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October 20, 2011

New Large Print Books available in October

Click the “Read More” link for a list of the newest large print titles available at both branches of the Irondequoit Public Library. Enjoy!

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October 19, 2011

History of Halloween Program 10/19 at McGraw

History of Halloween Join us tonight, Wednesday, October 19 at 7 PM, as Paul Tantillo, librarian at the Rochester Public Library, investigates Halloween’s Celtic roots and the holiday’s development in the Middle Ages. Halloween frolics developed in 18th and 19th century Ireland and Scotland and then the festival emigrated to America. Tantillo will also bring […]

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October 17, 2011

National Friends of Libraries Week: October 16-22

One of the most profound steps that a library patron can take during National Friends of Libraries Week is also one of the simplest: Join the Friends! At Irondequoit Public Library, the Friends have made it their business to ensure funding so that the library can continue to offer engaging and high-quality children’s, teen, and […]

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October 13, 2011

New Teen Books – Week of Oct 10th

, Susan Beth Pfeffer Willa’s life as part of a loving, blended family is torn apart when her estranged father kills his new wife and children and heads east in pursuit of her and her mother, and while in police protection, Willa learns her mom has been harboring secrets, and tries to decide whether to […]

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October 11, 2011

We need you!

Right now the Town Board and Supervisor are working on the 2012 budget. All departments and agencies funded by town government have submitted their budget proposals. Included in the proposal for the library budget is funding for the restoration of the former library hours. You may recall that the hours were reduced after the library had […]

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October 8, 2011

More new books – week of Oct. 3

  City of Ophans by Avi In 1893 New York, thirteen-year-old Maks, a newsboy, teams up with Willa, a homeless girl, to clear his older sister, Emma, from charges that she stole from the brand new Waldorf Hotel, where she works.

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October 7, 2011

New Adult Books for October

Here are some of the new titles we’ve ordered: FICTION Affair Lee Child A latest release by the Anthony Award-winning author of Worth Dying For traces the story of Jack Reacher’s early life in the military before the events that rendered him a vigilante hero on the road. Aleph Paul Coelho Presents the story of […]

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October 5, 2011

New Teen Books – Week of Oct 3rd

, Gabrielle Zevin In a future where chocolate and caffeine are contraband, teenage cellphone use is illegal, and water and paper are carefully rationed, sixteen-year-old Anya Balanchine finds herself thrust unwillingly into the spotlight as heir apparent to an important New York City crime family. As I Wake, Elizabeth Scott Seventeen-year-old Ava awakens with amnesia […]

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October 5, 2011

Library Closed on October 10

In observance of Columbus Day, both branches of the Irondequoit Public Library will be closed on Monday, October 10. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, October 11.

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October 5, 2011

eBooks Workshop at Evans

Did you know you can borrow an eBook from the library? Sign up for our eBook workshop to learn how to check out and download an eBook from the to an ereader.  Now Kindle compatible!! Pauline Evans Branch, 45 Cooper Rd Monday, Oct 24th — 7-8p.m. Registration required.  Phone 336-6062

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