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June 13, 2012

Library Closed on Thursday, June 14

Both branches of the Irondequoit Public Library will be closed on Thursday, June 14 for staff training. Regular hours will resume on Friday, June 15.

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June 11, 2012

New Adult Books for June 2012

Here are some of the new titles we’ve ordered: FICTION 500 Matthew Quirk Former con artist and Harvard Law student Mike Ford accepts a position with the DC-based Davies Group, a consulting firm whose specialty is navigating the web of power and corruption by pulling strings for the top 500 most powerful people inside the […]

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June 7, 2012

Never Miss a New Book Again with Rapid Reserve

Join the RAPID RESERVE holds program at the either branch of the Irondequoit Public Library and you will automatically be placed on hold for new releases by your favorite authors. Simply pick up a RAPID RESERVE form at either branch (or download it below) and return it to the Irondequoit branch you’d like to use […]

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June 7, 2012

Summer Saturday Hours Begin This Weekend

Just a reminder, our reduced Summer hours on Saturdays (10 AM – 1 PM) will begin this weekend on Saturday, June 9. Monday-Friday hours will stay the same throughout the Summer. Our Fall/Winter/Spring Saturday hours will return on Saturday, September 8.

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June 4, 2012

Watch this video! Tour of Evans and summer reading rules!

In this video, Miss Amy gives a tour of the children’s room at Evans, and explains the rules for summer reading 2012. Enjoy, and we hope to see you at the library soon! Click here for the video.

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June 2, 2012

New Teen Books – Week of June 4th

, Kristen Simmons Seventeen-year-old Ember Miller has perfected the art of keeping a low profile in a future society in which Moral Statutes have replaced the Bill of Rights and offenses carry stiff penalties, but when Chase, the only boy she has ever loved, arrests her rebellious mother, Ember must take action. The Butterfly Clues, […]

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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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