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December 10, 2012

Hold Card Sale and Buy-A-Book Campaigns Are Back

Both branches of the Irondequoit Public Library have begun selling “Hold Cards” good for ten holds for $6.00. That’s a savings of $4 off of the current hold fee (regularly $1 per hold). The cards never expire, so they’re good forever. Each card is good only at the Irondequoit libraries and we’re only selling them […]

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December 10, 2012

New DVDs and Blu-rays – November 2012

Here are the latest Blu-rays and DVDs to make onto the shelves at the Irondequoit Public Library. As always, any movie can be held by visiting libraryweb.org or calling either branch of the library. Blu-ray The Avengers Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1 Battleship The Dictator The Five Year Engagement Jaws The Lorax The […]

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December 6, 2012

An English Christmas Travelogue

Want some help getting in the Holiday spirit?  Join us Monday, December 10 at 7:00 p.m. at the Pauline Evans Branch for an English Christmas Travelogue with Christine Simons. Enjoy the English countryside during the holiday season.  Admire the Christmas decorations of Henley on Thames, St. Alban’s, York, Bakewell and the quaint villages of Hartington […]

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November 23, 2012

New Adult Books for November 2012

Here are some of the new titles we’ve ordered: FICTION Astray Emma Donoghue The author of Room presents a new collection of short stories featuring a cross-section of society including runaways, drifters, gold miners, counterfeiters, attorneys and slaves from puritan Massachusetts and revolutionary New Jersey to antebellum Louisiana. Blood Lance Jeri Westerson Witnessing the apparent […]

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November 14, 2012

New Large Print Titles–November 2012

Here are a list of the newest large print books available from the Irondequoit Public Library. *Titles are in order of author’s last name FICTION The Bone Bed by Patricia Cornwell Receiving a grisly communication in the wake of an eminent Canadian paleontologist’s disappearance, Kay Scarpetta investigates the discovery of a body in Boston Harbor […]

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November 9, 2012

New Teen Books – Week of Nov 5th

Frost, Wendy Delsol (Sequel to Stork) After her boyfriend Jack conjures up a record-breaking snow storm, sixteen-year-old Kat LeBlanc finds herself facing an unusual rival in the form of an environmental researcher from Greenland who is drawn to their small town of Norse Falls, Minnesota, by the storm. The Hunt for Dark Infinity (The 13th […]

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November 8, 2012

Some new books at the Evans Branch!

We’re always getting exciting new books at the library!  Here are some that we’ve just gotten in: Jangles:  A Big Fish Story by David Shannon Breathtaking oil paintings bursting with energy pull readers along into Big Lake, the home of Jangles, the biggest fish anyone has seen. Fishing alone at dusk, a boy feels a […]

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November 6, 2012

The Science of Global Warming @ McGraw — Wed. 11/7

Confused about greenhouse effects and global warming? Join us for a program on the Science of Global Warming and its Solutions with Beth Vanfossen at McGraw on Wednesday, November 7 at 7:00 pm. Vanfossen, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at SUNY Brockport, will discuss the basic science behind global warming including symptoms and causes of warming, […]

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November 5, 2012

Holiday Ornament Contest 2012

Both branches of the Irondequoit Public Library will run Holiday Ornament Contest 2012. Download the guidelines and an entry form, or stop by either branch to pick up a print copy.  The contest is open to all ages.  All entries must be submitted By Tuesday, December 4, 2012 before 2:00 p.m.  Ornaments will be on display […]

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November 2, 2012

After School Storytime at Evans Cancelled

The After School Storytime scheduled for Evans at 4pm is cancelled today.  We apologize for the inconvenience.

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