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February 11, 2013

February Break Activities for Kids at IPL!

Looking for something to do over February break?  Check out everything we have going on at IPL! Activities are listed for both branches (Helen McGraw—East & Pauline Evans—West).  Make sure to take note of which branch is hosting the activity. Monday 2/18 Both branches closed for President’s Day Tuesday 2/19 Make a Fast Friend Helen […]

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February 11, 2013

The Latest on the New Library

Information is our business and we’ve got many ways for you to obtain the latest on our proposal to build a new central library on the Town Hall campus. Follow developments on Twitter at twitter.com/libraryproposal Or track the latest on Facebook at Facebook.com/libraryproposal We’ve got a webpage for the project too! You can find it […]

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February 8, 2013

Library Closing at 3:30 Today, February 8

Due to the weather, both branches of the Irondequoit Library will close at 3:30 PM today. Regular hours will resume on Saturday, February 9.

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February 8, 2013

Wii U Games Now Available at McGraw

The Helen McGraw Branch has added Wii U games to their video game collection. If you’ve purchased Nintendo’s newest system, check out these games today!* Batman: Arkham City Call of Duty: Black Ops II Darksiders II Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two FIFA Soccer 13 Madden NFL 13 Mass Effect 3 NBA 2k13 New […]

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February 7, 2013

Date Changed for Internet Search Class

The Internet search class that was scheduled for February 11th has been changed to February 25th. Here are the details. Hope to see you there! Would you like to learn the power-searching techniques librarians know?  Make Google sit up and beg?  Extract information from the invisible web where Google doesn’t go?  Attend this workshop, get […]

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February 6, 2013

New DVDs & Blu-rays – February 2013

Here’s a quick list of the new Blu-ray and DVD movies and television shows you can find on the shelves this month. If you want to place any of these discs on hold, please call the library at 336-6060 (McGraw) or 336-6062 (Evans). Blu-ray Beasts of the Southern Wild End of Watch Hit & Run […]

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February 4, 2013

Evans Branch Yarn Club – March Project

The Pauline Evans Branch Yarn Club will be collecting handmade blankets to donate to the at Rochester General Hospital.  “The Child Life Program at Rochester General Hospital seeks to make the hospital experience a positive one for our pediatric patients.” (from Child Life Program website) Guidelines for Blankets: Suggested size of approximately 3 x 4 […]

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February 4, 2013

Learn to Search the Internet Like a Pro

Would you like to learn the power-searching techniques librarians know?  Make Google sit up and beg?  Extract information from the invisible web where Google doesn’t go?  Attend this workshop, get more reliable search results, and move to the top of the Internet food chain.  Join us Monday, February 25, 2013 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 […]

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February 1, 2013

New Teen Books – Week of Jan 28th

, Kim Harrington New student Jade uncovers a murder mystery when she moves into a house haunted by the ghost of a beautiful, mean girl who ruled Jade’s high school. New Avengers, Volume 3, Brian Michael Bendis Norman Osborn escapes to create a force drawn from a variety of evil sources, including new Dark Avengers, […]

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January 29, 2013

Classic Book Discussion – January & February Selection

Come on in to either branch  and pick up a copy of  Bleak House by Charles Dickens and join us on Thursday, January 31 at 3:00 p.m. to discuss the first half of this classic.  We will be discussing the second half on Thursday, February 28,  also at 3:00 p.m.

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