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February 7, 2012

Resume Workshop at Evans Canceled

The Basic Resume Workshop at the Evans Branch scheduled for tonight has been cancelled. We’re sorry for any inconvenience.

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February 6, 2012

Book Craft with Paula @ Evans

Learn how to recycle old book and magazine pages into cool kitchen and desk accessories  Tuesday, February 28 at the Pauline Evans Branch from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Registration is required.  For ages 12 and up.  Phone 336-6062 or email evansbr@libraryweb.org to register.

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February 4, 2012

Computer Issues Resolved

Okay, we seem to be back up and running. Our Internet computers are now available, and we can look up items, renew, pay fines, and place holds in person or over the phone. Thanks to our MCLS tech people for fixing things so quickly! We’ll be here until 5 pm. See you soon!

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February 4, 2012

Computers Down Right Now (Saturday, Feb 4th)

We are currently experiencing computer issues at both branches of the Irondequoit Library and within the Monroe County Library System. Our first Saturday at Evans in 4 years, and we have computer problems. Bummer! What does this mean for you? Our Internet computers are unavailable at this time. Our library catalog is unavailable. We can’t […]

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February 3, 2012

New DVDs & Blu-rays: February 2012

Looking for a new movie? Then look no further than what we added to our shelves recently: New Blu-rays Apollo 18 The Change-Up Fight Club In Time Paranormal Activity 3 Real Steel Spider-Man 2 Star Wars: The Original Trilogy Warrior New DVDs

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February 3, 2012

Winter 2012 Storytimes at Evans

Practicing the rhymes and songs we do in storytime at home helps to build a great foundation for literacy. Here are the rhyme sheets we are using at Evans for the winter 2012 storytime session. We use the same rhymes and songs each week because repetition is beneficial to the brain development of little ones. […]

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February 3, 2012

Early Literacy Tips from Mrs. Otto

Did you know?: “The single most important activity for building the knowledge required for eventual success in reading is reading aloud to children.  This is especially so during the preschool years.” (from Becoming a Nation of Readers) So simple! So intuitive! I would hazard a guess that everyone reading this is already reading to their […]

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February 2, 2012

February Break activity – Mr. Popper’s Penguins at Evans

February break is coming up, and there are lots of fun activities going on at both branches during this week.  Check the calendars on the “Programs” page for a full list of activities.  One of the events will be a showing of “Mr. Popper’s Penguins” at the Evans branch on Wednesday 2/22 at 2pm.  Watch […]

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February 2, 2012

Fax Machine Now Available At Evans

Due to popular demand, the Irondequoit Public Library’s Evans Branch now has a fax machine available for public use. A credit card is required to send faxes (sorry, the machine can’t receive faxes) and the cost is as follows: To the US, Canada, and the Caribbean: $1.50 for the first page, $1.00 per each additional […]

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February 2, 2012

Early Literacy Skills

Literacy has become a hot button topic in our society today. Generally, we understand the term literacy to mean being able to read and write. But what does Early (or Emergent) Literacy mean? Early Literacy is defined as what children know about reading and writing before they can actually read and write. Why is Early […]

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