the Forest of Hands and Teeth.   Early to Death, Early to Rise, Kim Harrison When Madison Avery, seventeen, spunky, and technically […]

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May 31, 2012

Evans Holding Supply Drive for Ronald McDonald House

From now until the end of August, the Evans Branch is hosting a paper product and cleaning supply drive to benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Rochester. Any of the following can be dropped off at 45 Cooper Road during regular library hours: Paper towels Disinfectant wipes Trash bags (8-, 13- and 50- gal.) Soft […]

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May 29, 2012

New Large Print Titles: May 2012

Enjoy browsing through our selection of new large print! FICTION Crystal Gardens by Amanda Quick Moving to a country cottage where she seeks refuge in a paranormally charged garden, Evangeline Ames is rescued from a would-be assassin by the garden’s owner, Lucas Sebastian, who taps Evangeline’s detective skills to solve a buried-treasure mystery and stop […]

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May 28, 2012

New DVDs and Blu-rays in May 2012

With this month’s new DVDs and Blu-rays you can… Scale the tallest building in the world in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. Fight a pack of vicious wolves in The Grey. See Stephanie Plum in the flesh in One For the Money. And celebrate New Year’s Eve with New Year’s Eve. More DVDs and Blu-rays can […]

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May 25, 2012

New Teen Books – Week of May 21st

, Lisa Mantchev Bertie thinks that to complete her quest to have a true family she need only reunite her father, the Scrimshander, with her mother, Ophelia, but complications arise and she is torn between her responsibilities and the dream of flying free, just as she is torn between Nate and Ariel. Tunnel Vision, Susan […]

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May 25, 2012

Walk to Connect 2012: Information for Walkers

Walk to Connect 2: The Irondequoit Library Saturday, June 2, 2012 New Registration Packet Pick-Up (Both Branches): 8 AM – 9 AM (Pre-Registration Packet Pick-Up Times Below) Walk: 9 AM – 11 AM Activities & Entertainment: 10 AM – 1 PM Thank You for signing up for our Friends Walk Event on Saturday, June 2, […]

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May 24, 2012

Library Closed for Memorial Day Weekend

In observance of Memorial Day, both branches of the Irondequoit Public Library will be closed on Saturday, May 26 and Monday, May 28. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, May 29.

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May 22, 2012

Library Board to Hold Workshop Meeting

The Board of Trustees of the Irondequoit Public Library will hold a workshop meeting on Wednesday, May 23rd at 7PM in the basement meeting room at the Evans Branch on 45 Cooper Rd. The Board will review and discuss the updated building conditions survey delivered by Passero Associates. As with all Library Board meetings the […]

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May 22, 2012

Join Us for Walk To Connect 2012

The Friends of the Irondequoit Public Library are proud to announce the second annual Walk To Connect, a fundraiser for the Irondequoit Public Library. The Walk will take place on June 2, 2012 at both branches. For more information and to register, check out the Walk to Connect page.

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